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Photo above: The lead group at the start on Old Georgetown Road just before the left turn onto Cedar Lane (left to right)- Matt Cooke, 24 of Washington and graduate of American University placed third in 32:54; Paul Rades (navy blue), 31 of Silver Spring, placed second in 32:40; repeat winner from 2002 Chris Raabe (far right in white), 25 of Bethesda, clocked in at 32:26; Jean-Christopher Arcaz (black cap), chased the younger guys to finish tenth in 35:18 - Arcaz is 42 years old and from Rockville; Mike Rodgers (white, far left), 25 of Bethesda placed sixth in 34:31.

Photos on the course were taken on Old Georgetown Road near Caribou Coffee Shop - as runners headed towards the finish in the final mile

Photo below: Ann Reed, 29 of Columbia, MD ran quickly to finish first among women in 38:56; Chris Benassi (#57), 18 of Virginia Beach ran well and finished slightly ahead in 38:52.

The Fastest Ten

Top Ten Men

Place Div/Tot  Name                  Ag Hometown           Time   Pace  
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    1   1/231  Chris Raabe           25 North Bethesda MD  32:25   5:13 
    2   1/482  Paul Rades            31 Silver Spring MD   32:40   5:16 
    3   2/231  Matt Cooke            24 Washington DC      32:54   5:18 
    4   3/231  Belete Ayele          23 Silver Spring MD   33:46   5:26 
    5   4/231  Joe Racine            25 Arlington VA       34:19   5:32 
    6   5/231  Mike Rodgers          25 Bethesda MD        34:31   5:34 
    7   6/231  Mark Torres           28 Philadelphia PA    34:37   5:35 
    8   1/461  John O'hearn          41 Redmond WA         34:48   5:36 
    9   7/231  Robert Schneider      27 Washington DC      35:07   5:40 
   10   2/461  Jean Acraz            42 Rockville MD       35:18   5:41 

Top Ten Women

Place Div/Tot  Name                  Ag Hometown           Time   Pace  
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    1   1/356  Ann Reed              29 Columbia MD        38:53   6:16 
    2   1/446  Elizabeth Feldman     36 Chevy Chase MD     39:36   6:23 
    3   1/130  Shauneen Garrahan     18 Hadley MA          39:43   6:24 
    4   2/356  Kimberly Milans       21 N. Bethesda MD     40:20   6:30 
    5   1/293  Joyce Gearhart        42 Bethesda MD        40:28   6:31 
    6   3/356  Deanne Regnier        21 Kensington MD      42:02   6:46 
    7   4/356  Connie Chow Dowler    28 Boyds MD           42:15   6:48 
    8   5/356  Nina Kamp             23 Washington DC      42:21   6:49 
    9   6/356  Martha Nelson         22 Chevy Chase MD     42:30   6:51 
   10   2/446  Linda Spirtos         38 Potomac MD         42:56   6:55 

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Top finished among the 19 & Under crowd - Mark Handelman, 17 of Bethesda, finished the 10K in 35:40.

Joe Racine (white shirt #580), 25 of Arlington placed fifth in 34:19; Mark Torres (#2848), 28 of Philadelphia ran 34:37 for seventh place.

Young Shauneen Garrahan (#2359), 18 of Hadley, Massachusetts placed third among women with her fantastic 39:43. Way to go!

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Charles Pfeifer (right, white St Andrews shirt and red shorts), 16 of Washington finished in 43:16. Julie Plevin (front, gray and black with headband), also 16 years old and from Potomac, pulled away to finish in 42:57.

Yin-Yu Chen (front), 17 of Potomac, ran 41:03; Bradford Skow (on right), 27 of New York City, finished in 42:20; Pat Garvey (black tights), 52 of Bethesda, clocked a 42:00.

Jennifer Iosue (#348), 18 of Gaithersburg, finished in 46:31; Alice Franks (light blue), 55 of Rockville, ran strong the final mile to reach the finish in 45:29.

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Elizabeth Feldman, 36 of Chevy Chase, MD finished second among women with her time of 39:36. Feldman recently completed the New York City Marathon on November 2nd. William Cobbett (#2117), 45 of Chevy Chase, MD completed the 10K in 39:54.

The start of the 10K on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda: (From left to right) Sixth woman Deanne Regnier (light blue shirt), 21 of Kensington ran well and finished in 42:07; Bill Raabe (yellow shirt), 49, followed Chris to the finish and clocked a 37:20 (a few minutes later than Chris); Brian Davis (tall, wearing shades), 32 of Rockville, ran 37:58; Jossi Fritz Mauer (orange shirt), 19 of Silver Spring, finished 20th in 37:02; Michael Del Negro (white shirt), 31 of Arlington, ran 42:29; Ian Torrence (shades), 31 of Moab, Utah recovered quickly from the JFK 50 Miler to run 37:36 on Thanksgiving; and Bob Price (white shirt), 32 of Rockville, finished in 37:15.

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