Course Records Fall as Ben True Outkicks Sam Chelanga For BAA 5k Title As Werknesh Kidane Wins Women's Race
2011 Boston Marathon Runner-up Desi Davila Only 10th In Women's Race
By Tom Davis & Jess Barton
April 15, 2012
Boston, MA - The fourth annual BAA 5k took place this morning in Copley Square. The men's race, which served as the first race in the inaugural distance medley series, was won by defending champion Ben True in a record time of 13:41.
After a good sized group of around eight runners pushed the pace together for the majority of the race, there was a sprint to the line and True narrowly pulled away from Sam Chelenga, who finished in second in 13:43. Lani Rutto of Kenya rounded out the podium in a time of 13:46. Chelenga is planning on competing in the distance medley event, so his time sets him up well going into the next two events.
True was pleased with his effort, especially since he was injured with a pulled calf muscle for much of the winter. True's last race was at the Melbourne Track Classic at the beginning of March, where he ran 13:26 for third place. True spent some time training in Australia around that race and then returned to Hanover for some "really hard" training to get in shape for the 10k. At this point True is unsure of whether he will aim for the 5k or the 10k at the Olympic Trials. He is currently training for both and will be running the 10k at the Peyton Jordan Invite at the end of the month.
Peyton Jordan will be True's second ever 10k on the track, "I've only done one 10k on the track before and it was a horrible experience, so we're gonna see how this one goes," said True, who only ran 28:16.65 in his 10k debut last May 1st. " True did not exactly go into that 10k under ideal conditions though, "I went in a little over trained and a bit under the weather, I was sick. It was a suffer fest getting around that track," said True.
True, who was training under Tim Broe in the now defunct In the Arena Track Club in Hanover, NH, is still coached by Broe, although Broe has moved to Ann Arbor. True now works with both Broe and Dartmouth women's coach Mark Coogan. According to True, Coogan is "someone I see everyday, someone who can make last minute adjustments to workouts." The current arrangement seems to be working well, "Between Tim and Mark I'm having a good support system," said True.
Women's Race - Kidane Wins/Davila Only 10th
The women's race played
out quite differently than the men's race, with Kim Smith, Aheza Kiros,
and eventual winner Werknesh Kidane dueling it out until the final
minutes of the race. Kidane, the wife of Gebregziabher
Gebremariam,crossed the line in 15:12, in the process shattering the
previous course record of 15:51. Kiros finished in second in 15:21 and
Smith was third in 15:26.
One of the surprises of the day was the absence of 2011 Boston Marathon runner-up Desiree Davila from the front of the race. Davila finished the race a distant 10th place in 16:03. Davila was hoping to run better, but she remained upbeat and is looking ahead to watching the marathon tomorrow. Davila will be spectating from the press truck where she will be consulted with from time to time on how the race is playing out. While much of her attention will be given to that task, Davila admitted that she is especially looking forward to riding the press truck so that she can scout out some of her competition for the Olympics and so that she can better learn the Boston course for future years.
"It will be fun to be out there, but it's gonna be a lot of analyzing," said Davila. "I just consider myself a student of the sport so I'm gonna be looking for things out there. I'm probably not gonna do the best job for the press truck, but for me I'm gonna be taking everything in," she joked. "That's what it's gonna be all about out there, eyeing up the competition for LondonÂ…but also for when I come back again," said Davila, who seemed like she was really excited to some day put on another great show for the crowds in Boston.
After last year's Boston Marathon, Davila was thrust into the spotlight and when asked about how that feels, she said, "I will probably never be used to that." She said she was even thinking about the marathon finish as she was coming down the straightaway at the end of the 5k today, "even running down that final stretch, I was like, 'how do you time this right?'" said Davila. "I was thinking about how do you run this final stretch in the marathon, how do you run it right? I don't know if I quite got it today, even in the 5k. I'm sure that Monday on the truck I'll be thinking about that too," said Davila, who narrowly missed winning the 2011 Boston Marathon in a sprint to the finish.
The top 50 results for the BAA 5k which include the top 13 female finishers appear below. Below that the top 10 men and women are listed separately.
