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Leading runners in the 10th
anniversary of the popular 13.1-mile race.
Boston, Mass. ÛÒ The Boston
Athletic Association today announced its field of elite athletes for the
10th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon on
Sunday, October 10, 2010. The menÛªs and womenÛªs list, as of today, is attached
to this release.
The menÛªs professional field is highlighted by
20-year-old Kenyan Alan Kiprono and 25-year-old Julius Kogo, also from
Kenya, both of whom are riding a wave
of road racing success into Sunday. KogoÛªs personal best of 1:02:09 is 11
seconds ahead of Thomas NyarikiÛªs 2007 course record (1:02:20), while KipronoÛªs
fastest is 1:02:38. The womenÛªs professional field is highlighted by Caroline
Rotich of Kenya. Her personal best of 1:10:23
is 34 seconds ahead of the 2003 course record (1:10:57) set by Marie Davenport
of Ireland. Locally, David Bedoya of the Greater Boston Track Club and who
resides in Somerville, Mass. and Lara Johnson of the B.A.A. and who currently
resides in Natick, Mass. may be the top finishers from the Boston area and both
project to be among the top American finishers. Top finishers in the open,
masters and push-rim wheelchair divisions will vie for a total prize purse of
$30,000.
In the Wheelchair Division, five-time champion and
course record-holder Tony Nogueira returns to compete for his sixth win at the
B.A.A. Half Marathon, and fourth consecutive
title. On the womenÛªs side, 2007 Champion Jackie Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, New Jersey
returns to vie for her second win in Boston.
ÛÏThe B.A.A. Half Marathon has matured into one of the most
highly-anticipated road running events of the season on an annual basis,Û said
B.A.A. Executive Director Guy Morse. ÛÏProfessional and recreational athletes
alike ÛÒ all 6,000 entrants ÛÒ will enjoy a course runners have come to know as
one of the most scenic in town. Combined with the fall foliage starting to set
in, it will be a great day for running.Û
The B.A.A. Half Marathon starts and finishes at White
Stadium in BostonÛªs Franklin
Park, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on 10-10-10. Among New EnglandÛªs most
popular road races, the B.A.A. Half Marathon,
presented by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund since 2003,
includes long portions along the Emerald Necklace park system and a running tour
of the Franklin Park Zoo.
10th B.A.A. Half Marathon® Top
Runners (as of 10/4/10)
Race Day is this Sunday, October 10,
2010
MENÛªS
OPEN
Bib #
Name
Citizenship
Personal Best
1
Alan Kiprono
Kenya
1:02:38 (Berlin, 2010)
2
Julius Kogo
Kenya
1:02:09 (Parkersburg, 2010)
3
Linus Maiyo
Kenya
1:02:40 (Philadelphia, 2005)
4
Lani Rutto
Kenya
debut
5
John Korir
Kenya
1:00:47 (Milan, 2004)
6
Elkanah Kibet
Kenya
debut
7
Tyler McCandless
Boulder, CO
1:05:02 (San Francisco, 2010)
8
Colin Leak
Chadds Ford, PA
debut
9
Chris Erichsen
St. Paul, MN
1:06:52 (Houston, 2009)
10
Matt Thull
Milwaukee, MA
1:07:34 (Boston, 2009)
5813 David Bedoya
Somerville, MA
WOMENÛªS
OPEN
Bib #
Name
Citizenship
Personal Best
F2
Caroline Rotich
Kenya
1:10:23 (Columbus, 2009)
F3 Janet
Cherobon
Kenya
1:10:59 (Indianapolis, 2010)
F4 Jane
Kibii
Kenya
1:12:26 (Carlsbad, 2009)
F5
Sallie Ford
Lynchburg, VA
debut
F15 Lara
Johnson
Natick,
MA
MENÛªS
WHEELCHAIR
Bib# Name
Citizenship
31
Gary Brendel
Sterling,
MA
32
Patrick Doak
Carlisle, MA
33 Tony
Nogueira
Point Pleasant,
NJ
34
Mike Psaledas Manchester,
NH
1016 Timothy Kelly Weymouth,
MA
WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR
Bib# Name
Citizenship
F26 Jacqui
Kapinowski
Point Pleasant,
NJ
F27 Carla
Trodella
Newburyport, MA
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association
is a non-profit organization with a mission of managing athletic events and
promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.’s
Boston Marathon
is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local
events and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running
programs. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been
John Hancock Financial.
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