Gebre
Gebremariam Breaks Central Park Course Record, Pockets $27,500 at 2010 Healthy Kidney 10k
By David Monti
(c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NEW YORK (15-May) -- The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country champion Gebre
Gebremariam ran the fastest-ever 10-K in Central Park here today,
winning the 6th annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K in 27 minutes and 42
seconds.
Gebremariam, 25 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ran aggressively with
Kenyan Peter Kamais, the 2010 NYC Half-Marathon champion, right from
the gun. The pair were under course record pace at the one-mile
checkpoint (4:26) and through the first 5 km (13:47), where they had
built a ten second lead over Kenyan Julius Kogo and Englishman Chris
Thompson.
The duo ran together until there were 800 meters to go, and Gebremariam
used his superior sprint speed to pull away from Kamais for good.
Kamais ran 27:49, just one second slower than Tadese Tola's one
year-old course record. Kogo finished third (28:19) and Thompson
fourth (28:25).
In addition to his first place prize of $7500, Gebremariam also won a special $20,000 bonus for breaking Tola's record.
"I wear number one because I am number one," Gebremariam joked, pointing at his bib number.
Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., was the top American, finishing sixth in 28:35.
Sponsored by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and benefiting the
National Kidney Foundation, nearly 7800 runners finished the race
today, an event record. The runners were treated to near-perfect
spring weather with bright sunshine and comfortably cool temperatures.
Editor's Note: Former World Record holder in the marathon, Khalid Khannouchi, was 21st in 30:31 in his first race since foot surgery 13 months ago. Khannouchi was one spot ahead of former NCAA 5k champ Bobby Curtis.
Top Results Below. Searchable Results here
1 | Gebre Gebremariam | 25 | ADID | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 27:42:00 | 0:13:47 |
2 | Peter Kamais | 33 | ADID | Eldoret | Kenya | 27:49:00 | 0:13:47 |
3 | Julius Kogo | 24 | WTC | Kapsabet | Kenya | 28:19:00 | 0:13:56 |
4 | Chris Thompson | 29 | OTC | Eugene | UK | 28:25:00 | 0:13:56 |
5 | Alistair Cragg | 29 | ADID | Mammoth Lakes | Ireland | 28:33:00 | 0:14:02 |
6 | Abdi Abdirahman | 33 | NIKE | Tucson | USA | 28:35:00 | 0:14:02 |
7 | Ben St. Lawrence | 28 | NEWB | Centennial Park | Australia | 28:36:00 | 0:14:05 |
8 | Mohamed Trafeh | 25 | NIKE | Duarte | USA | 28:37:00 | 0:14:03 |
9 | Ed Moran | 28 | NIKE | Williamsburg | USA | 28:39:00 | 0:14:06 |
10 | Shadrack Biwott | 25 | OTC | Eugene | Kenya | 28:57:00 | 0:14:03 |
11 | Boaz Cheboiywo | 31 | NIKE | Ypsilanti | Kenya | 29:00:00 | 0:14:05 |
12 | Patrick Smyth | 23 | NIKE | Minneapolis | USA | 29:03:00 | 0:14:06 |
13 | Deresse Deniboba | 28 | WTC | Bronx | Ethiopia | 29:09:00 | 0:14:25 |
14 | Collis Birmingham | 25 | NIKE | Melbourne | Australia | 29:16:00 | 0:14:08 |
15 | Kumsa Adugna Megersa | 23 | WSX | BRONX | Ethiopia | 29:19:00 | 0:14:17 |
16 | Tesfaye Girma | 27 | WSX | BRONX | Ethiopia | 29:24:00 | 0:14:24 |
17 | Richard Bett | 20 | MARION | Kenya | 29:50:00 | 0:14:20 | |
18 | Haron Lagat | 26 | NEWB | Lubbock | Kenya | 29:58:00 | 0:14:32 |
19 | Abiyot Endale | 24 | WTC | BRONX | 29:59:00 | 0:14:26 | |
20 | Ketema Nigusse | 29 | WSX | BRONX | Ethiopia | 30:18:00 | 0:15:03 |
21 | Khalid Khannouchi | 38 | NEWB | Ossining | USA | 30:31:00 | 0:15:03 |
22 | Bobby Curtis | 25 | REEB | Ardmore | USA | 30:39:00 | 0:15:21 |
23 | Jon Rankin | 28 | MGUI | Seattle | 30:44:00 | 0:15:09 |
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