BLOOMSDAY 2009
ELITE FIELD
MALE
102 - - Charles Munyeki . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 2nd place finish Bloomsday 2006 (34:46) . . . 7th place finish 2009 RAK Half Marathon (1:00:11 - - 10K split of 27:45 [10th fastest in world for 2009]) . . . 5th place finish 2008 Fortis Rotterdam Half Marathon (59:44) . . . 7th place finish 2008 ING Philadelphia Distance Run Half Marathon (1:01:37) . . . Champion 2008 B.A.A. Half Marathon (1:02:46) . . .
103 - - Gilbert Okari . . . 30 . . . Kenya . . . 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) . . . Bloomsday 2009 will be his first race of the 2009 racing season
104 - - Robert Letting . . . 24 . . . Kenya . . . 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) . . .
105 - - John Yuda . . . 29 . . . Tanzania . . . 6th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (34:39) . . . 3rd place finish 2008 Bay to Breakers 12K (35:03) . . . 4th place finish 2008 Bolder Boulder 10K (28:48) . . . 2nd place finish 2007 Bloomsday (34:19; #14 Bloomsday All-Time) . . 2nd place finish 2002 World Cross Country Championships 12k . . . Holds Tanzanian National Records at 10,000 meters (27:06.17), 5000 meters (13:03.62), and half marathon (1:00:02), all from 2002 . . .
106 - - Silas Sang . . . 30 . . . Kenya . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (28:28) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (28:46) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (45:59) . . . 9th place finish 2009 Kenyan National Cross Country Championships . . .
107 - - Karim ElMabchour . . . 26 . . . Morocco . . . Champion 2009 Shamrock Sportsfest 8k (23:10) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:00) . . . 3rd place finish 2008 B.A.A. Half Marathon (1:03:42) . . .
108 - - Tesfaye Bekele . . . 25 . . . Ethiopia . . . 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) . . .
109 - - Dan Browne . . . 33 . . . Chula Vista, CA . . . 4th place finish 2009 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K (28:50) . . . 4th place finish 2009 USATF 15K Championships (43:56) . . .
110 - - Daniel Kipkoech . . . 22 . . . Kenya . . . 6th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (29:05) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Cooper Bridge Run 10K (28:41) . . . 7th place finish 2009 Azalea Trial Run (28:42) . . . 3rd place finish 2008 Peachtree 10k (28:38) . . . 7th place finish 2008 Bloomsday (34:46) . . .
111 - - Cosmas Kimutai . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 6th place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:08) . . .
112 - - Philemon Terer . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 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) . . .
113 - - Justin Young . . . 29 . . . Superior, Colorado . . . Ran 2:13:54 in 2008 Rotterdam Marathon . . . 6th place finish 2008 Himeji 10 Mile (47:49) . . . Champion 2008 America’s Finest City Half Marathon . . . Ran 1:03:25 at 2009 Houston Half Marathon . .
114 - - Samuel Ndereba . . . 32 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (28:36) . . . 8th place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:58) . . . Champion 2008 Race Against Racism 5K (14:41) . . . Champion 2008 21K de Montreal (1:03:44) . . . Champion 2007 and 2006 Azalea Trail Run 10K (28:01 PR in 2007) . . . Champion 2006 Ntelos 8k (22:20 Course Record) . . .
115 - - Worku Beyi . . . Ethiopia . . . 2nd place finish Pike’s Peek 10K (28:54) . . .
116 - - Forest Braden . . . 26 . . . Spokane, Washington . . . Assistant Track and Cross Country Coach at Gonzaga University . . . 3 Time All-American at Boise State University . . . 3rd place finish at 2008 USATF Club Nationals . . . 17th place finish 2009 USATF Cross Country Nationals . . . 18th place finish 2009 USATF 15K championships (44:41) . . .
117 - - Mike Sayenko . . . 24 . . . Bellevue, Washington . . . 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 . . .
118 - - Jason Lehmkuhle . . . 31 . . . Minneapolis, MN . . . . 15th place finish 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (48:04) . . . 9th place finish 2009 USATF 15K championships (44:09) . . .
