TOP MALE RUNNERS
2010 LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN
(List current as of April 27, 2010)
101 - - Ridouane Harroufi. . . 27 . . . Morocco . . . 2nd place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (27:51; PB) . . . 11th place finish 2010 World’s Best 10k (29:13) . . . Two-time winner Steamboat 4 – Miler – 2008 and 2009 (17:44) . . . Two-time winner of Bolder Boulder 10k – 2007 and 2008 . . . Two-time winner of Cherry Blossom 10-Mile – 2008 and 2009 (45:56) . . . Champion 2009 Boilermaker 15k (43:56) . . . 2nd place 2009 Peachtree 10k (28:02) . . . Champion 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10k (28:14) . . .
102 - - Peter Kirui . . . 22 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2010 Paderborner Osterlauf 10k in Germany (27:55) . . . 2010 Vattenfall Berliner Half Marathon in Germany (1:00:17) . . . 7th place finish 2010 World’s Best 10k (28:12) . . . Personal best of 13:15.90 for 5000m (2009) . . .
103 - - John Korir . . . 34 . . . Kenya . . . 4th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:05; PB) . . . Did not compete in Bloomsday 2009 . . . 3rd place finish Bloomsday 2008 (34:17) . . . Bloomsday 2007 (34:18; #12 Bloomsday All-Time; 1st place) , Bloomsday 2005 (34:26; 1st place), Bloomsday 2003 (34:16; #10 Bloomsday All-Time; 1st place) . . . Only 3-time men’s champion of Bloomsday . . . Ranked # 10 Running Times World Road Racer of the Year, 2007 . . . 7th place finish 2008 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:30) . . . 10th place finish 2008 World’s Best 10K (28:41) . . . Champion 2007 Bay to Breakers (34:44) . . . Champion 2007 (17:54) and 2006 (18:16) Steamboat 4 Mile . . . In his career, Korir has won nearly every major U.S. road race including: Utica Boilermaker 15K, Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, Bloomsday, Beach to Beacon, Falmouth, Crescent City and World’s Best 10K (Puerto Rico) . . . In 2003 and 2005, Korir was named Male Road Runner of the Year by Running Times Magazine . . .
104 - - Gilbert Okari . . . 31 . . . Kenya . . . 4th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (35:06) . . . 6th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:39) . . . Champion 2008 Rock N Roll San Jose Half Marathon (1:01:46) . . . 12th place finish 2008 Bloomsday (35:14) . . . 2nd place finish 2008 B.A.A. Half Marathon (1:02:48) . . . Champion 2006 Bloomsday (34:14) . . . Champion 2007 World’s Best 10k (28:08) . . .
105 - - Robert Letting . . . 25 . . . Kenya . . . 2nd place finish Bloomsday 2009 (34:45) . . . 10th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (47:05) . . . 4th place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (28:15) . . . 4th place finish 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k (28:28) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (28:16) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (28:22) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Cooper Bridge Run 10K (28:29) . . . Champion 2008 Cooper Bridge Run 10K (28:47) . . . 2nd place finish 2008 Crescent City Classic 10K (27:45) . . . 2nd place finish 2008 Azalea Trail Run 10K (28:15) . . . 11th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (34:55) . . .
106 - - Stephen Muange . . . 28 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:34) . . . Champion 2009 Big Sur Half Marathon (1:03:37) . . .
107 - - Julius Kiptoo. . . 32 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (28:35) . . . 19th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (49:07) . . . Personal best of 13:06.12 for 5000m . . .
108 - - Enock Mitei . . . 29 . . . Kenya . . . 7th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:54) . . . 6th place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (28:43) . . . 3rd place finish 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k (28:17) . . . Ran 46:50 at 2009 Crim Festival 10 Mile . . . Ran 1:00:43 at 2009 Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon . . .
109 - - Valentine Orare . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2008 ING Philadelphia Distance Run (1:01:33; Half Marathon) . . . Ran 22:22 at the 2008 Ntelos 8k . . . Ran 27:50 10k in 2003 (Wurzburg, Germany) . . .
110 - - Simon Cheprot . . . 20 . . . Kenya . . . 9th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (47:04) . . . 7th place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (28:45) . . . Champion 2009 Crazy 8’s 8k (22:21) . . .
