Wude Ayalew and Micah Kogo Headline 2011 New Balance Falmouth Road Race
By Falmouth Road Race
August 3, 2011
Falmouth, Mass. Winners in seven divisions will be defending their titles in the upcoming New Balance Falmouth Road Race - overall women, masters men and women, American men and women as well as wheelchair men and women. In additon, the mens course record holder will be returning. This annual Cape Cod summer classic will held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. A field of 11,000 runners will race the scenic waterfront seven-mile course winding from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights.
Ethiopian Wude Ayalew, age 23, won the womens division in 35:46, four seconds ahead of 2010 Beach to Beacon champion Linenth Chepkirui of Kenya. In 2011, Ayalew bested Chepkirui at the Crescent City Classic 10K 31:33 to 31:44. Chasing Ayalew will be fellow Ethiopians, 2009 Falmouth winner, Mamitu Daska, 27, who finished first at 2011 Freihofers Run for Women 5K in a personal best of 15:19 and Dire Tune, 26, 2008 Boston Marathon winner with a 10K best of 31:40. Four-time Falmouth champion and two-time Olympic Marathon silver medalist, Catherine Ndereba, 38, of Kenya will return after finishing fourth in 2010.
Two-time Falmouth winner Colleen De Reuck, 47, of Boulder, Colo., who finished fifth overall in 2010, will defend her American and masters titles. Other American women to watch are Kenyan-born Janet Cherobon, 32, of Atlanta, Ga., who holds a 10K personal best of 32:37 and wins including 2011 Mercedes Half Marathon, 2011 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon and 2010 Marine Corps Marathon; Romanian-born Adriana Nelson, 31, of Fort Collins, Colo., the first American at last months Peachtree Road Race 10K in a personal best of 32:49 and Frances Koons, 25, who has a personal 5,000 meter best of 15:29.96. Six-time Falmouth winner and Olympic marathon gold medalist, Joan Beniot Samuelson, 53, of Freeport, Maine, who was fourth master and 16th woman overall will again be a crowd favorite.
Micah Kogo
Thirty-one year old Gilbert Okari of Kenya who set the race course record of 31:08 in 2004 and defending American mens champion Ed Moran, 30, of Williamsburg, Va., will be competing against a packed mens field. Challengers include Americans Abdi Abdirahman, 34, of Tuscon, Ariz., three-time Olympian, four-time USA 10K champion with a 27:22.81 10,000 meter best; Mohamed Trafeh, 26, of Tampa, Fla., with a half marathon best of 1:00:39; Fasil Bizuneth, 31, of Indianapolis, Ind., the 2010 US 10-mile champion with a 27:50.48 and 10,000 meter best as well as Fernando Cabada, 29, of Boulder, Colo., the US 25K champion in 1:15:41. Others include Kenyans Micah Kogo, 25, Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, 2007 Falmouth winner and a 10K best of 27:15; Canadian Simon Bairu, 28, with 27:23 10,000 meter best and Ethiopian Bekana Daba, 23, 2011 Houston Marathon winner and course record holder (2:07:04).
One second separated the 2010 masters mens winner forty-five year old Mbarak Hussein from Albuquerque, N.M., (34:38) and Kenyan James Koskei (34:39), age 42. They both will be back this year. American running legends Bill Rodgers, 63, of Sherborn, Mass. and Frank Shorter, also 63, of Boulder, Colo. will be joining the field.
Defending and eight-time champion, Craig Blanchette, 43, of Battle Group, Wash., leads the mens wheelchair field. Challengers include two-time Falmouth winner and course record holder (23:35 set in 2008), Krige Schabort, 47, from Cedartown, Ga.; three-time Falmouth champion, Tony Nogueira, 43, from Glen Ridge, N.J.; two-time Falmouth champ, Patrick Doak, 43, from Carlisle, Mass. and Grant Berthiaume, 49, from Tuscon, Ariz.
Defending and four-time winner, Jessica Galli, 27, from Savoy, Ill., leads the womens wheelchair field. She will be joined by Jacqui Kapinowski, 48, from Point Pleasant, N.J. and fifteen year old Bridgette Wise from Pipersville, Pa.
Prize money totaling $116,400 will be paid to the top international and U.S. finishers, an increase of $14,900 over 2010. The American prize prize purse is the largest outside a national championship with the male and female prize totals of $22,350 each. This total will equal the open male and female prize purse with double-dipping allowed. In addition, the New Balance Falmouth Road Race male and female wheelchair prize purse has been increased to $4,250 each from $2,500.
Elite Athlete Lists and Bib Notes
Elite athlete lists as of Aug. 2 are attached to this release. Overall males and females will have their last name on their white bib. Masters males and females will have their last names on their yellow bibs and will have a number on their back. American athletes will have USA on the left side of the bib. Wheelchair athletes will wear a white bib with their last name and a number on their helmet. Athlete lists are now posted on the race website www.falmouthroadrace.com. Biographical information available upon request.
About Falmouth Road Race
The New Balance
Falmouth Road Race was established in 1973 and has become one of the
premier running events of the summer season. Each year the race draws
an international field of Olympians, elite athletes and recreational
runners out to enjoy the scenic 7-mile seaside course. The non-profit
Falmouth Road Race organization is dedicated to promoting health and
fitness for all in its community. Proceeds from the race each year
support youth athletic programs in the town of Falmouth and other
nonprofit community groups.
List of athletes and Prize money below.
