29th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

by Keith Conning

Sergio Reyes (home schooled in Los Osos, Ca; Cuesta College 2000; Cedarville University, Ohio 2002; Asics Aggies), eighth in the 2009 Chicago Marathon in 2:15.30, won in 2:14.02.

Fernando Cabada (Buchanan HS, Clovis 2000; Arkansas 2003; Virginia Intermont 2006), ranked #8 in the U.S. in the marathon in 2008, was third in 2:15.25.

Drew Shackleton (Carlmont HS, Belmont 2004; UCLA 2009), who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 1986, placed fifth in 2:16:31.

29th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: USA Men's & Masters Championships
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Sunday, October 3, 2010

MEN
1) Sergio Reyes (CA), 2:14:02, $26,900
2) Jeff Eggleston (AZ), 2:14:09, $16,150
3) Fernando Cabada (CO), 2:15:25, $11,000
4) David Jankowski (NC), 2:16:15, $7800
5) Drew Shackleton (CA), 2:16:31, $5700
6) Michael Reneau (OR), 2:16:47, $4600
7) Mbarak Hussein, 45, NM, 2:16:58*, $12,550
8) Trent Briney (AZ), 2:17:47, $2500
9) Donovan Fellows (MN), 2:18:05, $1900
10) Craig Leon (OH), 2:18:29, $900

MASTERS Men (40+)
1) Hussein, see above
2) Carl Rundell, 42, MI, 2:26:58, $5800
3) Matt Sandercock, 41, PA, 2:27:23, $4000
4) Bob Weiner, 45, CO, 2:29:34, $2000
5) Dennis Simonaitis, 48, UT, 2:29:48, $1200
*pending U.S. 45-49 age group record (previous, 2:23:35, Sam Ngatia (CO), Twin Cities Marathon, 10/03/04)

WOMEN
1) Buzunesh Deba (ETH), 2:27:24, $25,000
2) Svetlana Ponomarenko, 40, RUS, 2:35:23, $16,500
3) Serkalem Abrha (ETH), 2:36:16, $10,000
4) Alena Vinitskaya (RUS), 2:36:31, $7000
5) Galina Alexandrova (RUS), 2:38:21, $5000
6) Violetta Kryza, 42, POL, 2:40:35, $5000
7) Valentina Calimova (RUS), 2:41:26, $3000
8) Caitlin Chrisman (NC), 2:41:53, $3750
9) Leah Kiprono (KEN), 2:43:16, $1000
10) Ruth Perkins (WA), 2:43:19, $1500
11) Ashley Tousley (IA), 2:44:09, $850
12) Susan Loken, 47, AZ, 2:44:43, $8650
13) Carol Jefferson (PA), 2:44:44, $550
14) Tamara Karrh, 40, GA, 2:44:53, $5250
15) Krista Plummer (PA), 2:45:17, $400
16) Meghan Arbogast, 49, OR, 2:45:48, $3850

MASTERS Women (40+)
1) Ponomarenko, see above
2) Kryza, see above
3) Loken, see above
4) Karrh, see above
5) Arbogast, see above
6) Jill Boaz, 43, CA, 2:46:47, $2000
7) Marybeth Reader, 41, MI, 2:51:08, $1200

Complete race results and more at: mtcmarathon.org