Running USA wire 83, October 7, 2012

Running USA wire 83, October 7, 2012
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In this edition:
Kiprono, Smith Win $100,000 B.A.A. Distance Medley Grand Prix
Trafeh, Bawcom Defend USA 10 Mile Titles
Bairu, Horowitz Peterson Victorious at Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon
Ndereba, Johnson Win Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women, Boston, MA, October 8
USA Women's 10K Championship / USARC Finale
ING Hartford Marathon, Hartford, CT, October 13
Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, MD, October 13
Mount Desert Island Marathon, Bar Harbor, ME, October 14
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half, CAN, October 14
Wild Life Marathon, Concord, MI, October 14
Inaugural Runner's World Half Marathon & Running Festival, Bethlehem, PA, Oct 19-21
Scream Scram, Denver, CO, October 19
Community Health Network Indianapolis Marathon & Half, IN, October 20
Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon, Kansas City, MO, October 20
Atlantic City Marathon & Half, Atlantic City, NJ, October 21
20th Ridgewalk & Run, Wellsville, NY, October 21
Army Ten-Miler, Washington, DC, October 21
Beach Running World Championships, Cocoa Beach, FL, October 21
35th Detroit Free Press / Talmer Bank Marathon & Half, MI, October 21
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon, OH, October 21
IMT Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines, IA, October 21
Kids Running America, Denver, CO, October 21
The Other Half, Moab, UT, October 21
Dawg Dash, Seattle, WA, October 21






Kiprono, Smith Win $100,000 B.A.A. Distance Medley Grand Prix

GP duo also B.A.A. Half Marathon champions at 12th edition; Kiprono also sets event record

By Michael Keebler



BOSTON - (October 7, 2012) - Sunny skies and a temperature of 51F degrees at the start were the backdrop for the 12th B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. The rain that was forecasted earlier in the week never fell and would not dampen the spirits of the record crowd of 5,459 starters gathered in Boston's Franklin Park on a beautiful autumn day in New England.



It was a day of firsts as a new event record was established: for the first time, the B.A.A. Half Marathon served as the culmination of the B.A.A. Distance Medley, a three-race series which combines the B.A.A. 5K in April, B.A.A. 10K in June, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon. In the B.A.A.'s 125th Anniversary year, a grand prize of $100,000 would be awarded to the man and woman with the lowest cumulative gun time across all three races. With four men within five seconds of the overall lead coming into the race, the stage was set for a thrilling end to the inaugural B.A.A. Distance Medley.



Allan Kiprono (KEN) set the pace in the early miles, running in a pack that included B.A.A. Distance Medley competitors Lani Rutto (KEN), Sam Chelanga (KEN) and Ali Abdosh (ETH). Kiprono ran alone for much of the race.



As he passed nine miles in 41:39 and 15K in 43:09, Kiprono, 22, began looking over his shoulder. Behind him, he saw the familiar face of Rutto, his training partner, 13 seconds behind him. At mile 12 in the Franklin Park Zoo, Kiprono made a move, opening a gap of 18 seconds.



His large lead, however, was short-lived. With just 800 meters to go, Rutto was only six seconds behind. Despite his late charge, Rutto simply could not make up enough ground on Kiprono. As the leaders approached the finish line within White Stadium to the cheers of the crowd, the race clearly belonged to Allan Kiprono. He crossed the line in 1 hour, 1 minute, 44 seconds, with Rutto following in 1:01:55. Both times were better than the event record of 1:02:20, set in 2007 by Kenya's Tom Nyariki. With his performance, Kiprono won the B.A.A. Distance Medley and the $100,000 grand prix prize.



Discussing his strategy after the race, Kiprono said, "I was trying to see how the guys [would] run. I [started pushing the pace] very early." He admitted that leading the race was no easy task: "When you run [by] yourself, to maintain the pace while some guys follow you is not easy. The guys who follow you - they have a lot of morale."



In the end, Kiprono clearly had enough morale to win, as he received a welcome boost from the crowd: "[The crowd support] was amazing! I was happy when I heard a lot of cheers for me. I was happy to see everyone was happy with me and my performance."



The $100,000 B.A.A. Distance Medley prize will go a long way in Kenya, where Kiprono lives and trains. "Maybe [I will] invest in Kenya and do some business," Kiprono said. [I will help] my parents and my little brothers, who are still in school. But first I will set a budget!"



