Official Media Guide

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom

Contents Photo: Dennis Steinauer Welcome Letters Health and Fitness Expo and Clinics Donations to Children’s Miracle Hospitals Race Day Media Information Honorary Race Chairs Title Sponsor History Event Background Capitol Hill Competition Race Director History Event Timetable Charity Donations Les Kinion Award Press Releases Event Sponsors 2015 Elite Athlete Results Course Maps Open and Age Group Records 2015 Age Group Results Prize Money Structure Prize Money History 2015 Team Results Elite Athlete Bios Bonus Payment History The Runner’s Rite of Spring® Returning Age Group Champions Past Winners’ Notable Acomplishments Evolution of the 10 Mile Course 5K Run-Walk Capitol Hill Records Event Participant Statistics Kids’ Run 2016 All-TimeCredit Union Champions Cherry Blossom Media GuidePRRO Circuit Information 1 Welcome Letters

We are thrilled to be in our 15th year of title sponsorship of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run! This is an amazing running event and credit unions and their business partners nationwide have enthusiastically united to be a part of it.

The impact of our long-standing partnership is remarkable. Since becoming the title sponsors in 2002, we have donated over $7.5 million to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, locally and across the country, which treat 10 million children annually.

Credit unions are the among the top three contributors to CMN Hospitals, after Walmart and Costco, having donated $11.5 million in 2015 alone.

This amount includes generous donations from runners and credit union members, employees and volunteers.

We are very grateful for the generous support from our top business partners, PSCU and CUNA Mutual Group, both valuable industry business partners who help underwrite the costs of title sponsorship.

And, a big shout out to the hundreds of credit union volunteers who enjoy helping on race weekend at packet pickup, water stops, corrals, and other stations.

We are also pleased to be partners with a sister run, the Credit Union SacTown Run in Sacramento, California, and two Freedom Runs for our troops serving in Germany and Kuwait.

Involvement with the race and CMN Hospitals is a prime example of credit unions’ core values – reaching out to support our local communities. Seeing over 100 credit unions and business partners and thousands of runners coming together to support the health and wellbeing of children is truly inspiring.

We are honored to be a part of the “Runner’s Rite of Spring”!

On with the Race and Celebration of our 15th Anniversary!

Theresa Mann Chair of Credit Union Miracle Day Run Committee President/CEO of The Partnership FCU

Charlie Mallon Vice Chair, and Chair of CUMF Credit Union Cherry Blossom President/CEO of Congressional FCU

2 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Welcome Letters

On behalf of myself, Deputy Race Director Becky Lambros, the organizing committee and our 2,000 volunteers, we would like to welcome everyone to the 44th running of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk. We call our event “The Runner’s Rite of Spring” because we feel it represents the reawakening of our Nation’s Capital to the coming of spring and the blooming of the legendary cherry trees which surround our beautiful course. Whether you are a runner, a spectator or a member of the media covering the event, we hope you will take a few moments to savor the trees, the spring air and the splendor of the city. Since 1973 the event has hosted over 275,000 runners, each with his or her own athletic fantasy — ranging from simply covering the distance, to posting a personal best time, or to taking home an award. One of the hallmarks of running is its accessibility to everyone. We are pleased to provide the stage. We are especially pleased to welcome four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi to the race this year. Meb is the only person ever to have won an Olympic medal—silver in the marathon in Athens in 2004— as well as the New York CIty and Boston Marathons. And Meb’s personal story is even more inspiring. From his arrival in America as a refugee from war- torn Eritrea in 1987, to being granted U.S. citizenship in 1998, to becoming the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 27 years in 2009, to his emotionally charged victory at the 2014 Boston Marathon and his recent Olympic Trials performance—second at the age of 40—Meb’s life résumé is legendary. Keflezighi will run the 10 mile as a tempo run as part of his initial training for the Rio Olympic Marathon after qualifying for his fourth U.S. Olympic Team in Los Angeles on February 13. He will join the 6:00 Gold’s Gym pace group and invites his fellow runners to “break an hour with Meb.” This is a great opportunity for many of our seeded and yellow corral participants to run with an inspirational runner in their attempt to better the elusive 60-minute barrier. I expect to see a large posse crossing the line with Meb, many with smiles on their faces after setting new personal records. We take great pride that the event has served another cause as well — helping sick children receive medical care through the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since the Credit Unions became the title sponsor in 2002, the event has raised over $7.5 million dollars for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We would be unable to conduct this event without the full cooperation of the National Park Service and the United States Park Police. We thank both organizations for the opportunity to stage the event on our Nation’s front doorstep.

Sincerely,

Phil Stewart Event Director

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 3 Race Day Media Information

eith Peters is the Media Coordinator for the 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk. For Krace-day media credentials and/or space on media trucks—there will be separate trucks leading the men’s and women’s races—please contact Keith at [email protected] (cell: 307-690-6803). Space on these trucks is extremely limited, so call Keith to ensure seating. TV crews should also call in advance to secure parking for trucks on race morning. There will be limited space at the finish for photographers. Please be respectful of race officials and volunteers as they try to keep the area clear and safe for all involved. Sarah Turner and Leigh Philibosian are the media contacts for all credit union race-related activities, including the Kids’ Run. Please contact Sarah Turner at [email protected] (cell: 410-262-6480), or Leigh at [email protected] (cell: 717-439-1576) for more information about the credit union title sponsorship benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the United States. One final note: The event’s website features a comprehensive results database, searchable by name and/or age group for the 10-mile race dating back to 1973, and for the 5K Run-Walk dating back to 2006, when the 5K was upgraded from an untimed run to a fully-timed and scored event: http://www.cballtimeresults.org

Women’s winner Lisa Weidenbach and 3rd place finisher Kim Jones meet the press after the 1989 race

4 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Event Background

or runners in Washington since 1973, the true beginning of spring is marked not by a date on the calendar but by the Frunning of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, also known as The Runner’s Rite of Spring.® See The Run- ner’s Rite of Spring® Elite competitors have used the race as a final competitive tune-up for the Boston Marathon two weeks later. Bill Rodgers, Greg Meyer, and Lisa Larsen Weidenbach all went on to win Boston after their victories here. For lesser mortals, Cherry Blossom means a chance to doff the warm-up suits, turtlenecks, caps and gloves of winter and join other runners in a celebration of the season. Here in Washington, the race has become as fixed a rite of spring as the Easter Egg Roll at the White House or the lighting of the Japanese lanterns on the Tidal Basin. The staging area for the event is on the Washington Monument Grounds, and the course passes in sight of all of the major Washington, DC Memorials. While there have been numerous iterations of the 10-mile course over the years, one element has been constant—The Runner’s Rite of Spring has always been the only truly elite running race to be held in the Nation’s Capital. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a consortium of 170 premier children’s hospitals across the United States. About one-third of the funds raised support Washington, DC’s own Children’s National Medical Center. To date, over $7.5 million has been raised for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the United States. The event also funds two $5,000 Road Runners Club of America “Roads Scholar” grants designed to support up- and-coming U.S. distance running talent. Credit Union Miracle Day, Inc., a consortium of credit unions and credit union suppliers, is the title sponsor of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, 5K Run-Walk and Kids’ Run. PSCU is the lead financial partner of Credit Union Miracle Day, Inc. Supporting sponsors include Cabot Creamery Cooperative, E-Trade, Gatorade, Gold’s Gym, Marathon- Foto, MedStar Sports Medicine, Navy Federal Credit Union, New Balance, Potomac River Running and Suburban Solu- tions Moving Company. The event is a proud member of the PRRO Circuit (www.PRRO.org), a five-race non-marathon prize money circuit with events in Utica, NY; San Juan, PR; Washington, DC; Spokane, WA and Pittsburgh, PA. The circuit is committed to a drug- free sport and funds USADA to conduct drug testing at all circuit events. The winning male and female at Cherry Blossom are eligible for the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus if they win the PRRO Championship presented by the Boilermaker Road Race on July 10, 2016; if they place in the top 10 at the PRRO Championship, they will earn the PRRO Event Champion’s bonus of $1,500.The first local man and woman will win trips to the PRRO Circuit Championship as well. With sanctions from USA Track & Field and the Road Runners Club of America, the Runner’s Rite of Spring is also an official activity of the nation’s greatest springtime celebration—The National Cherry Blossom Festival. The 2016 Festival com- memorates the 104th anniversary of the gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan. Finally, The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run is committed to environmental and social sustainability and has recently earned Gold certification from the Council For Responsible Sport for its many environmentally and socially responsible initiatives (http://www.councilforresponsiblesport.org/).