111 - - Julius Kogo . . . 24 . . . Kenya . . . 2nd place finish 2010 Pike’s Peek 10k (28:45) . . . Champion 2009 Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5k (13:39) . . .
112 - - Dan Browne . . . 33 . . . Chula Vista, CA . . . 5th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (35:07; Top American) . . . Ran 46:50 at 2010 Gate River Run 15k . . . 4th place finish 2009 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K (28:50) . . . 4th place finish 2009 USATF 15K Championships (43:56) . . . 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (10,000m and Marathon) . . . . USATF Titles: 5K Road (1998 and 2007); 10K Road (1998); 10K Outdoors (1998); 15K Road (2000); 10 Mile Road (2004); 20K Road (2002 and 2007); 25K Road (2003 and 2004); Half Marathon (2001 and 2005) . . .
113 - - James Kipketer . . . 32 . . . Kenya . . . 11th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (47:18) . . . 3rd place finish 2010 Pike’s Peek 10k (28:46) . . . 2nd place finish 2010 Towne Bank 8k (22:57) . . .
114 - - Linus Maiyo . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . 4th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10k . . . 6th place finish 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k . . . Champion 2009 Broad Street 10 Mile (47:21) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Fifth Third River Bank 25k . . . 5th place finish 2008 World’s Best 10k . . .
115 - - Tesfaye Bekele . . . 27 . . . Ethiopia . . . 6th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (35:09) . . . 12th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (47:20) . . . 8th place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (28:47) . . . 10th place finish 2010 NYC Half Marathon (1:03:12) . . . 6th place finish 2010 Pike’s Peek 10k (28:48) . . . Champion 2009 Pike’s Peek 10K (28:30) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 PF Changs Rock N Roll Marathon (2:14:17) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon (1:02:57) . . .
116 - - Peter Nkaya . . . 22 . . . Kenya . . . Ran 28:20 at 2010 Superxhab 10k
117 - - MacDonard Ondara . . . 25 . . . Kenya . . . 10th place finish 2010 LA Marathon (2:14:10) . . . 5th place finish 2010 Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon (1:02:26) . . . Champion 2010 All America City 10k (28:57) . . . Ran 28:22 at 2008 Azalea Trail Run 10k . . . Champion 2008 Tulsa Run 15k (44:37) . . .
118 - - Philemon Terer . . . 25 . . . Kenya . . . 7th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (35:13) . . . 13th place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (47:42) . . . 11th place finish 2010 Fortis City-Pier-City Half Marathon in the Netherlands (1:01:45) . . . 7th place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:28) . . . 6th place finish 2009 Fortis City Pier City Half Marathon (1:01:25) . . .
119 - - Kevin Chelimo . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . Ran 13:37.55 at 2010 Mt. Sac Invitational 5000m . . . Ran 7:52 for 3000m at 2010 University of Washington Husky Classic Indoor . . . Placed 4th at 2009 Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5k (13:50) . . . Big 12 Track and Field Individual Champion 5k and 10k – 2007 . . . Texas Tech school record holder 5000m (13:40; 2007) . . .
120 - - Mike Sayenko . . . 24 . . . Bellevue, Washington . . . 22nd place finish Bloomsday 2009 (37:12) . . . Ran 2:16:38 at 2009 NYC Marathon (8th American) . . . 11th place finish 2009 USATF 10 Mile champs (48:28) . . . 13th place 2009 USATF Half Marathon championships (1:03:52) . . . 19th place finish 2009 USATF 15K championships (44:41) . . . Ran 28:25 10,000meters at 2009 Stanford Invitational . . . Ran 13:49 5000meters at U of W Last Chance Meet . . . Ran 8:02.20 for 3000 meters in 2009 indoor season . . .
121 - - Joe Gray . . . 26 . . . Lakewood, Washington . . . 19th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (36:49) . . . Champion of 2009 USA Nat’l Mountain Running Championships . . . Washington State Road Running Champion – 2008 and 2009 . . . Champion 2010 Henry Weinhard’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash 3.4 Mile (18:30) . . . 6th place finish 2010 Azalea Trail Run 10k (29:34) . . . 5th place finish 2010 Towne Bank 8k (23:22) . . . Ran 1:06:16 at 2009 Naples Daily News Half Marathon . . . 4th place finish 2008 U.S. Mountain Running Championships . . .Champion 2008 Run for Life 10 Mile (50:44) . . . 32nd place finish 2008 USA XC Championships (37:34) . . . Ran 31:30 at All America City 10k . . . 8th place finish Naples Daily News Half Marathon (67:04) . . .
