New Course, New Faces
But the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile
Remains a Fine Spring Staple
By Jim Hage
April 6, 2008
Washington, DC
For the Washington Running Report
A redesigned course and two new champions marked the 36th
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run on a cool and damp
spring morning. The race, with approximately 12,000 finishers,
for the first time started and ended at the Washington Monument
and featured several of the city's best known memorials--along
with hundreds of the equally renowned cherry trees in full
bloom.Ridouane Harroufi (26, photo), from Morocco, used an
explosive kick in the final 500 meters to wrap up the win in 46
minutes 14 seconds over Kenyan stars Nicholas Kamakya and Sammy
Kipketer, who finished in 46:15 and 46:20. Harroufi exhorted
the crowd with his right arm as he headed down the home
stretch; he ran the last two miles in 9:09. "The whole last mile, I think I can win," an ebullient Harroufi
said afterward. "I was in control all the time." Harroufi
dedicated his win to his one-year-old son, Ali. Although primarily an accomplished road racer, Harroufi trains
in Albuquerque but also runs track with the Moroccan national
team and owns a 3:36.57 1,500-meter time. "El Guerrouj [the
Olympic 1,500 and 5,000 gold medalist] is my friend!" Harroufi
said.
Three-time champion John Korir (32), from Kenya, finished
seventh in 46:30 and again fell short of tying Bill Rodgers for
the most Cherry Blossom titles.
Eight miles into the women's race, Lineth Chepkurui (20,
photo), from
Kenya, used a big move to drop two-time
marathon world champion and Olympic silver medalist Catherine
Ndereba, Angelina Mutuku, and Lidia Simon. Chepkurui, who
finished 14th at the World Cross-Country Championships one week
earlier, ran with the pack through the opening five miles in a
pedestrian 27:45.But when Chepkurui picked up the pace, the outcome was sealed
almost immediately. She ran alone to the finish, breaking the
tape in 54:21. Mutuku took second in 54:39, holding off Simon
by two seconds. Ndereba (35) was fourth in 54:52. Chepkurui "was very fast at the end," said Simon, who could
have been speaking for a chastened Ndereba as well. "I cannot
do that. . . I'm a marathoner." Runner-up Mutuku, while missing out on first-place prize money
of $6,000, still took home $3,000 for her finish and another
$3,000 for the second-place finish of her husband, Kamakya.
Colleen de Reuck (43) won the masters race in 57:17, finishing
12th overall. But de Reuck, who set the then-world record of
51:16 here 10 years ago and had a daughter just nine months
ago, sets her goals significantly higher and was sufficiently
discouraged after the race to decide against defending her
title at the Olympic trials marathon in Boston on April 20. Veena Reddy (29), who very recently moved to Ashburn from
Philadelphia, took 14th in 58:38. Reddy will be running the
trials and is looking for a top-25 finish. She had not quite
met the two month residency requirement so the top local
finisher award went to Johanna Allen (26), from Woodbridge in
1:01:05. Steven Crane (26), from Silver Spring, (in photo) ran a
personal best 49:41, out kicking Crosby Freeman from San
Francisco for 13th place. As the first American, Crane earned a
trip to Japan to race in the Cherry Blossom's sister event. But
first, Crane, who led the Pacers-Brooks team to a sixth
consecutive win, will run the Boston Marathon on April
21, "because I've always wanted to race there," he said. "It's
a great American event." As is the Cherry Blossom. The new course received generally
good reviews - and a few complaints about too many tight turns.
But most agreed that the mall venue and the grand tour of the
monuments were more than appropriate for an event of such
stature. In photo below, top ranked local masters runner Martha Merz
cracks the top 25 with a fine 62:10.