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2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 5 Event Timetable

Friday, April 1 & Saturday April 2 Health & Fitness Expo - see Health and Fitness Expo 8:15 a.m. and Clinics Expected arrival of men’s 10-mile race winner

Sunday, April 3 Dr. Bear kicks off pre-run festivities at Kids’ Run site DCUC 10-Mile Freedom Run, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 8:40 a.m. Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, 5K Run-Walk Start of 5K Run-Walk and Kids’ Run Schedule Independence Avenue between 15th and 17th streets

6:30 – 7 a.m. 8:57 a.m. Gold’s Gym warm-up adjacent to awards stage on Expected arrival of men’s 5K Run-Walk winner Washington Monument Grounds Independence Avenue between 15th and 17th streets

7:10 a.m. 8:59 a.m. Credit Union welcome remarks and presentation of Expected arrival of women’s 5K Run-Walk winner colors Independence Avenue between 15th and 17th streets Start/Finish line on 15th Street at Jefferson Drive 9 a.m. 7:18 a.m. Gold’s Gym pre-race warm-up for Kids’ Run begins Start of elite women’s 10-mile race 9:30 a.m. 7:22 a.m. Kids’ Run start Introduction of Children’s Miracle Network Champi- ons 9:45 a.m. 5k Run-Walk course closes 7:29 a.m. Start of 10-mile race for wheelchair participants 10:15 a.m. Awards ceremony begins at awards stage on Washing- 7:30 a.m. ton Monument Grounds Start of elite men’s 10-mile race and yellow wave runners 10:18 a.m. 10-mile course closes 7:33 – 7:53 a.m. Red, blue, orange, green and purple waves start at 8 p.m. regularly scheduled intervals 10-mile and 5K results posted on race website (www. CherryBlossom.org) 8 a.m. Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run start line Saturday, April 16 closes CU Freedom Run, Wiesbaden Germany

8:09 a.m. Expected arrival of women’s 10-mile race winner

6 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Press Releases

Copies of pre-race press releases can be found on the event website (http://www.cherryblossom.org/aboutus/press- releases.php). Here’s a list of releases that have been issued to date in regards to the 2016 race:

44th Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Field Features Past Champion, Fast Challengers and American Heroes (March 31, 2016)

Joan Benoit Samuelson to Run 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (March 16, 2016)

Meb Keflezighi Commits To 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (March 15, 2016)

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Offers $10,000 Bonus for Setting American Record (March 2, 2016)

2015 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run Earns Gold Certification From The Council For Responsible Sport (January 11, 2016)

Applications For 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk Lottery (November 24, 2015)

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 7 Course Maps

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2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 9 Prize Money Structure

ith the advent of Nike as title sponsor in 1984, $13,400 in prize money was offered for the first time, paid equally to Wthe top-seven men and women. A complete history of the evolution of prize money and record bonuses is detailed in the race history section of this guide. See Prize Money History A total of $40,000 in prize money, plus a possible $3,500 in bonuses, will be awarded in 2016 in equal amounts to the top 10 international men and women as detailed below. Time bonuses include $1000 for 1st sub-46:00 male; $750 for 2nd sub- 46:00 male, $1000 for 1st sub-52:00 female; and $750 for 2nd sub-52:00 female. At the awards ceremony for this year’s race, the total amount of prize money paid since 1984 will surpass $1 million. Place Men Women 1st $8000 $8000 2nd $4000 $4000 3rd $2000 $2000 4th $1500 $1500 5th $1000 $1000 6th $900 $900 7th $800 $800 8th $700 $700 9th $600 $600 10th $500 $500

A total of $25,000 in prize money will be awarded in 2016 to the top 10 U.S. men and women as detailed below. “Double dipping” is permitted, so anyone finishing in the top 10 overall and in the top 10 among U.S. runners may collect both the open and the U.S. awards. There is also a $10,000 American Record bonus (fastest time beating the U.S. men’s 10-mile record of 46:13 or the U.S. women’s-only record of 52:12), to be split equally if both records are broken. 2016 American Development Prize Money Structure “Double-dipping” is allowed with International Prize Money Place Men Women 1st $5000 $5000 2nd $2500 $2500 3rd $1500 $1500 4th $1000 $1000 5th $800 $800 6th $600 $600 7th $400 $400 8th $300 $300 9th $200 $200 10th $200 $200 The Washington Metropolitan Area Team Championship Division offers $1,000 to the first place men’s team and the first place women’s team. Teams can be drawn from Running Club Store Teams or Running Club Teams. 10 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Elite Athlete Bios

Male Athletes #05 Kipruto, Silas (31) DOB: 9/26/84 Resi dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 27:28/ 2:15:37/ 59:39/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 5th, ‘15 Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile (33:37); ‘14 Meia-Maratona Internacional de Lisboa EDP (1:00:17); 2nd, ‘13 Vattenfall Ber liner Halbmarathon (1:00:12); 4th, ‘13 Yangzhou Jianzhen In ter na tional Half Mar a thon (1:00:52); 2nd, ‘13 Quad-City Times Bix 7 (32:19) 2nd, ‘13 TD Beach to Bea con 10k (28:09). #07 Langat, Philip (25) DOB: 4/23/90 Resi dence: Citizen of: KEN Team: Adidas Life time PRs: 27:28/ 2:27:57/ 1:00:04/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - 2016 Per for mances: 5th, Ath let ics Kenya Nairobi X-C (28:29); 7th, Af ri can X-C Champs (27:13). Pre vi ous Top 10 CUCB Fin ishes: 7th, ‘15 (43:53/46:45). #09 Debela, Terefe Resi dence: Citizen of: ETH Team: Nike Life time PRs: -/ -/ 44:25/15k PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - #13 Gedefa, Tolossa (34) DOB: 1/1/92 Resi dence: Citizen of: ETH Team: Nike Life time PRs: 28:16/ -/ 1:04:39/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 3rd, ‘15 Coo per River Bridge Run (29:29) 10th, ‘15 BolderBOULDER 10k (30:01). 2014 re sults: 5th, ‘14 Credit Un ion Cherry Blos som 10 Mile (46:38); 1st, ‘13 Bay to Break ers 12k (35:01); 7th, ‘ 13 Bolder Boul der 10k (30:16); 2nd, ‘13 Crazy 8’s 8k (22:50). 2016 Per for mances: 1st, Shamrockin Run 8k (22:40) PB. Pre vi ous Top 10 CUCB Fin ishes: 5th, ‘14 (46:38). #17 Landry, Christo (29) DOB: 4/29/86 Resi dence: Citizen of: USA Team: Mizuno Life time PRs: 28:25/ 2:14:30/ 1:14:18/25k PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 2nd, ‘15 Gate River Run 15k (44:14); 5th, ‘15 Mt. SAC Re lays 5000m (13:36.69 PB); 2nd, ‘15 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25k US Champi on ships (1:15:02); 20th, ‘15 USA Outdoor Champi on ships Men’s 10,000m (29:40.49); 3rd, ‘15 Peachtree Road Race 10k (29:05); 4th, ‘14 Gate River Run 15K Cham pi onships (43:59); 6th, ‘14 Credit Un ion Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (46:41 PB); 2nd, ‘14 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25k (1:14:18 AR/PB); 1st, ‘14 Peachtree Road Race 10k (28:25 PB); 2nd, ‘14 Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile (33:32); 2nd, ‘14 Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K (1:01:27); 8th, ‘14 .US 12K Na tional Road Rac ing Champi on ships (34:42); 5th, ‘13 Gate River Run 15k (43:46) 5th, ‘13 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25k (1:15:00 PB); 12th, ‘13 USA Ath let ics Cham pi on ships Men’s 10,000m (29:38.82); 5th, ‘13 Medtronic Twin Cit ies Mar a thon (2:14:44 PB); 4th, ‘13 .US Na tional Road Rac ing Championships 12k (34:40 PB). 2016 Per for mances: 3rd, Gate River Run 15k (44:42); 10th, US X-C Champs (32:45). Pre vi ous Top 10 CUCB Fin ishes: 6th, ‘14 (46:41). #19 Chelanga, Sam (31) DOB: 2/23/85 Resi dence: Citizen of: USA Team: Nike Life time PRs: n/a/ -/ - PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 4th, ‘15 Carlsbad 5000 (13:50); 1st, ‘15 Wharf to Wharf 6 Mile (27:25); 4th, ‘15 Fal mouth Road Race 7 Mile (32:21 PB); 2nd, ‘15 Faxon Law New Haven Road Race (38th) (USA Men’s and Women’s 20-K Champi onships) (59:25 PB); 4th, ‘15 CVS Health Down town 5k (U.S. 5-K Champi on ships for Men and Women) (14:07); 1st, ‘15 USA 10 Mile Champi on ships-Twin Cit ies (46:47 PB); 1st, ‘15 .US National Road Rac ing Champi on ships (34:35 PB); 5th, ‘14 B.A.A 10k (28:11 PB); 3rd, ‘14 Crazy 8’s 8k (22:45) 7th, ‘14 TD Beach to Bea con 10k (28:30); 7th, ‘14 Rock ‘n’ Roll Phil a delphia Half Mar a thon (1:02:59); 2nd, ‘14 Man ches ter Road Race 4.748 Mile (21:38); 6th, ‘13 NYC Half (1:01:26); 5th, ‘13 CVS Caremark Down town 5k (14:00); 4th, ‘13 BAA Half Mara thon (1:01:04 PB); 2nd, ‘13 NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5k (13:46); 1st, ‘13 Man ches ter Road Race 4.748 Mile (21:31.6). #21 Oyugi, Nelson (33) Resi dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 29:22/ 2:16:38/ 1:01:53/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 3rd, ‘15 Aza lea Trail Run 10k (29:22); 15th, ‘15 Li lac Bloomsday Run 12k (36:22); 8th, ‘15 Crazy 8’s 8k (23:47); 4th, ‘15 Wharf to Wharf 6 Mile (27:29); 9th, ‘14 Aza lea Trail Run 10K (30:21); 1st, ‘14 OneAmerica Fes ti val Mini Mara thon (1:01:53 CR); 6th, ‘14 Bay to Break ers 12k (36:41); 4th, ‘14 Wharf to Wharf 6 Mile (28:23); 1st, ‘14 Ameri can’s Finest City Half-Mara thon (1:05:17); 6th, ‘14 Crim 10 Mile Road Race (48:35); 1st, ‘13 Wharf to Wharf 6 Mile (27:13); 1st, ‘13 Amer ica’s Finest Half Mar a thon (1:01:59 CR); 6th, ‘13 Crim

