Grete’s Great Gallop
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 With important NYRR points-series standings on the line, the top women were eager to establish an early lead. |
 A family affair! Friends and family make the day complete by supporting Lauren Esposito of the Nike Central Park Track Club (CPTC) ran alone in the late stages. |
 Esposito’s victory in 1:22:19 was convincing, and it led the CPTC women to the open team title. |
 Allison Lind, also of CPTC, was the runner-up; her time of 1:22:42 was excellent for the unseasonably warm conditions. |
 Catha Mullen, who finished third among women in 1:22:47, led the open women of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) to a runner-up finish. |
 Shoe 4 Africa’s Jamie Sutherland finished fifth (first in the 30-39 age group) in a time of 1:25:21. |
 Andrea Costella digs deep late in the race; she grabbed sixth place with her 1:25:33 finish. |
 Jane Maxwell, who placed fourth in 1:24:50, fought hard for the NYAC open women. |
 NYAC’s Abbi Gleeson, who is training for November’s Philadelphia Marathon, finished seventh in 1:26:45. |
 Former Boston College standout Megan Guiney, another top NYAC runner, placed ninth in 1:27:19. |
 Lesley Higgins, an aspiring Olympic steeplechaser, rounded out the women’s top 10 in 1:27:47; she was the fifth NYAC scoring runner. |
 At age 46, Westchester Track Club’s Cindy Pomeroy ran 1:28:58 to take top honors among masters women. |
 Christine Hoffmann of TriLife Racing was 14th among women in 1:29:02. |
 Perennial top finisher Stephanie Hodge of the New York Harriers stopped the clock at 1:29:24 this time. |
 The Greater New York Racing Team (GNY) finished third among open women’s teams and first among masters squads. Deborah Gaebler led GNY in both divisions with her 1:29:40 finish. |
 CPTC’s Susan Strazza pushes hard in the final meters; she missed breaking 1:30 by a mere three seconds. |
 Katie Casto of GNY kept her focus and finished just behind Strazza in 1:30:05. |
 Moving Comfort NY’s Yayoi Shimada was her team’s top scorer; she finished 19th in 1:30:12. |
 Twenty-year-old Jehan Sparks of Columbia University showed an admirable ability to handle long distances with her 1:31:08 finish. |
 Charlotte Matthews stayed cool and collected as the temperature rose; she ended up 21st (fourth age 30-39) in 1:32:17. |
