Wade 18th overall / 2nd Masters at USA 15K Championship
Houston's Sean Wade followed up his Masters record-setting win at the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run two weeks ago on Saturday with a second-place Masters finish (18th overall) at the USA 15K Championships during the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Florida.
Wade covered the 9.3 miles in 46:52, just five seconds behind Eugene, Oregon's Patrick Fuller. The next two closest Masters runners were Coconut Creek, Florida's Phillip Watkins, 46, and Pewaukee, Wisconsin's Dan Held, 40, who finished in 49:15 and 49:57, respectively.
Fuller was Wade's nemesis at the USA Masters' 8K Cross Country Championships held last month in the Bronx at Van Cortlandt Park. Fuller defeated Wade by 26 seconds and was quoted as saying the following in a USA Track and Field press release, "I didn't go all out. I broke away on the third lap, and I was able to relax on the last lap. The course is actually fast and firm - that was good."
On Saturday, Wade and Fuller ran together in a pack of five runners. Wade led Fuller by a second at the 5K split, passing it in 15:22, while three of the five -- including Fuller, Wade and Colorado's Clint Wells, 30 -- hit the 10K split in 31:07.
February. 26 seconds. March. 5 seconds.
One would think that Fuller might be a bit less bold in providing "bulletin board material."
The overall event winner was San Diego resident Meb Keflezighi, 30, who won the event for the 5th time in his career posting a time of 43:41. In a challenge similar to what has been done the last couple of years at the Los Angeles Marathon and this past winter at the White Rock Marathon, the men were given a 5-minute head start over the elite women and Keflezghi delivered to capture a $5,000 bonus.
He passed fellow Californian Blake Russell, 30, down the stretch as she won the women's overall race in a time of 49:14. Jen Rhines, 31, of Mammoth Lakes, California (who was fifth here this past January in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1:13:27) and Katie McGregor, 28, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota went second and third, respectively, in 49:47 and 50:20.
The men's top 15 went as follows:
1 -- Meb Keflezighi, 30, San Diego, CA -- 43:41
2 -- Matt Gonzales, 24, Albuquerque, NM -- 44:07
3 -- Abdi Abdirahman, 29, Tucson, AZ -- 44:07
4 -- Alan Culpepper, 33, Lafayette, CO -- 44:11
5 -- James Carney, 27, Marina, CA -- 44:24
6 -- Ryan Shay, 26, East Jordon, MI -- 44:40
7 -- Mark Carroll, 34, Providence, RI -- 45:27
8 -- Matt Gabrielson, 27, Apple Valley, MN -- 45:27
9 -- Andrew Carlson, 23, Apple Valley, MN -- 45:33
10 -- Fasil Bizuneh, 25, Marina, CA -- 45:43
11 -- Peter Gilmore, 28, San Mateo, CA -- 46:01
12 -- Matt Downin, 29, Norwood, NJ -- 46:15
13 -- Teren Jameson, 28, Salt Lake City, UT -- 46:21
14 -- Matt Levassiur, 24, Alamosa, CO -- 46:28
15 -- Chris Graff, 30, Arlington, VA -- 46:40
Austin's Cassandra Henkiel, 35, who won the women's portion of the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K two weeks ago, finished 11th against a stout field that included Boulder, Colorado's Colleen De Reuck, 41, and Albuquerque's Elva Dryer, 34. Henkiel posted a time of 53:11.
A record 9,241 finishers completed the 9.3-mile course.
Wade covered the 9.3 miles in 46:52, just five seconds behind Eugene, Oregon's Patrick Fuller. The next two closest Masters runners were Coconut Creek, Florida's Phillip Watkins, 46, and Pewaukee, Wisconsin's Dan Held, 40, who finished in 49:15 and 49:57, respectively.
Fuller was Wade's nemesis at the USA Masters' 8K Cross Country Championships held last month in the Bronx at Van Cortlandt Park. Fuller defeated Wade by 26 seconds and was quoted as saying the following in a USA Track and Field press release, "I didn't go all out. I broke away on the third lap, and I was able to relax on the last lap. The course is actually fast and firm - that was good."
On Saturday, Wade and Fuller ran together in a pack of five runners. Wade led Fuller by a second at the 5K split, passing it in 15:22, while three of the five -- including Fuller, Wade and Colorado's Clint Wells, 30 -- hit the 10K split in 31:07.
February. 26 seconds. March. 5 seconds.
One would think that Fuller might be a bit less bold in providing "bulletin board material."
The overall event winner was San Diego resident Meb Keflezighi, 30, who won the event for the 5th time in his career posting a time of 43:41. In a challenge similar to what has been done the last couple of years at the Los Angeles Marathon and this past winter at the White Rock Marathon, the men were given a 5-minute head start over the elite women and Keflezghi delivered to capture a $5,000 bonus.
He passed fellow Californian Blake Russell, 30, down the stretch as she won the women's overall race in a time of 49:14. Jen Rhines, 31, of Mammoth Lakes, California (who was fifth here this past January in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1:13:27) and Katie McGregor, 28, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota went second and third, respectively, in 49:47 and 50:20.
The men's top 15 went as follows:
1 -- Meb Keflezighi, 30, San Diego, CA -- 43:41
2 -- Matt Gonzales, 24, Albuquerque, NM -- 44:07
3 -- Abdi Abdirahman, 29, Tucson, AZ -- 44:07
4 -- Alan Culpepper, 33, Lafayette, CO -- 44:11
5 -- James Carney, 27, Marina, CA -- 44:24
6 -- Ryan Shay, 26, East Jordon, MI -- 44:40
7 -- Mark Carroll, 34, Providence, RI -- 45:27
8 -- Matt Gabrielson, 27, Apple Valley, MN -- 45:27
9 -- Andrew Carlson, 23, Apple Valley, MN -- 45:33
10 -- Fasil Bizuneh, 25, Marina, CA -- 45:43
11 -- Peter Gilmore, 28, San Mateo, CA -- 46:01
12 -- Matt Downin, 29, Norwood, NJ -- 46:15
13 -- Teren Jameson, 28, Salt Lake City, UT -- 46:21
14 -- Matt Levassiur, 24, Alamosa, CO -- 46:28
15 -- Chris Graff, 30, Arlington, VA -- 46:40
Austin's Cassandra Henkiel, 35, who won the women's portion of the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K two weeks ago, finished 11th against a stout field that included Boulder, Colorado's Colleen De Reuck, 41, and Albuquerque's Elva Dryer, 34. Henkiel posted a time of 53:11.
A record 9,241 finishers completed the 9.3-mile course.
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:16 PM
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very nice info. i like it a lot. you should write a column in a publication.
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