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10-Mile Road Race (47:48); 3rd, ‘13 Tulsa Run 15k (43:47); 2nd, ‘13 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler (46:59 PB); 2nd, ‘13 Big Sur Half Mar a thon (1:02:50); 5th, ‘13 Cal i for nia In ter national Marathon (2:16:38 PB). 2016 Per for mances: 1st, Cherry and Silver Invit. 3000m (8:19.84); 3rd, All-Amer ica City 10k (31:01.7); 8th, Aramco Hmar (1:02:40). #23 Larson, Ben (23) DOB: 6/8/92 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Team: Skechers Performance Life time PRs: -/ -/ 29:16.74/10000m PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - #25 Richards, Malcolm (33) DOB: 10/12/82 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Team: West Valley TC Life time PRs: 30:13/ 2:15:49/ 1:03:26/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 5th, ‘14 Credit Un - ion SacTown 10 Miler (49:56). 2016 Per for mances: 3rd, Carlsbad Hmar (1:05:31); 18th, US Olympic Mar a thon Tri als (2:18:40). #25000 Keflezighi, Meb (40) DOB: 5/5/75 Res i dence: San Diego, CA Citizen of: USA Team: Sketchers Performance Life time PRs: 27:58/ 2:08:37/ 1:01:00/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 4th, ‘15 USA Half Mara thon Champi on ships (1:02:18); 8th, ‘15 United Air lines NYC Half (1:02:17); 8th, ‘15 Boston Mar a - thon (2:12:42); 8th, ‘15 Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile (34:01); 10th (1st Mas ters), ‘15 Falmouth Road Race 7 Mile (34:01); 7th, ‘15 TCS New York City Mara thon (2:13:32 NR M40); 1st, ‘14 USA Half Mara - thon Champi on ships (1:01:23); 1st, ‘14 Boston Mara thon (2:08:48 PB); 4th, ‘14 NYC Mara thon (2:13:18) 4th, ‘15 USA Half-Mara thon Champi on ships Houston (1:02:18); 9th, ‘13 Healthy Kidney 10k (28:57); 4th, ‘13 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half-Mara thon (1:02:11); 2nd, ‘13 Garry Bjorklund Half-Mar a - thon (USA Half Mara thon Champi on ships) (1:01:22); 12th, ‘13 Peachtree Road Race 10k (US 10k Champi on ships) (28:53); 3rd, ‘13 Quad-City Times Bix 7 (32:39); 5th, ‘13 TD Beach to Beacon 10k (28:38). 2016 Per for mances: 2nd, ‘16 Men’s USA Olympic Tri als Mar a thon (2:12:20). #29 Anderson, Tom (26) DOB: 1/12/90 Res i dence: Citizen of: GBR Team: Adidas Life time PRs: 30:37/ -/ 1:04:03/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - 2016 Per for mances: 23rd, Aramco Hmar (1:04:03) PB. #31 Nigusse, Dejene (31) DOB: 4/22/84 Res i dence: Citizen of: ETH Life time PRs: -/ 2:11:29/ 1:04:34/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - #39 Weaver, Andy Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Life time PRs: -/ 2:22:50/ 1:04:27/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - 2016 Per for mances: 10th, Jack son ville Bank Hmar (1:04:27). #41 Jamieson, Carlos Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Life time PRs: -/ -/ 1:04:29/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - 2016 Per for mances: 23rd, Rock ‘n Roll Ar i zona Hmar (1:10:58). #43 Gardner, Spencer Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Life time PRs: -/ -/ 1:09:36/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - #45 Assefa, Beleta (25) DOB: 3/3/91 Res i dence: Citizen of: ETH Life time PRs: 28:09/ -/ 1:02:12/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 1st, ‘15 BolderBOULDER 10k (29:05); 3rd, ‘15 Utica Boilermaker 15k (44:01); 10th, ‘15 Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile (34:25); 4th, ‘14 Cooper River Bridge Run (28:58) 3rd, ‘14 Utica Boilermaker 15k (44:44 PB); 1st, ‘13 Li lac Bloomsday Run 12k (34:21); 2nd, ‘ 13 Bolder Boul der 10k (29:37); 2nd, ‘13 Peachtree Road Race 10k (US 10k Champi on ships) (28:09 PB); 8th, ‘13 Utica Boilermaker 15k (46:06). #47 Cheboi, Philemon (22) DOB: 11/8/93 Res i dence: Citizen of: KEN

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Life time PRs: 28:05/ -/ 1:15:52/25k PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 2nd, ‘15 ASICS Grand 10 Berlin (28:05 PB); 17th, ‘14 Credit Un ion Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (48:12); 9th, ‘14 B.A.A 10k (30:23); 4th, ‘13 BIG 25 (1:15:52 PB). 2016 Per for mances: 2nd, San Blas Hmar (1:04:39).

Christo Landry, sixth overall and U.S.A. 10-mile Champion in 2014

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 13 Courtesy of Road Race Management 3 Elite Athlete Bios

Female Athletes #02 Oljira, Belaynesh (25) DOB: 6/26/90 Res i dence: Citizen of: ETH Life time PRs: 31:07/ 2:24:21/ 1:07:27/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 1st,, ‘15 World’s Best 10k (31:57); 9th, IAAF World Cross Coun try Cham pi on ships Women’s 8k (26:29); 7th, ‘15 TCS World 10k (33:03); 9th, ‘15 IAAF World Champi on ships in Athlet ics Women’s 10,000m (31:53..01); 4th, ‘14 World’s Best 10k (32:24); 11th, ‘14 Boston Mara thon (2:24:21 PB); 1st, ‘14 Bupa Great South Run 10 Miles (52:40 PB); 4th, ‘14 Delhi Half Mara thon (1:10:08); 5th, ‘13 Standard Chartered Dubai Mara - thon (2:25:01 DB); 3rd, ‘13 IAAF World Cross Coun try Cham pi on ships (24:33); 2nd, ‘13 Credit Un ion Cherry Blos som 10-Mile (52:49); 3rd, ‘13 IAAF World Champi on ships in Athlet ics Women’s 10,000m (30:46.98). 2015 Per for mances: 2nd, World’s Best 10k (31:51); 2nd, San Sebastian Intl 8k (27:11); 6th, Antrim Intl X-C Challenge 5.6k (18:30). Pre vious Top 10 CUCB Per for mances: 2nd, ‘13 (52:49). #04 Chepkurui, Lineth (29) DOB: 2/23/87 Res i dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 30:45/ -/ 1:07:47/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 5th, ‘15 Credit Un ion Cherry Blos som 10 Mile (9.39) Run (50:11); 7th, ‘15 Li lac Bloomsday Run 12k (40:20); 2nd, ‘14 Li lac Bloomsday Run 12k (39:38); 7th, ‘14 B.A.A 10k (33:37); 2nd, ‘13 World’s Best 10k (32:10); 2nd, ‘13 BAA 5k (15:23); 1st, ‘13 Peachtree Road Race 10k (US 10k Cham pi on ships) (32:09); 1st, ‘13 Utica Boilermaker 15k (50:33); 9th, ‘13 AirTel Delhi Half Mara thon (1:12:01). Pre vious Top 10 CUCB Per for mances: 1st, ‘08 (54:31); 1st, ‘09 (53:32); 1st, ‘10 (51:51) 5th, ‘15 (50:11/53:27). #14 Temesgen, Etaferahu (26) DOB: 10/23/89 Res i dence: Citizen of: ETH Life time PRs: 32:50/ 2:29:24/ 1:11:22/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 7th, ‘15 United Air - lines NYC Half (1:11:22 PB) 7th, ‘15 Cooper River Bridge Run (33:05) 8th, ‘15 Ot tawa Mara thon (2:29:24) 5th, ‘15 Oakley New York Mini 10k (32:50 PB). 2014 re sults: 7th, ‘14 Credit Un ion Cherry Blos som 10 Mile (54:30 PB); 15th, ‘14 Oakley New York Mini 10K (33:34); 3rd, ‘14 Vir ginia Ten Miler (RRCA National 10 Mile Champi on ships)(55:36); 10th, ‘13 Li lac Bloomsday Run 12k (42:10). Pre vious Top 10 CUCB Per for mances: 7th, ‘14 (54:30). #16 Maina, Veronica (27) DOB: 1/1/89 Res i dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 32:12/ -/ 1:13:03/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - #18 Thomas, Wendy (36) DOB: 1/19/79 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Team: Boulder Track Club Life time PRs: 34:02/ 2:32:49/ 1:12:29/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 5th, ‘15 Publix Gasparilla Half Mara thon (1:14:28); 5th, ‘15 Amer ica’s Finest City Half-Mara thon (1:18:17); 4th, ‘14 USA Half Mara thon Champi on ships (1:12:29 PB) 8th, ‘14 Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K (1:12:52); 12th, ‘13 Oakley New York Mini 10k (34:02); 10th, ‘13 Garry Bjorklund Half-Mar a thon (USA Half Mar a thon Champi on ships) (1:13:17); 1st, ‘13 Amer ica’s Finest Half Mar a thon (1:13:15); 5th, ‘13 Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race 20k (1:10:52). 2015 Per for mances: 14th, Jack son ville Bank Hmar (1:14:52); 17th, US Olympic Mar a thon Tri als (2:40:39). #20 Cappello, Heather (36) DOB: 2/22/80 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Team: Boston Athletic Asso. Life time PRs: 33:32/ 2:40:58/ 1:13:07/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 15th, ‘15 USA Half Mara thon Champi on ships (1:13:07 PB); 8th, ‘15 Utica Boilermaker 15k (52:13); 12th, ‘14 USA Half Mar- a thon Champi on ships (1:13:06); 6th, ‘14 Gate River Run 15K Champi on ships (50:55). 2015 Per for mances: 13th, Gate River Run 15k (55:31). #22 Kieffer, Allie (28) DOB: 9/16/87 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Life time PRs: 34:13/ 2:55:30/ 53:28/15k PRs in last three years: -/ -/ -

