Recent Race Highlights
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Nov 10, 2008
- DRC Half,
Dallas, TX
Last weekend in Dallas, Rose Kosgei used a surge at the halfway point to open a big lead and win the Dallas Running Club's 'The Half'. Rose was the defending champion and cruised to victory in 1:16:04. Rose has had a terrific year, establishing herself as a formidible opponent at distances from 1 mile to the half marathon.
Also in 'The Half', Joseph Mutinda ran the entire race in the lead group and finished in 3rd place with a time of 1:06:58. Francis Kiptoo used the race as a prep for an upcoming marathon and finished 7th. Congratulations to all and thanks to Matt Desmond who drove them to Dallas for the event and also Joni Michaels who housed and athletes for the weekend. We appreciate all the support!
Nov 9, 2008
- Big Sur Half Marathon,
Montery, CA
Yesterday, on the coast in Monterey,California, Wesley Ochoro came direct from Kenya to dominate the Big Sur Half Marathon. Wesley broke from the lead pack early and maintained his lead throughout to win by over a minute in 1:04:20. This is the 2nd year the an AKRC athlete won the event which was won by Macdonard last year. Wesley will now be ready for his late fall marathon in December. Great going Wesley!!
Thanks to Greg Macdonald and his family for hosting Wesley in San Francisco. Wesley was able to arrive a few days early to recover from the long travel and adjust to the climate.
Oct 19, 2008
- Santa Monica 5000,
Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, Haron Lagat also showed his consistency with a 14:12 time and 6th place finish at the Snat Monica 5000. Haron was also the 2-time defending champ and showed his stuff against the toughest 5000 meter guys in the west. Haron is building for future races and this was a good step in the right direction.
Oct 19, 2008
- OXXO 21k,
Chihuahua, Mexico
South of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico, Rose Kosgei and Macdonard Ondara both ran impressively in the OXXO 21k. This event attracts a high quality field with good purse money. Macdonard was the defending champ and held his ground to finish in another sub 63 minute half at 62:54 and 3d place.
Rose set her personal best time of 1:12:11 as she also took home he bronze medal(3rd). Rose, who normally runs the 5k-10k distances has show her abiility to stretch out to the half-marathon distance and be extremely competitive.
Oct 19, 2008
- Denver Marathon,
Denver, CO
Jynocel Takes 2 in a row
In Denver, Jynocel Basweti took the lead at 10 miles and went on to win the Denver Marathon at a mile high!! His impressive performance comes 3 weeks after also winning the Quad Cities Marathon. Jynocel is truly working very hard at being a solid contender at some of the toughest marathons in the US. His time of 2:22:16 was just short of the course record held by Alan Culpepper. Great going!
Richard Kimeli returned to the running circuit to finish a solid 2nd in 2:23:58. This was only the 3rd marathon attempt for Richard as he continues to build his resume. Good job Richard.
Judy Kiplimo lead from the start until the 24th mile where the altitude caught up with her as did former Olympian Nuta Olaru. Judy held on for a very strong 2:45:14 and 2nd place finish! Judy will return home to rest then prepare for next year's season.
Oct 12, 2008
- Baltimore Marathon,
At the Baltimore Marathon, Joseph Mutinda set a personal best time of 2:14:18(he beat the course record) and finished 4th in a field 30 top level marathoners. Joseph trained well for this event and was very focused. He ran his own race and realized his goals of a personal best, even on a hilly course. Francis Kibii also earned a prize check by finishing 8th(2:21) in his first marathon on US soil. It was also his first marathon since 2006 and we look forward to him improving on that effort in his next marathon.
Oct 12, 2008
- Space City 10 Miler,
Houston, TX
Richard Kimeli returned to win his 3rd consecutive Space City 10 Miler(51:30). Richard will use this race as a prep for his upcomomg marathon in Denver this weekend.