Molly Huddle Beats Jordan Hasay Convincingly, Leonard Korir Wins USATF 15k Title at Gate River Run
by LetsRun.com
March 10, 2018
Molly Huddle and Leonard Korir are your champions at the 2018 US 15k champs at the 40th Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Florida.
Huddle won by 50 seconds in 47:50 to Jordan Hasay‘s 48:40 with Molly Seidel third in 49:20. In the men’s race Korir pulled away from Sam Chelanga in the final mile and won in 43:06 with Chelanga second in 43:15 and Martin Hehir third in 43:19.
Huddle, Hasay and Seidel gapped the field early hitting 5k in 15:51 and then Huddle pulled away shortly after mile 4, hitting 10k in 31:46 before winning in 47:50 (last 5k of 16:04 per the official split website not the tweet below). According to the official results website, Huddle ran her last mile in 4:48, Hasay 4:54 and Blaase 4:59. That seems really fast but the race now on purpose features a huge downhill last mile. – they call it the “Downhill Mile Challenge.” I think the bridge is 141 feet high so if they drop an entire 141 feet that would be worth slightly more than 25 seconds according to John Kellogg’s formula of 1.8 seconds for every 10 feet of elevation drop.
Splits: 5k, 10k, 8.3 miles, 15k
Huddle: 15:51, 31:46 (15:56). 43:02 at 8.3 miles and 47:50 (16:04)
Hasay: 15:59, 10k not recorded, 43:47 at 8.3, 48:40.
Seidel: 15:59, 10k not recorded, 44:17 and 49:20
Korir: 14:41, 28:45, 38:52 at 8.3 miles, before winning in 43:06
Chelanga: 14:42, 28:45, 38:52, 43:15
Hehir: 14:42, 28:55, 39:00, 43:19
Korir ran his last mile in 4:15, Hehir 4:20 and Chelanga in 4:23.
Top 20 women:
| 1. | 2 | Molly Huddle* | 33 | Providence, RI | 47:50 | 5:07 | ||
| 2. | 61 | Jordan Hasay* | 26 | Beaverton, OR | 48:40 | 5:13 | ||
| 3. | 6 | Molly Seidel* | 23 | Johnson City, TN | 49:20 | 5:17 | ||
| 4. | 46 | Chelsea Blaase* | 23 | Rochester Hills, MI | 50:35 | 5:25 | ||
| 5. | 22 | Rochelle Kanuho* | 27 | Flagstaff, AZ | 51:02 | 5:28 | ||
| 6. | 30 | Rosa Moriello* | 25 | Brighton, MA | 52:07 | 5:35 | ||
| 7. | 26 | Maddie van Beek* | 26 | Fargo, ND | 52:12 | 5:36 | ||
| 8. | 34 | Susan Tanui* | 30 | Colorado Springs, CO | 52:16 | 5:36 | ||
| 9. | 14 | Bethany Sachtleben* | 26 | Alexandria, VA | 52:17 | 5:36 | ||
| 10. | 20 | Bridget Lyons* | 30 | Fairburn, GA | 52:19 | 5:36 | ||
| 11. | 50 | Kaylee Flanagan* | 22 | Boulder, CO | 52:56 | 5:40 | ||
| 12. | 44 | Katy Moen* | 25 | St Paul, MN | 54:12 | 5:48 | ||
| 13. | 73 | Sarah True | 36 | West Lebanon, NH | 54:28 | 5:50 | ||
| 14. | 32 | Brittany Tretbar* | 22 | Oklahoma City, OK | 54:35 | 5:51 | ||
| 15. | 36 | Sallie Post* | 30 | Decatur, GA | 54:40 | 5:51 | ||
| 16. | 64 | Holly Davis* | 22 | Viera, FL | 54:48 | 5:52 | ||
| 17. | 40 | Misiker Denessie* | 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | 54:48 | 5:52 | ||
| 18. | 56 | Lacey Krout* | 28 | Atlanta, GA | 55:37 | 5:57 | ||
| 19. | 87 | Rachel Mcfarlane* | 27 | Jacksonville, FL | 55:42 | 5:58 | ||
| 20. | 180 | Svenja Meyer* | 28 | Hamburg, HH | 56:13 | 6:01 |
Top 20 Men:
| 1. | 1 | Leonard Korir | 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | 43:06 | 4:37 | ||
| 2. | 3 | Sam Chelanga | 33 | Colorado Springs, CO | 43:15 | 4:38 | ||
| 3. | 15 | Martin Hehir | 25 | Philadelphia, PA | 43:19 | 4:38 | ||
| 4. | 76 | Emmanuel Bor | 29 | Colorado Springs, CO | 43:34 | 4:40 | ||
| 5. | 25 | Elkahna Kibet | 25 | 43:53 | 4:42 | |||
| 6. | 21 | Ryan Vail | 31 | Portland, OR | 44:11 | 4:44 | ||
| 7. | 31 | Brendan Gregg | 28 | Davis, CA | 44:25 | 4:45 | ||
| 8. | 49 | Willie Milam | 26 | Louisville, CO | 44:32 | 4:46 | ||
| 9. | 45 | Wade Meddles | 25 | Boulder, CO | 44:43 | 4:47 | ||
| 10. | 33 | Andy Wacker | 29 | Boulder, CO | 45:16 | 4:51 | ||
| 11. | 57 | Colin Leak | 31 | Chadds Ford, PA | 45:38 | 4:53 | ||
| 12. | 35 | Kevin Lewis | 24 | Minneapolis, MN | 45:50 | 4:54 | ||
| 13. | 11 | Jared Ward | 29 | Kaysville, UT | 46:18 | 4:57 | ||
| 14. | 39 | Lucas Stalnaker | 22 | Tega Cay, SC | 46:22 | 4:58 | ||
| 15. | 75 | Abinet Adraro | 31 | Albuquerque, NM | 46:29 | 4:59 | ||
| 16. | 59 | Clint Mckelvey | 25 | Washington, DC | 46:29 | 4:59 | ||
| 17. | 86 | Yon Yilma | 29 | Seattle, WA | 46:30 | 4:59 | ||
| 18. | 43 | Brian Atkinson | 25 | Tampa, FL | 46:32 | 4:59 | ||
| 19. | 78 | Matt Hensley | 30 | Boulder, CO | 47:00 | 5:02 | ||
| 20. | 37 | Evan Landes | 25 | Lawrence, KS | 47:21 | 5:04 |
Prize money: 1. $12,000 2. $ 5,000 3. $ 3,000 4. $ 2,000 5. $ 1,000 6. $900 7. $800, 8. $700 9. $600 10 $
The winners have finished the Gate River Run but most of the runners are still on the course – https://t.co/E193YtLVdK pic.twitter.com/PJfvgmpMf4
— News4JAX (@wjxt4) March 10, 2018
Early on in the women's race, it's Huddle, Hasay and Seidel clearly ahead of the field at the @usatf 15 km Championships #USARC
— RunnerSpace (but wearing a ?) (@runnerspace) March 10, 2018
Huddle starts to build her lead over Hasay and Seidel past mile 4 #USARC
— RunnerSpace (but wearing a ?) (@runnerspace) March 10, 2018
Huddle hits 10k at the @usatf 15 km Championships in 31:42, well off the course record, but fully in control of the lead #USARC
— RunnerSpace (but wearing a ?) (@runnerspace) March 10, 2018