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2015 Per for mances: 1st, NYRR Gridiron Clas sic 4 mi (22:28); 1st, Mi ami Mar (2:55:30); 1st, Joe Kleirman 10k (35:13); 2nd, Pensacola Dou ble Bridge Run 15k (53:28); 8th, All-Amer ica City 10k (34:12.6). #26 Diriba, Buze (22) DOB: 2/9/94 Res i dence: Citizen of: ETH Life time PRs: 32:06/ -/ 1:12:56/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 1st, ‘15 Shmrockin’ 8k (24:58); 5th, ‘15 B.A.A. 5k (15:00); 2nd, ‘15 Payton Jor dan Cardi nal In vita tional 10,000m (31:33.27 PB); 3rd, ‘15 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k (15:45); 2nd, ‘15 Peachtree Road Race 10k (32:13); 1st, ‘15 News and Sen ti nel Parkersburg Half-Mara thon (1:12:56); 1st, ‘15 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler (52:55 PB/CR) 1st, ‘15 Ap plied Mate ri als Sil i con Val ley Tur key Trot 5-K (15:43); 2nd, ‘14 USATF High Perfor - mance Dis tance Classic 5000m (15:23) ; 4th, ‘14 Virginia Ten Miler (RRCA National 10 Mile Champi on - ships)(56:32); 1st, ‘14 Ap plied Mate ri als Sil i con Val ley Tur key Trot 5k (15:33); 5th, ‘13 IAAF World Champi on ships in Athletics Women’s 5000m (15:05.38). 2015 Per for mances: 1st, All-America City 10k (32:05.3) (PB/CR); 1st, Shamrockin Run 8k (25:56); 7th, ‘16 World’s Best 10k (32:13). #28 Kiptoo, Sarah (27) DOB: 1/1/89 Res i dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 33:04/ 2:26:31/ 1:11:21/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 3rd, ‘15 Amer ica’s Finest City Half-Mara thon (1:15:38); 4th, ‘15 Medtronic Twin Cit ies Mar a thon (2:35:25); 5th, ‘14 OneAmerica Fes ti val Mini Mara thon (1:15:42); 3rd, ‘14 Amer i can’s Finest City Half-Mara thon (1:15:11); 3rd, ‘13 Tulsa Run 15k (50:28); 1st, ‘13 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler (53:56 PB); 1st, ‘13 Big Sur Half Mar a - thon (1:11:21 PB); 2nd, ‘13 Cali for nia In ter na tional Marathon (2:31:23). 2015 Per for mances: 4th, Shamrockin Run 8k (26:44). #30 Nyaruai, Veronicah (26) DOB: 10/29/89 Res i dence: Citizen of: KEN Life time PRs: 32:32/ -/ 1:13:55/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - 2015 Per for mances: 3rd, ‘16 World’s Best 10k (31:55), #58 Samuelson, Joan (58) DOB: 5/16/57 Res i dence: Citizen of: USA Life time PRs: 31:37/ 2:21:21/ 1:08:23/hmar PRs in last three years: -/ -/ - Ca reer: 1st, ‘84 Olym pic Mara thon; 1st, ‘79 and ‘83 Boston Mara thons, 1st, ‘85 Chi cago Mar a thon (AR: 2:21:21). 2015: 9th, 26.2 Run for Donna (3:10:18); 7th, LL Bean 10K (38:35); 1st Mas ters, Tufts 10K (U.S. 10K champs.), 39:02; 5th, Feaster 5M (31:57); 1st Mas ter Bix 7M (46:19); has won Bix Mas ters ti tle 14 times. Pre vious Top 10 CUCB Per for mances: ‘10, 18th OA/1st 50-54 (1:00:52): ‘12, 1st, 50-54 (1:00:27); ‘15, 1st, 55-59 (58:50 for 9.39 miles, 1:02:40 pro jected time for 10 miles).

The Three-peater: Lineth Chepkurui ties Julie Shea’s record of three consecutive wins. Shea won the race three times between 1975 and 1977. 2 2016 Credit Union Cherry BlossomCourtesy Media of Guide Road Race Management 15 Returning Age Group Champions

Age Group Age First Name Last Name Hometown Women 45-49 45 Mary Pardi Falmouth, ME Women 50-54 54 Cindy Conant Kensington, MD Women 55-59 57 Joan Samuelson Freeport, ME Women 60-64 61 Sharon Vos Old Greenwich, CT Women 65-69 67 Freyda Greenberg Fairfax, VA Women 70-74 72 Dee Nelson Gaithersberg, MD Women 75-79 79 Imme Dyson Princeton, NJ

Age Group Age First Name Last Name Hometown Men 40-45 43 Philippe Rolly McLean, VA Men 45-49 48 Alexander Hetherington Vienna, VA Men 50-54 53 Jim Zoldy Goshen, CT Men 55-59 59 Ken Youngers Tucker, GA Men 65-69 66 Mick Slonaker Columbia, MD Men 70-74 71 Jim Noone Fairfax, VA Men 75-79 76 Malcolm O’Hagan Chevy Chase, MD Men 80-84 84 George Yannakakis Towson, MD

For a number of years the course took runners through Rock Creek Park.

16 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 5K Run-Walk

he 5K Run-Walk is designed for individuals who don’t wish to attempt 10 miles, or for walkers and relaxed- Tpace runners who feel they would take longer than 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete 10 miles. All 5K entrants receive the same amenities as the 10 miler participants, including the official race t-shirt, their overall times and places in the event, and post-race food and drink. All runners will be scored on net times. Only the first male and first female finisher will receive recognition; there will be no other 5K awards.

10-year-old Caleb Taddeo, Chantilly, VA, was one of the youngest finishers in the 2016 5k Run-Walk…

…while 90-year-old Dixon Hemphill, Fairfax Station, VA, was the oldest. 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 17 Kids’ Run

he Credit Union Cherry Blossom Kids’ Run is a ½ mile fun run for kids ages 5 to 12. TAt this year’s run there will be a renewed focus on the charity for which credit unions and runners fundraise year round – Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN), including Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Since credit unions became the sponsors of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in 2002, over $7.5 million has been donated to CMN Hospitals. Credit unions are the among the top three contributors to CMN Hospitals, after Walmart and Costco, having donated $11.5 million in 2015 alone. The Kids’ Run will be held on a loop course near Constitution Avenue on the grounds of the Washington Monu- ment, west of the 10-miler and 5K Walk-Run bag check and staging area. The Kids’ Run will start at 9:30 a.m. this year, which is after the start times for both the 10 miler and 5K Walk- Run, giving parents and runners additional time to get to the event. There is an online pre-registration process ($10 per child which includes a t-shirt) – there is no race day registration. Festivities begin around 8:15 a.m. Kids will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Bear from Children’s National Medical Center, a patient family, hospital representatives, as well as participate in fun fitness activities with Fit Kids. Finishers receive a t-shirt and medal.

