▁mile ). ▁The ▁ 3 5 1 st ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁ 3 4 : 1 4 : 4 7 ▁( after ▁being ▁ass essed ▁a ▁ 1 - hour ▁penalty ▁for ▁vehicle ▁support ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁record ▁ 3 5 6 ▁teams ▁finished . ▁An ▁exc iting ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁developed ▁between ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Hello ▁K itt y ▁AC ▁and ▁New ▁Bal ance ▁Boston , ▁made ▁even ▁more ▁dram atic ▁by ▁Hello ▁K itt y ▁AC ▁losing ▁one ▁runner ▁to ▁injury ▁and ▁New ▁Bal ance ▁Boston ▁losing ▁two ▁to ▁injury . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁New ▁Bal ance ▁Boston ▁d eth ron ed ▁the ▁repeat ▁champions ▁by ▁a ▁mere ▁ 6 ▁minutes ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 1 : 2 9 : 3 4 ▁( 6 : 1 0 ▁per ▁mile ▁average ). ▁The ▁ 3 5 6 th ▁team , ▁Team ▁Bra in lab , ▁finished ▁in ▁ 3 5 : 1 1 : 5 4 ▁( 1 0 : 0 5 ▁per ▁mile ▁average ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 4 2 9 ▁teams ▁completed ▁the ▁event , ▁with ▁new com er ▁W ashed ▁Up ▁N H ▁X C ▁All ▁Stars ▁claim ing ▁the ▁top ▁hon ors ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 : 5 3 : 3 1 ▁( aver aging ▁ 5 : 4 2 ▁per ▁mile ). ▁The ▁ 4 2 9 th ▁team , ▁ 1 2 ▁Div as ▁R unn in ,