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World Championships Distance Recap - Second Week
New Champions Barus, Miyauchi Crowned at Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon
Abdirahman, Cherobon-Bawcom Capture USA 20K Titles at New Haven
Mendoza, Heineck Win Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon
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World Championships Distance Recap - Second Week
Abel Kirui crushes marathon field, defends world title; Lagat wins 5000m silver medal; Fleshman 7th in 5000m
By Ryan Lamppa, Running USA wire from USATF, IAAF and Ken Nakamura reports
DAEGU, Korea - (Sept 1 - Sept 4, 2011) - The 13th IAAF World Track & Field
Championships came to a close over the weekend with thrilling competition and ended with an emphatic world record by the Jamaican men led by supernova Usain Bolt in the 4x100m relay with the quartet's 37.04 and the accompanying $100,000 WR bonus. In all, athletes from 41 countries took home medals with Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, who took top honors in the 5000 and 10,000m, the lone double world champion at Daegu 2011.
Men's 5000m - September 4
Mo Farah arrived in Daegu with plenty of weight on his shoulders, as the year's fastest at 5000 and 10,000m, and the favorite in both distance events. On Sunday night, the Briton added a second medal to his silver from the longer event, but this time it was gold.
Closing with a sub-53-second final lap, Farah, 28, held of the fierce late race challenge of U.S. record holder and multi-WC medalist Bernard Lagat to win in 13:23.36 vs. 13:23.64 to take his first global title. The strained looks enveloping their faces as the pair battled it out down the home straight will be one of the most indelible images of this 13th edition.
For Lagat, it was his second successive silver after his victory in 2007. Lagat, 36, from Tucson, Ariz. is now the men's all-time World Championships 5000m medalist with three (gold and two silver). Teammate Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.) was ninth in 13:28.64.
Men's Marathon - September 4
With a dominant gold medal win on Sunday morning, Kenyan Abel Kirui became the third man after Abel Anton of Spain and Jaouad Gharib of Morocco to successfully defend a world marathon title and moreover, by the largest margin in the history of these global championships - 2 minutes and 28 seconds. In addition, the historic win was Kenya's third straight men's world title for the classic 26.2 mile event.
Under slightly overcast skies, with a finishing temperature of 79F degrees and humidity recorded as high as 65 percent, Kirui, 29, crushed the field as he cruised the multi-loop downtown Daegu course in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 38 seconds, the second fastest World Championships time behind his record of 2:06:54 set in Berlin 2009.
Countryman Vincent Kipruto won the silver medal in 2:10:06 for his first Championships medal, while Feyisa Lelisa of Ethiopia, 21, clocked 2:10:32 and became the youngest ever marathon medalist in WC history.
Kenya placed three men in the top 5 to handily win the World Cup team competition in 6:29:23, more than 11 minutes ahead of runner-up Japan and Morocco third. Team USA, led by Mike Morgan (Rochester Hills, Mich.) in 31st place (2:18:30), was seventh.
Women's 5000m - September 2
On Friday night, Lauren Fleshman (Canyon HS, Canyon Country, CA 1999; Stanford 2003; Eugene, Ore.) got in the mix with the lead pack and stayed mid-pack through ten laps before the leaders made a significant change of gears with 1000 meters remaining. Fleshman, 29, 26 Sep 81, continued to fight and was able to pass Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia right at the finish to take seventh in 15:09.25. That effort matched the highest finish ever in the event by an American woman, with Libbie Hickman and Jen Rhines placing seventh at the 1997 and 2009 World Championships, respectively. Amy Hastings (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) finished 15th in 15:56.06.
Defending 5000m world champion Vivian Cheruiyot, 27, who last Saturday won the 10,000m gold medal, led a 1-2 Kenyan finish in 14:55.36 with countrywoman Sylvia Kibet second (14:56.21) - the duo was also 1-2 in Berlin 2009. Interestingly, the top 4 women were also the top 4 women in Berlin.