On the women's side, New Zealand native and Providence, RI resident Kim Smith entered the B.A.A. Half Marathon with a 16-second lead over Ethiopia's Aheza Kiros on the B.A.A. Distance Medley leader board. After competing in the marathon at the London Olympic Games this summer, Smith had to make sure she balanced recovery and training in the buildup to this morning's race.



Smith explained, "I had a week off [of training] after the Olympics and then slowly got back into [training]. I had to get back into training quicker than I usually do after a marathon. But luckily my legs felt pretty good, so the training was going pretty well."



Keeping that in mind, Smith, 30, ran conservatively in the early miles. She ran with Kiros and Hellen Jemutai (KEN) through five miles in 28:05. Working together as they did in June's B.A.A. 10K, Smith and Kiros ran side-by-side until about nine miles into the race. It was at that point that Smith began to pull away.



"I went out really, really conservatively," Smith said after the race. "[Kiros and I] both were throwing in some surges after about half way. I think at about the nine-mile mark, I threw in one last surge and got away. I got a bit of a gap and then just kept it going."

By mile 10, Smith built herself a 15-second lead over Kiros and never looked back.



Pouring it on at the end, Kim Smith went on to win by nearly two minutes, taking home the B.A.A. Half Marathon win (worth $6000), the B.A.A. Distance Medley crown and a $100,000 prize. Her winning time of 1:10:57 was only five seconds shy of the event record, set in 2010 by Kenya's Caroline Rotich. Kiros was race runner-up in 1:12:50.

Next up for Smith, who was recently married in September, is the ING New York City Marathon on November 4. She said that she'll honeymoon after that.



Behind Kiprono and Smith were thousands of smiling faces as runners poured into the finish area in Franklin Park's White Stadium. Among those finishers were more than 500 runners supporting adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Their goal is to raise more than $550,000 in today's race.



This year marks the tenth year of the B.A.A.'s partnership with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, the presenting sponsor of the B.A.A. Half Marathon since 2003. Dana-Farber runners have raised more than $3 million through their participation in the B.A.A. Half Marathon since 2003.



12th B.A.A. Half Marathon
Boston, MA, Sunday, October 7, 2012



MEN
1)Allan Kiprono (KEN), 1:01:44*, $106,000#
2) Lani Rutto (KEN), 1:01:55, $4000
3) Sam Chelang (KEN), 1:03:22, $2500
4) Ali Abdosh (ETH), 1:03:51, $1500
5) Alistair Cragg (IRL), 1:04:10, $1000
6) Eric Ashe (MA), 1:07:29, $800
7) Nate Jenkins (MA), 1:08:06, $600
8) Mike Popejoy (IN), 1:08:11, $500
9) Peter Gilmore (MA), 1:08:41, $400
10) Jonathan Baker (MA), 1:11:21, $300
*event record (previous record 1:02:20, Tom Nyariki (KEN), 2007)
#includes $100,000 B.A.A. Distance Medley Grand Prix Champion bonus



WOMEN
1) Kim Smith (NZL), 1:10:57, $106,000#
2) Aheza Kiros (ETH), 1:12:50, $4000
3) Hellen Jemutai (KEN), 1:13:35, $2500
4) Chemtai Rionotukei (KEN), 1:18:11, $1500
5) Jennifer Gossels (MA), 1:20:09, $1000
6) Marjorie Clapp (MA), 1:20:26, $800
7) Caroline Bjune (MA), 1:20:47, $600
8) Jordan Daniel (ME), 1:23:08, $500
9) Kerri Leonhardt (MA), 1:24:50, $400
10) Elizabeth Eve (MA), 1:25:06, $300

#includes $100,000 B.A.A. Distance Medley Grand Prix Champion bonus



Full race results and more at: www.baa.org/races/half-marathon.aspx



To view the B.A.A. Distance Medley Leaderboard, go to: www.baa.org/races/distance-medley/participant-information/medley-leader-board.aspx





Trafeh, Bawcom Defend USA 10 Mile Titles

Men's champion passes Bawcom in last half mile to again take $10,000 Equalizer Bonus; 14th Medtronic TC 10 Mile draws more than 7,700 finishers

From USATF



MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - (October 7, 2012) - Facing chilly early morning temperatures on Sunday, Mo Trafeh of Duarte, Calif. and Janet Bawcom of Rome, Ga. each defended their national titles at the USA 10 Mile Championships hosted by the 14th Medtronic TC 10 Mile which had an event record of more than 7,700 finishers.



