Mayor Fenty going for a personal best time in the 10K.
The final plans have been laid for the 24th Annual Sallie Mae 10K and 2K Walk/Run, sponsored by The Sallie Mae Fund; on Sunday, May 6, 2007 in West Potomac Park, Washington, DC at 8:00 a.m. The event benefits The District of Columbia College Access Program (DC-CAP), a non-profit organization that helps local high school students to enter and graduate from college. DC-CAP, in partnership with the District of Columbia Public School system, provides counseling and financial assistance to students who might otherwise never have an opportunity to go to college

Join Mayor Adrian Fenty with your participation and help make college a reality for local student. Mayor Fenty will be wearing race #1 and he will attempt to improve over his 2005 Sallie Mae 10K time of 43:09 (6 minutes 57 seconds per mile). Joining the Mayor will be his George Simpson (race #9), Charles Brodsky (#10), Wolfgang Koehling (#11), Clarence Labor (#54), Max Maurice (#55), and Dwight Frankly (#56).

NEW for 2007 - The Running Club Challenge

This is an excellent opportunity for each of the running clubs to gather your members and give a "show of force." On the application at the time of registration each member must use the same team name on the application. No adjustments will be made after the event. The team with the most runners will receive Starbucks gift cards and each 2007 participant will receive a free 2008 race entry (non-transferable). NEW for 2007 --Scholarship Drawing At Event Five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students currently attending college and high school juniors and seniors who will be attending college in 2008 or 2009 who enter a raffle drawing on race morning. For eligibility guidelines, please visit http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/10k/scholarship-drawing-info.html

Late registration and packet pickup:
Saturday, May 5th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00pm Regency Sport & Health Club, 1800 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102. (Take 495 to Route 123 towards McLean, turn right at the first light onto Old Meadow Road).

Sunday, May 6th, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m., PACKET PICK-UP ONLY. Race site: West Potomac Park, Washington, DC

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Cash Awards: Total Purse $12,900 All-Comers (Top 10 finishers) Open (M/F) $500-$450-$400-$350-$300-$250-$200-$150-$100-$50 Bonus $250 - Male under 27:43, Female under 31:27 Master (M/F) $500-$450-$400-$350-$300-$250-$200-$150-$100-$50 Wheelchair (M/F) $200-$100-$50

1st Place Age Group (M/F) $50 10-Year Age Groups 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80-89.

There will be non-cash awards to the top age group finishers. Team award ribbons will be given to the top all-male, all- female and mixed teams.

Event Records Open Tom Kyariki 1997 27:43 Asmae Leghzaoui 2005 31:27 Master Pierre Levisse 1992 29:33 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova 2003 33:12

2006 Winners Open Julius Kibet 28:51 Lineth Chepkuri 33:02 Master Paul Aufdemberge 30:39 Lyubov Kremleva 35:12

The event also features a great post-race brunch, high school marching bands, cheerleaders and a commemorative t-shirt for all participants.

Bring out your entire family to enjoy a spring morning at beautiful West Potomac Park for a worthwhile cause!

Some of the top competitors for 2007:

Women
#8 Laura Nelson, 41, Woodstock, VA
PR 1 Mile - 5:15, 5K - 17:29, 10K - 35:25, Marathon 2:51:05, 
50K - 3:59:00
100K - 8:43.  Ran on the 2004 USA Track & Field 100k Women's 
Team
7th Master (41:00) 12th DARCARS Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07). 5th 
Master (20:02) Red Ribbon Run 5K, VA (12/06). 1st Master & 4th 
(40:33) 31st Rockville, 10K, MD (10/06). 1st Master (1:29:45) 
Pricewaterhouse Coopers Parks Half-Marathon, MD (9/06). 5th 
Master & 10th (19:27) PVI Runfest 5K, VA (9/06). 1st Master 
(19:13) Spirit of Gettysburg, PA (8/06). 1st Master & 4th 
(1:28:05) Ogden Running Series, WV (8/06). 7th (1:28:05) Ogden 
Newspaper 20K Classic UK (5/06).
1st Master & 1st (1:11:28) Stupid Little 10 Miler, VA (4/06). 

