FootLocker Girls Champs:The Final Steps, Photos by PhotoRun.net, Note by Larry Eder

After her surprising last gasp victory, Megan Goethals told the announcer that she had to give it her all. Megan knew that Chelsea was a great runner, and she just had to see how close she could come to her. Well, Megan Goethals is now the poster girl of never giving up until after one crosses the finish line!
Take a few moments and savor the upcoming four pictures from PhotoRun.net, as Megan Goethals makes her gutty dash over the last two hundred meters!

Megan Goethals catches Chelsea Sveinsson, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Chelsea Sveinsson, exhausted, tries to defend her possible victory, Megan Goethals in full flight, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Megan Goethals continues to excelerate, as Chelsea Sveinsson falters, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Megan Goethals passes Chelsea Sveinsson, and goes on to win the 2009
FootLocker Girls Cross Country Champs, photo by PhotoRun.net.
Special thanks to Victah Sailer, Lisa Coniglio, PhotoRun.net.
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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