{"id":246,"date":"2013-08-13T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/gn\/?p=246"},"modified":"2013-08-13T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:44:02","slug":"kogo-chepkirui-win-falmouth-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/gn\/usa\/kogo-chepkirui-win-falmouth-2013","title":{"rendered":"Kogo, Chepkirui Win Falmouth 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Micah<\/a>

Micah Kogo<\/p><\/div>\n

FALMOUTH, Mass. – Aug. 11, 2013 – Kenyan runners Micah Kogo and Joyce Chepkirui won the 41st New Balance Falmouth Road Race here with perfect conditions for running on Sunday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

On a beautiful morning, under blue skies and low humidity, more than 11,000 runners gathered in Woods Hole. The whole field sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to race founder Tommy Leonard, who turns 80 this week. There was a special appearance by Jeff Bauman, Boston Marathon bombing victim, who was the official race starter.<\/p>\n

In a tightly contested battle from the start, the elite men, lead by Ben Bruce of Arizona, went through the first mile in a 4 minutes, 35 seeconds. Bruce would lead the pack until the four-mile mark, when Kogo and True started to close the gap.\u00a0 The men kept a steady pace through the five and six mile marks. It was a nail-biter to the finish, with Kogo defeating Ben True, from Hanover, NH,\u00a0 a late addition to the field, by a mere two seconds.<\/p>\n

Kogo finished with a time of 32:10 and True finished with a time of 32:12.\u00a0 Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai came in third place with a time of 32:20 followed by fourth place finisher, American Olympian Abdi Abdirahman. Bruce took fifth place with a time of 32:44 and Shadrack Biwott of Oregon took sixth place with a time of 33:15.<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, the New Balance Falmouth Road Race held a designated elite women\u2019s start. From the beginning, Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui set the pace with a 5:13 first mile and was an early front-runner\u2014never giving up the lead. She completed the race with an impressive finish of 36:43.<\/p>\n

Great Britain’s Gemma Steel overtook Kenyan Linet Masai after the 6-mile mark and nipped her by one second at the line with a time of 37:06. Taking fourth place was Diane Nukuri Johnson, of Burundi, with a time of 37:16. Netherlands native, Adrienne Herzog, took fifth with a time of 37:21.<\/p>\n

In her Falmouth debut, American and Dartmouth graduate Alexi Pappas placed sixth overall and was the first American woman with a time of 37:32. Boston University graduate, Connecticut resident and first time Falmouth runner, Katie Matthews finished seventh overall and took second place for the American women.<\/p>\n

Defending Masters champion, Kevin Castille recorded his second Falmouth victory with a time of 34:01 and Chris Magill finished second with a time of 37:58. In the women\u2019s Masters race, Kara Haas, of Chelmsford, claimed first place with a 43:06 time and local resident Anne Preisig of Falmouth was runner-up clocking 45:16.<\/p>\n

41st New Balance Falmouth Road Race<\/p>\n

Falmouth, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 22.<\/p>\n

MEN
\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Micah Kogo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenya\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32:10 $10.000
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben True\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hanover, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32:12 $12.500**
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emmanuel Mutai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenya\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32:20 $5,000
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abdi Abdirahman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tucson, AZ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32:28 $6.500**
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Bruce\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flagstaff, AZ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32:44 $4.000**
\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shadrack Biwott\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eugene, OR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33:15 $1,000**
\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harbert Okuti\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Uganda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33:18
\n8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zachary Hine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boulder, CO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33:18 $500**
\n9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Timothy Ritchie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brighton, MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33:23
\n10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dino Sefir Kemal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethiopia 33:44<\/p>\n

WOMEN<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joyce Chepkirui\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenya 36:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10.000
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gemma Steel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great Britain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7,500
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Linet Masai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenya\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 58\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5,000
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diane Nukuri Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burundi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $3.500
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adrienne Herzog\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Netherlands\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2.000
\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alexi Pappas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eugene, OR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:32\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5,000**
\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KAtie Matthews\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rocky Hill, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37:50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $3.000**
\n8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JAne Murage\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenya 37:58
\n9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frances Koons\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryn Mawr, PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38:07
\n10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delilah DiCrescenzo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York, NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38:22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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