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aufdenberg beat wade in the masters.
Don't remember names exactly, hadn't heard of winner. Top 10 were Kenyan. I think winner was 47 low. Cabada was 11th in 48 high. Not a lot of big names. Some Hanson's guys but not Sell or Briney. Gaudette was their first runner.
It was humid but fairly cool.
Women's winner was a Russian lady in about 53 flat.
Actually 46:49 for Samuel Kosgei, Wilson Kibet 2nd in 47:11. Alevtina Ivanova 53:06.
From Crim's PR people:
FLINT, MICHIGAN – Kenyan Samuel Kosgei and Russian Alevtina Ivanova are the top male and female finishers in the 30th Annual Crim 10-Mile Race. Kosgei and Ivanova each won a $5,000 share of the Crim's $42,550 purse. At the 8:00 start the skies were overcast with a temperature of 66 degrees and 88% humidity.
Running in his first Crim and first U.S. race, Kosgei, 20, won with a time of 46:49. After the three-mile mark he began to pull away from a group of 20 runners. By the four-mile mark he had a nine second lead over a group of seven runners. Kosgei said, “The first three miles were fairly easy (13:55). I looked around and everyone looked strong. I felt real strong so I just took off.” Kosgei said he felt strong at the end of the race, but was a little tired before the race from his trip from Kenya on Thursday. At the five mile mark he had five second lead over second place finisher Wilson Chebet (47:11) of Kenya. Chebet stayed five seconds behind Kosgei through seven miles. At eight miles Kosgei was nine seconds ahead. He finished strong expanding his lead to 11 seconds at nine miles and was alone as he came around the corner and onto the red bricks and sprinted under the arches in downtown Flint to the finish line. A group of 25 runners led the race for the first two miles. By the three-mile mark the lead group was down to eight runners. Five runners carried the pace into the Bradley Street hills. Kenyan Ernest Meli was third at 47:31.
Russian Alevtina Ivanova, 31, running in her third Crim, won for the second year in a row with a time of 53:06, 28 seconds better than last year’s winning time. Moraccan Asumae Leghzaoui, 29, finished second with a time of 53:25, and Kenyan Lineth Chepkuru, 29, finished third at 54:00.
Among the Masters runners, Paul Aufdemberg, 41, of Redford, MI, won with a time of 50:34. Sean Wade, 40, of Houston finished second with a time of 52:00, and Albert Okemwa, 40, of Kenya finished third at 52:16. With a time of 59:00, Tatyana Pozdynyakova, 51, from Ukraine won her eighth Crim. Russian, Tatiana Titova, 41, finished second at 1:01:52. Krys Brish, 42, of Milford, MI finished third at 1:05:20.
Jeffrey Gaudette, 23, of Rochester Hills, was the top Michigan runner (49:46) finishing 14th overall. Martin Rosendahl, 28, of Rochester Hills finished second (49:54), 15th overall. Ritchie Brinker, 30, of Clarkston, finished third (50:21), 18th overall.
Top Michigan female runners were Dot McMahon, 29, Rochester Hills, with a time of 59:20, ninth overall. Denisa Costescu, 30, Novi, finished second at 59:58, tenth overall. Jackie Rzepecki, 27, Rochester Hills, came in third with a time of 1:01:09, placing 11th overall.
Kridge Schabort, of Cedartown, Georgia won the wheelchair event with a time of 38:34. Travis Peruski of Ubly, Michigan finished second at 42:03. Ian Rice of Pittsburgh, PA was the top quad finisher with a time of 51:45. Christy Campbell of Kitchener, Ontario won the female wheeler race with a time of 1:29:27.
Hand cycle racer Glen Ashlock, of Ann Arbor, MI, was the top finisher for the third year in a row with a time of 35:33. Jimmy Green of Saginaw, MI finished second at 43:26, and Bradley Gomoluch of Saginaw, MI finished third with a time of 44:07.
