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Boston Marathon® Champion Highlights 2013 B.A.A. 10K Elite Field
Lelisa Desisa (ETH) Will Compete in the B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 23.
The B.A.A. 10K is the Second Race of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley
BOSTON - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that 2013
Boston Marathon® men's champion Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, will
compete in the 2013 B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 23. Desisa will compete
among Olympic and World Championship finalists, national record holders,
and the defending champions of the B.A.A. Distance Medley. The B.A.A. 10K
is the second race of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, a three-race series
which awards $100,000 USD to the male and female with the fastest
cumulative time from the three races. In addition, the B.A.A. 10K offers a
combined prize purse of nearly $30,000 USD.
For each of the first two years of the B.A.A. 10K, the men's race produced
the world's leading time to date for that year.
Challenging Desisa in the 2013 B.A.A. 10K will be a talented, international
field including 2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley champion Allan Kiprono (KEN);
2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley runner-up and 2013 Bellin Run (Green Bay, WI)
champion Lani Rutto (KEN); and three-time Olympian Alistair Cragg (IRL).
Also expected to be among the leaders are 2013 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
(Washington, D.C.) champion Daniel Salel (KEN); six-time NCAA All-American
Stephen Sambu (KEN); 2012 Paris Marathon runner-up Raji Assefa (ETH); and
2013 James Joyce Ramble (Dedham, MA) champion Amos Sang (KEN).
Following the 2013 B.A.A. 5K, American Aaron Braun (AZ) is in first place
on the men's B.A.A. Distance Medley Leader Board. The 2012 Manchester (CT)
Road Race champion finished second in the B.A.A. 5K, running 13:40. Braun
will be joined in the B.A.A. 10K by Jason Hartmann (CO), the fourth place
finisher and top American in the 2012 and 2013 Boston Marathon, and
Massachusetts natives Nate Jenkins and Mark Amirault.
In the women's race, 2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley champion Kim Smith (NZL)
will defend her title after setting a course record of 31:36 in last year's
B.A.A. 10K. She won the 2013 B.A.A. 5K on April 14 and is currently in
first place on the women's B.A.A. Distance Medley Leader Board.
Smith, who resides in Providence, RI, will compete against 2011 champion
and 2013 runner-up of the B.A.A. 5K Lineth Chepkurui (KEN), and 2013
Crescent City Classic (New Orleans, LA) champion Alice Kimutai (KEN).
Rounding out the women's elite field are 2008 Bolder Boulder (Boulder, CO)
and Bellin Run champion Millicent Kuria (KEN); James Joyce Ramble champion
Chemtai Rionotukei (KEN); Houston Half Marathon and New York Mini 10K
champion Mamitu Daska (ETH); and 2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley runner-up
Aheza Kiros (ETH).
The B.A.A. 10K begins on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. ET near the
Boston Public Garden. The 6.2-mile course is a scenic tour through Boston's
Back Bay neighborhood. Starting on Charles Street, the race winds down
picturesque Commonwealth Avenue and Bay State Road as far west as Babcock
Street near Boston University, before heading back on Commonwealth Avenue,
around the Public Garden, and finishing on Charles Street. Registration for
the B.A.A. 10K is closed. For more information about the B.A.A. 10K, please
visit www.baa.org.
MEN'S ELITE FIELD (as of June 13, 2013)
NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE 10K PERSONAL BEST
Daniel Salel * KEN 22 28:40 (27:07.85)
Lelisa Desisa ETH 23 27:58 (27:11.98)
Raji Assefa ETH 27 28:33 (27:15.68)
Stephen Sambu * KEN 24 28:02 (27:28.64)
Alistair Cragg * IRL 33 28:33 (27:39.55)
Aaron Braun * USA/AZ 26 29:17 (27:41.54)
Allan Kiprono * KEN 23 27:42
Lani Rutto * KEN 24 27:46
Jason Hartmann USA/CO 32 29:04 (28:15.22)
Amos Sang KEN 27 28:47 (28:20.35)
Nate Jenkins USA/MA 32 29:33 (29:59.46)
Mark Amirault USA/MA 25 Debut
WOMEN'S ELITE FIELD (as of June 13, 2013)
NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE 10K PERSONAL BEST
Kim Smith * NZL 31 31:23 (30:35.54)
Lineth Chepkurui * KEN 25 30:45 (31:24.20)
Aheza Kiros ETH 31 31:57 (31:06.93)
Mamitu Daska ETH 29 32:05 (31:36.88)
Alice Kimutai * KEN 20 31:51
Millicent Kuria * KEN 27 32:38
Chemtai Rionotukei KEN 26 33:45
* 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley participant
() Track Performance for 10,000 meters
PRIZE PURSE
PLACE MEN WOMEN
1 $5,000 $5,000
2 3,000 3,000
3 1,500 1,500
4 1,200 1,200
5 800 800
6 600 600
7 500 500
8 400 400
9 300 300
10 200 200
TOTAL $13,500 $13,500
About the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit
organization with a mission of managing athletic events and promoting a
healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.'s Boston
Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, and the organization
manages other local events and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and
year-round running programs. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the
Boston Marathon has been John Hancock Financial. The Boston Marathon is
part of the World Marathon Majors, along with the international marathons
in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. Nearly 50,000 runners
will participate in B.A.A. events in 2013. The 118th Boston Marathon will
be held on Monday, April 21, 2014. For more information on the B.A.A.,
please visit www.baa.org.
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