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In this edition:
Torrence Three-Peats as USA Road Mile Champion
Komon Smashes Record for $45,000 Payday at UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
Harroufi Wins 100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers
Cabada Reclaims U.S. 25K Title at Fifth Third River Bank Run
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Torrence Three-Peats as USA Road Mile Champion
Sara Hall women's winner; both course record-setting champions earn $10,000 bonus for sub-4 and sub-4:32 at Medtronic TC 1 Mile
By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire
MINNEAPOLIS - (May 12, 2011) - David Torrence won his third straight USA 1 Mile Road title, while Sara Hall won the USA Women's 1 Mile Road title that eluded her two years ago at Thursday night's Medtronic TC 1 Mile. Both runners broke course records and earned $10,000 time bonuses in addition to their $4000 champions' checks.
Torrence, of Oakland, Calif., clocked 3 minutes, 58.4 seconds in victory, bettering the course record of 3:59.3 he set at his first TC 1 Mile in 2009. As he did in both of his previous triumphs, Torrence, 25, kicked to victory after the race made its final bend on downtown Minneapolis' Nicollet Mall.
Team USA Arizona's Aaron Braun of Flagstaff, Ariz. finished second in 4:01.2; Craig Miller of Madison, Wisc. was third in 4:01.3. Ryan Hall, Sara's husband, a surprise entrant in the race held only 24 days after he ran the fastest marathon ever run by an American at Boston, finished 13th in 4:17.2.
Torrence was content to follow the brisk early pace of Hall and James Hatch in the race's early-going. On the course's lazy, mostly downhill meander to the finish, he marked a late-race surge by Miller and withstood a final charge by Braun before kicking to the win.
"They got out hard. We came through the quarter in 58 seconds, and going uphill, that's pretty fast," Torrence said. "I was pretty shocked, to be honest. Everyone was right there in a big group. I was in second or third most of the race. I bided my time, bided my time and when we took that turn I put the hammer down and I guess no one could respond."
Torrence has won every USA Men's Road Mile Championship contested. He is the only athlete to have broken 4:00 on the TC 1 Mile course, doing it twice and earning the $10,000 bonus for the feat each time.
"I feel like I just cemented myself in history a little bit," an elated Torrence added. "Three in a row, that's awesome. It's just a great feeling to win three titles in a row and get the bonus."
Sara Hall, 28, who finished runner-up at the event in 2009 behind Shannon Rowbury, caught and passed early break-away leader Amy Mortimer in the race's late-going for an emphatic win in 4:30.8. The mark trumped Rowbury's course record of 4:33.4. Hall earned her $10,000 bonus for breaking 4:32 on the course.
Mortimer, of Johnson City, Tenn., who had finished runner-up to Hall at a road mile Des Moines, Iowa last month, made a bold attempt to turn the tables in Minneapolis that started with a 65-second opening quarter-mile. At the half-way mark, it looked like the Kansas State alumnus might have stolen the race, until Hall bridged the gap to a slowing Mortimer.
"I tried to go right by, because when you are leading it is hard mentally when somebody catches you," Hall explained. "She ran a great race. The crowd was so loud. I thought maybe there was someone catching me. I think they were just excited I was close to breaking the record. It was a relief to cross that finish line."
A pair of Minnesotans claimed the next finishing spots: Heather Kampf of Minneapolis was second in 4:35.9; Gabriele Anderson of Perham was third with 4:36.9. Mortimer ended up 5th in 4:37.3, one place and two tenths of a second behind Lauren Bonds of Durham, N.C.
"It was so exciting," Hall said. "It was the most exciting atmosphere out there. I'm really thankful of everyone who came out in the cold. I feel extremely blessed by the opportunity I've had this season."
Despite drizzly weather and temperature in the low 50s, nearly 2,800 runners participated in the 7th Medtronic TC 1 Mile, which included races waves dedicated to corporate teams, Masters runners and families.
7th Medtronic TC 1 Mile: USA Men's & Women's Championships
Minneapolis, MN, Thursday, May 12, 2011
MEN
1) David Torrence(CA), 3:58.4*, $4000
2) Aaron Braun (AZ), 4:01.2, $2500
3) Craig Miller (WI), 4:01.3, $1500
4) MacKlin Chaffee (VA), 4:03.2, $800
5) James Hatch (CO), 4:04.0, $500
6) Jordan McNamara (TN), 4:04.4, $325
7) Chris Rombough (MN), 4:04.4, $150
8) Mark Matusak (CA), 4:06.7, $100
9) Jordan Horn (AZ), 4:07.2, $75
10) Matthew Elliott (SC), 4:07.3, $50
WOMEN
1) Sara Hall (CA), 4:30.8*, $4000
2) Heather Kampf (MN), 4:36.3, $2500
3) Gabriele Anderson (MN), 4:36.9, $1500
4) Lauren Bonds (NC), 4:37.1, $800
5) Amy Mortimer (TN), 4:37.3, $500
6) Allie Kieffer (AZ), 4:40.9, $325
7) Meghan Peyton (MN), 4:41.2, $150
8) Sara Vaughn (CO), 4:44.7, $100
9) Jamie Cheever (MN), 4:47.2, $75
10) Lauren Johnson (OR), 4:48.7, $50
*$10,000 bonus for sub-4 and sub-4:32 course records (winner-only)
Full results at: www.mtcmarathon.org/OneMile/index.cfm
Komon Smashes Record for $45,000 Payday at UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
Course record bonus will be raised to $30,000 in 2012
by NYRR
NEW YORK (May 14, 2011) - Leonard Patrick Komon of Kenya strengthened his position as the hottest distance runner on the planet when he defeated one of the finest 10K fields ever assembled and broke the Central Park 10K record at the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K. Komon's time of 27:35 took seven seconds off Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam's winning 27:42 from last year and earned him a $20,000-course record
bonus, which, added to the $25,000 winner's purse, made Komon's payday the highest for the winner of any non-marathon race in the United States.
