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Molly Huddle Wins USA Women's 10K Championships on October 12
From USA Track & FieldOctober 13, 2009
Boston, MA
Molly Huddle of Providence, RI ran 32:07 to successfully defend her U.S. 10K title on Monday, October 12 at the USA Women's 10K Championships in Boston, MA. The championship was hosted by the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women and was the final race on the 2009 USA Running Circuit.
Clear skies and temperatures in the low 50s met a field of more than 7,000 women, who started the 33rd annual event which features an international field as well as the top US women.
Genoveva Kigen of Kenya jumped to an early lead, passing the first mile in 4:52 for a five-second lead over Huddle, Katie McGregor of Saint Louis Park, MN, Rebecca Donaghue of State College, PA, and Teyba Naser of Ethiopia.
After the Boston University turn at about two and a half miles, Molly Huddle took charge of the chase pack and began to close on Kigen. At four miles, Huddle drew even with Kigen and the pair ran shoulder to shoulder across the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. After passing the fifth mile in 25:55, Huddle and Kigen remained side by side until the final turn on Charles Street. Huddle used a final burst to sprint to a five second win and her third U.S. title of the year.
Rebecca Donaghue ran a personal best 32:29 to finish second in the championship; Sara Hall of Mammoth Lakes, CA and Rene Metivier Baillie of Boulder, CO took third and fourth respectively, with both timed in 32:44. Katie McGregor rounded out the top-five, running 32:46.
About the USA Running Circuit
The USA Women's 10K Championships was the final race on the women's 2009 USA Running Circuit (USARC). The USARC is a USA Track & Field road series, featuring USA Championships from 5K to the marathon, and attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The 2009 USARC has ten events each for men and women. Magdalena Lewy Boulet of Oakland, CA is the women's 2009 USARC champion with 59 points. Colleen De Reuck of Boulder, CO finished second with 54 points, and Molly Huddle finished third with 50 points.
The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon Championships are doubled.
The mission of the USA Running Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6 million dollars to U.S. distance runners. For more information on the USA Women's 10 km Championship and the 2009 USARC, see www.usatf.org.
Top Finishers at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women
Place Divpl Tot Div Guntime Nettime Pace Name Ag S Race# Hometown
1 1/1473 F2029 32:07# 32:07 5:10 Molly Huddle 25 F 1 Providence RI
2 2/1473 F2029 32:12# 32:12 5:11 Genoveva Kigen 28 F 5 Nyack NY KENYA
3 1/1835 F3039 32:29# 32:29 5:14 Rebecca Donaghue 33 F 4 State College PA
4 3/1473 F2029 32:44# 32:44 5:16 Sara Hall 26 F 7 Mammoth Lakes CA
5 4/1473 F2029 32:44# 32:44 5:17 Renee Baillie 27 F 8 Flagstaff AZ
6 2/1835 F3039 32:46# 32:46 5:17 Katie McGregor 32 F 2 St. Louis Park MN
7 5/1473 F2029 33:05# 33:05 5:20 Teyba Naser 23 F 12 ETHIOPIA
8 6/1473 F2029 33:21# 33:22 5:23 Aziza Abate 23 F 6 ETHIOPIA
9 7/1473 F2029 33:25# 33:24 5:23 Korei Omata 22 F 23 Tokyo JAPAN
10 3/1835 F3039 33:26# 33:26 5:23 Amy Rudolph 36 F 9 Providence RI
11 8/1473 F2029 33:27# 33:26 5:23 Samia Akbar 27 F 17 Herndon VA
12 9/1473 F2029 33:29# 33:28 5:24 Jennifer Donovan 27 F 16 Boston MA
13 10/1473 F2029 33:37# 33:36 5:25 Marisa Ryan 24 F 6305 Quincy MA
14 11/1473 F2029 33:43# 33:43 5:26 Amy Mortimer 28 F 26 Manhattan KS
15 12/1473 F2029 33:44# 33:44 5:26 Jill Swope 25 F 10 Athens GA
16 13/1473 F2029 33:58# 33:57 5:28 Meghan Armstrong 23 F 11 Richfield MN
17 14/1473 F2029 33:59# 33:58 5:28 Lindsay Allen 23 F 21 Flagstaff AZ
18 15/1473 F2029 34:01# 34:01 5:29 Alisha Williams 27 F 19 Manitou Springs CO
19 16/1473 F2029 34:02# 34:02 5:29 Frances Koons 23 F 37 Allentown PA
20 4/1835 F3039 34:26# 34:25 5:33 Magdalena Boulet 36 F 3 Oakland CA
Masters Women
1 1/1439 F4049 36:26* 36:25 5:52 Patty Murray 44 F 46 Boulder CO
2 1/ 735 F5059 36:31* 36:29 5:53 Joan Benoit-Samuelson 52 F 47 Freeport ME
3 2/1439 F4049 36:45* 36:43 5:55 Magdalena Visser 41 F 51 San Francisco CA
For details, see the race Web site at www.tuftshealthplan.com/tufts10k/index.php
See complete results at www.coolrunning.com