#12 Tatyana Chulakh, 24, Cheboksary, Russia (Germantown, MD) 

PRs 5K- 15:49.45, 10K - 32:36, H/M - 1:13:35.  1st (33:18) 12th 
DARCARS Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07). 
1st (55:39) 23rd George Washington Parkway Classic 10M, VA 
(4/07). 1st (1:14:12) America's Finest City H/M, CA (8/06). 2nd 
(31:39) Wharf to Wharf 6M, CA (7/06). 1st (26:38) Fifth Season 
8K, IA (7/06).
2nd (33:40) Cooper River Run 10K, SC (4/06). 2nd (26:17) Border 
Uptown 8K Run, TX (3/06).
1st (26:49) Shamrock Sportsfest 8K, VA (3/06).  1st (55:37) 
Park Forest Scenic 10M, IL (9/05).
1st (1:13:35) America's Finest City H/M, CA (8/05). 2nd (33:08) 
Ukrops Monument Ave 10K, VA (4/05).
2nd (26:40) Borden Uptown 8K Run, TX (3/05).

#14 Kathleen Liever, 28, Alexandria, VA
LaSalle University, 2000
PR College: Indoor 3000m -9:52 1999, 5000m - 17:11 2000 Outdoor 
5000m - 16:42 1999, 10000m - 35:56 2001, XC 17:37 1999. 
Academic All-American XC 1999, A-10 Champion Indoor Relay - 2000
A-10 Runner-Up Indoor  5000m 2000,  A-10 Runner-Up Outdoor  
1000m 2000, 2001
A-10 Runner-Up XC 1998, A-10 All Conference XC 1998, 1999. A-10 
All Conference Indoor 1998, 2000, All Conference Outdoor 2001. 
ECAC All District XC 1998, 1999
PR Post-College
5K 18:18, 10K 38:47, 10 Mile 1:01:47, Half-Marathon 1:22:53. -  
24th (1:01:47) 35th Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, DC 
(4/07). 1st (24:16) St. Paddy's Day 4 Miler, FL (3/07).
5th (18:18) Scope It Out 5K, DC (3/07). (1:22:53) Blue & Grey 
Half Marathon, VA (12/06)
1st (18:29) Run for Kathy 5K, MD (10/06). 4th (39:19) YMCA 
Turkey Trot 10K, MD (11/05).
3rd (38:49) Oy Vay 10K (10/05). 6th( 18:54) Women's Distance 
Festival 5K MD (7/05). 4th (31:29) Run for the Hill of It 
(2005).
#18 Atalelech Ketema, 22, Ethiopia (Bronx, New York) 
7th (57:17) 33rd CU Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, DC (4/05). 1st 
(16:25) St. Joseph's Medical Center Run to Remember 5K, MD 
(9/04). 11th (57:15) 32nd Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 
Run (4/04).
1st (21:50-CR) 25th Runner's World Midnight Run 4 Miler, NY 
(12/03). 5th (26:20) nTelos 8K, Richmond, VA (11/03). 1st 
(16:27) Opus Anniversary 5K (9/03). 1st (27:02) Fifth Season 8K 
(7/03). 3rd (16:10) Vytra Women's Long Island 5K, Farmingdale, 
NY (7/03). 3rd (40:07) Litchfield Hills Road Race 7.04 Miles, 
Litchfield, CT (6/03). 1st (34:25) Asbury Park 10K Classic, 
Asbury Park, NJ (6/03). 22nd (35:33) New York Mini Marathon, NY 
(6/03). 1st (36:36) 24th Capitol Hill Classic 10K (5/03). 1st 
(  ) Germantown 5-Miler (5/03). 4th (16:43) New Balance 
Moonlight Run 5K, New Milford, CT (5/03). 5th (34:54) 20th 
Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).