More results can be found here:
B.A.A. 5K April 15, 2012 5 Kilometers (USATF Certified #MA09002RN) Boston, MA
Timing: Granite State Race Services www.gsrs.com (See our Events Calendar)
Results Questions: bt@gsrs.com Event Website: www.baa.org/races/5k.aspx
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Place Div/Tot Div Guntime Nettime Pace Name Ag S Race# City/state
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1 1/344 M2529 13:41# 13:41 4:25 Ben True 26 M 1 Hanover NH
New record. Old record 14:06.5 by Benjamin True of Hanover, NH in 2011
2 2/344 M2529 13:43# 13:43 4:25 Sam Chelanga 27 M 3 Eugene OR
3 1/133 M2024 13:46# 13:46 4:26 Lani Rutto 23 M 6 Kenya
4 1/331 M3034 13:46# 13:46 4:26 Adrian Blincoe 32 M 8 Bryn Mawr PA
5 2/133 M2024 13:48# 13:48 4:27 Allan Kiprono 22 M 5 Kenya
6 3/133 M2024 13:49# 13:49 4:27 Aaron Braun 24 M 17 Flagstaff AZ
7 3/344 M2529 13:52# 13:52 4:28 Bobby Curtis 27 M 7 Louisville KY
8 2/331 M3034 13:59# 13:59 4:30 Ben St Lawrence 30 M 4 Australia
9 4/133 M2024 14:00# 13:59 4:31 Ali Abdosh 24 M 2 Ethiopia
10 4/344 M2529 14:00# 14:00 4:31 Brett Gotcher 27 M 15 Flagstaff AZ
11 5/344 M2529 14:01# 14:01 4:31 Andrew Carlson 29 M 14 Minneapolis MN
12 6/344 M2529 14:09# 14:09 4:34 Scott Smith 25 M 16 Flagstaff AZ
13 3/331 M3034 14:19# 14:18 4:37 Boaz Cheboiywo 33 M 18 Ypsilanti MI
14 5/133 M2024 14:26 14:26 4:39 Brian Harvey 24 M 21 Boston MA
15 4/331 M3034 14:32 14:32 4:41 Nate Jenkins 31 M 22 Andover MA
16 6/133 M2024 14:42 14:42 4:44 David Chorney 24 M 5955 Somerville MA
17 1/495 F3034 15:12# 15:12 4:54 Werknesh Kidane 31 F 42 Ethiopia
18 5/331 M3034 15:14 15:13 4:54 Miguel Orduna 30 M 6149 Melrose MA
19 7/344 M2529 15:14 15:13 4:54 Jared Markowitz 29 M 26 Cambridge MA
20 7/133 M2024 15:18 15:17 4:55 Brad Mish 24 M 24 Boston MA
21 8/133 M2024 15:21 15:21 4:57 Paul Norton 23 M 4168 Brighton MA
22 1/587 F2529 15:21# 15:21 4:57 Aheza Kiros 26 F 43 Ethiopia
23 1/73 M1519 15:23* 15:22 4:57 Samuel Williams 16 M 4752 Warren Center PA
24 1/300 M3539 15:26* 15:26 4:58 Chris Magill 39 M 30 Cumberland RI
25 2/495 F3034 15:26# 15:26 4:58 Kim Smith 30 F 40 Providence RI
26 3/495 F3034 15:41# 15:41 5:03 Janet Bawcom 33 F 45 Rome GA
27 2/587 F2529 15:41# 15:41 5:03 Diane Johnson 27 F 49 Iowa City IA
28 1/225 M4549 15:43* 15:42 5:03 Jimmy Lynch 47 M 6132 New York NY
29 2/300 M3539 15:49 15:48 5:05 Matt Ely 35 M 25 Natick MA
30 8/344 M2529 15:50 15:48 5:06 Aaron Ladd 29 M 6080 Lexington MA
31 1/265 F2024 15:50# 15:49 5:06 Sarah Porter 22 F 48 Blowing Rock NC
32 2/73 M1519 15:52 15:51 5:07 Brett Frondorf 18 M 1396 Cincinnati OH
33 9/133 M2024 15:54 15:52 5:07 Joe McGovern 24 M 1501 Allston MA
34 3/73 M1519 15:57* 15:56 5:08 Wesley Pectol 15 M 3998 Greeneville TN
