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First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalThousands showed up for the second annual Road Runner Akron Marathon. Ken Bathgate of Parma stretches while preparing to run in the men's individual marathon during the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalBarb Stevenson of Mentor relaxes with several other runners while waiting to compete in the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalRunners take off at the start of the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon Journal A runner passes through the intersection of High Street and University Avenue while competing in the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Erin Galletta / Akron Beacon JournalKorinne Edwards, a marathon volunteer from Norton, offers Powerade to runners on West Market Street in Highland Square at the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalRace officials try and quickly change a faulty time clock at the finish line in Canal Park during the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Lindsay Semple / Akron Beacon JournalThe third runner for Mexico's relay team, leading the race, and the pace bicyclist startle two deer while passing through the towpath area of the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon JournalSt. Vincent-St. Mary High School cheerleaders pass out high-fives to Andrew Hegewald of Columbus as he runs along West Market Street during the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004. Hegweld finished in 65th place for the race.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Lew Stamp / Akron Beacon JournalThe 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon field remains tightly packed on the northbound side of the All-American Bridge in the early going. The leaders are returning on the south bound side.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalGrandmother Terry Korom sits under an umbrella at Canal Park with her daughter, Jyll Cooper and grandson, McKennan, while waiting for dad, Jonathan, to finish his relay leg during the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004. Cooper was running with the Hasenstab Architects of Akron relay team.
First Place, Team Picture Story - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalTeam Mexico anchor Alejandro Suarez crossed the finish line at Canal Park four seconds ahead of the United States team to finish first in the relay at the 2004 Road Runner Akron Marathon on October 2, 2004.
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Second Place, Team Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerMore than 2,000 young athletes from more than 50 countries and 120 cities competed in the International Children's Games in Cleveland July 31 through Aug. 2. The games, the first ever held in the U.S., was a chance for the young athletes to test their skills and also build understanding across cultural and political boundaries.American athletes hoist one of their teammates to display the American flag during opening ceremonies at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerAthletes collect their country name cards to be carried in front of the teams during the opening ceremonies.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Tracy Boulian / The Plain DealerThe grand finale of the opening ceremonies for the International Children's Games was a fireworks display.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Chuck Crow / The Plain DealerAthletes approach the finish line in the 100-meter dash at John Carroll University's Don Shula Stadium. Royal Okorie of Montreal, Canada, No. 105, won the event, beating out William Braswell, No. 624, of Newark, N.J.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerYa-ling Chung (left) and Yi-ju Chen celebrate their team's second victory over the Baja California, Mexico, volleyball team. The girls are from Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Levy / The Plain DealerLiana Kobalian of Armenia competes in a gymnastics floor exercise at John Carroll University in University Heights.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerBosnia's Nadina Secerbegovic cringes after a missed shot caused her to fall and scrape her ankle. In a later match, Nadina beat Avon Lakeís Christine Chiricosta for the girls tennis gold medal.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Tracy Boulian / The Plain DealerFilar Maciej, a goalie for Krosno, Poland, slides during a waterlogged soccer game.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Tracy Boulian / The Plain DealerRoia Ahmad, 14, of the Afghanistan girls soccer team, rests her feet on a ball when the pain of two strained ankles kept her from playing during a practice session.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Levy / The Plain DealerZi Wang of Zhenjiana, China, concentrates during a table-tennis match.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Lynn Ischay / The Plain DealerAna Skarlovnik gives Mojca Rozenicnik (back to camera) a comforting hug after Rozenicnik hurt her ankle in the gold medal competition volleyball game.
Second Place, Team Picture Story - Tracy Boulian / The Plain DealerMembers of the Taipei, Taiwan, team wave their flags during the closing ceremonies of the International Children's Games.
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Third Place, Team Picture Story - Scott Shaw / The Plain DealerThe conventional wisdom in the 2004 presidential campaign was the candidate who wins Ohio wins the White House. Both candidates waged a fierce battle for Ohio, making dozens of trips to the state in the hopes of bringing home a victory. Bruce Springsteen warms up the crowd in Cleveland before John Kerry appeared in a last-minute appeal for votes.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Lonnie Timmons III / The Plain DealerEvan Hannon of Massillon awaited the arrival of John Kerry at a rally in Massillon.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Chris Stephens / The Plain DealerClare Votava, of Avon, Ohio cheers as Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards take the stage at Mall C in downtown Cleveland to make their first public campaign appearance together since John Edwards agreed to become democratic presidential candidate Kerry's running mate.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Mike Levy / The Plain DealerKerry and John Edwards celebrate their presidential team at a campaign rally on Mall C in Cleveland. This stop was the first appearance of Kerry with Edwards since Kerry made his vice president selection.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerJack Edwards, son of Sen. John Edwards, plays with his father on stage at a rally in Cleveland following the vice presidential debates at Case Western Reserve University.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Thomas Ondrey / The Plain Dealer John Kerry pauses to nuzzle Woody, a Labrador Retriever belonging to Bob Bellino after a successful early morning goose hunt at Molnar Farms in Springfield Township.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Lonnie Timmons III / The Plain DealerA secret service agent keeps an eye on the crowd as Sen. John Kerry campaigns in Elyria.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Chris Stephens / The Plain DealerHarold Fast, 69, rolled his electric wheelchair to protest at a rally for John Kerry in Columbus.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Scott Shaw / The Plain DealerPresident Bush holds 3-month-old Brooke Lee as her mother, Nicole, beams.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerBush-Cheney supporters faced off with Kerry-Edwards backers before the vice-presidential debates in Cleveland.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerPresident Bush greets members and officials of the girls soccer team from Afghanistan at the International Children's Games in Cleveland.
Third Place, Team Picture Story - Thomas Ondrey / The Plain DealerThousands jam a hill at the Westlake Recreation Center for a campaign appearance by President Bush.