#26 Tatyana Maslova, 40, Russia (Gaithersburg, MD) 
PRs 10K-33:04, Half-Marathon 1:12:44, Marathon 2:33:42. 2nd 
Master & 6th (2:44:42) Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, MD 
(10/06). 8th (2:56:43) Deroit Marathon (10/05).
3rd (3:00:25) Knoxville Marathon, TN (3/05). 2nd (2:58:47) 
Akron Marathon, OH (10/04).
2nd (17:59) Ivymount 5K Race For Excellence, MD (11/03). 1st 
(27:46) Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest 8K, MD (7/03). 1st 
(35:24) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/03). 3rd (35:51) Ukrop's 
Monument Avenue 10K (3/03). 3rd (27:51) Shamrock Festival 8K 
(3/03). 5th (2:38:22) Motorola Marathon (02/03).
1st (2:39:47) Philadelphia Marathon (11/02). 
#33 Mercy Cheburet, 23, Kenya (Chapel Hill, NC)
2nd (28:43) Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M (11/06). 1st (35:57) 
Ashburn Farms UMC 10K, VA (11/06).
1st (1:17:57) Bison Stampede H/M, Austin, TX (11/06). 3rd 
(33:57) Peace Run 10K, OH (10/06).
4th (35:27) Medical Center 10K Classic, KY (10/06). 1st 
(1:14:35) Fleet Week A Half-Marathon, VA (10/06). 10th 
(1:14:44) Rock N' Roll H/M, CA (10/06). 15th (16:34) CVS 
DownTown 5K, RI, (9/06).
1st (34:40) Bay Days Abbit Realty 10K, VA (9/06). 3rd (55:09) 
Scenic 10M, IL (9/06).
Betty Blank, 54, Falls Church, VA
1st 50-54 (1:10:42) 23rd George Washington Parkway Classic 10m 
VA (4/07). 
1st 50-54 (1:10:57) 22nd Army Ten-Miler (10/06). 2nd 50-54 
(36:49) Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, MD (7/06). 1st 50-54 
(1:09:24) 22nd George Washington Parkway Classic 10 M, VA 
(4/06).
1st 50-54 (1:09:52) Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, DC 
(4/06). 1st 50-54 (33:50) St. Patrick's Day 8K, DC (3/06). 1st 
50-54 (1:32:33) Shamrock Sportsfest Half-Marathon, VA (3/06).
3rd 50-54 (43:19) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/05). 1st 50-54 (42:29) 
20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).
1st 45-49 (42:35 -19th) Sallie Mae 10K (4/02)

Males 
#3 Eric Morse, 42, Berlin, VT
PRs 1500M 3:43, 5K- 14:07, 5 Miles 23:24, 10K 29:29 H/M 1:03:55
PR- Master 15:09 (5K),  31:59 (10K). 1st Master (25:17) 
Slattery's Turkey Trot, MA (11/06).
3rd Master (25:28) Manchester 4.75M, CT (2006). 2nd Master 
(1:04:38) Mt. Washington (National Champs) 7.6 Mi (2006). 5th 
Master (50:19) Utica Boilermaker 15K, MY (2006). 1st Master 
(15:22) Northeast Championship 15K (2006). 1st Master (15:19) 
Exeter, NH (2006). 1st Master (32:18) James Joyce Ramble, MA 
(2006). 5th Master (33:19) Cooper River Bridge Run 10K, SC 
(2006). 1st Master (33:15) Holyoke 10K, MA (2006). 1st Master 
(32:45) New Years Day 10K, MA (2006). 1st Master (4:17.8) 
Millennium Mile, HH (12/05). 1st Master (25:20) Slattery's 
Turkey Trot, MA (11/06).

#4 Mohamed Awol, 28 , Wollo, Ethiopia (Washington, DC) 
6th (53:00) 23rd George Washington Parkway Classic 10M, MD 
(4/07).
4th (31:14) Justice-Columbia Masonic Lodge #3 Veterans Day 10K, 
DC (11/06).
2nd (24:51) Abebe Bikila Day 8K Run, VA (10/06). 2nd (16:51) 
MMRF Race for Research 5K, DC (11/05).
9th (2:21:37) Las Vegas Marathon, NV (12/05). 21st (34:54) 
Falmouth Road Race 7.04 Mile, MA (8/05).
2nd (29:27) Bolder Boulder 10K, CO (5/05). 9th (14:16) 20th 
Carlsbad 5000, CA (4/05). 13th (29:42) Beach to Beacon 10K 
(2005). 26th (12:18) 33rd IAAF World XC Championships, St. 
Etiene (3/05).