The premier 10-mile race, which continues to grow as one of the most popular races in the nation, had a record of over 8,290 participants. The family of races, which also includes a 8K run and walk, a 5K run and walk, a one-mile run and walk, the Lois Craig Invitational for Special Olympics, and the Teddy Bear Trot; set a record with over 15,279 participants. Once again, over 3,500 volunteers came together to make this event a success. Complete results will be posted on the Crim’s web site at
after 8:00 p.m., EDT, Saturday, August 26, 2006.
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Top Ten Male
Samuel Kosgei, Kenya, 46:49
Wilson Chebet, Kenya, 47:11
Ernest Meli, Kenya, 47:31
Julius Kibet, Kenya, 47:42
James Koskei, Kenya, 48:12
Joseph Chirlee, Kenya, 48:19
Jacob Yator, Kenya, 48:30
Samuel Ndereba, Kenya, 48:44
David Lagat, Kenya, 48:55
Wilson Komen, Kenya, 48:58
Top Ten Female
Alevtina Ivanova, Russia, 53:06
Asmae Leghzaoui, Morocco, 53:25
Lineth Chepkuru, Kenya, 54:00
Tatiana Chulakh, Kenya, 55:40
Lyudmila Biktasheva, Russia, 55:41
Olga Romanova, Russia, 56:31
Teraza Yohannes, Ethopia, 57:35
Tatyana Pozdnyakova, Ukraine, 59:00
Dot McMahon, Rochester Hills, MI, 59:20
Denisa Costescu, Novi, MI 59:58
Wade's legs were fried from from marathon training.
Good to see Paul Aufdemberge take the masters title.
Am I the only one who finds it strange that a 51 year old female -Pozdnyakova (first women's master) finished a good two and a half minutes ahead of the first male in the 50 - 54 age group? Although....she has been dominate for a long time.
Was Cabada 1st American?
houston.. wrote:
Wade's legs were fried from from marathon training.
Cool. So we can expect Wade (whoever the f*uck that is) to win some marathon in the near future???
That is sweet. Otherwise, I assume he would have easily handled the Kenyans who finished 1-10.
he is a masters runner moron
Wade's a masters runner (age 40). So no, he won't be handling the Kenyans any time in the future. Though he did run a 2:10 marathon in the past ... oh, and ran in the Olympics. You?
Top Ten Male
Samuel Kosgei, Kenya, 46:49
Wilson Chebet, Kenya, 47:11
Ernest Meli, Kenya, 47:31
Julius Kibet, Kenya, 47:42
James Koskei, Kenya, 48:12
Joseph Chirlee, Kenya, 48:19
Jacob Yator, Kenya, 48:30
Samuel Ndereba, Kenya, 48:44
David Lagat, Kenya, 48:55
Wilson Komen, Kenya, 48:58
....yawn.
Can we at least get some Ethiopians, Mexicans or Moroccans in here?
The question is: What fat little white man made money off of this?
Actually moron all proceeds go to Special Olympics and have for 30years. Guess you weren't there.
I was there: first time running the race. The weather was strange. 70 degrees and 85% humidity made for a tough run, but I guess you expect that in August. And who knew that there were hills in Flint?
Sean, a native of New Zealand and graduate of Rice University is the current Cross-Country and Track Coach at Kinkaid High School. He has been coaching since 1998. He competed internationally for 10 years as a professional runner. His achievements include the 1996 Olympic marathon, a personal best marathon of 2hr. 10 min, winning the 2003 Houston marathon, a top five finisher in six Houston marathon appearances. He holds course records in many Houston races including Conoco 10K, Rockets Run, Memorial City 5K, HBU Hustle, Baytown Heat Wave 5 Miler, Rudy T. Twilight Run and Houston Dome Run 10K. Sean's other personal bests are mile-4:02, 5K-13:40, 10K-28:02 and half marathon-1:03:46. He is currently one of the fastest master runners in the world.
