the runtherock.com white rock marathon was in dallas this morning. As a gimmick, race director set up a texas high school all star team to challenge the kenyans. the relay team of 10 boys, 2 girls, each ran about 2 miles each. they ended up getting 3rd place to the top two kenyans ~2:19 to ~2:18. Virgilio Martinez ran the anchor.
there's a traditional 5-person relay at the event too. an extra $1,500 to the kenyan winner for holding off the high schoolers.