Wade wins at Atlanta's Peachtree 10K
Houston's Sean Wade, 40, captured yet another Masters title on the fourth of July in Atlanta as he easily won the men's division at the Peachtree Road Race 10K.
Led by second-seeded Martin Lei's time of 27:25, Kenyan runners took the first six spots, seven of the first nine and 9 of the first 14 to lead the way. Last year's winner, Gilbert Okari, finished 4th in 27:59. Okari won last year in a time of 28:19, which would have been good enough only for 7th this year.
The first American male to cross the finish line was Minneapolis' Jason Lehmkuhle, 28, who was 14th with a time of 29:22.
The top nine spots in the women's division went to foreign runners as well as the Netherlands' Lornah Kiplagat won her fifth Peachtree 10K putting on a burst of speed to fly by rival Jemima Jelagat of Kenya with less than a half mile to go in the race. Kiplagat won by two (2) seconds in 31:13.
American runners finished in three of the next four places (10th, 11th and 13th) as Katie McGregor (Minneapolis, MN), Elva Dryer (Albuquerque, NM) and Amy Yoder-Begley (Avilla, IN) posted times of 32:44, 32:51 and 32:56, respectively. Poland's Dorota Gruca, 35, who ran here in Houston in January, was 12th in 32:52.
Last year, then 27-year-old Webster, Texas resident Gabriel Rodriguez was the fastest Texas finisher with a time of 32:11 and a 35th place finish.
In 2006, the top Texan title belongs to Wade, who continues to run well, as his closest competitor was Austin's Gilbert Tuhabonye. The 31-year-old, originally from Burundi, was 52nd overall in a time of 32:38.
The top 10 men's Masters finishers were as follows:
23. Sean Wade, 40, Houston, TX, 30:47
30. Paul Aufdemberge, 41, Redford, MI, 31:16
35. Oleg Strijakov, 42, Gainesville, FL, 31:44
40. Dennis Simonaitis, 44, Draper, UT, 31:54
56. Brian Pope, 43, Oxford, MS, 32:47
67. David Matherne, 41, Cartersville, GA, 33:29
74. Tim Ensign, 43, Chattanooga, TN, 33:48
78. John Steinberg, 47, Ponte Verda, FL, 34:19
97. Steven Calidonna, 51, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 35:17
114. Brian Jaegar, 42, Peachtree City, GA, 35:50
The women's winner of the 2006 Chevron Houston Marathon, Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, the Russian-born runner who trains in Gainesville, Florida, won today's Masters title for the women in 34:32. (Last year, Sultanova-Zhdanova was runner-up to Colleen De Reuck of Boulder, Colorado.)
Austin's Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, 47, finished 6th among all female Masters runners, but was over two (2) minutes off of her 4th place Masters finish from 2005 (35:34).
The top 10 women's Masters finishers were as follows:
82. Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, 45, Gainesville, FL (Ukraine), 34:32
84. Sylvia Mosqueda, 40, Rosemead, CA, 34:52
100. Tere Stouffer, 40, Knoxville, TN, 35:22
123. Zinaida Semenova, 44, New York, NY (Russia), 36:02
131. Patty Murray, 41, Boulder, CO, 36:11
174. Michelle Simonaitis, 40, Draper, UT, 37:05
199. Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, 47, Austin, TX, 37:39
281. Tatiana Titova, 40, Gainesville, FL (Russia), 38:48
300. Annette Bauer, 42, Springfield, OH, 39:01
337. Barbara Jarnagin, 41, Lilburn, GA, 39:22
Finishing 34th overall was Houston's 2003 Halliburton Half Marathon winner, Scott Strand, 38, of Birminhgma, Alabama in a time of 31:41.
Led by second-seeded Martin Lei's time of 27:25, Kenyan runners took the first six spots, seven of the first nine and 9 of the first 14 to lead the way. Last year's winner, Gilbert Okari, finished 4th in 27:59. Okari won last year in a time of 28:19, which would have been good enough only for 7th this year.
The first American male to cross the finish line was Minneapolis' Jason Lehmkuhle, 28, who was 14th with a time of 29:22.
The top nine spots in the women's division went to foreign runners as well as the Netherlands' Lornah Kiplagat won her fifth Peachtree 10K putting on a burst of speed to fly by rival Jemima Jelagat of Kenya with less than a half mile to go in the race. Kiplagat won by two (2) seconds in 31:13.
American runners finished in three of the next four places (10th, 11th and 13th) as Katie McGregor (Minneapolis, MN), Elva Dryer (Albuquerque, NM) and Amy Yoder-Begley (Avilla, IN) posted times of 32:44, 32:51 and 32:56, respectively. Poland's Dorota Gruca, 35, who ran here in Houston in January, was 12th in 32:52.
Last year, then 27-year-old Webster, Texas resident Gabriel Rodriguez was the fastest Texas finisher with a time of 32:11 and a 35th place finish.
In 2006, the top Texan title belongs to Wade, who continues to run well, as his closest competitor was Austin's Gilbert Tuhabonye. The 31-year-old, originally from Burundi, was 52nd overall in a time of 32:38.
The top 10 men's Masters finishers were as follows:
23. Sean Wade, 40, Houston, TX, 30:47
30. Paul Aufdemberge, 41, Redford, MI, 31:16
35. Oleg Strijakov, 42, Gainesville, FL, 31:44
40. Dennis Simonaitis, 44, Draper, UT, 31:54
56. Brian Pope, 43, Oxford, MS, 32:47
67. David Matherne, 41, Cartersville, GA, 33:29
74. Tim Ensign, 43, Chattanooga, TN, 33:48
78. John Steinberg, 47, Ponte Verda, FL, 34:19
97. Steven Calidonna, 51, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 35:17
114. Brian Jaegar, 42, Peachtree City, GA, 35:50
The women's winner of the 2006 Chevron Houston Marathon, Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, the Russian-born runner who trains in Gainesville, Florida, won today's Masters title for the women in 34:32. (Last year, Sultanova-Zhdanova was runner-up to Colleen De Reuck of Boulder, Colorado.)
Austin's Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, 47, finished 6th among all female Masters runners, but was over two (2) minutes off of her 4th place Masters finish from 2005 (35:34).
The top 10 women's Masters finishers were as follows:
82. Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, 45, Gainesville, FL (Ukraine), 34:32
84. Sylvia Mosqueda, 40, Rosemead, CA, 34:52
100. Tere Stouffer, 40, Knoxville, TN, 35:22
123. Zinaida Semenova, 44, New York, NY (Russia), 36:02
131. Patty Murray, 41, Boulder, CO, 36:11
174. Michelle Simonaitis, 40, Draper, UT, 37:05
199. Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, 47, Austin, TX, 37:39
281. Tatiana Titova, 40, Gainesville, FL (Russia), 38:48
300. Annette Bauer, 42, Springfield, OH, 39:01
337. Barbara Jarnagin, 41, Lilburn, GA, 39:22
Finishing 34th overall was Houston's 2003 Halliburton Half Marathon winner, Scott Strand, 38, of Birminhgma, Alabama in a time of 31:41.
posted by WalkSports.com | 8:22 PM
3 Comments:
Don't forget -- Sarah Graybeal finished in 1:12 to take something like 50,000th place! ;)
I read that they had a timing chip dispute with one of the waves.
And if I had seen your time - while looking for a post on your blog - I would have certainly called you out! :)
Have a safe trip home!
Jon
Yeah, I posted late. Didn't hear about chip problems, but then again, I didn't have a chip! Only the qualifiers (<55:00) get chips.
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