Award Winners
MALES (OVERALL):
1 19 Ridouane Harroufi 26 Morocco 46:14 6000
2 13 Nicholas Kamakya 23 Kenya 46:15 3000
3 3 Sammy Kipketer 26 Kenya 46:20 1500
4 7 Charles Munyeki 21 Kenya 46:22 1100 tie
5 59 John Yuda 28 Tanzania 46:22 1100 tie
6 9 Festus Langat 22 Kenya 46:22 850
7 1 John Korir 32 Kenya 46:30 650
8 11 Samuel Ndereba 31 Kenya 46:38 500
9 15 MacDonald Ondara 23 Kenya 47:36 400
10 31 Dagne Alemu 27 Ethiopia 48:10 350
11 43 Valentine Orare 25 Kenya 48:11 300
12 33 Takashi Toyoda 23 Japan 48:42 250
13 62 Steven Crane 26 Silver Spring MD 49:41
14 45 Crosby Freeman 24 San Francisco CA 49:44
15 37 Patrick Tarpy 25 Providence RI 50:34
16 224 Robert Wade 25 Arlington VA 50:53
17 35 Souhei Wada 22 Japan 51:00
18 235 Nathan Brigham 25 Washington DC 51:02
19 63 Bert Rodriguez 28 Arlington VA 52:11
20 65 Nathan Carlson 27 Silver Spring MD 52:16
21 55 Bart Burghuis 32 52:26
22 234 Kyle Smits 28 Baltimore MD 52:36
23 67 Jake Klim 27 N Bethesda MD 52:37
24 236 Matthew Wagoner 30 Camp Hill PA 52:47
25 61 Michael Wardian 33 Arlington VA 53:14 FEMALES (OVERALL):
1 10 Lineth Chepkurui 20 Kenya ! 54:21 6000
2 18 Angelina Mutuku 25 Kenya ! 54:39 3000
3 12 Lidia Simon 34 Romania ! 54:41 1500
4 4 Catherine Ndereba 35 Kenya ! 54:52 1200
5 16 Sharon Cherop 24 Kenya ! 55:07 1000
6 22 Aziza Aliyu 22 Ethiopia ! 55:11 850
7 14 Neriah Asiba 26 Kenya ! 55:16 650
8 26 Tatyana Chulakh 25 Russia ! 56:05 500
9 20 Rashida Khayrutdinova 32 Russia ! 56:26 400
10 44 Leah Kiprono 27 Kenya ! 57:05 350
11 38 Anita Giusti 32 Mountain View CA ! 57:07 300
12 8 Colleen De Reuck 43 Boulder CO ! 57:17 250
13 84 Sheri Piers 36 Falmouth ME ! 58:03
14 30 Veena Reddy 29 Philadelphia PA ! 58:38
15 32 Emily Potter 29 Colorado Spring ! 58:47
16 127 Kristin Barry 34 Scarborough ME ! 58:58
17 46 Teyba Naser 20 Ethiopia ! 59:16
18 130 Kelly Jaske 31 Portland OR 59:45
19 40 Hirut Mengisto 22 Ethiopia ! 1:00:53
20 92 Johanna Allen 26 Woodbridge VA 1:01:05
21 229 Erin Swain 26 Clifton VA 1:01:24
22 227 Caroline White 22 College Park MD 1:01:31
23 60 Laura Turner 27 Washington DC ! 1:01:54
24 98 Melissa Tanner 27 Bethesda MD ! 1:02:03
25 101 Martha Merz 45 Annandale VA 1:02:10 MALES (WHEELCHAIR) FEMALES (WHEELCHAIR) MALE (USA ATHLETE)
1 62 Steven Crane 26 Silver Spring MD 49:41 FEMALE (USA ATHLETE)
1 8 Colleen De Reuck 43 Boulder CO ! 57:17 MALE (LOCAL ATHLETE)
1 62 Steven Crane 26 Silver Spring MD 49:41 FEMALE (LOCAL ATHLETE)
1 92 Johanna Allen 26 Woodbridge VA 1:01:05 RRCA Champion Open Male:
1 19 Ridouane Harroufi 26 Morocco 46:14 RRCA Champion Open Female:
1 10 Lineth Chepkurui 20 Kenya ! 54:21 RRCA Champion Masters Male:
1 53 John Thornell 42 Santa Fe NM 55:33 RRCA Champion Masters Female:
1 8 Colleen De Reuck 43 Boulder CO ! 57:17 RRCA Champion Grand Masters Male:
1 76 Mark Malander 50 Oak Hill VA 57:48 RRCA Champion Grand Masters Female:
1 136 Deborah Flynn 51 Gaithersburg MD 1:09:26 MALES (AGES 01 - 19): Net Time
1 1951 David Bernstein 19 Chevy Chase MD 55:55