#5 Beruk Deberework, 24 , Ethiopia (Washington, DC) 
6th (30:49) DARCARS Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07). 4th (50:28) 23rd 
George Washington Parkway Classic 10M, VA (4/07). 23rd(51:19) 
35th Credit Union Chery Blossom 10 Mile Run, DC (4/07).
8th (1:11:53) Wirefly National Half-Marathon, DC (3/07) Long 
Course. 1st (31:31) Acumen Solutions Jingle All The Way 10K, DC 
(12/06). 6th (25:38) Abebe Bikila Day 8K Run, VA (10/06).
1st (1:12:02) International Peace Half-Marathon, VA (6/06).

#15 Greg Cauller, 47, York, PA
1st 45-49 (33:22) 12th Darcars Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07).
1st 45-49 (55:41) 23rd George Washington Parkway Classic 10M, 
VA (4/07).
1st (28:38) Tim Kennard Five Mile Run, MD (3/06). 2nd Master & 
5th (35:48) MCVET 10K MD (5/06). 
1st 45-49 (33:58) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/06). 1st Master (33:50) 
Amerihealth Ben Franklin Bridge Challenge (11/05). 2nd Master 
(16:22) Heroes to Hero 5K (10/05). 
#17  Dave Berardi, 46, Baltimore, Md. Falls Road Running
2nd 45-49 (56:20) 23rd George Washington Parkway Classic 10Mi, 
VA (4/07).
3rd Master (1:13:09) Shamrock Half-Marathon, VA (3/06). 2nd 45-
49 (34:39) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/06).
1st Master (16:27) Ray Lewis 5K, MD (6/05). 2nd Master (56:15) 
George Washington Parkway Classic 10M, VA (4/05). 4th 40-44 
(33:41) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/05). 4th Master (33:48) 20th 
Sallie Mae 10K (5/03). 17th (32:59) Sallie Mae 10K (4/02). 4th 
Master (32:46) Sallie Mae 10K (4/01).

#20 Chris Chattin, 41, Columbia, MD , Falls Road Running
2 time qualifier for The U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (1988 and 
1992). 
10th 1991 U.S. National Championship Marathon.
Road PR's: 5K 14:42, 8K 24:16, 10K 30:34, 10 mile 50:24, 
HM 1:06:57, Marathon 2:17:01. 
6th 40-44 (34:13) 12th DARCARS Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07). 2nd 
Master (55:30) 22nd George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Miler, 
VA (4/06). 4th Master (1:13:36) Shamrock Half-Marathon, VA 
(3/06).
2nd Master (16:51) Ray Lewis 5K, MD (6/05). 2nd & 1st Master 
(16:52) George Washington Parkway Classic 5K, VA (4/05). 5th 40-
44 (34:39) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/05). 17th & 2nd Master (33:29) 
21st Sallie Mae 10K, Washington (5/04). 2nd 35-39 (34:01) 20th 
Sallie Mae 10K (5/03). 3rd 30-39 & 20th (32:12) Sallie Mae 10K, 
Washington (4/00). 