18 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Health and Fitness Expo and Clinics

The Health and Fitness Expo will take place at the Runner’s Happy Hour National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, between 5 – 7 p.m. in the expo hall the hours of 3 – 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and 9 a.m. – 5 The 201 Bar will be serving up beer and be providing a p.m. on Saturday, April 2. cherry themed non-alcoholic drink (Cherry Cocktail) for the 2016 runners. Beer and the Cherry Cocktail In addition to race packet and t-shirt pick-up, the Health will be served starting at 5:00 p.m. sharp and lasting and Fitness Expo offers runners a chance to attend clin- until supplies run out! All runners with a CUCB 10 ics, collect autographs, purchase official Credit Union mile or 5K race bib will be able to receive a beer or Cherry Blossom apparel and merchandise, and visit non-alcoholic beverage. sponsor and vendor exhibits. There will also be a compli- mentary Happy Hour from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday evening. Saturday, April 2

This year, two of America’s favorite runners—Meb Ke- Meb Keflezighi flezighi and Joan Benoit Samuelson—will be on hand to 11 a.m. – 12 noon talk in NBM Auditorium inspire expo attendees. Their appearance schedule is as Noon – 1 p.m. autograph signing in NBM Auditorium follows: Joan Benoit Samuelson Friday, April 1 1 – 2 p.m. talk in NBM Auditorium 2 – 3 p.m. autograph signing at Credit Union Cherry Meb Keflezighi Blossom Booth in the expo hall 3 – 4 p.m. talk in NBM Auditorium 4 – 5 p.m. autograph signing in NBM Auditorium

2004 Silver Medalist and four-time Olympian, Meb Joan Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic Women’s Marathon Keflezighi Champion, speaks to fans at the expo. 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 19 Honorary Race Chairs

The following distinguished hon- The Honorable Gerry Connolly The Honorable Louie Gohmert orary race co-chairs have aided The Honorable John Conyers The Honorable Garret Graves in the success of the race. We look The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. The Honorable Al Green forward to their continued sup- The Honorable Jim Cooper The Honorable Gene Green port. The Honorable Jim Costa The Honorable Raul Grijalva The Honorable Ryan Costello The Honorable Brett Guthrie The Honorable Alma S. Adams, The Honorable Kevin Cramer The Honorable Richard Hanna Ph.D. The Honorable Ander Crenshaw The Honorable Cresent Hardy The Honorable Rick Allen The Honorable Elijah Cummings The Honorable Gregg Harper The Honorable Brad Ashford The Honorable Susan Davis The Honorable Vicky Hartzler The Honorable Kelly A. Ayotte The Honorable Danny Davis The Honorable Alcee Hastings The Honorable Andy Barr The Honorable Diana DeGette The Honorable French Hill The Honorable Joe Barton The Honorable Jeff Denham The Honorable James Himes The Honorable Karen Bass The Honorable John Delaney The Honorable Ruben Hinojosa The Honorable Joyce Beatty The Honorable Suzan DelBene The Honorable Eleanor Holmes The Honorable Dan Benishek, The Honorable Mark DeSaulnier Norton M.D. The Honorable Scott DesJarlais The Honorable Richard Hudson The Honorable Ami Bera The Honorable Debbie Dingell The Honorable Jared Huffman The Honorable Marsha Black- The Honorable Lloyd Doggett The Honorable Bill Huizenga burn The Honorable Bob Dold The Honorable Randy Hultgren The Honorable Earl Blumenauer The Honorable Daniel Donovan The Honorable Robert Hurt The Honorable Madeleine Z The Honorable Mike Doyle The Honorable Steve Israel Bordallo The Honorable Sean Duffy The Honorable Darrell Issa The Honorable Robert Brady The Honorable Donna Edwards The Honorable Shelia Jackson The Honorable Dave Brat The Honorable Renee Ellmers Lee The Honorable Mo Brooks The Honorable Tom Emmer The Honorable Bill Johnson The Honorable Corrine Brown The Honorable Michael Enzi The Honorable Hank Johnson The Honorable Richard Burr The Honorable Anna Eshoo The Honorable Walter Jones The Honorable Cheri Bustos The Honorable Elizabeth Esty The Honorable Eddie Bernice The Honorable G. K. Butterfield The Honorable Blake Farenthold Johnson The Honorable Bradley Byrne The Honorable Sam Farr The Honorable Marcy Kaptur The Honorable Lois Capps The Honorable Chaka Fattah The Honorable Angus S. King, Jr. The Honorable Andre’ Carson The Honorable Deb Fischer The Honorable Steve Knight The Honorable Buddy Carter The Honorable Michael Fitzpat- The Honorable Wm. Lacy Clay The Honorable Steve Chabot rick The Honorable Darin LaHood The Honorable Curt Clawson The Honorable Virginia Foxx The Honorable Doug LaMalfa The Honorable James Clyburn The Honorable Lois Frankel The Honorable Doug Lamborn The Honorable Mike Coffman The Honorable Marcia Fudge The Honorable Leonard Lance The Honorable Chris Collins The Honorable Tulsi Gabbard The Honorable James Lankford The Honorable Susan Collins The Honorable Ruben Gallego The Honorable Ted Lieu The Honorable Barbara Com- The Honorable John Garamendi The Honorable Dan Lipinski stock 20 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Honorary Race Chairs

The Honorable Dave Loebsack The Honorable Mark Pocan The Honorable Juan Vargas The Honorable Zoe Lofgren The Honorable Ted Poe The Honorable Marc Veasey The Honorable Billy Long The Honorable Rob Portman The Honorable Filemon Vela The Honorable Barry Louder- The Honorable Bill Posey The Honorable David Vitter milk The Honorable Mike Quigley The Honorable Jackie Walorski The Honorable Mia Love The Honorable Aumua Radewa- The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Blaine Luetke- gen The Honorable Bonnie Watson meyer The Honorable Charlie Rangel Coleman The Honorable Michelle Lujan The Honorable John Ratcliffe The Honorable Randy Weber Grisham The Honorable Tom Reed The Honorable Daniel Webster The Honorable Cynthia Lummis The Honorable Reid Ribble The Honorable Peter Welch The Honorable Stephen Lynch The Honorable Kathleen Rice The Honorable Bruce Wester- The Honorable Carolyn Maloney The Honorable Tom Rice man The Honorable Edward Markey The Honorable Cedric Rich- The Honorable Roger F. Wicker The Honorable Doris Matsui mond The Honorable Ed Whitfield The Honorable Betty McCollum The Honorable Scott Rigell The Honorable Robert Whitman The Honorable Jerry McNerney The Honorable Phil Roe, M.D. The Honorable Roger Williams The Honorable Mark Meadows The Honorable Keith Rothfus The Honorable Joe Wilson The Honorable Pat Meehan The Honorable Lucille Roybal- The Honorable Steve Womack The Honorable Gregory Meeks Allard The Honorable Rob Woodall The Honorable Grace Meng The Honorable Ed Royce The Honorable Kevin Yoder The Honorable Barbara A. Mi- The Honorable Bobby Rush The Honorable Ted Yoho kulski The Honorable Tim Ryan The Honorable Don Young The Honorable Candice Miller The Honorable Matt Salmon The Honorable Lee Zeldin The Honorable Jeff Miller The Honorable Adam Schiff The Honorable John Moolenaar The Honorable Austin Scott The Honorable Gwen Moore The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen The Honorable Jerry Moran The Honorable John Shimkus The Honorable Seth Moulton The Honorable Albio Sires The Honorable Randy Neuge- The Honorable Jason Smith bauer The Honorable Jackie Speier The Honorable Kristi Noem The Honorable Steve Stivers The Honorable Donald Norcross The Honorable Eric Swalwell The Honorable Rich Nugent The Honorable Mark Takai The Honorable Steven Palazzo The Honorable Mike Thompson The Honorable Bill Pascrell, Jr. The Honorable Thom Tillis The Honorable Erik Paulsen The Honorable Scott Tipton The Honorable Ed Perlmutter The Honorable Dina Titus The Honorable Gary Peters The Honorable Paul Tonko The Honorable Scott Peters The Honorable Norma Torres The Honorable Joseph Pitts The Honorable Chris Van Hollen

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 21 Capitol Hill Competition

he Capitol Hill Competition at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile started in 2002 and is organized for Mem- Tbers of Congress and their staff, who compete against each other within the broader Credit Union Cherry Blossom race. It is sponsored by the Congressional Federal Credit Union and the United States Senate Federal Credit Union, with support from the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. Out of the 57 Capitol Hill teams that competed in 2015, “Red,White and Blumenauer,” representing Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s office, posted the fastest time of 3:06:42. The winning team from the Senate was “Carper Diem,” representing Senator Tom Carper’s office, with a time of 3:13:58 This year there will be 66 Capitol Hill teams. See Capitol Hill Records.

