Rhines a DNF; Lindsay Kos 84th at New York City Marathon

Jen Rhines dropped out of the NYC Marathon at Mile 16, near the Queensborough Bridge. Rhines, who as a 2:29:32 marathon PR, was running her first marathon in 5 years and entered the race optimistically after weeks of solid training. Her mile times dropped markedly after the 10-mile mark:

Mile 4:   5:36
Mile 5:   5:38
Mile 6:   5:38
Mile 7:   5:38
Mile 8:   5:43
Mile 9:   5:50
Mile 10:  5:44
Mile 11:  6:06
Mile 12:  5:56
Mile 13:  6:09
Mile 14:  6:14
Mile 15:  6:41
Mile 16:  7:06

Former Villanova harrier Lindsay Kos, sporting sub-elite bib #287, had her second consecutive sub-3:05 finish at NYC. She finished as the 84rd woman in 3:03:37 (Kos finished last year's NYC marathon in 78th place, in 3:02:32).