Utica Boilermaker 15-K (31st)
Utica, NY; Sunday, July 13
Distance: 15 km, certified point-to-point course with no elevation loss and a start/finish separation of 27.9% of the race distance
Finishers: 9770 (down from 10,882 last year)
Event Records (course was changed in 1997): Men, 42:40, Joseph Kimani, 1996; Women, 48:06, Catherine Ndereba, 2001
Course Records: Men, 42:54, Joseph Kimani, 1997; Women, Ndereba (above)
Prize Money: Masters permitted to double dip; see complete details below
Weather: Rain about one hour before the start left the course very wet; temp about 70F
Key Sponsor: The Utica Boilers Companies
A Championchip Timed Event (Leone Timing).
NOTE: The top-4 here in the men's race were nearly the same as at Peachtree, with Daniel Kipkoech and Girmal Tola switching places in third and fourth, respectively. Winner Terefe Maregu of Ethiopia has now won $21,000 in prize money in two races, more than 26 times per capita GDP in that country, according to the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. On the women's side, Ashu Rabo Kasim of Ethiopia, second at Peachtree, got the win in a tight race (six women finished in a six second span), beating two-time world marathon champion Catherine Ndereba, who is training for the Olympic Marathon.
MEN (gun times) - 1. Terefe Maregu, Ethiopia 44:17 $6000 2. Peter Kamais, Kenya 44:18 3500 3. Girma Tola, Ethiopia 44:19 2000 4. Daniel Kipkoech, Kenya 44:21 1300 5. MacDonard Ondara, Kenya 44:27 1000 6. Dereje Tadesse, Ethiopia 44:40 900 7. Felix Limo, Kenya 44:59 800 8. Robert Letting, Kenya 45:07 700 9. Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia 45:33 600 10. Kasime Adillo, Ethiopia 46:02 500 11. Abebe Yimer, Ethiopia 46:03 12. Fernando Cabada, USA 46:10 1000a 13. Nicholas Arciniaga, USA 46:23 500a 14. Peter Kosgei, Kenya 47:33 15. Nate Jenkins, USA 47:48 300a 16. Paul Jellema, USA 48:09 17. Andrew Cloke, USA 48:11 18. Fred Joslyn, USA 48:27 19. Neal Holtschulte, USA 48:46 20. Steve Boyd (40+), Canada 48:48 1500m 21. Seamus Nally, USA 49:19 22. Josh Henry, USA 49:24 23. Seth Dubois, USA 49:33 24. Bryan Morseman, USA 49:35 25. Paul Mwangi (40+), Kenya 49:42 1000m ... 28. Gideon Mutisya (40+), Kenya 49:54 500m ... 56. James Derick (40+), USA 52:04 300m 40+ (see above) 50+ Reno Stirrat, Dorchester, MA 54:58 60+ Eddie Cope, Berkshire, NY 1:03:12 70+ Fay Bradley, Independence, KS 1:11:26 80+ Fred Blakeslee, Utica, NY 2:11:31 a = Earned U.S.-only prize money m = Earned masters prize money WOMEN (gun times) - 1. Ashu Rabo Kasim, Ethiopia 50:39 $6000 2. Catherine Ndereba, Kenya 50:40 3500 3. Edith Masai (40+), Kenya 50:40 2000 + 1500m 4. Angelina Mutuku, Kenya 50:44 1300 5. Lidia Simon, Romania 50:44 1000 6. Nadia Ejjafini, Bahrain 50:45 900 7. Pauline Wangui, Kenya 50:50 800 8. Neriah Asiba, Kenya 51:53 700 9. Nina Rillstone, New Zealand 51:54 600 10. Irene Limika, Kenya 52:28 500 11. Zoila Gomez, USA 53:03 1000a 12. Alemtsehay Misganaw, Ethiopia 53:05 13. Melissa White, USA 53:11 500a 14. Heidi Wolfsberger, USA 53:54 300a 15. Florence Jepkosgei, Kenya 54:41 16. Meseret Kotu, Ethiopia 54:41 17. Yolanda Flamino, USA 54:43 18. Laurel Burdick, USA 54:44 ... 20. Albina Gallyamova (40+), RUS 55:19 1000m ... 23. Firaya Zhdanova-Sultanova (40+) 56:06 500m 24. Zinaida Semenova (40+), RUS 56:55 300m 40+ See above 50+ Coreen Steinbach, Pompey, NY 1:05:01 60+ Ellie Lowell, Willington, CT 1:26:20 70+ Edye Radice, Tonawanda, NY 1:52:18 80+ Dolores Quinn, Whitesboro, NY 2:17:30
Local (sort of) Notes:
#15 Nate Jenkins (47:48) –Top American at the Boilermaker last year and 7th at the Olympic Trials settled for 3rd American this year, about 1 minute slower than 2007. Multiple winner of the Bridge of Flowers 10K held in August each year
#17 Andy Cloke (48:11)- former teammate of Fred Joslyn, he won the Colonie Mile last year, and bested Fred for the first time at the Boilermaker.
#18 Fred Joslyn (48:27) slowest Boilermaker in 3 years but still a respectable time. He ran 46:40 at the Stockade-athon last year as a close runner up to Allstadt.
#21 Seamus Nally- Last year’s Troy Turkey Trot winner checked in at 49:19.
#23 Seth Dubois of Altamont ran a fine 49:33.
F18 Laurel Berdick age 23 of Manlius NY won the Syracuse Corporate Challenge in 19:33, and easily took top NY honors at the Boilermaker in 54:44. The best female runner in upstate NY –hands down.
F26 Katherine Danner- formerly Katie Aldredge ran a fine 57:22. She won the Lilac Festival 10K and the Martha’s Vineyard 20 miler this year.
F29 Judy Johnson qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon early last year (2:44?) and then moved to Atlanta. The only NY Upstate female to qualify, she did not run in the trials. Back home in Rochester this year, she ran 58:20 at the Boilermaker.
F32 Brina Sequine placed second in her age group to run a fine 59:03. She is a multiple winner of the Runnin of the Green.
James Derrick, NYS master’s runner of the year in 2007 ran a fine 52:03 to place 4th in the division at age 47. He finished behind a Canadian Winner and two Kenyans.