119 - - Nate Jenkins . . . 28 . . . Lowell, Massachusetts . . . 10th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (30:46) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 BU Terrier Invite 5000m (14:04) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Dartmouth Relays 3000m (8:08) . . .
120 - - Brett Schoolmeester . . . 24 . . . Cornelius, Oregon . . . 5th place finish 2009 B.A.A. Invitation Mile (4:13) . . . Champion 2009 Portland Shamrock Run 8K (24:09) . . .
121 - - Seth Pilkington . . . 26 . . . Harrisville, Utah . . . Champion 2009 Salt Lake City 5K (14:23) . . .
122 - - Joe Gray . . . 24 . . . Lakewood, Washington . . . 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) . . .
123 - - Nic Arciniaga . . . 25 . . . Rochester Hills, MI. . . 3rd place finish 2009 Papa John’s 10 Mile (49:08) . . . 8th place finish 2009 Shamrock Shuffle 8K (24:42) . . .
124 - - Jeff Eggleston . . . 24 . . . Greece, New York . . . 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) . . .
125 - - Matt Levassiur . . . 13th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (30:59) . . .
126 - - Josh Eberly . . . 28 . . . Gunnison, Colorado . . . 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 . . .
350 - - Chad Portwood . . . Cheney, Washington . . . Champion 2009 Coeur d’Alene Spring Dash 5 Mile (24:56) . . .
351 - - Mike Bresson . . . 37 . . . Spokane . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Coeur d’Alene Spring Dash 5 Mile (25:10) . . .
352 - - Mark Currell . . . 25 . . . Selah, Washington . . . Champion 2008 St. George’s Marathon (2:22) . . . Ran 29:18 at Stanford Invitational 10,000m in 2009 . . . Once competed for Community Colleges of Spokane . . .
353 - - Leif Kohler . . . 24 . . . Redmond, Washington . . . Champion Washington Road Racing Championships 2007 at Bloomsday (37:53) . . . Ran 38:08 at Bloomsday 2008 . .
354 - - Chris Olinger . . . 27 . . . Portland, Oregon . . . Ran 2:22:31 at 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon . . .
MASTERS MALES
150 - - Elarbi Khattabi . . . 41 . . . Masters champion 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run . . .
151 - - Ray Pugsley . . . 40 . . . Potomac Falls, Virginia . . . Masters champion 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (52:10) . . . 2nd Master Shamrock 8K (25:03) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 USATF Masters Cross Country championships 8K (25:20) . . .
152 - - Giddeon Mutisya . . . 42 . . . Kenya . . . 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) . . .
153 - - Paul Aufdemberge . . . 44 . . . Redford, MI . . . Masters champion 2009 USATF Half Marathon championships (1:08:05) . . . 2009 Masters champion Irish Jig 5K (15:12) . . . 2009 Masters champion Azalea Trail Run 10K (31:21) . . . 2nd Master 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (31:47) . . .
154 - - Simon Gutierrez . . . 43 . . . Alamosa, Colorado . . . Masters champion 2009 USATF Club Nationals . . . Champion 2009 USATF Cross Country Nationals 8k . . . 3rd Master 2009 Carlsbad 5000 (14:58) . . .
385 - - Bret Kimple . . . 40 . . . Portland, Oregon . . . Placed 9th at 2008 USATF Club Masters Cross Country Nationals
386 - - Larry Merrifield . . . 41 . . . Portland, Oregon . . . Participating in his 20th Bloomsday . . . 5th Master Bloomsday 2008 (42:12) . . .
TOP FEMALE RUNNERS
1 - - Lineth Chepkurui . . . 22 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:24) . . . Champion 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (53:32) . . . 4th place finish 2009 World Cross Country Championships . . . Champion 2008 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (54:21) . . . Champion 2008 Bay to Breakers 12K (39:22) . . . 12th place finish 2008 World Cross Country Championships . . . Champion Bloomsday 2008 (39:47) . . .