35 9/344 M2529 15:58 15:57 5:08 Christopher Wong 26 M 3306 Brooklyn NY
36 3/300 M3539 15:59 15:58 5:09 Joshua Gordon 37 M 5446 Eugene OR
37 3/587 F2529 15:59# 15:58 5:09 Stephanie Rothstein 28 F 46 Flagstaff AZ
38 4/587 F2529 16:00# 16:00 5:09 Jelliah Tinega 26 F 41 Kenya
39 5/587 F2529 16:01# 16:01 5:10 Kellyn Johnson 25 F 50 Flagstaff AZ
40 1/292 M4044 16:02* 16:01 5:10 Keven O'Neil 42 M 31 North Kingstown RI
41 6/587 F2529 16:03# 16:02 5:10 Desiree Davila 28 F 63 Washington MI
42 10/344 M2529 16:07 16:07 5:11 Dan Suher 25 M 2477 Wilmington DE
43 4/495 F3034 16:13# 16:12 5:13 Stephanie Reilly 34 F 64 Northbridge MA
44 10/133 M2024 16:21 16:16 5:15 Alexander Taylor 22 M 2128 Somerville MA
45 11/344 M2529 16:20 16:18 5:15 Sean Hyland 27 M 6134 Cambridge MA
46 5/495 F3034 16:20# 16:19 5:15 Heidi Westover 31 F 52 Walpole NH
47 11/133 M2024 16:25 16:24 5:17 Seth Neuts 21 M 4825 Portland ME
48 12/133 M2024 16:37 16:37 5:21 Brandon Gillingham 24 M 5420 Pittsburgh PA
49 12/344 M2529 16:42 16:38 5:22 Koji Hayasaka 28 M 6048 Tokyo
50 7/587 F2529 16:42 16:41 5:23 Esther Erb 25 F 51 Blowing Rock NC
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TOP TEN MEN OVERALL
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Place Div Div Guntime Name Age Sex Race# City/state
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1 1 M2529 13:41 Ben True 26 M 1 Hanover NH
New record. Old record 14:06.5 by Benjamin True of Hanover, NH in 2011
2 2 M2529 13:43 Sam Chelanga 27 M 3 Eugene OR
3 1 M2024 13:46 Lani Rutto 23 M 6 Kenya
4 1 M3034 13:46 Adrian Blincoe 32 M 8 Bryn Mawr PA
5 2 M2024 13:48 Allan Kiprono 22 M 5 Kenya
6 3 M2024 13:49 Aaron Braun 24 M 17 Flagstaff AZ
7 3 M2529 13:52 Bobby Curtis 27 M 7 Louisville KY
8 2 M3034 13:59 Ben St Lawrence 30 M 4 Australia
9 4 M2024 14:00 Ali Abdosh 24 M 2 Ethiopia
10 4 M2529 14:00 Brett Gotcher 27 M 15 Flagstaff AZ
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TOP TEN WOMEN OVERALL
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Place Div Div Guntime Name Age Sex Race# City/state
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1 1 F3034 15:12 Werknesh Kidane 31 F 42 Ethiopia
New record. Old record 15:51.6 by Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya in 2011
2 1 F2529 15:21 Aheza Kiros 26 F 43 Ethiopia
3 2 F3034 15:26 Kim Smith 30 F 40 Providence RI
4 3 F3034 15:41 Janet Bawcom 33 F 45 Rome GA
5 2 F2529 15:41 Diane Johnson 27 F 49 Iowa City IA
6 1 F2024 15:50 Sarah Porter 22 F 48 Blowing Rock NC
7 3 F2529 15:59 Stephanie Rothstein 28 F 46 Flagstaff AZ
8 4 F2529 16:00 Jelliah Tinega 26 F 41 Kenya
9 5 F2529 16:01 Kellyn Johnson 25 F 50 Flagstaff AZ
10 6 F2529 16:03 Desiree Davila 28 F 63 Washington MI
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