1500m - September 1 (women) & September 3 (men)
Although strictly not considered a distance event, Team USA won two medals in the 1500 meters (metric mile) - the third time at the same Worlds (also Helsinki 1983 and Berlin 2009) - as Jennifer Simpson (nee Barringer), 28, pulled a minor upset with her gold medal win in 4:05.40. Teammate Morgan Uceny, one of the race favorites, was tripped up with about 600 meters left and finished tenth. Simpson's golden 1500m moment was the first by the U.S. since Mary Decker (Orange HS 1976; Colorado 1978)in 1983.
For the U.S. men, national champion Matt Centrowitz (Eugene, Ore.), just 21, ran a smart race and finished strongly to earn the bronze medal in 3:36.08. Asbel Kiprop, 2008 Olympic champion, won the gold medal in 3:35.69 with countryman Silas Kiplagat the silver medalist (3:35.92) - the first 1-2 country 1500 finish in WC history.
It was another highly successful World Championships for Team USA who topped the country medal count (again) with 25 overall, including 12 golds and eight silvers which also led all nations. Team USA also had the most medals of any men's team totaling 13 compared to seven by runner-up Kenya. In addition, the 12 medals, including six gold, won by the USA women's team were the most ever at the World Outdoor Championships.
The 2013 World Championships will be hosted by Moscow, Russia from August 10-18.
13th IAAF World Track & Field Championships
Daegu, KOR, Fri-Sun, Sept 2-4, 2011
Women's 5000m Final
Friday, September 2
1) Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN), 14:55.36, $60,000
2) Sylvia Kibet (KEN), 14:56.21, $30,000
3) Meseret Defar (ETH), 14:56.94, $20,000
4) Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH), 14:59.99, $15,000
5) Mercy Cherono (KEN), 15:00.23, $10,000
6) Linet Masai (KEN), 15:01.01, $6000
7) Lauren Fleshman (USA), 15:09.25, $5000
8) Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), 15:09.35, $4000
9) Tejitu Daba (BRN), 15:14.62
10) Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS), 15:15.48
Other U.S.
15) Amy Hastings (USA), 15:56.06
Men's 5000m Final
Sunday, September 4
1) Mo Farah (GBR), 13:23.36, $60,000
2) Bernard Lagat (USA), 13:23.64, $30,000
3) Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH), 13:23.92, $20,000
4) Isiah Koech (KEN), 13:24.95, $15,000
5) Abera Kuma (ETH), 13:25.50, $10,000
6) Thomas Longosiwa (KEN), 13:26.73, $6000
7) Eliud Kipchoge (KEN), 13:27.27, $5000
8) Bilisuma Shugi (BRN), 13:27.67, $4000
9) Galen Rupp (USA), 13:28.64
10) Daniele Meucci (ITA), 13:29.11
Men's Marathon
Sunday, September 4
1) Abel Kirui (KEN), 2:07:38, $60,000
2) Vincent Kipruto (KEN), 2:10:06, $30,000
3) Feyisa Lilesa (ETH), 2:10:32, $20,000
4) Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR), 2:10:55, $15,000
5) David Tumo (KEN), 2:11:39, $10,000
6) Eliud Kiptanui (KEN), 2:11:50, $6000
7) Hiroyuki Horibata (JPN), 2:11:52, $5000
8) Ruggero Pertile (ITA), 2:11:57, $4000
9) Stephen Kiprotich (UGA), 2:12:57
10) Kentaro Nakamoto (JPN), 2:13:10
U.S.