2011 New Balance Falmouth Road Race Prize Money Purse
- $10,000
- $5,000
- $2,000
- $1,500
- $1,000
- $800
- $650
- $600
- $450
- $350
- $10,000
- $5,000
- $2,000
- $1,500
- $1,000
- $800
- $650
- $600
- $450
- $350
- $2,500
- $1,000
- $750
- $500
- $250
- $500
- $2,000
- $1,000
- $750
- $500
- $2,000
- $1,000
- $500
- $250
Men
A | B | C | |
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1 | 2011 New Balance Falmouth Road Race - Elite Men as of 8.2.11 | ||
2 | |||
3 | Athlete First Name | Athlete Last Name | American |
4 | Abdi | Abdirahman | USA |
5 | Simon | Bairu | Kenya |
6 | Chris | Barnicle | USA |
7 | Fasil | Bizuneth | USA |
8 | Liam | Boylan-Pett | USA |
9 | Gagnon | Brian | USA |
10 | Ben | Bruce | USA |
11 | Fernando | Cabada | USA |
12 | Sage | Canaday | USA |
13 | Jesse | Cherry | USA |
14 | Joseph | Chirlee | USA |
15 | Linus | Chumba | Kenya |
16 | Bekana | Daba | Ethiopia |
17 | Darren | De Reuck | USA |
18 | Lelisa | Desisa | Ethiopia |
19 | Kenneth | Foster | USA |
20 | Brett | Gotcher | USA |
21 | Jason | Hartman | USA |
22 | Zachary | Hine | USA |
23 | Luke | Humphrey | USA |
24 | Mbarak | Hussein | USA |
25 | John | Itati | Kenya |
26 | Josh | J. Brown | USA |
27 | John | Jeffersen | USA |
28 | John | Kemboi | Kenya |
29 | Mark | Kiptoo | Kenya |
30 | Moses | Kipkosgi | Kenya |
31 | Alan | Kiprono | Kenya |
32 | Micah | Kogo | Kenya |
33 | James | Koskei | Kenya |
34 | Chris | Landry | USA |
35 | Will | Leer | USA |
36 | Jason | Lehmekuhle | USA |
37 | Craig | Leon | USA |
38 | Elliott | Matthew | USA |
39 | Tyler | McCandless | USA |
40 | Jordan | McNamara | USA |
41 | Ed | Moran | USA |
42 | Ed | Muge | Kenya |
43 | Gideon | Mutisya | Kenya |
44 | Samuel | Ndereba | Kenya |
45 | Simon | Ndirangu | Kenya |
46 | Kenyon | Neuman | USA |
47 | Robert | Novak | USA |
48 | Ciaran | O'Lionaird | Ireland |
49 | Gilbert | Okari | Kenya |
50 | Brian | Olinger | USA |
51 | Gilmore | Peter | USA |
52 | Drew | Polley | USA |
53 | Brendan | Prindiville | USA |
54 | Bill | Rodgers | USA |
55 | Ruben | Sanca | USA |
56 | Jake | Schmitt | USA |
57 | Jeff | See | USA |
58 | Frank | Shorter | USA |
59 | Patrick | Smyth | USA |
60 | Mohamed | Trafeh | USA |
61 | Ben | True | USA |
62 | Luke | Watson | USA |
63 | Lex | Williams | USA |
64 | Adrian | Blincoe | NZL |
65 | Craig | Miller | USA |
66 | Jack | Bolas | USA |
67 | |||
68 | Elite male & female athletes will have last names on white bib. | ||
69 | American athetes will have USA printed on left side of bib in addition to last name. | ||
70 | Masters male & female athletes will have last names on yellow bib and a number on their back. |
Women
A | B | C | |
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1 | 2011 New Balance Falmouth Road Race - Elite Women as of 8.2.11 | ||
2 | |||
3 | Athlete First Name | Athlete Last Name | Country |
4 | Megan | Armstrong | USA |
5 | Wude | Ayalew | Ethiopia |
6 | Emily | Brown | USA |
7 | Kelly | Calway | USA |
8 | Dawn | Charlier | USA |
9 | Janet | Cherobon | USA |
10 | Melissa | Christian | USA |
11 | Mamitu | Daska | Ethiopia |
12 | Colleen | De Reuck | USA |
13 | Delilah | Dicrensenzo | USA |
14 | Fiona | Docherty | New Zealand |
15 | Rebecca | Donoghue | USA |
16 | Erin | Donohue | USA |
17 | Jennifer | Donovan | USA |
18 | Esther | Erb | Ethiopia |
19 | Jeannette | Faber | USA |
20 | Mimi | Fallon | USA |
21 | Nicole | Feest | USA |
22 | Clara | Grandt | USA |
23 | Megan | Hogan | USA |
24 | Molly | Huddle | USA |
25 | Frances | Koons | USA |
26 | Magdalena | Lewy-Boulet | USA |
27 | Catherine | Ndereba | Kenya |
28 | Adriana | Nelson | USA |
29 | Kathy | Newberry | USA |
30 | Diane | Nukuri-Johnson | Burundi |
31 | Leonora | Petrina | USA |
32 | Stephanie | Pezzullo | USA |
33 | Emily | Potter | USA |
34 | Anne | Preisig | USA |
35 | Blake | Russell | USA |
36 | Joan | Samuelson | USA |
37 | Nicole | Schappert | USA |
38 | Nicole | Sifuentes | USA |
39 | Dire | Tune | Ethiopia |
40 | Sara | Vaughn | USA |
41 | Heidi | Westover | USA |
42 | Tanya | Zeferjahn | USA |
43 | Melissa | White | USA |
44 | Stephanie | Garcia | USA |
45 | Maggie | Infield | USA |
46 | |||
47 | Elite male & female athletes will have last names on white bib. | ||
48 | American athetes will have USA printed on left side of bib in addition to last name. | ||
49 | Masters male & female athletes will have last names on yellow bib and a number on their |
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