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NewsApril 27, 2016

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old girl wound up running 10 extra miles after she entered the wrong road race. LeeAdianez Rodriguez had registered for a 5K race that was part of last Sunday's Rochester Regional Health Flower City Challenge. She thought she was late at the starting line, so she began running with the rest of the runners. It turned out she was running with half-marathoners on the 13.1-mile course, not in the 5K, or 3.1 miles. She finished it in 2:43:31...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old girl wound up running 10 extra miles after she entered the wrong road race. LeeAdianez Rodriguez had registered for a 5K race that was part of last Sunday's Rochester Regional Health Flower City Challenge. She thought she was late at the starting line, so she began running with the rest of the runners. It turned out she was running with half-marathoners on the 13.1-mile course, not in the 5K, or 3.1 miles. She finished it in 2:43:31.

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