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My Race
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
November 9, 1999
| Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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Each week, The Washington Post will chronicle the race experience
of an area cross-country runner. This week, we are featuring two
athletes -- Ballou junior Ricardo Iracks and Dunbar senior Ryan
De'Camp. The pair were in a thrilling duel on Thursday, with De'Camp
controlling the early part of the race before Iracks rallied to win
the DCIAA individual title, completing the hilly 3.1-mile course at
Fort Dupont Park in 18 minutes 38 seconds; De'Camp finished second in
19:02 and led Dunbar to its...
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