122 - - Chris Erichsen . . . 24 . . . St. Paul, Minnesota, USA . . . Ran 46:38 at 2010 Gate River Run 15k . . . Champion 2010 Human Race 8k (23:57) . . . Ran 49:56 at 2009 TCM Ten Mile . . . NCAA Div. III All –American in Track and Cross Country . . .
123 - - Jeff Eggleston . . . 24 . . . Greece, New York . . . 20th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (36:52) . . . 6th place finish 2009 PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon (2:14:32; Top American) . . . 10th place finish 2009 Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5k (14:11) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 B.A.A. Half Marathon (1:04:16; Top American) . . . Champion 2009 Johnny’s Running of the Green 5 Mile (23:58) . . . 15th place finish 2009 USATF Half Marathon championships (1:03:58) . . . 3rd place finish 2008 Shamrock Shuffle 8K (23:54) . . .
124 - - Josh Eberly . . . 28 . . . Gunnison, Colorado, USA . . . 15th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (36:00) . . . 9th place finish 2008 USATF 10K championships (29:40) . . . Ran 1:04:57 at 2008 Houston Half Marathon . . . 9 time All-American while attending Western State College (Div. II) . . . NCAA Division II 10000m Champion 2003 . . .
125 - - Chris Chavez . . . 23 . . . Menlo Park, California, USA . . . Champion 2010 Zippy 5k (USATF Pacific Assoc. Championship; 14:24; Course Record) . . .
126 - - Stephen Pifer . . . 25 . . . Eugene, Oregon, USA . . . 2008 NCAA Outdoor Runner-up 5000m . . . 4th U.S. Outdoor Champs 1500m . . . Personal bests of 3:38.06 for 1500m (’09), 3:57.27 for Mile (’08), 7:50.43 for 3000m (’09), and 13:33.69 for 5000m (’09) . . .
127 - - Uli Steidl . . . Shoreline, Washington, USA . . . Ran 30:49 10000m in April, 2010 at Willamette Invitational . . .
350 - - Chad Portwood . . . Cheney, Washington . . . Ran 38:53 in Bloomsday 2009 . . . Ran 37:41 at 2010 USA Cross Country Nationals . . . Champion 2009 Coeur d’Alene Spring Dash 5 Mile (24:56) . . .
– MASTERS MALES –
150 - - Dennis Simonaitis . . . 47 . . . Master champion 2010 Town Bank 8k (24:14) . . . 2nd Master 2010 Carlsbad 5k (14:45; 45-49 Age Group American Record) . . . Master champion 2010 Shamrock Sportsfest 8k (24:14; 45-49 Age Group American Record) . . . Master champion 2009 Bay to Breakers 12k . . . RRCA Male Runner of the Year 2008 . . . Ranked #1 Running Times World Rankings 45-49 Age Group – 2007 . . . Ranked #2 Running Times World Rankings 45-49 Age Group – 2009 . . .
151 - - Giddeon Mutisya . . . 43 . . . Kenya . . . 2nd place Master 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k (32:28) . . . 3rd place Master Bloomsday 2009 (38:52) . . . Master Champion 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (31:53) . . . 2nd Master 2008 Azalea Trail Run 10km (32:38) . . . 3rd Master 2008 Cooper River Bridge Run 10km . . . 2nd Master Bloomsday 2008 (38:39) . . . 4th Master Bloomsday 2007 (38:19) . . .
152 - - Tim Julian . . . 40 . . . Portland, Oregon, USA . . . . . .Ran 32:10 for 2009 Cinco de Mayo 10k . . .
386 - - Larry Merrifield . . . 42 . . . Portland, Oregon . . . Participating in his 20th Bloomsday . . . 5th Master Bloomsday 2008 (42:12) . . .
