Photo by www.photorun.net: Deena Kastor shattered the American women's half marathon record at the Philadelphia Distance Run with her 1:07:53.

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Top photo: The start of the Philadelphia Distance Run, which had nearly 11,000 participants. www.photorun.net

Middle photo: Mick Slonaker (white and blue singlet), age 56 of Columbia, MD, won his age group in 1:23:48.

Third photo: Samia Akbar (left, in yellow) of Herndon, VA, raced with the elite women and finished 16th in 1:17:47 (5:56/mile pace).

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Top photo: Steve Spence (sunglasses), age 43 of Shippensburg, PA, in the second men's lead pack near mile 3; the lead women were in this group also. Spence finished in 1:07:56 and won his age group.

Second photo: The 19th female finisher was Laura Turner (in yellow), age 25 of Washington, DC. She ran 6:02/mile pace and finished in 1:19:13, second in her age group.

Third photo: Joel Brusewitz (left), age 26 of Cockeysville, MD, completed the half marathon in 1:15:35.

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Top photo: Lee Dipietro, age 47 of Ruxton, MD, has been a force in women's masters running for years. In Philadelphia, she won her 45-49 age group with a time of 1:22:26.

Second photo: 40-year-old Mbarak Hussein set a pending American masters' record of 1:03:23. www.photorun.net

Third photo: One shoe off, one shoe on. This boy enjoyed his dash on Philadelphia's streets. www.photorun.net

Read the story of the 2005 Philadelphia Distance Run.