Elite Runner Bios: Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race

ELITE ATHLETE BIOS

2001 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race

The following list of elite runners competing in the 2001 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race includes bio information and bib numbers: (This list is complete through August 2.)

Elite Men

Joseph Kimani
Bib #: 1
Age: 28
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Olengurnone, Kenya
Best 10K: 27:04 (2nd best time ever)
Of note: Overpowered strong field (28:07) to win the 2000 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K after a second place finish in 1999 (28:19). Also in 2000, won the Boulder 10K and the Nissan 5K and finished second at Falmouth, Peachtree, Boilermaker 15K and Cherry Blossom 5M. Ran world best at Peachtree in Atlanta in July of 1996, a world best mark only recently broken. Also holds world best in the 12K (33:31). Ranked first in world rankings in 1999 and second in 2000.

James Koskei
Bib #: 2
Age: 32
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Eldoret, Kenya
Best 10K: 27:35
Of note: Currently ranked 8th in world rankings. Won three major road races in 2000 - Crescent City 10K (27:37), Vancouver Sun Run 10K (27:36) and the 2000 Cooper River Bridge 10K, setting a course record 27:40. Finished fifth in the World Cross Country 4K and third in the 1998 Goodwill Games 10,000m.

Abraham Chebii
Bib #: 3
Age: 21
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Kenya
Best 10K: NA
Of note: Expected to set the pace early. Ran a 13:01 5K in Milan this summer. Fifth in 2000 World Cross Country Championships in 2000.

Patrick Kiptum
Bib #: 4
Age: 29
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Best 10K: 28:39
Of note: Finished 10th in the 2000 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race (29:23) and the 2000 World's Best 10K. Finished second in the 2000 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (2:13:42).

German Silva
Bib #: 5
Age: 33
Citizen of: Mexico
Residence: Toluca, Mexico
Best 10K: 27:46.52
Of note: Two-time New York City Marathon champion (1994 & 1995). Boston Marathon finishes include sixth in 1998 and fourth in 1997. Placed sixth in the 1996 Olympic marathon. The 1995 world champion in the 10,000m, also finished sixth in the 1992 Olympic 10,000m.

Tekeste Kebede
Bib #: 6
Age: 21
Citizen of: Ethiopia
Residence: Ethiopia
Best 10K: 29:44
Of note: A member of Ethiopia's 2000 World Junior Team. Finished second in the 2000 Big Boy 20K following a sixth place finish in 1999. Also had a second-place finish in the 1999 Orange Classic 10K.

Evans Rutto
Bib #: 7
Age: 23
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Marakwet, Kenya
Best 10K: 27:21.32 (track)
Of note: Ran the 8th fastest 10,000m in the world in 2000 (27:21.32), setting a personal record. Won the 2000 CVS Downtown 5K and finished second in the 2000 U.S. 10K Classic. Finished third in 2001 Lisbon Half Marathon with a 60:30, the third fastest time in the world so far this year.

John Kagwe
Bib #: 8
Age: 32
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Philadelphia
Best 10K: 27:37
Of note: Won the 2001 Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego in June. Two-time champion of NYC Marathon (1997, 1998). Won the 1997 Prague International Marathon and set a course record while winning the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1995. Also won the Old Kent 25K and the New Haven 20K in 1997.

Mitsunmi Hirayama (bio info pending)
Bib#: 9
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Citizen of: Japan
Residence:

Mike Donnelly (bio info pending) Scott Larson (bio info pending)
Bib #: 10 Bib #: 11
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Elite Women


Catherine Ndereba
Bib #: 50
Age: 28
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Philadelphia
Best 10K: 31:35
Of note: The current #1 ranked road racer in the world. Three-time defending champion of Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race - the only elite woman to have won the race. In 2000, she fell early in the race and got stepped on, but managed to get up and eventually edge Libbie Hickman at the tape in the closest finish in the history of the race. Winner of the last two Boston Marathons. Ranked as the top women=s runner in 1996 and 1998 by Runner=s World and Running Times. Won the 2000 Chicago Marathon in 2:21:33, last year's fastest marathon. Finished second in 1999 New York City Marathon and sixth in 1999 Boston Marathon.

Lornah Kiplagat
Bib #: 51
Age: 27
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Netherlands/Kenya
Best 10K: 30:52
Of note: The 2nd ranked road racer in the world. Won the prestigious Peachtree 10K road race in 2001 and 2000, setting a course record. Finished second in the 2000 Chicago Marathon. Also in 2000, won Falmouth and the Dam tot Damloop Half. Won the 1999 Amsterdam Marathon (2:25:29) and the 1997 and 1998 Los Angeles marathons. A notorious front runner, she will push the pace at the Peoples Beach to Beacon and is a serious threat to break the course record and end Ndereba's streak.

Colleen De Reuck
Bib #: 52
Age: 37
Citizen of: USA
Residence: Boulder, Col.
Best 10K: 31:16
Of note: A two-time Olympian, she won four major road races in 2000, including the Bix, Steamboat, Bay to Breakers and Crescent City. South Africa born, she obtained U.S. citizenship in late 2000. Ranked third in the world in 2000. The #1 ranking woman road racer in the world in 1997 and 1993. Win the 1996 Berlin Marathon with a personal best 2:26:35. Holds the world's best time at 10 miles (51:16) at the 1998 Cherry Blossom and the world's best 20K (1:05:11) at the 1998 New Haven 20K. Marathon finishes include a third (1997), fifth (1998) and fourth (1999) at the BAA Boston Marathon; a second (1998) and fourth (1999) at the Chicago Marathon and a second (1997) at the New York City Marathon.

