Live Webcast of World XC Championship this Saturday.

Am I reading the women's race start list correct and see that there are only 11 complete teams?

You're right. Many of the guys that German raced today are in their 20s and Geb is about 44 or 45.

No so sure that as a scholarship athlete it was worth missing NCAA indoor championships for placing 11th in the World XC Junior Race. Just my humble opinion.

Kim Smith in the lead still 13 minutes in.

Splits after 2 laps

1 130 Pauline Chemning KORIKWIANG KEN 12:36

2 126 Lineth CHEPKURUI KEN 12:36

3 154 Kimberley SMITH NZL 12:36

4 125 Iness Chepkesis CHENONGE KEN 12:36

5 73 Meselech MELKAMU ETH 12:36

6 65 Gelete BURKA ETH 12:37 +0:01

7 64 Wude AYALEW ETH 12:37 +0:01

8 129 Florence Jebet KIPLAGAT KEN 12:37 +0:01

9 67 Sentayehu EJIGU ETH 12:37 +0:01

10 70 Koren JELELA ETH 12:37 +0:01

11 131 Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI KEN 12:37 +0:01

12 72 Deska MAMITU ETH 12:37 +0:01

13 23 Mimi BELETE BRN 12:37 +0:01

14 133 Ann Karindi MWANGI KEN 12:37 +0:01

15 26 Maryam Yusuf JAMAL BRN 12:37 +0:01

16 152 Hilda KIBET NED 12:37 +0:01

17 167 Sara MOREIRA POR 12:37 +0:01

18 93 Stephanie TWELL GBR 12:42 +0:06

19 175 Lebogang PHALULA RSA 12:43 +0:07

20 164 Ana Dulce FELIX POR 12:49 +0:13

21 120 Yuko SHIMIZU JPN 12:49 +0:13

22 163 Ana DIAS POR 12:51 +0:15

23 168 Analia ROSA POR 12:54 +0:18

24 16 Lisa Jane WEIGHTMAN AUS 12:54 +0:18

25 58 Diana MARTIN ESP 12:54 +0:18

26 192 Sarah RAMADHAN TAN 12:54 +0:18

27 61 Judith PLA ESP 12:55 +0:19

28 205 Julie CULLEY USA 12:56 +0:20

29 210 Kathy NEWBERRY USA 12:59 +0:23

30 55 Alessandra AGUILAR ESP 12:59 +0:23

31 174 Dina Lebo PHALULA RSA 12:59 +0:23

32 207 Rebecca DONAGHUE USA 12:59 +0:23

33 166 Ines MONTEIRO POR 13:01 +0:25

34 145 Siham HILALI MAR 13:02 +0:26

35 206 Delilah DI CRESCENZO USA 13:03 +0:27

36 142 Bouchra CHAABI MAR 13:03 +0:27

37 4 Kenza DAHMANI ALG 13:04 +0:28

38 59 Jacqueline MARTIN ESP 13:04 +0:28

39 13 Lara TAMSETT AUS 13:04 +0:28

40 196 Habiba GHRIBI TUN 13:05 +0:29

41 77 Annemari SANDELL-HYRVARINEN FIN 13:08 +0:32

42 30 Catherine CORMIER CAN 13:09 +0:33

Not too mention any names -- Trevor Dunbar. That said, at least the Juniors step up to the plate for the most part compared to the Senior Men....no disrespect to our noble warriors that our representing our nation in a few, but the fact that Rupp, Meb, Abdi, Goucher, et al are staying home is weak. We'll never get better by staying home.

"From that top group, you'll probably see several sub-13 performances this summer."

Do you just make this stuff up? How many jrs. broke 13 last year?

Smith was pushing right from the start but the Kenyans and Ethiopians were just packing behind her.

Masai has just taken off and looks like she's jogging.

what is that about, so gay of u to call us suckers. grow up and before u leave the house dont forget to take off your moms panties.

They did well because both Ethiopia and Kenya have focused training camps beginning in December - at altitude. You put all of our best Jrs in that similar setting and we will do better. Indoor track is NOT good training for world XC. Plus XC ended for our Jrs last fall. Whereas, this is the peak XC race for the Africans.

Training Definer wrote:

No so sure that as a scholarship athlete it was worth missing NCAA indoor championships for placing 11th in the World XC Junior Race. Just my humble opinion.

I'm sure John Kipkoech and John Kemboi Cheruiyot are so disappointed at not having those NCAA titles, too.

Linet Masai out in front 21:23 in. Getting really strung out. Kim Smith out of top 10.

wow, it's impossible to beat the Africans in XC. IMPOSSIBLE.

Florence Kiplaget unleashes a kick of mesmeric proportions to win.

Where the heck did she come from?!