2 - - Genoveva Kigen . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2009 Veracruz Half Marathon (1:13:59) . . . Champion 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (32:49) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:27) . . . 3rd place finish 2008 Carlsbad 5000 (15:41) . . . . Champion 2008 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:11) . . . Champion 2008 Azalea Trail Run 10K (32:11) . . . 9th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (42:09) . . .
3 - - Rose Kosgei . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . Champion Hervis Prague Half Marathon (1:09:03; Course Record) . . . 8th place finish 2009 RAK Half Marathon (1:09:14; 10K split of 32:14 is 15th fastest 10K in the world for 2009)
4 - - Teyba Erkesso . . . 26 . . . Ethiopia . . . . 2nd place finish Bloomsday 2007 (39:22; #15 Bloomsday All-Time Best) . . . Champion 2009 Houston Marathon (2:24:18; Course Record) . . . 10th place finish 2009 World’s Best 10K (34:28) . . . 11th place finish 2009 RAK Half Marathon (1:09:37; 10K split of 32:13 is 11th fastest 10K in the world for 2009) . . .
5 - - Millicent Gathoni . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 12th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (34:09) . . . Champion 2008 Bolder Boulder 10K (32:49) . . . Placed 9th at 2008 Kenyan National Cross Country Championships . . . Champion 2008 Athletics Kenya T & F Meeting – 5000 meters (16:26) . . . 7th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (40:42) . . .
6 - - Dorota Gruca . . . 38. . . .Poland . . . 4th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (40:36) . . . 2nd place finish 2007 Amsterdam Marathon (2:30:10) . . . 5th place finish 2006 Bloomsday (40:16) . . . 3rd place finish Bloomsday 2005 (39:54) . . . 30th place finish Beijing Olympic Games Marathon (2:33:32) . . .
7 - - Belianesh Gebre . . . 21 . . . Ethiopia . . . Champion 2009 3M Half Marathon (1:11:17) . . . . Champion 2009 Naples Half Marathon (1:12:14) . . . . Champion 2009 Edinburg 10K (33:39) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (33:02) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (32:43) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (53:55) . . . 2008 Champion Santa Monica 5K (15:47) . . . 5th place finish 2006 World Jr. Cross Country Championships . . . 4th place finish IAAF World Jr. 3000m Championships . . . 5th place finish World Jr. Cross Country championships . . .
8 - - Meskerem Legesse . . . 22 . . . Ethiopia. . . Champion 2009 Pike’s Peek 10K (32:59) . . .7th place finish 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (33:59) . . . 2004 Olympian – 1500 meters . . . African Junior and World Age Record Holder (16), 1500 meters . . .
9 - - Hirut Mandefro . . . 23 . . . Ethiopia . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Pike’s Peek 10K (33:03) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K (33:35) . . Ran 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 55:11 . . .
10 - - Olga Romanova . . . 28 . . . Russia . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Pike’s Peek 10K (33:21) . . . 7th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (33:02) . . . 6th place finish 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (54:32) . . .
11 - - Neriah Asiba . . . 27 . . . Kenya . . . 8th place finish 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (54:39) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (33:42) . . . 3rd place finish Bloomsday 2008 (40:23) . . . 2nd place finish 2008 21K de Montreal (1:13:11) . . . 7th place finish 2008 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (55:16) . . .
12 - - Mariya Konovalova . . . 34 . . . Russia . . . Champion 2009 Moscow Indoor Track Championships 3000m (8:57) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Russian Indoor Championships 3000m (8:59) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 5000m Stockholm, Sweden (15:42.37) . . .
13 - - Teyba Naser . . . 22 . . . Ethiopia . . . 8th place finish Crescent City Classic 10K (33:21) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (32:38) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (53:58) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Azalea Trail Run 10K (33:09) . . .
14 - - Sally Meyerhoff . . . 25 . . . Tempe, Arizona . . . 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) . . . 9th place finish 2009 USATF 15K Championships (51:11) . . .
15 - - Jane Kibii . . . 24 . . . Kenya . . . 5th place finish 2009 Carlsbad 5000 (16:04) . . . 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) . . .
