"Do not go out too fast, do not go out too fast, I kept saying to myself," relates junior Melanie Fink. "I passed people throughout the first and second miles, mostly on the hills. Honestly, I didn't think they were that bad because we've trained on far worse. At the two-mile Lily (Maynard), Ruthie (Zuber) and I ran in a straight line with Molly (Olson) right behind. Right after the mile two I said 'golly, I'm really close to the front.' So, around the bridge, with a kilometer to go, I passed the girl in front of me. I thought she was right behind me - apparently she had dropped back...