Team Name Office 4Run Affairs Committee on Foreign Affairs AcroBrats Congressman Dave Brat Castro Twinning Congressman Joaquin Castro Cheese Burgess In Paradise Congressman Michael Burgess Conyers Congressman John Conyers Cornhusker Kickbacks Congressman Adrian Smith Earth Wind Beyer Congressman Donald S. Beyer Jr. Erickson Made Me Do It I House Financial Services Committee, Democratic Staff Erickson Made Me Do It II House Financial Services Committee, Democratic Staff Fortitude Congressman Jeff Fortenberry Front Office Representative Congressman Pete Aguilar Homeland 1 Committee on Homeland Security Homeland 2 Committee on Homeland Security Hot Diggity Doggett Congressman Lloyd Doggett HVAC Attack Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jim Shorts Congressman Jim Jordan Kaptur Me If You Can Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Leg Lounge (Back Office) Congressman Pete Aguilar Lieu Skyrunner Congressman Ted Lieu Make America Run Again Team Congresswomn Louise Slaughter Moriarty Pintos Congressman Ben Ray Lujan Oh The Hue-Manatee House Committee on Natural Resources - Democrats OmniBust a move Appropriations Committee Red White And Blumenauer Congressman Earl Blumenauer Roger’s Runners Congressman Roger Williams Running On Aloha Congressman Tulsi Gabbard Slim Jims Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. So In-KLINED Committee on Education & Workforce-Majority Super Yoopers Congressman Dan Benishek Takai Of The Tiger Congressman Mark Takai

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Team Name Office Team MLG Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham Team Moulton Congressman Seth Moulton Team SERVE House Republican Conference Team Tsongas Congresswoman Niki Tsongas The Honky Tonkos Congressman Paul Tonko and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson White Cheddar Shredders Congressman Peter Welch All the King’s Men Senator Angus King Carper Diem Senator Tom Carper Centennial State Striders Senator Michael Bennet Coats Crew Senator Dan Coats First State First Place Senator Tom Carper Go For The Gold(en Lamb) Senator Rob Portman Great Daines Senator Steve Daines Great Daines Too Senator Steve Daines Hit Me With Your Best Schatz Senator Steve Daines Kaine Train Senator Tim Kaine Live Free Or Die Running Senator Jeanne Shaheen Michigan’s Great Legs Senate Agriculture Committee More Miles...Les Taxes Senator David Vittter No Such Team Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Pat’s Posse Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Roadrunner Roadrunner Senator Elizabeth Warren Running To The Left Senator Jeff Merkley Schatz Through The Heart Senator Brian Schatz Slow Moving Southern Front Senator Johnny Isakson Smaller Better Faster Stronger Senate Small Business Committee Swing State Shin Splints Senator Rob Portman Team All Fast Senator Martin Heinrich Team Franken Senator Al Franken Team FrEnzi Senator Mike Enzi Team Mañana Time Senator Martin Heinrich The Cheese Heads Senator Tammy Baldwin The Deus Ex Markey-nas Senator Edward J. Markey The ZOOMIN’thals Senator Richard Blumenthal Tread Wings Senator Gary Peters We Mustache You A Question Senator Angus King

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 23 Charity Donations

ach year, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C. brings together credit unions Efrom across the country with a shared vision of fundraising and helping children. One very effective fundraising program is the Charity Race Entry program. With a field limit of 15,000 established by the National Park Service and selected by lottery in December, not everyone who wants to run is accepted through the lottery process. So, each year a limited number of Charity Race Entrants gain entry by raising a minimum of $500 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. 2016 charity donations ... total $505,000 to date, with donations accepted through the month of April. The event also funds two $5,000 Road Runners Club of America “Roads Scholar” grants designed to support up- and-coming U.S. distance running talent (http://www.rrca.org/programs/roads-scholars/).

Each Year Credit Union executives celebrate their fundraising efforts prior to the start of the 10-mile race.

24 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Event Sponsors

itle Sponsor: Credit Union Miracle Day (CUMD) is a consortium of over 100 credit Tunions, credit union suppliers, and credit union supporters from across the country. CUMD serves as the title sponsor of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an affiliation of children’s hospitals throughout the country that treat millions of children each year. Over $7.5 million has been donated to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since credit unions became the title sponsors of the event in 2002. Each year, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C. brings together credit unions from across the country with a shared vision of fund raising and helping children. Not only will credit unions work together this year to support the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, but they will continue to work even harder to reach and support their own communities. Among the many special services credit unions provide is the outreach they have in their communities, and in today’s economic environment a credit union’s financial services may be your best choice for a financial partner! Supporting sponsors for 2016 include Cabot Creamery Cooperative, E-Trade, Gatorade, Gold’s Gym, MarathonFoto, MedStar Sports Medicine, Navy Federal Credit Union, New Balance, Potomac River Running and Suburban Solutions Moving Company.

Supporting Sponsors

Water Bottle Sponsor Retail Sponsor Official Sports Beverage

Shoe and Apparel Sponsor

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 25 Open and Age Group Records

ver the years, numerous 10-mile records have been set at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run. None has Olasted as long as the 46:13 time Greg Meyer ran in 1983; back then it was a World Record, and it is an American Re- cord remains to this day. Prior to the 2014 race, which served as both the USA Men’s and Women’s 10 Mile Championships, Meyer said: “While it’s an honor to hold an American Record, it’s time someone else owned it! My gosh, it’s older than most of the Americans competing! I can’t wait to see someone break it!” Well, two years have passed, and Greg Meyer is still the American record holder. Perhaps 2016 will be the year his time is surpassed? Race organizers are offering the biggest American record bonus ever this year—$10,000, which will be split evenly if both men’s and women’s records are set. Stay tuned for 2016 race results. In the meantime, take a look at the progression of various 10-mile records that have been set at Cherry Blossom since the inaugural race in 1973. Open Record Set Before Women’s Only Start Year Elite Men World American Event Record Record Record 1973 Sam Bair 51:22 1974 Jack Mahurin 50:50 1976 Carl Hatfield 49:09 1978 Bill Rodgers 48:57 1979 Bill Rodgers 48:00 1980 Bill Rodgers 47:09 47:09 1983 Greg Meyer 46:13 46:13 46:13 1994 William Sigei 46:01 1995 Ismael Kirui 45:38 45:38 2011 Lelisa Desisa 45:36 2012 Allan Kiprono 45:15 In 2006, record keeping standards were changed to recognize the difference between women running with men in a mixed race, and women running in an all-women’s race. Cherry Blossom race organizers implemented a 10-minute advanced start for women that year, and all subsequent women’s World and American records have been set under this format. Open Record Set After Women’s Only Start Year Elite Women World World American American Event Record Record Record Record Record (mixed race) (single sex) (mixed race) (single sex) 1973 Kathrine Switzer 71:19 1974 Carol Fridley 62:41 1975 Julie Shea 59:55 1976 Julie Shea 57:04 57:04 1977 Julie Shea 56:08 56:08 1979 Aileen O’Connor 56:02 56:02 1980 Anne Sullivan 55:34 55:34 1983 Eleanor Simonsick 54:46 1985 Lisa Weidenbach 53:30 26 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Open and Age Group Records

Year Elite Women World World American American Event Record Record Record Record Record (mixed race) (single sex) (mixed race) (single sex) 1986 Rosa Mota 53:09 53:09 1987 Lisa Martin 52:23 52:23 1989 Lisa Weidenbach 52:34 1991 Jill Hunter 51:57 1995 Rose Cheruiyot 51:39 51:39 1998 Colleen De Reuck 51:16 51:16 2006 Lydia Grogoryeva 52:11 52:11 2006 Turena Johnson 55:42 2007 Teyba Erkesso 51:44 51:44 2009 Sally Meyerhoff 54:38 2013 Janet Bawcom 53:28 2014 Janet Bawcom 52:12 While countless age group records have been set at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run over the years, the tables below list current age group event records for men and women. Looking ahead to the 2016 race, it’s quite possible that 58-year-old Joan Benoit Samuelson will break both the Cherry Blossom (1:04:34) and American 55-59 age group records for 10 miles (1:02:39).

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Age Group Records Age Group Men Time Age Year 40-44 Steve Jones 48:26 40 1996 45-49 Bill Rodgers 52:22 49 1997 50-54 Norm Green 52:53 50 1983 55-59 Jim O’Neill 54:25 56 1994 60-64 Norm Green 57:48 60 1993 65-69 John Hosner 1:02:47 65 1990 70-74 Charles Rose 1:06:35 70 2003 75-79 Ed Benham 1:12:13 76 1984 80-84 Ed Benham 1:13:23 81 1989 85-89 John Petroff 1:58:48 86 1995

Age Group Women Time Age Year 40-44 Priscilla Welch 53:51 42 1987 45-49 Priscilla Welch 56:33 46 1991 50-54 Joan Samuelson 1:00:52 52 2010 55-59 Nancy Stewart 1:04:34 56 2012 60-64 Edie Stevenson 1:09:08 61 2011

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Age Group Women Time Age Year 65-69 Alice Franks 1:16:36 65 2014 70-74 Hedy Marque 1:22:58 73 1991 75-79 Hedy Marque 1:25:40 75 1993 80-84 Hedy Marque 1:31:24 80 1998 85-89 Hedy Marque 1:57:38 87 2005 90-94 Ruth Rothfarb 3:27:30 91 1993

Janet Bawcom setting the American record of 52:12 28 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Prize Money History

ith the advent of Nike as title sponsor in 1984, $13,400 in prize money was offered for the first time, paid equally to Wthe top-seven men and women. In 1985, the total purse was increased to $16,500, with equal allocation between men and women—a policy that remains in place today. From 1987—2008, the top-12 finishing places earned prize money; in 2009, the race went back to paying top-ten finishers only. The 2013 race also served as the USA 10 Mile Championship for women, and an additional $14,400 was added to the prize purse to reward the top-ten American women finishers*. In 2014, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run served as both men’s and women’s USA 10 Mile Championships, and a total of $28,800 was set aside for the top-ten American men and women finishers. Even though neither men’s nor women’s USA 10 Mile Championships will be held in conjunction with the event this year, a total of $25,000 from an “American Development” purse will be paid to the top-ten American men and women finishers. And, yes, American runners placing in the overall top-ten will be able to “double-dip” and collect both international and “American Development prize money. In addition to pay-for-place prize money, the event introduced bonuses for records set in 2007. This year a possible total of $13,500 could be paid out to record-breaking runners, including as much as $10,000 for breaking the American record (that $10,000 will be split equally if both men’s and women’s American records are set). The tables below document the event’s prize money and record bonus history. To limit the size of the tables, separate col- umns for men and women have been eliminated; given the fact that equal prize money has been paid to men and women since 1984, payment for place figures represent money paid to men or women (*except for 2013 as noted above and in the table below).