TOP FEMALE RUNNERS
2010 LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN
(List current as of April 27, 2010)
1 - - Lineth Chepkurui . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . Back-to-back champion of Bloomsday - - 2009 (38:37) and 2008 (39:47) . . . Bloomsday 2009 time of 38:37 is 11th best 12K All-Time in the World . . . 5th place finish at 2010 World Cross Country championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland (8k; 24:40) . . . Three consecutive victories at Cherry Blossom 10 Mile – 2010 (51:51), 2009 (53:32), and 2008(54:21) . . . Back-to-back champion of Crescent City Classic 10K - 2010 (30:45) and 2009 (32:24) . . . 4th place finish 2009 World Cross Country Championships . . . Champion 2009 Peachtree 10K (31:30) . . . Ran 8th fastest 12K time in the world All-Time at 2009 Bay to Breakers 12k (38:35) . . . Champion 2008 Bay to Breakers 12K (39:22) . . . 12th place finish 2008 World Cross Country Championships . . .
2 - - Emily Chebet-Muge . . . 24 . . . Kenya . . . Champion of the 2010 World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland (8k; 24:19) . . . Bloomsday will be Emily’s first race following her victory at the World Championships . . . 4th place finish 2010 Kenya National XC Championships . . . 9th place finish 2007 IAAF World Champs 10000m (32:31) . . . 2nd place finish 2007 Bay to Breakers 12k (39:10) . . . 3rd place finish Bloomsday 2007 (39:27) . . . Champion and course record holder 2007 Trolley Run 4 Mile (19:33) . . . Champion and course record holder 2007 Ice Breaker 5 Mile (25:58) . . .
3 - - Mamitu Daska . . . 26 . . . Ethiopia . . . 8th place finish at 2010 World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland (8k; 25:03) . . . Champion of the 2010 Dubai Marathon (2:24:19) . . . Ran 1:08:07 at the 2009 New Delhi Half Marathon . . . Champion of the 2009 Bolder Boulder 10k (32:48) . . . 2nd place finish at 2009 New York City Half Marathon . . . Champion of the 2009 Friehofer’s Run for Women . . . Personal best of 15:30 for 5k and 31:36.88 for 10K (June, 2009)
4 - - Belainesh Zemedkun Gebre . . . 22 . . . Ethiopia . . . 8th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (40:02) . . . 3rd place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (53:22) . . . 2nd place finish 2010 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:18) . . . Champion 2010 Azalea Trail Run 10K (32:24) . . . 8th place finish 2010 World’s Best 10K (33:16) . . .
5 - - Jelliah Tingea . . . 24. . . .Kenya . . . 2nd place finish 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (52:39) . . .
6 - - Karolina Jarzynska . . . 28 . . . Poland . . . Champion 2010 Warsaw Half Marathon (1:11:37; Poland National Record) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Frankfurt marathon (2:29:10) . . . Poland National Record Holder 5000m (15:44; 2009) . . . Personal bests of 32:20 for 10000m (2008), 9:16.43 for 3000m (2009) and 4:17.22 for 1500m (2009) . . .
7 - - Jane Kibii . . . 25 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2010 Union Tribute Race for Literacy 8k (26:16) . . . 4th place finish 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k (33:16) . . . 3rd place finish 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (32:37) . . . 9th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (40:11) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Bay to Breakers 12k (40:40) . . . Champion 2009 Trolley Run 4 Mile (20:01) . . . 5th place finish 2009 MDS Nordion 10k (32:22) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Carlsbad 5000 (16:03) . . . Champion 2009 Shamrock 15K Portland, Oregon . . . 4th place finish 2009 Edinburg 10K . . . Champion 2009 Carlsbad Half Marathon (1:12:26) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:46) . . . 6th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (34:01) . . .
8 - - Sally Meyerhoff . . . 26 . . . Scottsdale, Arizona, USA . . . Champion and new course record holder for Fitness Magazine Half Marathon in New York City (1:14:40) . . . 9th place finish 2010 NYC Half Marathon (1:13:58) . . . 10th place finish Bloomsday 2009 (40:15; Top American) . . . 14th place finish 2009 Peachtree 10k (33:10) . . . 5th place finish 2009 USATF Marathon championships (2:35:49) . . . 5th place finish 2009 PF Changs Arizona Rock N Roll Marathon (2:35:52) . . . 7th place finish Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (54:38; New American 10 Mile Road Record) . . . Three-time All American at Duke University (2004, 2006 and 2007)
9 - - Everlyne Lagat . . . 22 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2010 Ice Breaker 5 Mile (28:01) . . . 4th place finish 2010 Ukrop Monument Avenue 10K (34:55) . . .