Bawcom, 34, cruised to the crown in a time of 53 minutes, 43 seconds to finish ahead of runner-up, course record holder and Minnesota native Kara Goucher (53:56) and third place finisher Alisha Williams (54:08), while Trafeh, 27, recorded a winning time of 46:56 followed by national runner-up Ben True (47:19) and Jacob Riley third (47:22).



It was the third USA title on the roads in 2012 for Bawcom as she also has won national titles in the 15K and 25K earlier in the year and the 2012 Olympian captured her sixth USA title in the last two seasons (10K, 10 Mile and 20K in 2011).



Sunday's win also continues an impressive run for Trafeh as well, who picked up his fifth USA title in the last two years and his second title in 2012. Trafeh won the USA 15K title this year at Gate River Run and picked up wins in the 10 Mile, 15K and Half Marathon in 2011.



The gender challenge returned in 2012, and the professional U.S. women were given a 6 minute, 31 second head start on the field, and like last year, Trafeh triumphed and passed Bawcom with approximately a half mile remaining to win the $10,000 Equalizer Bonus.



14th Medtronic TC 10: USA 10 Mile Championships
Minneapolis, MN, Sunday, October 7, 2012



MEN
1) Mo Trafeh (CA), 46:56, $22,000*
2) Ben True (ME), 47:19, $7500
3) Jacob Riley (MI), 47:22, $5000
4) Tim Ritchie (MA), 47:25, $2000
5) Brent Vaughn (OR), 47:26, $1500
6) Aaron Braun (AZ), 47:40, $750
7) Andrew Carlson (MN), 47:48, $500
8) Christo Landry (MI), 47:52, $275
9) Antonio Vega (MN), 47:53, $250
10) Jeremy Criscione (FL), 47:54, $225
*includes $10,000 Equalizer Bonus as the first runner across the finish line



WOMEN
1) Janet Bawcom (GA), 53:43, $12,000
2) Kara Goucher (OR), 53:56, $7500
3) Alisha Williams (CO), 54:08, $5000
4) Julie Culley (NJ), 54:33, $2000
5) Katie DiCamillo (RI), 54:35, $1500
6) Laura Thweatt (CO), 54:45, $750
7) Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz (CO), 54:55, $500
8) Ladia Albertson-Junkans (MN), 55:44, $275
9) Meghan Peyton (MN), 55:58, $250
10) Lauren Kleppin (WI), 56:01, $225



Full results and more at: www.tcmevents.org





Bairu, Horowitz Peterson Victorious at Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon
World Cup star Brandi Chastain, 49ers Super Bowl champion Roger Craig join more than 14,000 entrants at California's fastest half-marathon; Matt Nathanson headlines post-race concert

By Dan Cruz, Competitor Group


SAN JOSE, Calif. - (October 7, 2012) - With its alluring mix of all the right ingredients: a fast and flat course, ideal climate, spectator-lined streets and solid competition, the Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon has established itself as the place to go in California for runners in search of a 13.1-mile personal best. More than 14,000 entrants took part in the seventh annual Bay Area event this morning with that goal in mind.



A two-time Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series champion, Canada's Simon Bairu outlasted a competitive men's field to win in 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds, two seconds ahead of runner-up Sergio Reyes of Palmdale, Calif. While it was a big win on Bairu's resume, it was an impressive race for Reyes, who shattered his half-marathon personal best by 35 seconds and dictated the pace through most of the early miles. Both Bairu and Reyes will run the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4, just four weeks away.



"My coach told me to wait to until 10 miles, but I got a little antsy early and wanted to test where everyone was at. I wasn't sure if I got the win or not until the very end," said Bairu, 29, a two-time NCAA cross country champion at the University of Wisconsin who trains in Portland, Ore. "You can't ask for better weather for a half marathon. It was amazing out there. The most important part of the race was that I was able to finish strong. I really felt like I could have kept going a few more miles, which is what you want after a hard half-marathon effort. This is a huge confidence booster and I'm excited for my next performance."



Reyes shared a similar sentiment. "I came here for a time and to run a good race, run strong and put forth a good effort. I check in with my coach weekly and he will probably say today was aces," said Reyes, who won the Rock 'n' Roll Pasadena Half Marathon in February. "Nothing in my training really indicated I was ready to run a PR, but I did have a sensation that there might be some surprises today. It was a great weather day and a great course so the opportunity was there. The crowd was awesome, especially at the end when it felt like we were doing an all-out sprint running side by side the last three miles."