31) Mike Morgan (USA), 2:18:30
37) Mike Sayenko (USA), 2:22:49
39) Jeff Eggleston (USA), 2:23:33
41) Nicholas Arciniaga (Fullerton Valley HS 2001; CS Fullerton 2005; USA), 2:24:06
45) Sergio Reyes (Home school, Los Osos, CA; Cuesta College 2000; USA), 2:29:15
51 finishers
World Cup (three men score per team on total time)
1) Kenya, 6:29:23, $20,000
2) Japan, 6:41:23, $15,000
3) Morocco, 6:42:18, $12,000
4) Spain, 6:53:41, $10,000
5) China, 6:54:32, $8000
6) Korea, 6:57:03, $6000
7) USA, 7:04:52
Full results, photos and more at http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByDate.aspx and more U.S. coverage plus athlete quotes at: www.usatf.org
New Champions Barus, Miyauchi Crowned at Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon
11th race edition debuts new course to rave reviews from runners; ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Bret Michaels rock the entrants at the American Music Festival
By Dan Cruz, Competitor Group
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - (September 4, 2011) - Last weekend Hurricane Irene blew through Virginia Beach, but this morning it was Kenyan Benson Barus who blew away the competition at the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon. At the 11th edition, the 31-year-old Barus covered the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 22 seconds, while Japan's Yoko Miyauchi, 28, won the women's race in 1:11:49.
The pace of the men's race was set early by 28-year-old Solomon Busendich from Kenya, who opened up a wide lead running 9:02 for the first 2 miles, before Barus closed the gap just past mile 4. The Kenyan duo remained in the lead, jockeying for position, each having won a marathon in 2011 - Barus in Prague and Busendich in Milan. The pair reached 5 miles in 23:29, approximately 50 seconds ahead of the second group of professional runners led by U.S. Olympian Ryan Hall.
"We talked yesterday, and Solomon was telling me the guy from the U.S. who ran 2 hours, 4 minutes was very tough and we need to start fast," said Barus, who is roommates with Busendich and spoke referring to Hall's time in Boston and their race strategy.
The Kenyan duo hit the first 10K split in 29:27, with the second pack of Hall, Kenya's Samuel Ndereba, along with Canadians Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis, closing the gap with a split of 29:55. Barus and Busendich maintained control of the pace as it became a two-man race over the final miles. The pair shadowed each other through Camp Pendleton reaching mile 10 in 47:43. Barus gradually took control and by the time he reached the Oceanfront Boardwalk, victory was comfortably in hand.
"I just wanted to run my pace. He was using a lot of energy to run from here to there. He ran many more kilometers than me. I say let him go and bring him back slowly. I was not competing with anyone - just myself," said Barus, who won the Prague Marathon in 2:07:07 and is training to run the Beijing Marathon in October. "Overall the race was good. Today was nice with all the people on every corner cheering for all of us. I'm very happy to win."
Busendich finished 13 seconds back in 1:02:35. The race for third place came down to a sprint on the homestretch between Ndereba and Hall, with Ndereba crossing the finish line one second ahead of U.S. half-marathon record holder Hall in 1:03:01.
"It was good, you never know what to expect in these half-marathons leading up to a marathon. A month before Boston I ran 65 minutes in New York. So for me to run 63 minutes today, I feel I'm right where I need to be leading into Chicago," said Hall, who will race in October's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. "A couple of the turns reminded me of the Trials course in Houston, so you can see where the guys were. The whole time I was licking my chops looking at the guys out in front because I thought we were going to get back in the mix with them, but we couldn't quite get back to them."
In the women's race, Jane Kibii of Kenya, along with Japan's Yurika Nakamura and Fumiko Hashimoto separated themselves from the rest of the field early. The trio reached the first 10K split in 33:46 and looked to be sure contenders for the win, before Nakamura dropped off the pace. Lurking behind the leaders, however, was another Japanese runner, Miyauchi, who was 17 seconds back at the 9 mile mark. A mile later she was less than 10 seconds down and by the 10½ mile mark had taken over the lead - one she did not relinquish all the way to the finish line in 1:11:49.
"Just before the bridge I could sense that she was dropping off and put in a little bit of a move," Miyauchi said through an interpreter. "I couldn't hear her breathing so I knew she was away."
Kibii held on for second in 1:12:04, while Nakamura took third in 1:12:10. In all, Japan placed eight runners amongst the top 10 in the women's race. Aside from the runner-up Kibii, the only other non-Japanese runner to crack the top-10 was 41-year-old Romanian Nuta Olaru, the 2004 Virginia Beach champion who ran 1:14:05 to finish in eighth place as the top Master. Alana Hadley, 14, of Charlotte, NC, finished 11th overall as the top American. She bettered her half-marathon time from earlier in 2011, finishing in 1:17:15, a pending U.S. single age half-marathon record.