2 18914 Peter Muntean 19 College Park MD 1:00:48
3 985 Grant Demaree 15 Marriottsville MD 1:00:48 FEMALES (AGES 01 - 19): Net Time
1 797 Anya Oleynik 19 Gaithersburg MD 1:09:45
2 2309 Megan Dunn 18 Washington DC 1:10:32
3 1364 Elaine Twigg 18 Falls Church VA 1:14:53 MALES (AGES 20 - 24): Net Time
1 13 Nicholas Kamakya 23 Kenya 46:15
2 7 Charles Munyeki 21 Kenya 46:22
3 9 Festus Langat 22 Kenya 46:22
4 15 MacDonald Ondara 23 Kenya 47:36
5 33 Takashi Toyoda 23 Japan 48:42 FEMALES (AGES 20 - 24): Net Time
1 10 Lineth Chepkurui 20 Kenya ! 54:21
2 16 Sharon Cherop 24 Kenya ! 55:07
3 22 Aziza Aliyu 22 Ethiopia ! 55:11
4 46 Teyba Naser 20 Ethiopia ! 59:16
5 40 Hirut Mengisto 22 Ethiopia ! 1:00:53 MALES (AGES 25 - 29): Net Time
1 19 Ridouane Harroufi 26 Morocco 46:14
2 3 Sammy Kipketer 26 Kenya 46:20
3 59 John Yuda 28 Tanzania 46:22
4 31 Dagne Alemu 27 Ethiopia 48:10
5 43 Valentine Orare 25 Kenya 48:11 FEMALES (AGES 25 - 29): Net Time
1 18 Angelina Mutuku 25 Kenya ! 54:39
2 14 Neriah Asiba 26 Kenya ! 55:16
3 26 Tatyana Chulakh 25 Russia ! 56:05
4 44 Leah Kiprono 27 Kenya ! 57:05
5 30 Veena Reddy 29 Philadelphia PA ! 58:38 MALES (AGES 30 - 34): Net Time
1 1 John Korir 32 Kenya 46:30
2 11 Samuel Ndereba 31 Kenya 46:38
3 55 Bart Burghuis 32 52:26
4 236 Matthew Wagoner 30 Camp Hill PA 52:47
5 61 Michael Wardian 33 Arlington VA 53:14 FEMALES (AGES 30 - 34): Net Time
1 12 Lidia Simon 34 Romania ! 54:41
2 20 Rashida Khayrutdinova 32 Russia ! 56:26
3 38 Anita Giusti 32 Mountain View CA ! 57:07
4 127 Kristin Barry 34 Scarborough ME ! 58:58
5 130 Kelly Jaske 31 Portland OR 59:45 MALES (AGES 35 - 39): Net Time
1 73 Mike Colaiacovo 38 Baltimore MD 55:21
2 615 Noah Zaring 36 Washington DC 55:41
3 567 Kevin Yates 36 Olney MD 57:21
4 565 Pekka Stenholm 35 Columbia MD 57:47
5 568 Robert Wolfe 36 Washington DC 57:49 FEMALES (AGES 35 - 39): Net Time
1 4 Catherine Ndereba 35 Kenya ! 54:52
2 84 Sheri Piers 36 Falmouth ME ! 58:03
3 103 Brenda Schrank 36 Winchester VA 1:03:04
4 108 Samantha Kirby 39 Arlington VA 1:04:21
5 905 Suzanne Himes 38 Alexandria VA 1:07:45 MALES (AGES 40 - 44): Net Time
1 53 John Thornell 42 Santa Fe NM 55:33
2 532 Andres Wright 41 Frederick MD 55:53
3 1914 Peter Keating 42 Columbia MD 57:04
4 74 Matt Richards 41 Lynchburg VA 57:41
5 79 Chris Mattingly 42 Orchard Park NY 57:55 FEMALES (AGES 40 - 44): Net Time
1 8 Colleen De Reuck 43 Boulder CO ! 57:17
2 107 Elizabeth Feldman 40 Chevy Chase MD 1:04:53
3 109 Christina Morganti 43 Severna Park MD 1:05:24
4 129 Monica Grillo 43 Arlington VA 1:07:17
5 105 Robyn Humphrey 44 Ellicott City MD 1:07:57 MALES (AGES 45 - 49): Net Time
1 87 David Cascio 45 Reston VA 57:59
2 202 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 47 Rockville MD 58:09
3 83 Stephen Koch 47 Shillington PA 58:38
4 203 Kevin D'Amanda 46 Bethesda MD 59:16
5 91 Matt Wilson 46 Red Lion PA 59:24 FEMALES (AGES 45 - 49): Net Time
1 101 Martha Merz 45 Annandale VA 1:02:10
2 119 Vanessa Cox 46 Laurel MD 1:05:19
3 113 Linda Foley 46 Oak Hill VA 1:06:04