Looking at German's progression compared to leaders.

This years course looks like it was much slower than last years.

runner year place time

Abshero 2008 2 22:40

Abshero 2009 1 23:26 46 seconds slower

Kipjumba 2008 5 22:45

Kipjumba 2009 2 23:30 45 seconds slower

Fernandez 2008 25 24:15

Fernandez 2009 11 24:13 2 Seconds faster

not impossible....paula, benita and sonia.

The africans are beating us by us thinking they are better!!

The course is absolutely brutal. The finish is way uphill.

The women's finish was great. Masai seemed to have it wrapped up and then one sensed Florence Kiplagat was gaining on her up the hill. Then in the last 100, she shot by Masai. Because of the hill it looked like Masai was jogging and Kiplagat on an all out sprint.

Not impossible, ask Australia's Benita Johnson how it's done.... She won it a few years back.

1 129 Florence Jebet KIPLAGAT KEN 26:13

2 131 Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI KEN 26:16 +0:03

3 73 Meselech MELKAMU ETH 26:19 +0:06

4 126 Lineth CHEPKURUI KEN 26:23 +0:10

5 64 Wude AYALEW ETH 26:23 +0:10

6 152 Hilda KIBET NED 26:43 +0:30

7 133 Ann Karindi MWANGI KEN 26:49 +0:36

8 65 Gelete BURKA ETH 26:58 +0:45

9 26 Maryam Yusuf JAMAL BRN 27:00 +0:47

10 125 Iness Chepkesis CHENONGE KEN 27:00 +0:47

11 130 Pauline Chemning KORIKWIANG KEN 27:03 +0:50

12 72 Deska MAMITU ETH 27:04 +0:51

13 154 Kimberley SMITH NZL 27:05 +0:52

14 67 Sentayehu EJIGU ETH 27:40 +1:27

15 164 Ana Dulce FELIX POR 27:42 +1:29

16 167 Sara MOREIRA POR 27:54 +1:41

17 16 Lisa Jane WEIGHTMAN AUS 27:59 +1:46

18 120 Yuko SHIMIZU JPN 28:02 +1:49

19 163 Ana DIAS POR 28:05 +1:52

20 61 Judith PLA ESP 28:08 +1:55

21 205 Julie CULLEY USA 28:08 +1:55

22 168 Analia ROSA POR 28:10 +1:57

23 145 Siham HILALI MAR 28:14 +2:01

24 55 Alessandra AGUILAR ESP 28:18 +2:05

25 192 Sarah RAMADHAN TAN 28:18 +2:05

26 13 Lara TAMSETT AUS 28:19 +2:06

27 142 Bouchra CHAABI MAR 28:19 +2:06

28 23 Mimi BELETE BRN 28:21 +2:08

29 175 Lebogang PHALULA RSA 28:23 +2:10

30 70 Koren JELELA ETH 28:29 +2:16

31 58 Diana MARTIN ESP 28:31 +2:18

32 4 Kenza DAHMANI ALG 28:33 +2:20

33 206 Delilah DI CRESCENZO USA 28:34 +2:21

34 143 Salima EL OUALI ALAMI MAR 28:35 +2:22

35 207 Rebecca DONAGHUE USA 28:37 +2:24

36 79 Elodie OLIVARES FRA 28:37 +2:24

37 30 Catherine CORMIER CAN 28:41 +2:28

38 93 Stephanie TWELL GBR 28:46 +2:33

39 174 Dina Lebo PHALULA RSA 28:46 +2:33

40 210 Kathy NEWBERRY USA 28:50 +2:37

41 196 Habiba GHRIBI TUN 28:50 +2:37

42 215 Yeisy ALVAREZ VEN 28:51 +2:38

43 59 Jacqueline MARTIN ESP 28:51 +2:38

44 41 Yingying ZHU CHN 28:53 +2:40

45 121 Kazuka WAKATSUKI JPN 28:54 +2:41

46 147 Maria LAGHRISSI MAR 28:55 +2:42

47 100 Federica DAL RI ITA 28:55 +2:42

48 117 Korei OMATA JPN 28:56 +2:43

49 82 Hatti DEAN GBR 29:00 +2:47

50 151 Agnes CHIKWAKWA MAW 29:03 +2:50

51 88 Jane POTTER GBR 29:04 +2:51

52 15 Melinda VERNON AUS 29:04 +2:51

53 187 Claudette MUKASAKINDI RWA 29:05 +2:52

54 115 Chisa NISHIO JPN 29:05 +2:52

55 92 Sarah TUNSTALL GBR 29:07 +2:54

56 179 Johanna Hermiena VAN SCHALKWYK RSA 29:07 +2:54

I was talking a team win.