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CRIM 2010 THE FLINT JOURNAL
‘There was no catching her’
Crim champs Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MEN Winner Steve Kenyon Greg Meyer Herb Lindsay Herb Lindsay Herb Lindsay Steve Kenyon Nick Rose Nick Rose Ken Martin Ed Eyestone Brian Sheriff Ed Eyestone Brian Sheriff Ken Martin Steve Kogo Simon Karori Alejandro Cruz Benson Masya Thomas Osano Joseph Kamau Brahim Lahlafi John Korir John Korir Mark Yatich Laban Kipkemboi Simon Rono John Korir Linus Maiyo Fabiano Joseph Samuel Kosgei Festus Langat Stephen Koech Enock Mitei Julius Kogo
Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
WOMEN Winner Time Kim Merritt 58:41 Celia Peterson 59:30 Joan Benoit 55:41 Patti Catalano 53:40 Patti Catalano 55:35 Joan Benoit 53:17 Lisa Martin 55:07 Janice Ettle 55:15 Lisa Martin 54:40 Lisa Weidenbach 54:46 Lisa Weidenbach 55:02 Lisa Weidenbach 53:10 Cathy O'Brien 51:47 Uta Pippig 53:56 Lesley Lehane 54:02 Olga Markova 53:17 Lynn Jennings 52:53 Anne Marie Letko 53:42 Delillah Asiago 53:08 Catherine Ndereba 52:50 Hellen Kimaiyo 53:34 Catherine Ndereba 53:33 Catherine Ndereba 54:21 Catherine Ndereba 53:01 Catherine Ndereba 52:36 Catherine Ndereba 52:09 Lyudmila Biktasheva 51:52 Leah Malot 54:35 Alevtina Ivanova 53:34 Alevtina Ivanova 53:06 Angelina Mutuka 54:53 Irene Limika 55:49 Alemitu Albera 53:49 Mare Hurssa 53:52
Time 50:05 48:00 48:00 47:06 47:15 46:42 46:58 46:59 46:54 47:36 48:09 46:44 46:23 47:44 47:15 46:20 47:05 46:22 46:06 45:43 45:45 46:15 46:54 47:36 46:41 47:13 46:22 48:06 47:46 46:49 47:11 48:04 46:50 47:06
Ethiopia’s Dibaba is women’s winner
Rotich. “But there was no catching her.” Dibaba took the lead at the one-mile mark then held her ground the rest of the way to earn the $5,000 top prize. Rotich and BRUCE GUNTHER Naser were in her rearview as bgunther@flintjournal.com | (810) 766-6125 they flew over the bricks; Dibaba, They sprinted down the bricks, however, had enough left in her a pack of three. tank in her Crim debut. Saturday’s 10-mile women’s “I’m happy, though the time event in the Crim Festival of could be better,” said Dibaba, who Races was a run to the finish on was hoping to finish in the low Saginaw Street, with Ethiopia’s 53s. “I didn’t know about the hills Mare Dibaba out front. really, but I liked the course.” As it turned out, Dibaba wasn’t Dibaba was coming off an about to be caught. impressive win last week in the Dibaba pulled away at the end Parkersburg, W.Va., half-marafrom Kenya’s Caroline Rotich and thon, where she set a course Tayba Naser, also of Ethiopia, to record. She holds the Ethiopian win in 53:52. Rotich placed second, women’s half-marathon record. just two seconds behind Dibaba, “I knew the others were right while Naser finished third in 53:58. behind me, but I was confident,” Still, it was Dibaba’s race — Dibaba said. nearly from start to finish. For Rotich, Saturday’s women’s “I was in the last sprint, and finish had rewind-like qualities. thought I might catch her,” said “It was kind of the same as last
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Mare Dibaba, 21, of Ethiopia wins the women’s 10-mile race Saturday. way back. “But since June it has completely started to turn around. I’m getting better all the time, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m slowly getting back into the competitive part of it. But I’m confident I’ll get there.”
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Racers set their watches while taking off for the start of the 10-mile Crim race on Saturday in downtown Flint during the 2010 Crim Festival of Races.
