For the second straight year, the boys from Brazil stole the show at the Army Ten-Miler, the area's showcase of international military competition. But local runners Veena Reddy, who won the women's race, and American University graduate Steve Hallinan, who finished second among the men, acquitted themselves and all area runners quite nicely.

Reginaldo Campos Jr. (photo left), who finished second by a second when he was outkicked by teammate Jose Ferreira at Army last year, made amends by breaking free of the last of his competitors at Mile 8. Campos (21) grabbed a Brazilian flag from his coach in the homestretch and waved it as he crossed the finish line in 48 minutes 59 seconds.

"First, I like more" than finishing second, Campos said.

Ferreria (32) who ran with the leaders for the first six miles, faded to fifth in 50:03. Josueldo Nascimento and Marcelo Vechhi, also on the Brazilian military squad, finished third and ninth, respectively.

Reddy (29, photo), from Arlington, used smart, steady tactics to come from eighth place early in the race and take the lead at Mile 8. Once in front, she was never challenged, and she finished in 58:08, 37 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Mesert Kotu, from Ethiopia.

"The leaders went out above their heads, I'm sorry to say," Reddy said--hardly seeming sorry. "But I ran even the whole way. My goal was to run 58 minutes. This was definitely fun. The crowds, the spectators, it felt like a really big race."

Reddy ran 2:38:08 and finished 15th in the U.S. Olympic trials marathon in April. She and her husband, Bart Borghuis--who finished 28th--are preparing for the Amsterdam Marathon in his native Netherlands on Oct. 19.

Hallinan (photo), a 4:07 miler (3:44 for 1,500 meters at AU), made his first serious foray into road racing a rousing success. "I came out here with expectations not too high," he said. "And I didn't want to get into trouble in the first half. In the last mile, I thought I had a chance [to catch Campos], because I was gaining on him. But I really can't be too disappointed."

Hallinan said he took a break during the summer after completing his senior season on the track. But the transition to a new mind-set is never easy, even after beating some 18,000 runners and finishing second in the nation's largest ten-mile run. "I guess now I'm road racer," he allowed.

Two other locals stood out among the throng: four-time Army winner Alisa Harvey (43, photo below) took her second masters title, finishing seventh overall in 1:00:57. And Chuck Moeser (57), who had not raced in 18 months, showed little rust in running 58:20. "I wanted to run my age," said Moeser, who ran without a shirt. "But it's good to be racing again."

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