10 - - Shewarge Alene Amare . . . 22 . . . Ethiopia . . . Champion of the 201 All-America City 10k (33:38) . . . Champion of the 2010 Guadalajara Half Marathon (1:15:26) . . . Personal best of 16:36 for 5k (December, 2009) and 1:13:21 for Half Marathon . . .
11 - - Lindsey Anderson. . . 24 . . . Ogden, Utah, USA . . . Placed 9th at 2010 Gate River Run 15k (51:56) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Deseret News 10k (32:23) . . . Placed 8th in 2009 Houston Half Marathon (1:13:10) . . . Member of the 2008 Olympic Team to Beijing in women’s steeplechase . . . Ran 9:33 3000m steeplechase in 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials (2nd place) . . . Member of 2007 and 2009 World Championships teams in women’s steeplechase . . . NCAA runner-up in 2007 steeplechase while competing for Weber State . . .
12 - - Aziza Aliyu Abate . . . 25 . . . Ethiopia . . . Placed 8th at 2010 NYC Half marathon (1:13:34) . . . Personal best of 32:43 for 10K . . . 3rd place finish 2010 Run as One TGL Classic 4 Mile (22:01) . . . Set course record for 2009 Coogan's Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5k (16:25) . . .
13 - - Kassi Andersen. . . 26 . . . Provo, Utah, USA . . . Placed 15th at 2010 World’s Best 10k (35:32) . . . Placed 9th at 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k (35:18) . . . Ran 35:00 at 2009 Tufts USA 10K championships . . . Ran 49:29 at 2009 Falmouth Road Race . . . Ran 1:13:58 at 2009 Hobble Creek Half Marathon . . . Attended BYU and ran middle distances in college . . . Personal bests of 4:16.77 for 1500m and 9:44.62 for 3000m steeplechase – both set at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials . . . Ran 15:57 for 5000m at Mt. Sac in 2004 . . .
14 - - Irene Kimaiyo . . . 28 . . . Kenya . . . All-American in track and cross country at Texas Tech University (graduated in 2008) . . . Placed 5th at 2009 Crazy 8’s 8k (27:14) . . . Placed 3rd at 2009 Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot (15:56) . . . 2008 Big 12 Steeplechase champion . . . Ran 15:43.50 at 2008 Mt. Sac Invitational 5000m . . . Placed 9th at 2006 NCAA Cross Country championships . . .
15 - - Rose Wetzel . . . Seattle, Washington, USA . . . Champion 2010 Henry Weinhard’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash 3.4 Mile (21:54) . . . Has run 16:27 for 5k and 4:46 for the mile this year . . . Finished 8th at 2010 USA XC championships . . .
16 - - Mary Akor . . . 33 . . . Lomita, California, USA . . . Placed 16th at 2010 Boston Marathon (April, 2010; 2:38:12) . . . Placed 2nd at Snickers Energy Bar Marathon (March, 2010; 2:44:40) . . . Placed 3rd at Nat’l Breast Cancer Marathon (February, 2010; 2:38:41) . . . Champion 2009 Dana Point Turkey Trot (34:33) . . . 6th place finish 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon (2:37:54) . . .
– MASTERS FEMALES –
50 - - Nicole Hunt . . . 40 . . . Deer Lodge, Montana . . . Ran 29:33 at 2010 Ice Breaker 5 Mile . . .
51 - - Tatiana Mironova . . . 42 . . . Russia . . . Champion 2010 ING Georgia Marathon (2:54:54) . . . 2nd place Master 2010 Cooper River Bridge Run 10k (36:55) . . .
52 - - Joan Samuelson . . . 52 . . . Freeport, Maine, USA . . . 1984 Gold medalist Olympic Games marathon – Los Angeles . . . Ran 2:49 at 2009 NYC Marathon and broke race’s 50+ age division record . . . 2008 Inductee, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame . . . Founder of the Beach to Beacon 10k road race . |
