PHOTOS

MUSIC CITY DISTANCE CARNIVAL | 06.06.09 | Murfreesboro,TN

Ryley Miller was there for TR to capture the distance running action at the 7th annual Music City Distance Carnival.

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Diane Nukuri

Diane Nukuri, a native of Burundi and former Iowa stand-out, won the women's Invitational 5000m.

Jill Swope

Former University of Georgia stand-out, Jill Swope (nee Steffens) struggled in the women's 5000m, and eventually dropped out.

Divinnie

Former Brentwood High stand-out, Tom Divinnie, rabbits the men's 5000m early on with his former teammate, Sean Keveren in tow.

Former University of Alabama stand-out, Augustus Maiyo, won the men's 5000m, clocking 14:13.81

Knoxville 9th grader, Megan Ferowich, ran aggressively in the girls' HS Invitational Mile, and was rewarded with a PR of 5:01.43.

North Carolina's Emily Egelhoff-Whalen leads Knoxville Catholic's Megan Ferowich early on in the girls' Mile.

The field for the Invitational Boys' Mile gets ready to toe the line, with Matt Sonnenfeldt nearest the camera.

A close-up shot of the women's Mile field coming off the start line

Liz Maloy

NYAC's Liz Maloy leads Natalie Picchetti in the women's Invitational Mile

Mary Jayne Reeves

Eventual winner, Mary Jayne Reeves, in the Invitational Women's Mile.

Darren Brown leads the chase pack with one lap remaining in the men's Invitational Mile

Dan Strackeljahn

Illinois' Dan Strackeljahn, running for Big River, edged past Matt Debole in the last 30 meters to clock 3:59.77, ducking under 4 minutes for the first time. Debole just missed it, clocking 4:00.21.