Komon, 23, who set the world road record for 10K at 26:44 last year in the Netherlands, led wire-to-wire despite the presence of former 10K world record-holder Micah Kogo of Kenya, 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Champion Joseph Ebuya of Kenya, and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, who set the course record at the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in Washington, DC, last month in his second major road-race victory in two days. The four stayed together through a blazing 4:17 first mile; Kogo and Ebuya hung on through two miles (8:38), but Komon broke away before the three-mile mark, which he reached in 12:55. His lead widened from there to a gap of about 150 meters by the finish line, which Komon crossed with a wide smile on his face.
Behind him, Kogo and Ebuya staged a sprint duel for second place, with Kogo prevailing, 27:55 to 27:56-the fourth- and fifth-fastest times in Central Park history. Desisa edged Kenya's Simon Ndirangu for fourth; both men were timed in 28:19.
I'm very happy," said Komon afterward. "Last night I was thinking, 'How can I break this course record?' At the halfway point, I saw that I was inside the record-that picked me up a little."
The race is sponsored annually by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to support awareness and treatment of kidney disease. The $20,000 Zayed Bonus for the course record honors the late Sheikh Zayed, former president of the UAE, who benefited from American expertise when he was treated for kidney disease.
UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
New York, NY, Saturday, May 14, 2011
MEN
1) Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN), 27:35 CR*, $45,000
2) Micah Kogo (KEN), 27:55, $12,500
3) Joseph Ebuya (KEN), 27:56, $8000
4) Lelisa Desisa (ETH), 28:19, $5000
5) Simon Ndirangu (KEN), 28:19, $2500
6) Tesfaye Girma (ETH), 28:25, $2250
7) Ezkyas Sisay (ETH), 28:47 PB, $1250
8) Bado Worku Merdessa (ETH), 29:06, $750
9) Bobby Curtis (USA), 29:09 PB, $250
10) Derese Deniboba (ETH), 29:10, $300
*Zayed Central Park course record bonus; previous 27:42, Gebre Gebremariam (ETH), 2010
WOMEN
1) Buzunesh Deba (ETH), 33:39, $1000
2) Betsy Burke (USA), 36:13
3) Michaela Laussegger (USA), 37:32
Complete results and more at: www.nyrr.org
Morroco's Harroufi Wins 100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers
Lineth Chepkurui repeats title in women's race as event marks a century
From Bay to Breakers
SAN FRANCISCO (May 15, 2011) - Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco won the 100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers 12K in 34 minutes, 26 seconds, becoming his country's first athlete to ever win the race in its century of existence.
Harroufi is the first non-Kenyan male to win in 20 years. Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya, the returning female winner and world record holder in the Women's Division, again finished first in the Women's Division with a time of 39:12.
Harroufi and Chepkurui were also the first male and female to cross the summit at Hayes Street Hill.
The first Americans to finish was Jason Hartmann, 30, of Boulder, Colo., who edged out fan favorite Meb Keflezighi for sixth place in 35:28. Olympian Keflezighi was seventh in 35:34. The last time an American man won the race was Ed Eyestone's 1986 victory.
In the women's race, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, 37, who lives just across the Bay in Oakland, was sixth in 41:26.
"In our centennial year of the Zazzle Bay to Breakers, we are thrilled that this race continues to attract such a world-class athletic field," said Angela Fang, general manager of Zazzle Bay to Breakers. "Having a history making finish like this at the 100th running of the Zazzle Bay to Breakers is a sweet addition to this historic day."
Originally known as the Cross City Race, Bay to Breakers was first held on January 1, 1912. In its first year, 186 runners started the race at Embarcadero and Market streets and only 121 runners completed the race.
The winner of the first race was Robert Jackson "Bobby" Vlught, who won with a time of 44:10. Since then Bay to Breakers has grown to be one of the largest footraces in the world with more than 50,000 participants and close to 100,000 spectators annually. The race has grown to be a celebration for everyone and exemplifies The City's irrepressible color and its affection for eclectic traditions.