The race started with a lead pack of six men, which included Bairu, Reyes, Scott Bauhs, Josephat Boit and Russian Marathon record holder Aleksey Sokolov, running an opening mile of 4:53 and hitting the 5K mark in 15:07. At the 10K mark it was down to four, with Reyes and Bairu exchanging the lead. With Bauhs falling off the lead pack, Bairu made a big move at 9 miles and only Reyes could match. The two men ran stride for stride, hitting the 12-mile mark in 58:06 and Bairu was able to hold on for the victory.



"Sergio ran tough, he made the race today and Bairu was able to hold on for the lead," said third-place finisher Bauhs, an avid San Francisco Giants fan who attended their playoff game the night before. "I'm looking forward to heading back to Mammoth and training hard for New York. I'll do some training with Meb, who's on fire right now. It's unbelievable he could come back from the Olympics and be in what seems to me like the best shape of his life."



The race's three-time defending champion, Meb Keflezighi, was unable to return to San Jose in between the Olympic Marathon on August 12 and the upcoming New York City Marathon. Bauhs and Keflezighi are teammates at the Mammoth Track Club.



In the women's race, Bay Area Track Club member Clara Horowitz Peterson took home the victory in 1:12:52. A five-time NCAA All-American at Duke University, Horowitz Peterson, 28, ran uncontested the entire way. She is training for the California International Marathon in December, which will be her second career marathon. She finished 15th in her debut at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials this past January in Houston.



"What I liked about today, there was a lot of energy with the all of the spectators and cheerleaders. It was a lot of fun with the community out supporting the runners. This is what it's all about," said race co-founder Roger Craig, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers who finished with a time of 1:51:35. "It was a big weekend in the Bay Area, the weather was perfect and the cool thing is it's starting to be contagious now with everyone buying in to this event. I love it."



Known as California's fastest half-marathon, the event is home to both of the current California state half-marathon records: 1:00:22, set by Kenya's Duncan Kibet in 2006, and 1:09:17, established by Silvia Skortsova of Russia in 2006. For the first time, the race included a new 5-Mile "Mini Marathon" which sold out over a week in advance with 2,500 participants.



Competitor Group, Inc., organizers of the event, the City of San Jose and Team San Jose also announced a new three-year contract extension for the race to be held the first weekend of October through 2015. The 8th Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, October 6, 2013.



7th Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon
San Jose, CA, Sunday, October 7, 2012



MEN
1) Simon Bairu, 29, Canada, 1:03:28, $1000
2) Sergio Reyes, 30, Palmdale, CA, 1:03:31, $500
3) Scott Bauhs, 26, Danville, CA, 1:04:29, $250



WOMEN
1) Clara Horowitz Peterson, 28, San Anselmo, CA, 1:12:52, $1,000
2) Natalie Sokolova, 29, Russia, 1:15:38, $500
3) Allison Maxson, 26, Tacoma, WA, 1:17:38, $250



Complete results, photos and more at: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-jose





Ndereba, Johnson Win Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

Third edition pays out U.S.-only prize money for top American finishers

By Steve Nearman



NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - (October 7, 2012) - Samuel Ndereba and Fernando Cabada ran head-to-head for much of the third edition of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon Sunday. As all of their battles have ended, it was Ndereba who got the best of Cabada on a cool drizzling day.



It took Ndereba, a staple on the U.S. road race circuit, 65 minutes, 15 seconds to win the point-to-point 13.1-mile race which begins at the Mount Vernon home of George Washington, crosses the famous Woodrow Wilson Bridge and concludes at this modern resort called National Harbor. Cabada trailed by 25 seconds.



Kellyn Johnson, on the other hand, made quick work out of the women's race, becoming the first American woman to triumph here. She took a commanding lead from the start and earned her victory by a margin of exactly two minutes in 1:13:24. For the 26-year-old from the adidas-McMillan Elite training group in Flagstaff, the $5400 in prize money was her largest payday by far.



"I was definitely excited to win," said Johnson, who broke the tape just 13 seconds off her personal best from the Aramco Houston Half in January and 40 seconds off the course record set last year by Bekelech Bedada of Ethiopia. "I haven't won a race in a long time, granted I've been running in mostly big races. I was hoping to run faster, to break that course record."