Andrew Budiansky, 21, of Williamsburg and Renee High, 29, of Virginia Beach, were the top local male and female finishers in 1:12:18 and 1:19:25 respectively. Tony Nogueira, 43, from Glen Ridge, NJ, won the wheelchair invitational race in 48:24.
"It was great weather, I really liked the new course," said High, a Virginia Beach resident who was the top local finisher in 2010 and has already qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston. "I took off two months over the summer to rest and recover before I begin my marathon training so this is my first race to test my fitness. Considering I haven't done a lot of speed work, I'm really pleased with where I'm at."
The Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon welcomed more than 15,000 entrants this year. At a press conference in Virginia Beach prior to the race, City of Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms announced a 5-year deal extension for the Labor Day Weekend road race.
Annually held in partnership with the American Music Festival, the 2011 line-up featured headline acts ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Bret Michaels. An economic impact study conducted by San Diego State University in 2010, found the event generated an impact of more than $41 million for the local economy, welcoming 26,000 out-of-town visitors and filling over 21,000 hotel room nights in the City of Virginia Beach.
11th Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach ½ Marathon
Virginia Beach, VA, Sunday, September 4, 2011
MEN
1) Benson Barus (KEN), 1:02:22, $2000
2) Solomon Busendich (KEN), 1:02:35, $1500
3) Samuel Ndereba (KEN), 1:03:01, $1000
4) Ryan Hall (Big Bear HS, 2001; Stanford 2005; USA / CA), 1:03:02, $750
5) Reid Coolsaet (CAN), 1:03:16, $500
WOMEN
1) Yoko Miyauchi (JPN), 1:11:49, $2000
2) Jane Kibii (KEN), 1:12:04, $1500
3) Yurika Nakamura (JPN), 1:12:10, $1000
4) Fumiko Hashimoto (JPN), 1:12:20, $750
5) Risa Shigemoto (JPN), 1:12:34, $500
MASTERS (Age 40 and over)
MEN
1) Vyscheslav Shabunin, 41, Russia, 1:04:50, $500
WOMEN
1) Nuta Olaru, 41, Romania, 1:14:05, $500
Top Local - Hampton Roads Residents
MEN
1) Andrew Budiansky, 21, Williamsburg, VA, 1:12:18, $500
WOMEN
1) Renee High, 29, Virginia Beach, VA, 1:19:25, $500
For complete results, photos and more go to: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/virginia-beach
Abdirahman, Cherobon-Bawcom Capture USA 20K Titles at New Haven
At 34th Labor Day tradition, more than 2,200 finishers on humid morning
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - (September 5, 2011) - On a humid Labor Day Monday morning, three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and new U.S. citizen Janet Cherobon-Bawcom won unchallenged USA 20K titles at the 34th Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race in 1 hour, 12 seconds and 1:08:31 respectively.
For Tucson resident Abdirahman, age 34, it was his 9th USA road title including the 2005 USA 20K crown here in a national championship record 58:42, and for Georgia resident Cherobon-Bawcom (33), her first national title. Each U.S. champion took home $8000.
National runners-up were Jason Lehmkuhle (Minneapolis, MN) and Clara Grandt (Morgantown, WV) in 1:00:36 and 1:09:05 respectively, while defending national champions Sean Quigley and Magdalena Lewy Boulet (Lakewood HS, CA 1993; California 1997)finished 12th and 11th in their races.