100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers 12K
San Francisco, CA, Sunday, May 15, 2011
MEN
1) Ridouane Harroufi (MAR), 34:26, $37,000*#
2) Direba Merga (ETH), 34:29, $3000
3) Allan Kiprono (KEN), 34:31, $2000
4) Tesfaye Sendeku (ETH), 35:10, $1250
5) Lani Kiplagat (KEN), 35:21, $750
6) Jason Hartmann (USA), 35:28, $1000
7) Meb Keflezighi (USA), 35:34, $500
8) Bolota Asmerom (USA), 36:40, $1000 (First Bay Area Male, third American)
9) Neil McDonagh (USA), 36:53
10) Patrick Rizzo (USA), 37:00
WOMEN
1) Lineth Chepkurui (KEN), 39:12, $12,000*
2) Mamitu Daska (ETH), 39:13, $3000
3) Jelliah Tingea (KEN), 39:58, $2000
4) Misiker Mekonnin Demiss (ETH), 40:36, $1250
5) Jane Kibii (KEN), 41:21, $750
6) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA), 41:26, $1750 (Top American, First Bay Area Female)
7) Laura Bennett (USA), 41:57, $500
8) Annie Bersagel (USA), 42:09, $250
9) Yiou Wang (USA), 42:35
10) Michelle Frey (USA), 42:52
*Includes $5000 bonus for first to Hayes Street Summit
#Includes $25,000 for first to break the tape at the Breakers
Deeper results, photos and more at zazzlebaytobreakers.com
Cabada Reclaims U.S. 25K Title at Fifth Third River Bank Run
Molly Pritz wins first U.S. crown in women's race
by Jim Estes, USATF
GRAND RAPIDS - American Record holder Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) ran 1 hour, 15 minutes, 41 seconds to reclaim the men's U.S. 25K title he last won in 2006; and Molly Pritz (Rochester Hills, Mich.) took her first U.S. championship crown, running 1:25:38 at the USA 25K Championships on Saturday, May 14, 2011. The championships were hosted for the 18th year by the Fifth Third River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cool, rainy conditions met the field at the start and from the gun, defending champion Andrew Carlson (Minneapolis, Minn.), Nick Arciniaga (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Josh Moen (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Cabada established themselves as the primary contenders with an opening mile of 4:39.
After Fasil Bizuneh (Flagstaff, Ariz.) joined the lead group at three miles, each of the five contenders took brief turns at the lead until Moen pressed the pace after a 5:00 seventh mile. With Moen's push, the eighth mile was covered in 4:47 and Bizuneh and Arciniaga quickly dropped off the pace.
From nine to 11 miles, Cabada, Moen and Carlson each took brief turns at the lead. As the trio made their way up a steady uphill, Cabada began his push, opening a five meter gap. By 12 miles, he had increased his lead to 50 meters.
Over the final miles, Cabada increased his lead to score a 28 second win over Moen, who finished in 1:16:09. Carlson took third in 1:16:35, Arciniaga finished fourth in 1:17:22 and Matt Gabrielson (Saint Louis Park, Minn.) moved up to claim fifth in 1:17:50.
In the women's race, Pritz took charge from the start and cruised to a three minute win over her Hansons-Brooks teammate Dot McMahan (Rochester Hills, Mich.). Jeannette Faber (Somerfield, Mass.) took third in 1:28:48 and Kristen Zaitz (Broomfield, Colo.) and Jennifer Houck (Bloomington, Minn.) rounded out the top-five in 1:29:16 and 1:30:06 respectively.
Race organizers said that it was the first time that the 25K did not have a foreign runner. Nine foreign runners canceled in the days leading up to the race.
There were 20,475 runners entered in the weekend's events, which also included a 10K, 5K, 5K walk and youth events.
Video highlights of the USA 25K Championships are available in cooperation with RunnerSpace.com at www.USARunningCircuit.com.
34th Fifth Third River Bank 25K: USA Men's & Women's Championships
Grand Rapids, MI, Saturday, May 14, 2011
MEN
1) Fernando Cabada (CO), 1:15:41, $7500
2) Josh Moen (MN), 1:16:09, $3500
3) Andrew Carlson (MN), 1:16:35, $2000
4) Nicholas Arciniaga (AZ), 1:17:22, $1000
5) Matthew Gabrielson (MN), 1:17:50, $800
6) Michael Chavez (CO), 1:18:11, $600
7) Daniel Tapia (CA), 1:18:28, $500
8) Leon Kormanik (OH), 1:19:35, $400
9) Fasil Bizuneh (AZ), 1:19:42, $200
10) Allen Wagner (NM), 1:19:43, $100
WOMEN
1) Molly Pritz (MI), 1:25:38, $7500
2) Dot McMahan (MI), 1:28:38, $3500
3) Jeanette Faber (MA), 1:28:48, $2000
4) Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz (CO), 1:29:16, $1000
5) Jennifer Houck (MN), 1:30:06, $800
6) Colleen DeReuck (CO), 1:31:06, $600
7) Emily Brown (MN), 1:31:55 $500
8) Kathryn Jazwinski (MI), 1:32:05, $400
9) Alisha Williams (CO), 1:32:24, $200
10) Ariana Hilborn (AZ), 1:32:37, $100
Deeper race results at: www.53riverbankrun.com
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