With no women to push her today, Johnson left Washington for Boston with some energy to spare as she will line up Monday morning for the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women.



"I thought the course was great," she said. "It was really pretty. It was definitely a lot of work today, but I feel great."



A pair of Ethiopians - Aziza Aliyu Abate and Wayinshet Abebe Hailu - followed in second (1:15:24) and third (1:15:44). Abate was second here to Samuel's sister Catherine Ndereba in the inaugural running in 2010. Johnson's teammate and 2011 RRCA Roads Scholar Megan Herrick placed fourth in 1:18:19, while Michelle Miller of Damascus, Md., rounded out the top five in 1:19:57.



Like Johnson, Cabada benefitted financially from the ongoing efforts of Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon officials to bolster American athletes through the race. Last year, four $1300 bonuses were awarded to Americans qualifying for January's Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston.



This year, the race set an additional $5400 in U.S.-only money plus an offer to double any prize money earned by an American who finished in the top 10 of the 2012 Olympic Marathon or Track & Field Trials.



By virtue of her 10th place effort in the U.S. Olympic 10,000m Trials, Johnson earned herself a double payout ($1500 first Open woman, $1200 for first American) for a total of $5400. As well, with his seventh-place finish in the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, Cabada doubled the $1950 he earned ($750 for Open second, $1200 for first American) for a total check of $3900.



Cabada did some of the work up front along with Ndereba and eventual third place finisher Deteje Girma as the rolled up the historic George Washington Memorial Parkway to the bridge at 8 ½ miles.



"The three of us, we were all together," said Cabada, a 30-year-old who owns the U.S. 25K record and trains in Boulder. "I was going to make my move on the bridge but I couldn't get away from them. We were together going up the hill at National Harbor but towards the top of the hill [Girma] dropped. Down the hill right before 12 miles, Samuel was turning over faster than me. He got a 5-10 meter gap that I couldn't close."

Girma ran 1:06:08, with American Frank Devar (1:06:32) and BirhanuTadesse (1:06:53) in tow.



The 35-year-old Ndereba and Johnson also were awarded the RRCA Virginia State Half Marathon titles, as were Masters winners Sergey Kaledin of Russia (1:15:43) and Kristin Markowicz of Arlington (1:26:58).



Winners of the Potomac Valley Association / USATF Half Marathon Championships were Miller and Devar. Masters champs were Markowicz and Joel Kinnunen.



The race also hosted the third NIB Visually Impaired Half Marathon Championships sponsored by the National Industries for the Blind. Aaron Scheidies of Seattle (1:18:07), Matt Rodjom of Alexandria, Va. (1:22:36) and Amy McDonaugh of Irmo, S.C. (1:23:58) led their peers, earning $300, $200 and $100 respectively.

Some 3,425 runners registered with 2,358 finishers.



3rd Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half-Marathon
National Harbor, MD, Sunday, October 7, 2012



MEN
1) Samuel Ndereba (KEN), 1:05:15, $1500
2) Fernando Cabada (USA / CO), 1:05:40, $3900
3) Deteje Girma (ETH), 1:06:08, $500
4) Frank Devar (USA / VA), 1:06:32, $950
5) Birhanu Tadesse (ETH), 1:06:53, $175
6) Christopher Mills (USA / VA), 1:07:52, $500



MASTERS MEN (40+)
1) Sergey Kaledin (RUS), 1:15:43, $200
2) John Piggott (USA /VA), 1:16:00, $150
3) Joel Kinnunen (USA / GA), 1:23:08, $100



WOMEN
1) Kellyn Johnson (USA / AZ), 1:13:24, $5400
2) Aziza Aliyu Abate (ETH), 1:15:24, $750
3) Wayinshet Abebe Hailu (ETH), 1:15:44, $500
4) Megan Herrick (USA / AZ), 1:18:19, $950
5) Michelle Miller (USA / MD), 1:19:57, $575
6) Susanna Sullivan (USA / VA), 1:20:53, $500



MASTERS WOMEN (40+)
1) Kristin Markowicz (VA), 1:26:58, $200
2) Stefani Watterson (VA), 1:31:40, $150
3) Rebecca Nathan (VA), 1:31:54, $100



Deeper results and more at: www.wilsonbridgehalf.com







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