34th Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race: USA 20K Championships
New Haven, CT, Monday, September 5, 2011
MEN
1) Abdi Abdirahman (AZ), 1:00:12, $8000
2) Jason Lehmkuhle (MN), 1:00:36, $4500
3) Fernando Cabada (Buchanan HS, Clovis, CA 2000; CO), 1:00:59, $2500
4) Christo Landry (MI), 1:01:17, $1500
5) Brett Gotcher (Aptos HS 2002, CA; Stanford 2007; AZ), 1:01:44, $1000
6) Andrew Carlson (MN), 1:02:03, $700
7) Patrick Smyth (CA), 1:02:09, $600
8) Zach Hine (MI), 1:02:14, $500
9) Ahmed Osman (AZ), 1:02:24, $400
10) Chris Clark (NC), 1:02:26, $300
WOMEN
1) Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (GA), 1:08:31, $8000
2) Clara Grandt (WV), 1:09:05, $4500
3) Katie McGregor (MN), 1:09:56, $2500
4) Caroline Bierbaum-LeFrak (NY), 1:09:58, $1500
5) Heather Cappello (MA), 1:10:19, $1000
6) Alisha Williams (CO), 1:10:24, $700
7) Meghan Peyton (MN), 1:10:28, $600
8) Jeanette Faber (MA), 1:10:53, $500
9) Emily Harrison (AZ), 1:11:05, $400
10) Julia Lucas (OR), 1:12:24, $300
Full results at: www.newhavenroadrace.org
Mendoza, Heineck Win Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon
Second edition attracts nearly 1,600 runners from 45 different states on picture perfect race day
From Matt Dockstader & Oregon Sports Authority
CARLTON, Ore. - (September 4, 2011) - On a brilliant sunny Sunday morning in the Willamette Valley, Carre Heineck and Mario Mendoza shone brightest of all, finishing ahead of a strong field of runners at the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon. At the second edition, Heineck, 29, from Portland, defended her title by setting a course record of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 44 seconds, shattering last year's time of 1:22:18 and defeating runner-up Natalie Bak of Bend (1:19:59).
"I wanted to run the first eight miles as fast as I could, knowing I had the gravel section ahead," said Heineck. "But I felt strong and was able to keep a good pace all the way."
In the men's race, Mendoza, 25, also of Bend, edged Tahir Chakisso from Clackamas, Oregon, 1:09:43 to 1:09:55. Mendoza broke away from Chakisso after mile 11 to secure the victory.
Mendoza and Chakisso were also impressed by the course. "It was beautiful out there, what a great day," said Mendoza. "I'm glad I decided to enter."
Mendoza and Heineck both took home $500 checks from West Coast Bank, a 5L bottle of wine from Ken Wright Cellars, a Ball Watch and an engraved Decanters trophy.
Conditions were spectacular for the nearly 1,600 runners from 45 different states who traveled to the heart of Oregon's Wine Country in Yamhill County in the Willamette Valley. Runners completed the 13.1 mile course from Stoller Vineyards in Dayton, to the town of Carlton, where they were treated to a post-race wine and music festival. The top three places in each age group received wine at the awards ceremony.
The Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon is the fourth of five events in the Wine Country Half Marathon series. Produced by Destination Races of Sonoma, California, the Wine Country Half Marathon series also includes events in Santa Barbara Wine Country, Napa-to-Sonoma, Healdsburg and Loudoun County, Virginia.
2nd Oregon Wine Country Half-Marathon
Carlton, OR, Sunday, September 4, 2011
MEN
1) Mario Mendoza, Bend, OR, 1:09:43, $500 + Ball Watch + 3L bottle of wine + "Winers" decanter trophy
2) Tahir Chakisso, Clackamas, OR, 1:09:55, $300 + magnum of wine
3) Jason Griffiths, Portland, OR, 1:11:05, $200 + magnum of wine
WOMEN
1) Carre Heineck, Portland, OR, 1:18:44*, $500 + Ball Watch + 3L bottle of wine + "Winers" decanter trophy
2) Natalie Bak, Bend, OR, 1:19:59, $300 + magnum of wine
3) Eva Vail, Portland, OR, 1:21:27, $200 + magnum of wine
*course record (previous record, 1:22:18, Carre Heineck (OR), 2010)
Deeper results and more at: www.run4oregonwine.com
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