THATS FROM HIS WEBSITE. 52MINS FOR HIM TODAY IS TOTALLY A MYSTERY. SOME TIMES SHIT HAPPENS AND WITHOUT DOUBT SEAN IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING 50MINS OR LESS FOR 10 MILES EVEN AT 40. MAYBE ILLNESS OR A OVERTRAINING TYPE EFFECT IS EFFECTING HIM RIGHT NOW, BUT LOOK AT HIS WEBSITE AND YOU'LL KNOW 52 MINS IS NOT SEAN WADE EVEN AT 40. SPLIT 25:02 AT 5MILES- SO 27:02 COMING BACK IS VERY ODD. KUDOS TO AUFDEMBERGE, HE LIKE WADE, HAD A INDEPTH INTERNATIONAL CAREER IN OPEN COMPETITION, BUT HE NEVER HAD THE 2:10:59 MARATHON WADE HAS ON HIS RESUME.
ANOTHER THING WORTH MENTIONING IS SEAN USES AN ALTITUDE TENT, MUCH OF THE TIME AT 14,500FT. THIS WILL CAUSE ERYTHROPOSIS WITHIN THE BODY(INCREASE IN HEMATOCRIT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF OXYGEN ITS USED TO HAVING AROUND). IF PROPER IRON SUPPORT ISN'T IN PLACE THEN THIS CAN EFFECT PERFORMANCE WITH THE BODIES IRON STORES BECOMING DEPELTED AND THUS CAUSING SUB PAR PERFORMANCES LIKE TODAY.
HIS FALMOUTH 7.1 EFFORT A FEW WEEKS BACK EQUATES TO 4:56M/PACE OR 49:20 FOR 10 MILES AND THATS ON THE COAST OF MASS.
Sean was getting beat, so he most likely shut it down. Sean is in it for the money - he was talking about how much he was going to make as a masters runner a year before he hit 40! Quit making excuses for him - he showed up, laced up the racing flats, and slapped on the number. He got beat by someone who ran a better race that day, for whatever reason. I don't see Wade making excuses for others when he beats them. It's a race - no excuses. And, SoCalPete, it doesn't matter what he ran years ago (1988 for that 2:10:59 in Houston, to be exact) - this is 2006.
Good question. I know that they stole entry fees from hundreds of us a couple years back when we all lined up for a race that started 30 minutes before the announced start time. They told us all to go to hell when we asked for refunds. They're not honest people.
Actually, I think its disingenuous to declare that it doesn't matter what someone ran "years ago." Frankly, I've never met a runner who, when asked for his PR, will give the most recent time he's run for a distance, ignoring a better time because its "expiration date" has come and gone. We all reach into the past and pluck our all time bests - because that's a much more accurate declaration of what we've accomplished. As we age, those PRs fade further and further into the past, but we never lose them - and it's unfair to suggest we can no longer lay claim to the effort, discipline, and talent that led to the marks.
Recently, I raced against fellow master Danny Gonzales in a 3000. I beat him, and someone from the stands said to me afterwards, "Well, Danny used to be good, but you can sure kick his ass now!" Disregarding the fact that Danny can still beat me on a good day, I replied, "Yeah, but I can never get into a time machine, zip into the past, and run a 28:23 10K, so in the real contest of who's best Danny wins forever."
Seriously, we strive for our lifetime PRs when we're young. And we shouldn't lose claim to those marks simply because we age past the ability to produce them. If we live by a philosophy where only the present counts, then even the present has no worth - since it is doomed to lose its value as soon as the clock ticks past the moment ... Like holding a burning five hundred dollar bill in your hand and watching its value turn to ash.
No, for athletes the past remains alive. Michael Jordan will always be a champion. Jack Nickalaus's 18 wins in majors make him a great golfer. And we runners will always have our PRs. Don't doom your own best performances to insignificance by embracing a philosophy that does the same to the achievements of others.