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Prize Money International Purse American Purse 2015-2016 Total Purse $40,000 $25,000 First $8,000 $5,000 Second $4,000 $2,500 Third $2,000 $1,500 Fourth $1,500 $1,000 Fifth $1,000 $800 Sixth $900 $600 Seventh $800 $400 Eighth $700 $300 Ninth $600 $200 Tenth $500 $200 2014 Total Purse $41,000 $28,800 First $8,000 $5,000 Second $4,500 $2,500 Third $2,000 $2,000 Fourth $1,500 $1,500 Fifth $1,000 $1,000 Sixth $900 $800 Seventh $800 $600 Eighth $700 $500 Ninth $600 $300

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 29 Prize Money History

International Purse American Purse Tenth $500 $200 2013 Total Purse $41,000 $14,400 First $8,000 $5,000 Second $4,000 $2,500 Third $2,000 $2,000 Fourth $1,500 $1,500 Fifth $1,000 $1,000 Sixth $900 $800 Seventh $800 $600 Eighth $700 $500 Ninth $600 $300 Tenth $500 $200 From 2009-2012, total prize money stayed constant at $39,000, broken down as follows: 2009-2012 International Purse Total Purse $39,000 First $7,500 Second $4,000 Third $2,000 Fourth $1,500 Fifth $1,000 Sixth $900 Seventh $800 Eighth $700 Ninth $600 Tenth $500 From 1984-2008, total prize money grew consistenly from $13,400 to 32,500: 1984-2008 Total Purse 2008 $32,500 2007 $32,000 2006 $31,500 2005 $31,000 2004 $30,200 2003 $29,500 2002 $29,000 2001 $28,500 2000 $28,000

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1984-2008 Total Purse 1999 $27,500 1998 $27,000 1997 $26,000 1996 $26,000 1995 $23,500 1994 $23,000 1993 $22,500 1992 $22,000 1991 $21,500 1990 $21,000 1989 $20,000 1988 $19,500 1987 $19,500 1986 $18,700 1985 $16,500 1984 $13,400

The top American women in 2015 show off their hardware.

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 31 Bonus Payment History

schedule of record bonus payments was first introduced in 2007, with $750 on offer to the first two men to run under A46:00 and the first two women to run under 52:00. In 2013 the sub-46:00 and sub-52:00 bonus payment schedule was changed to pay $1,000 to the first man or woman to achieve their respective benchmarks, and $750 to the second man or woman to do so. In 2015, race organizers were forced to re-route the course between four and six miles due to an accident on the course that occurred about an hour prior to the start of the elite women’s race. The exact distance was measured as 9.39 miles after the race – making it just a fraction over 15K. Nevertheless, race organizers decided to pay bonuses based on projected times, as shown in the table below. Credit Union Cherry Blossom Open Time Bonus Payments Sub-46:00 Bonus Sub-52:00 Bonus 2015 Mary Wacera (51:45*) $1,000 Cynthia Jeretich Limo (51:46*) $750 2014 Stephen Sambu (45:29) $1,000 Daniel Salel (45:29) $750 2012 Allan Kiprono (45:15) $750 2011 Lelisa Desisa (45:36) $750 Allan Kiprono (45:41) $750 2010 Stephen Tum (45:53) $750 Lilisa Desisa (45:44) $750 Lineth Chepkurui (51:51) $750 2009 Ridouane Harroufi (45:56) $750 Feyisa Liesa (45:58) $750 2008 Tebya Erkesso (51:44) $750 When the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run first hosted the USA 10 Mile Championships for women in 2013, an Ameri- can Record bonus of $2,500 was offered. In 2014, when both men’s and women’s USA 10 Mile Championships were hosted, the $2,500 American Record bonus was offered to both men and women. Credit Union Cherry Blossom American Record Bonus Payments American Record Bonus 2014 Janet Bawcom (52:12) $2500 2103 Janet Bawcom (53:28) $2500 In 2015 race organizers introduced a $10,000 American Record bonus (fastest time beating the U.S. men’s 10-mile record of 46:13 or the U.S. women’s-only record of 52:12), to be split equally if both records are broken. 32 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Past Winners’ Notable Acomplishments

Over the years, a victory at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run has proven to be a stepping stone to success at the Boston Marathon shortly thereafter. And some Cherry Blossom victors have gone on to Olympic success in the same year. The table below lists Cherry Blossom winners who have distinguished themselves at the Boston Marathon and/or Olympic Games.

Boston Marathon Champions

Name Country Won Cherry Blossom Won Boston Men Bill Rodgers USA ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘81 ‘75, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80 Greg Meyer USA ‘83 ‘83 Lelisa Desisa ETH ‘11 ‘13, ‘15 Name Country Won Cherry Blossom Won Boston Women Rosa Mota POR ‘84, ‘86 ‘87, ‘88, ‘90 Lisa Weidenbach USA ‘85, ‘89, ‘90 ‘85 Lidiya Grigoreyeva RUS ‘06 ‘07 Teyba Erkesso ETH ‘07 ‘10 Caroline Rotich KEN ‘13 ‘15

Olympic Medalist

Name Cherry Blossom Medal Event Rosa Mota POR ‘84 3rd, ‘84; 1st, ‘88 Marathon Richard Chelimo KEN ‘92 2nd, ‘92 10,000m Lisa Martin AUS ‘97 2nd, ‘88 Marathon Elana Meyer RSA ‘01 2nd, ‘92 10,000 Isabella Ochichi KEN ‘04 2nd, ‘04 5,000m

It’s hard to compete with Bill Rodgers’ four Cherry Blossom and four Boston Marathon wins, but Rosa Mota’s three Boston wins and two Olympic medals may take the prize.

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 33 Capitol Hill Records

he Capitol Hill Competition at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile started in 2002 and is organized for Mem- Tbers of Congress and their staffs, who compete against each other within the broader Credit Union Cherry Blossom race. It is sponsored by the Congressional Federal Credit Union and the United States Senate Federal Credit Union, with support from the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. Out of 47 Capitol Hill teams that competed in 2015, “Carper Diem” from the Senator Tom Carper’s office produced the Senate team winning time of 3:13:58. The winning team from the House was “Red, White and Blumenauer” from Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s office with a time of 3:06:42 (times listed represent the sum total of the three fastest times among all team members). Some 900 Capitol Hill staffers ran in this competition in 2015. The table below lists the winning Senate and House of Representatives teams since 1998:

Winning Senate and House Teams Senate Teams House Teams Team Name Time Team Name Time Office Office 2015 Carper Diem 3:13:58 Red, White and Blumenauer 3:06:42 Senator Tom Carper Representative Earl Blumenauer 2014 Minnesota Nice and Fast 3:23:46 White Cheddar Shredders 3:23:50 Senator Amy Klobuchar Representative Peter Welch 2013 Foreign Relaytions 3:30:03 Red, White and Blumenauer 3:18:24 Senate Energy Committee Representative Earl Blumenauer 2012 Too Extreme for Colorado 3:21:14 Red, White and Blumenauer 3:31:38 Senator Michael Bennet Representative Earl Blumenauer 2011 Running Back Home Again 3:35:36 Red, White and Blumenauer 3:46:23 Senator Richard Lugar Representative Earl Blumenauer 2010 Team Frenzi 3:39:32 Stark Running Mad 3:42:56 Senator Michael Enzi Representative Peter Stark 2009 Run Io-way With Me 3:54:01 Markey’s Glacial Pacers 3:31:15 Senate Agriculture Committee Representative Edward Markey 2008 Ken’s Salad Bar 3:26:43 Red, White and Blumenauer 3:43:03 Senator Ken Salazar Representative Earl Blumenauer 2007 Crapo Couch Potatoes 3:25:03 Project Blue Hen 3:46:46 Senator Mike Crapo Representative Mike Castle

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Senate Teams House Teams Team Name Time Team Name Time Office Office 2006 Crapo Couch Potatoes 3:30:37 Green Milers 3:15:48 Senator Mike Crapo Representative Mark Green 2005 Team Frenzi 3:49:51 Green Milers 3:25:15 Senator Michael Enzi Representative Mark Green 2004 Couch Potatoes 3:07:28 The Green Monsters 3:51:37 Senator Mike Crapo Representative Mark Green 2003 Murray’s Milers 3:40:37 Team Ryan 3:49:52 Senator Patty Murray Representative Tim Ryan 2002 Murray’s Milers 3:28:34 Dancing Homers 3:57:26 Senator Patty Murray

House Mouse and Congressional Federal Credit Union support the Capitol Hill Competition 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 35 All-Time Champions

Ten Mile Run In 2015, race organizers were forced to re-route the course between four and six miles due to an accident on the course that occurred about an hour prior to the start of the elite women’s race. The exact distance was measured as 9.39 miles after the race – making it just a fraction over 15K. The times listed in the table below for 2015 represent projected 10-mile finish times; Stephen Sambu ran 43:20 for 9.39 miles, while Mary Wacers ran 48:35.