16 - - Lidia Simon . . . 35 . . . Romania . . . 12th place finish 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (55:12) . . . 5th place finish 2009 Osaka International Ladies Marathon (2:27) . . . 8th place finish 2008 ING New York City Marathon (2:30:04) . . . 8th place finish 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon (2:27:51) . . . 5th place finish 2008 Bolder Boulder (33:31)
17 - - Monica Chepkoech . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 10th place finish 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (33:40) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (33:14) . . . Champion 2008 Utrecht Singeloop 10k (Netherlands) (31:59; Course Record) . . .
18 - - Lilya Shobukhova . . . 31 . . . Russia . . . 3rd place finish at 2009 London Marathon (2:24:24) . . . Champion 2008 Russian Championships 5000m (14:23.75) . . . 6th place finish 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 5000m (15:46.62) . . .
19 - - Diane Nukuri . . . 24 . . . Burundi . . . Two-time NCAA (Div. I) Cross Country All-American while attending University of Iowa . . . 2007 Big Ten Cross Country Champion . . . 2007 Big Ten Runner of the Year . . . All-American for Track, 10,000 meters . . . Ran 16:02 for 5,000 meters at 2008 Big Ten Track Championships . . .
20 - - Stephanie Rothstein . . . 25 . . . Eugene, Oregon . . .11th place finish 2008 USATF Half Marathon Championships (1:13:20) . . . 8th place finish 2008 Bay to Breakers 12K (42:26) . . . 12th place finish 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000m . . . 5th place finish 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (2:40:07; debut) . . .
21 - - Frashiah Waithaka . . . 31 . . . 4th place finish 2009 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K (33:49) . . .
22 - - Ogla Kimaiyo . . . 20 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2008 Crazy 8’s 8K (25:54) . . . 6th place finish 2008 Peachtree 10K (33:30) . . .
23 - - Pauline Kiragu . . . 28 . . . Kenya . . . Champion 2008 Sanyo Women’s Rose Race Half Marathon (1:10:54) . . . Ran 15:22 for 5000 meters in 2007. . .
24 - - Caroline Rotich . . . 23 . . . Kenya . . . 11th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (42:23) . . . 4th place finish 2008 Bay to Breakers 12K (41:59) . . .
25 - - Everlyne Lagat . . . 28 . . . Kenya . . .9th place finish 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run (35:03) . . . 4th place finish 2009 Shamrock Run 8k (27:34) . . . 6th place finish 2008 Carlsbad 5000 (16:08) . . . 5th place finish Bloomsday 2008 (40:39) . . .
26 - - Jane Gakunyii . . . 29 . . . Kenya . . . Placed 3rd at 2003 World Cross Country championships . . . Personal bests of 15:04 for 5000m and 31:04 for 10000m . . .
27 - - Buzunesh Deba . . . Ethiopia . . . 6th place finish 2009 Pike’s Peek 10K (33:56) . . .
28 - - Lauren Johnson . . . 30 . . . Portland, Oregon . . . 12th place finish 2009 Carlsbad 5000 (16:57) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Shamrock 15K (53:54) . . . Ran 1:16:47 at Big Sur Half Marathon . . .
29 - - Nicole Hunt . . . Deer Lodge, Montana . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Ice Breaker Run 8K (29:33) . . . placed 10th Bloomsday 2006 (41:34) . . .
75 - - Amanda Miller . . . 23 . . . All-American runner for the University of Washington . . . member of the 2008 University of Washington NCAA champion cross country team . . .
76 - - Magdalena Sandoval-Donahue . . . Ran for the University of Oregon from 2000 – 2005 . . .
MASTERS FEMALES
50 - - Albina Gallyamova . . . 44 . . . 2009 Masters champion 3M Half Marathon (1:17:10) . . . Masters champion 2009 Crescent City Classic 10K (35:50) . . . 2nd place finish 2009 ING Georgia Marathon (2:43:41) . . . 3rd place finish 2009 Country Music Marathon (2:40:39) . . .
95 - - Mary Thane . . . 45 . . . Missoula, Montana . . . Placed 25th overall in Bloomsday 2008 (48:19) . . . |
