Photo Gallery: Elite Races At Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Sep. 5, 2011
- Updated 6 days ago
Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Women's winner Yoko Miyauchi (left) and men's winner Benson Barus pose for the cameras after crossing the finish line. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Runners take off from the starting line in Virginia Beach. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
A large contingent of Japanese runners took part in the race. Eight of the top 10 finishers in the women's race were from Japan. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Canadien Reid Coolsaet had a strong race in fifth, running 1:03:16. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Japan's Yurika Nakamura leads the women's race in the early miles. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Eventual winner Yoko Miyauchi patiently bided her time in fourth place for much of the race before making a strong surge over the final 5K. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Kenyan Jane Kibil runs in the lead mid-race. She would finish second in 1:12:04. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Kenyan Samuel Ndereba leads a chase pack which includes American Ryan Hall. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
The men's chase pack had a lot of ground to make up on Kenyans Benson Barus and Solomon Busendich, who blew through the first 2 miles in 9:02. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Race winner Benson Barus runs strong mid-race. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Ryan Hall moves to the front of the chase pack. Hall said, "feel very strong and very comfortable at a certain pace and then I go a little quicker and I don’t feel comfortable at all." Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Hall will run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in five weeks, where he will make a run at Khalid Khannouchi's American record of 2:05:38. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Hall, who has been coaching himself for nearly a year after splitting from the Mammoth Track Club, is hoping to repeat as the winner of the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, to be held in Houston in January. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Hall just missed a spot on the podium in Virginia Beach, as he was outkicked by Samuel Ndereba in the final meters. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Benson Barus breaks the tape as the winner of the 2011 Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon. He is in training for the Beijing Marathon in late October. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Yoko Miyauchi came from behind to win the women's race and was the only woman to run under 1 hour and 12 minutes on the day. Photo: PhotoRun.ney=t
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Barus raises his arms in triumph after crossing the finish line. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
Miyauchi opens her arms with excitement after her victory. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon
The finisher's medals. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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FILED UNDER: Photos / Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series TAGS: Benson Barus / race photos / Rock n Roll Virginia Beach / Ryan Hall / Virginia Beach / Yoko Miyauchi
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.