Elana Meyer
Bib #: 53
Age: 34
Citizen of: South Africa
Residence: South Africa
Best 10K: 30:52.51 (track)
Of note: A two-time Olympian, she won the silver medal in the 10,000m at Barcelona Games in 1992 and finished eighth in the 10K in Sydney in 2000. Currently ranked 4th in the world. Set the world's best half marathon (1:06:44) in winning the 1999 Tokyo Half Marathon, also won in 2000. Three-time champ of the Kyoto City Half. Finished second in the 1995 and 1997 Boston Marathons. Won the 1999 Peachtree.

Teresa Wanjiku
Bib #: 54
Age: 27
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Philadelphia
Best 10K: 31:51
Of note: Finished second at the 1999 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. Also in 1999, won the New Haven and the Old Kent 25K, and second at the Bloomsday, Bix, Crim Festival of Races and the Harvard Pilgrim 5K. Won the 2000 Cherry Blossom, but her 2000 season cut short by injury.

Jane Ngotho
Bib #: 55
Age: 31
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Kenya
Best 10K: 32:00
Of note: Currently ranked 3rd in world ranking, won six major road races in 2000, including the 2000 Arturo Barrios 10K and the 2000 Arts Fest River Run 12K. Also won five major road races in 1999, and has finished as high as fifth in the World Cross Country Championships.

Eyrusalem Kuma
Bib #: 56
Age: 19
Citizen of: Ethiopia
Residence: Ethiopia/Boston
Best 10K: 31:48
Of note: The first Ethiopian woman to grace the American road race circuit. She had a number of top finishes in major races in 2000, including the Maine Classic 10,000m (fourth), Steamboat 4,000m (second), World Junior Cross Country Championships (seventh), Carlsbad (third), Great Race 10K (fourth) and Peachtree (fifth). A member of the Ethiopian World Junior Team and the World Cross Country Team.

Kayoko Obata
Bib #: 57
Age: 29
Citizen of: Japan
Residence: Japan
Best 10K: 32:57
Of note: Finished 10th at the 1999 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K. Finished fifth in the 2000 Osaka Ladies Marathon, as well as fourth in 1999. Finished fifth in the 2000 Chicago Marathon and 10th in both the 2000 and 1999 Miyazaki Half races. A member of the 1999 Japanese team at the World Outdoor Championships.
Ichiyo Nagnuma (bio info pending)
Bib #: 58
Age:
Citizen of: Japan
Residence:
Best 10K:
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Sally Barsosio
Bib #: 59
Age: 23
Citizen of: Kenya
Residence: Kenya
Best 10K: 31:15
Of note: Two-time Olympian in the 10,000m, including a 10th place finish at the Atlanta Games in 1996. The 1997 World Champion in 10,000m, after a third-place finish as a 15-year-old in 1993. Won the 2000 and the 1997 Vancouver Sun Run 10K. Finished second in the 2000 Cooper River 10K and the 1998 Crescent City.

Cheri Kenah
Bib #: 60
Age: 30
Citizen of: USA
Residence: Reston, Virginia
Best 10K: 32:17
Of note: Member of the 2001 US World Indoor Team and the 1999 US World Outdoor Team. Won the 2000 Raleigh Relays 10,000m and the 1999 Freihofer's 5K. Finished second in the 1999 USATF 5,000m and 11th at the 1999 World Championships in the 5,000m. Finished second in the indoor 3,000m at the USATF's in 2000, 1999 and 1997.

Rachel Sauder
Bib #: 61
Age: 27
Citizen of: USA
Residence: Auburn, Alabama
Best 10K: 32:43
Of note: Finished third at the 1996 NCAA indoor 5,000m and the outdoor 10,000m. Finished eighth at the 2000 Mt. SAC 10,000m, fifth at the USATF indoor 3,000m, and eighth at the 2000 Freihofer's 5K and the 2000 Manchester.

Luminita Talpos
Bib #: 62
Age: 29
Citizen of: Romania
Residence: Hamamatsu, Japan
Best 10K: NR
Of note: Finished seventh in the 2000 Tokyo Half Marathon. A member of the 1999 World Cross Country team from Romania, she finished ninth in the 1999 World Championships Half Marathon and the 2000 Bolder Boulder 10K.


Masters

Men
#20 Simon Karori, 42, Kenya. First master in nine major road races in 2000 and five in 1999.
#23 Andrey Kuznetsov, 43, Russia. Two-time (1998-99) Boston Marathon masters champ.
#21 Andrew Masai, 41, Kenya. Defending Peoples Beach to Beacon champ.
#22 Paul Evans, 40, Great Britain. Recently turned 40, he won 1996 Chicago Marathon.

Women
#63 Judy St. Hilaire, 41, Boston. Defending Peoples Beach to Beacon champ.
#64 Linda Somers Smith, 40, San Luis Obispo, California. A former Olympic marathoner, she finished seventh in the 1995 World Championships.

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