Linden’s Hinton takes 1-mile title this time
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Eric Hinton finished second to Glenn Collins in last year’s Crim Festival of Race’s 1-mile run last year. “I was kind of sad that he beat me,” Hinton said. Emphasis on “he,” not “beat.” Hinton is a Michigan fan, and Collins is a former Ohio State
runner. And as much as Hinton likes the Wolverines, his disdain for the Buckeyes counts, too. He supports any team in the state playing Ohio State. Unfortunately for his emphasis on the rivalry, Hinton didn’t compete against Collins in this year’s 1-mile run. But Hinton, a 2009 Linden graduate and Kettering student, won the event Saturday in 6:05. Grand Blanc’s Katie
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year,” said Rotich, who finished eight seconds off the pace set by last year’s winner, Alemitu Albera of Ethiopia. “We ran in a group most of the way. But it was a good run. I tried to catch her on the last sprint, but she was too strong today.” Naser agreed. “It was good. (Dibaba) is a strong runner, and I knew she would have a chance to win. But I’m happy, and she’s happy.” Six-time Crim women’s winner Catherine Ndereba, a two-time Olympic marathon silver medalist, finished fifth in 56:04. But Nderaba, who had never not won in Flint before, was pleased. She hadn’t run competitively since suffering a leg injury in March. “It feels good, because now I’m getting back to training where it doesn’t hurt to run,” said Ndereba, 38. “After March, it was a long way back. I started out just jogging 20 minutes and worked my
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Anderson, 16, was the top female finisher (7:32). Hinton captained Linden’s 2008 Division 2 state title team, but he wasn’t a varsity runner. “Watching teammate after teammate cross the finish line, all up in the front, that was a really a cool experience to say I captained that team,” Hinton said. Saturday, Hinton earned his own victory, but he still said the
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From Page 1 — Kenyan winner Julius Kogo ‘was thirsty for a race’ Kirui had long since fallen off the lead But this race was destined to have a pack, becoming an inviting target for the Kenyan winner for the 17th time in the past 20 years when Letting set a blistering leaders in the American race. Nobody pace in the second mile and only Kogo and vying for U.S. money wanted to make too bold a move and jeopardize their chances Kirui were willing to go with him. After a of winning the American 4:42 opening mile, Letting title, however. set the tempo for mile splits “Me and my coach talked of 4:32, 4:32, 4:35 and 4:38 I probably ran about it, and the goal was before the inevitable slowthe last three really to secure the U.S. down in the Bradley hills miles faster than title,” Bizuneh said. “Once section. I had the U.S. title secured, “My strategy was to break the top three then try to go after one of the group,” Letting said. “I guys, but at the the top three places. I probknew the guys were very end of the day ably ran the last three miles strong.” faster than the top three “When we started out, I’m happy to get guys, but at the end of the there were about 10 people,” the U.S. title.” day I’m happy to get the Kogo said. “It started to open U.S. title.” up about 5K.” Fasil Bizuneh Vega came into the race Kogo was the strongest of USA TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL 10-MILE as the leader in the USATF the group. He felt he was in CHAMPION points circuit. He set the such great condition that he pace for a group of three decided two days before the U.S. runners who were race to pay for his own air about 30 seconds behind the overall leadfare to the race. He was coming off a vicers much of the way. tory one week earlier in the Parkersburg “At one point, I thought I had them bro(W. Va.) Half Marathon, a race in which he ken,” Vega said. “I thought I was going to ran 1:02:10. be the top American. Then, all of a sudden, “He was thirsty for a race,” said Kogo’s Fasil made this real hard push on an uphill coach and agent, Ben Kurgat. and he kind of broke me. I tried to rally a Kogo and Letting ran alone for the final bunch of times to reel him back in and it five miles, with Kogo pulling away in the wasn’t going to happen today.” final mile.
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state title meant more to him. Hinton said he “might move onto bigger and better things” and compete in the Crim’s 10mile run next year. But, judging by his post-race celebratory plans of eating fast food, he’s just going to enjoy Saturday’s victory for the time being. “Now that I’ve got this accomplished, it’s another thing off the checklist,” Hinton said.