Geremew and Chepkurui Claim Peachtree Victories

The professional field at the 2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race proved strong as Mosinet Geremew (ETH) and Lineth Chepkurui (KEN) took home victories at the 44th  running of the event, with finish times of 28:07 and 32:09 respectively. With more than 80 professional athletes competing, this year’s event boasted the largest professional field in recent history.

For the first time, the 2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race hosted the USA Women’s 10 km Championship and also welcomed back the USA Men’s 10 km Championship for the fifth time in seven years.  Matt Tegenkamp of Portland, Ore. and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom of Flagstaff, Ariz. Claimed the 2013 USA 10 km Championship titles with times of 28:25 and 32:45 respectively.

“Both the men’s and the women’s fields were filled with great competitors this year, and we had some exciting finishes in both races,” said Tracey Russell, race director for the AJC Peachtree Road Race and executive director of the Atlanta Track Club.  “Despite the rainy weather this morning, we were so happy to see thousands of runners and walkers kicking off their Fourth of July at the AJC Peachtree Road Race.”

In the Masters’ races, Kevin Castille of Nicholasville, Ky.  and Sheri Piers of Falmouth, Maine took the men’s and women’s titles with times of 29:41 and 34:55 respectively.

The morning kicked off with some exciting finishes in the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, where Josh Cassidy (CAN) and Manuela Schar (CHE) came in first with times of 21:26 and 24:42 respectively.

Open Men

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Mosinet Geremew

ETH

21

28:07

2

Belete Assefa

ETH

22

28:09

3

Peter Kirui

KEN

25

28:11

4

Sammy Kitwara

KEN

26

28:17

5

Mike Kigen

KEN

27

28:23

Open Women

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Lineth Chepkurui

KEN

26

32:09

2

Sharon Cherop

KEN

29

32:10

3

Yebrgual Melese

ETH

23

32:16

4

Buzunesh Deba

ETH

25

32:35

5

Mamitu Daska

ETH

29

32:39

USA Men’s 10 km Championship

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Matt Tegenkamp

USA

31

28:25

2

Abdihakim Abdirahman

USA

36

28:33

3

Shadrack Biwott

USA

28

28:35

USA Women’s 10 km Championship

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom

USA

34

32:45

2

Stephanie Rothstein

USA

29

32:55

3

Maegen Krifchin

USA

25

33:22

Wheelchair Men

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Josh Cassidy

CAN

28

21:26

2

Joshua George

USA

29

21:41

3

Krige Schabort

USA

49

21:50

Wheelchair Women

Place

Name

Country

Age

Time

1

Manuela Schar

CHE

28

24:42

2

Amanda McGrory

USA

26

24:43

3

Susannah Scaroni

USA

22

25:07