#21 Nick Gramsky, 28, Vienna, VA
Graduate of University of Miami - Outdoor School Records 3000m 
8:32.19 (3/99), 10000m  30:52.00 (5/98). 21st (50:42) 35th CU 
Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, DC (4/07). 14th (31:59) Sallie Mae 
10K, DC (4/06). 45th (2:25:10) U.S. Marathon Trials, 
Birmingham, Ala. (2/7/04). 2nd (25:16) Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 
Miler (11/03). 33rd (2:20:46) LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon 
(10/03). 23rd (1:06:38) Philadelphia Distance Run 1/2 Mara 
(9/03). 11th (24:37) 16th Tom Ausherman Memorial 5 Mile Run, 
Chambersburg, PA (8/03). 5th (30:35) 20th Sallie Mae 10K 
(5/03). 1st Local & 18th (50:40) CU Cherry Blossom 10 Miler 
(4/03). 
#22 Philippe Rolly, 34, Fairfax, VA
PRs 5K-14:30 (2000), 8K 23:59 (2000), 10K 29:42 (2000), 10 
Miles 49:40
Half-Marathon 1:05:52 (2000), Marathon 2:19:42 (1999 Chicago). 
1st (15:07) GMBC Father's Day 5K, MD (6/05). 1st (15:29) 6th 
Tim Harmon 5K, VA (6/05). 1st (30:39) Cascades Firehouse 5K, 
Sterling, VA (5/05). 3rd (16:40) Connect The Dots 5K, DC 
(5/05). 3rd (16:40) Connects the Dots 5K, DC (5/05).
8th (30:39) Sallie Mae 10K, DC (4/05). 5th (15:25) Scope It Out 
5K, DC (3/05).  6th (30:59) Sallie Mae 10K (4/01). Two-time 
winner and Record Holder George Washington Parkway Classic 5K, 
2001 (15:47) 2000 (14:48-Record
#23 Andres Wright, 40, Frederick, MD
1st Master (32:57) 12th DARCARS Pikes Peek 10K, MD (4/07). 1st 
(16:09) 9th GW Parkway Classic 5K, VA (4/07).
#24 Jacob Chamar, 21, Kenya  (Chapel Hill, NC)  
10th (1:05:12) Shamrock Festival 1/2 Marathon, VA (3/07). 8th 
(23:49) Shamrock Festival 10K, VA (3/07).
6th (29:02) Cooper River Bridge 10K, SC (3/07). 5th (1:03:14) 
Eldoret 1/2 Marathon, Kenya (2/07).
14th (1:03:34) Nairobi. 

#27 Joseph Mbinda Mutisya, 23, Kenya (Chapel Hill, NC) 
9th (1:05:02) Shamrock Festival 1/2 Marathon, VA (3/07). 9th 
(30:19) Cooper River Bridge 10K, SC (3/07).
4th (1:04:30) Nyeri Marathon, Kenya (11/06). 32nd (40:10) 12K, 
Kenya XC Machaskos School (11/05

#29 Abraha Hadush, 26, Ethiopia  (Washington, DC)  
5th (14:46) Bone Run Walk 'N' Roll, NJ (10/05). 1st 31:19) 
Paramus 10K Run, NJ (10/05).
1st (28:40.51) 12th African Championships, Algiers (7/00). 8th 
(14:35) 13th Syracuse Festival of Races, NY (10/05).

#30 David Chepkwony, 35, Kenya (Chapel Hill, NC)  
(2:12:29) Belegrade Marathon (2005)

#31 Samuel Rotich, 23, Kenya (Chapel Hill, NC) 
(2:11:45) Debrecen Marathon (2006). (29:25) Maroc Telecom 10K 
(2006). (1:02:29) Jan Van Zandvoort 21K (2006).

#32 Hillary Koech, 34, Kenya (Chapel Hill, NC) 
5th (2:14:37) Eurasia Marathon, Turkey (11/06). 5th (30:00) 
Ukrops Monument 10K, VA (4/06).
5th (1:06:17) Shamrock Sportfest Half-Marathon, VA (3/06). 3rd 
(30:36) Reedy River 10K Run, SC (3/06).
5th (1:03:11) 3M Half-Marathon, Austin TX (1/06). 2nd (2:15:47) 
Eurasia Marathon, Turkey (10/05).
3rd (1:02:09) Brugnera Half Marathon, Italy (4/05). 1st 
(1:04:20) Goriza Half Marathon, Italy (2005).
2nd (1:02:16) Merano Half Marathon, Italy (2005). 1st (1:08:40) 
Talaudiere Half Marathon, France (2005).
2nd (1:30:20) Mt. Faudo Half Marathon, Italy (2005).

Full race details, parking and volunteer opportunities can be found at Sallie Mae 10K web site. The race hotline is 703-533- 4849 or by e- mail.