Winners of USA XC Championships, photos by PhotoRun.net, bon mots by Larry Eder

Shalane Flanagan en route to her brilliant 25:10 over
8 kilometers, USA XC Champs, Spokane, WA, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.
Somewhere in an airport in the Pacific Northwest, sits the ever thoughtful Victah Sailer, of PhotoRun.net, who kindly sent us photos of the winners of the USA XC champs, held in Spokane, Washington today! Thanks, Victah!

Dathan Ritzenhein broke the race open, blazing twelve kilometers at the USA XC champs, Spokane, Washington, February 13, 2010 in 34:34. Photo by PhotoRun.net.

Colleen DeReuck, Master’s womens champ, cross country, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Tracy Lokken, Master’s men’s cross country champ, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Shelby Greany, US junior women’s xc champ, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Trevor Dunbar, US junior men’s xc champ, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Shalane Flanagan, US women’s xc champ, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Dathan Ritzenhein, US Men’s XC champ, February 13, 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.
Special thanks to friend of the sport, Victah Sailer, PhotoRun.net.
Special thanks to Youth Runner’s Dan Kesterson and his twittering of the races, and our Secret Observer, who gave
some tremendous color commentary!
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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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