4 106 Jean Marie Norton 45 Wartsboro NY 1:06:12
5 120 Miae Jacobs 48 North Andover MA 1:07:13 MALES (AGES 50 - 54): Net Time
1 76 Mark Malander 50 Oak Hill VA 57:48
2 85 Maurice Pointer 52 Baltimore MD 59:32
3 89 Tim Dunlap 51 Lancaster PA 1:01:02
4 703 Marvin Pace 54 McLean VA 1:01:07
5 178 Peter Darmody 52 Gaithersburg MD 1:01:59 FEMALES (AGES 50 - 54): Net Time
1 136 Deborah Flynn 51 Gaithersburg MD 1:09:26
2 140 Carole Roeder 51 Ashburn VA 1:12:47
3 134 Dorothy Beckett 50 Columbia MD 1:13:31
4 142 Cindy White 53 Virginia Beach V 1:16:16
5 1633 Annette Grant 50 New Milford CT 1:16:52 MALES (AGES 55 - 59): Net Time
1 110 Alan Pemberton 55 Silver Spring MD 1:02:30
2 112 Timothy Morgan 57 Damascus MD 1:05:54
3 1820 Jim Ryan 57 Sunnyside NY 1:06:22
4 1244 Malcolm Senior 57 New Market MD 1:06:45
5 1297 Marc Wolfson 58 Olney MD 1:07:40 FEMALES (AGES 55 - 59): Net Time
1 133 Betty Blank 55 Falls Church VA 1:10:23
2 2268 Linell Smith 55 Baltimore MD 1:15:23
3 135 Lee Catella 55 Oneonta NY 1:16:06
4 156 Susan Zeleniak 55 Chantilly VA 1:16:31
5 213 Valerie Campbell 57 Silver Spring MD 1:16:58 MALES (AGES 60 - 64): Net Time
1 104 Wes Wessely 60 Clermont GA 1:05:11
2 121 Brian Byrne 60 Concord NH 1:07:14
3 126 Jim Noone 63 Fairfax VA 1:08:21
4 118 Bernard Wright 61 Pomfret MD 1:08:25
5 125 Peter Rodenbaugh 60 Woodbridge VA 1:08:59 FEMALES (AGES 60 - 64): Net Time
1 149 Chris Craun 62 Bethesda MD 1:16:37
2 215 Linda Kearney 61 Oak Hill VA 1:19:35
3 5028 Lee McLaughlin 60 Mt. Kisco NY 1:21:47
4 211 Jane Williams 60 Imperial Beach CA 1:23:09
5 3254 Judith Harmony 64 Cincinnati OH 1:26:24 MALES (AGES 65 - 69): Net Time
1 21483 Lou Shapiro 66 Silver Spring MD 1:09:24
2 139 Malcolm O'Hagan 68 Chevy Chase MD 1:13:39
3 138 Richard Monheim 66 Pittsburg PA 1:15:04
4 3461 Richard Pane 65 Herndon VA 1:15:35
5 16325 Mieczyslaw Gujda 69 Jersey City NJ 1:19:50 FEMALES (AGES 65 - 69): Net Time
1 160 Heide Moebius 69 Lancaster PA 1:25:54
2 166 Cindy Clark 68 Hillsborough NJ 1:29:28
3 221 Rosemary Schwartzbard 66 Arlington VA 1:35:13
4 173 Nancy Linck 66 Alexandria VA 1:41:18
5 15704 Linda Breen 66 Lincoln NE 1:42:16 MALES (AGES 70 - 74): Net Time
1 460 Duane Lougee 71 Norfolk VA 1:16:29
2 210 Richard Williams 72 Imperial Beach C 1:18:40
3 155 Ken Quincy 70 Vienna VA 1:24:07
4 214 Jerry Lewis 74 Reston VA 1:24:27
5 168 Carl Vansant 70 Kansas City MO 1:27:07 FEMALES (AGES 70 - 74): Net Time
1 217 Imme Dyson 71 Princeton NJ 1:30:32
2 11779 Marion Mullarkey 72 Spring Lake Hei 1:54:07 MALES (AGES 75 - 79): Net Time
1 181 George Yannakakis 76 Sparks NV 1:25:11
2 162 Thomas Momiyama 76 Silver Spring MD 1:33:44
3 220 Henry Metzger 76 Chevy Chase MD 1:36:38 FEMALES (AGES 75 - 79): Net Time MALES (AGES 80 - 99): Net Time
1 175 Nianxiang Xie 80 Rockville MD 1:33:59 FEMALES (AGES 80 - 99): Net Time
Photo below: Bert Rodriguez (28) of Arlington, VA continues
to excel this
year, finishing a strong 19th overall in 52:11.
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