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time 2015 Stephen Sambu – Kenya 46:10 Mary Wacrea – Kenya 51:45 2014 Stephen Sambu – Kenya 45:29 Mamitu Daska – Ethiopia 52:05 2013 Daniel Salel– Kenya 46:06 Caroline Rotich – Kenya 52:46 2012 Allan Kiprono – Kenya 45:15 Julliah Tenega – Kenya 54:02 2011 Lelisa Desisa – Ethiopia 45:36 Julliah Tenega – Kenya 54:02 2010 Stephen Tum – Kenya 45:43 Lineth Chepkurui – Kenya 51:51 2009 Ridouane Harroufi – Morocco 45:46 Lineth Chepkurui – Kenya 53:32 2008 Ridouane Harroufi 46:14 Lineth Chepkurui – Kenya 54:21 2007 Tadesse Tola – Ethiopia 46:01 Tebya Erkesso – Ethiopia 51:44 2006 Gilbert Okari – Kenya 47:24 Lidiya Grigoryeva – Russia 52:11 2005 John Korir – Kenya 46:53 Nuta Olaru – Romania 52:00 2004 Nelson Kiplagat – Kenya 48:12 Isabella Ochichi – Kenya 52:06 2003 John Korir – Kenya 46:55 Olga Romanova – Russia 53:42 2002 Reuben Cheruiyot – Kenya 47:13 Luminita Talpos – Romania 52:50 2001 John Korir – Kenya 46:12 Elana Meyer – South Africa 52:15 2000 Reuben Cheruiyot – Kenya 46:07 Teresa Wanjiku – Kenya 55:50 1999 Worku Bikila – Ethiopia 46:59 Jane Omoro – Kenya 53:37 1998 Simon Rono – Kenya 45:51 Colleen De Reuck – South Africa 51:16 1997 Peter Githuka – Kenya 46:29 Valentina Yegorova – Russia 54:28 1996 Lazarus Nyakeraka – Kenya 46:49 Joan Nesbit – USA 53:25 1995 Ismael Kirui – Kenya 45:38 Rose Cheruiyot – Kenya 51:39 1994 William Sigei – Kenya 46:01 Helen Chepngeno – Kenya 54:05 1993 William Sigei – Kenya 46:29 Judi St. Hilaire – USA 52:27 1992 Richard Chelimo – Kenya 47:06 Albina Galliamova – Russia 53:44 1991 Carl Thackery – Great Britain 46:25 Jill Hunter – Great Britain 51:57 1990 Chris Fox – USA 47:06 Lisa Weidenbach – USA 53:28 1989 Brian Sheriff – Zimbabwe 46:43 Lisa Weidenbach – USA 52:34 1988 J.P. Ndaysienga – Belgium 47:33 Anne Audain – New Zealand 52:36 1987 Jon Sinclair – USA 46:48 Lisa Martin – Australia 52:23 1986 Thom Hunt – USA 46:15 Rosa Mota – Portugal 53:09 1985 Simeon Kigen – Kenya 46:24 Lisa Weidenbach – USA 53:30 1984 Simeon Kigen – Kenya 47:25 Rosa Mota – Portugal 54:16 1983 Greg Meyer – USA 46:13 Eleanor Simonsick – USA 54:46 36 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide All-Time Champions

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time 1982 Terry Baker – USA 49:29 Eleanor Simonsick – USA 58:16 1981 Bill Rodgers – USA 47:17 Laurie Binder – USA 56:44 1980 Bill Rodgers 47:09 Anne Sullivan – USA 55:34 1979 Bill Rodgers – USA 48:00 Aileen O’Connor – USA 56:02 1978 Bill Rodgers – USA 48:57 Jenifer White – USA 56:35 1977 Dan Rincon – USA 49:44 Julie Shea – USA 56:08 1976 Carl Hatfield – USA 49:09 Julie Shea – USA 57:04 1975 Carl Hatfield – USA 51:47 Julie Shea – USA 59:55 1974 Jack Mahurin – USA 50:50 Carol Fridley – USA 1:02:41 1973 Sam Bair – USA 51:22 Kathrine Switzer – USA 1:11:19

5K Run-Walk While the idea of having a “fun run” traces all the way back to the first event in 1973, when the fun run was two miles long, it wasn’t until 2006 that the 5K Run-Walk was upgraded from an untimed run to a fully timed and scored event.

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time 2015 Dylan Eddinger (18)– Bally, PA 17:02 Ashley Kollme (32)– Washington, DC 18:29 2014 Nathan Davis (13) – Frederick, MD 17:58 Jessica McGuire (33) – Arlington, VA 20:34 2013 Nathan Davis (12) – Frederick, MD 17:22 Maggie Brill (36) – Pottstown, PA 19:43 2012 Barry Fischer (27) – Washington, DC 17:27 Win Persina (52) – Washington, DC 20:36 2011 Luke Holman (27) – McLean, VA 17:07 Nilda Cruz-Acevedo (47) – Laurel, MD 19:07 2010 Mitchell Lango (26) – Washington, DC 18:32 Britton Miller (30) – Arlington, VA 19:03 2009 Eric Sonnenschein (35) – Washington, DC 19:17 Marjorie Censer (26) – Arlington, VA 21:05 2008 Guy Cipolla (30) – Elmendorf AFB, AK 18:00 Erin Burlovich (27) – Chevy Chase, MD 21:34 2007 Daniel Bennett (36) – Dunkirk, MD 18:37 Erin Burlovich (26) – Chevy Chase, MD 20:42 2006 Michael Stanton-Geddes (24) – Washington, DC 17:54 Mary Margaret Peter (15) – Virginia Beach, VA 21:48

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 37 Donations to Children’s Miracle Hospitals

redit Union Miracle Day, Inc. has been the organization behind the title sponsorship of the Credit Union Cherry Blos- Csom Ten Mile Run since 2002. Dedicated to fundraising to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the fundraising effort has generated some $7.5 million dollars to date.

The annual big check presentation in 2010 was for $858,684

38 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Title Sponsor History

1973 – The race debuts as the Acacia Cherry Blossom Invitational Run, thanks to Acacia Mutual Life.

1974 – The race name is changed to Acacia Cherry Blossom Classic, and the entry fee is dropped for the ten-miler, a tradition that would last for twenty years.

1977 – Union First Bank of Washington replaces Acacia Mutual Life as title sponsor.

1978 – Perrier becomes the new title sponsor and brings four-time winner-to-be Bill Rodgers along with them.

1984 – Nike replaces Perrier as title sponsor, bringing with it $13,400 in prize money.

1991 – After seven years as title sponsor, Nike turns the top role over to Northern Telecom, a major telecommunications company which had just recently opened a World Headquarters in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Under Northern Telecom the prize money grows to $21,500, the largest purse ever.

2002 – After an 11-year run as title sponsor, Nortel Networks steps down – its sponsorship a victim of the collapse of the internet bubble. Greg Farmer, Nortel’s Senior VP Global Government and Community Relations, says, “I do not believe that any other sponsorship has provided Nortel with such a high profile with Washington policymakers.” By the end of the summer, a group of approximately 40 Credit Unions, mostly from the Washington, DC Metropolitan area, forms an organization called the “Credit Union Miracle Day Committee,” and signs on. It is a win-win situation as the event helps the Credit Unions raise nearly $100,000 for the Children’s Miracle Net- work and hundreds of Credit Union employees and members sign up as volunteers.

To this day, Credit Union Miracle Day remains the collaborating group behind the sponsorship of Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. Their fundraising efforts have resulted in over $7.5 million being donated to Chil- dren’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the United States.

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 39 Race Director History

1973 — Gar Williams and Ralph Reynolds

1974 — 1982 Jeff Darman and Ed Murray

1982 — 1988 Jeff Darman, Race Director

1988 — 1990 Jeff Darman, Race Director and Phil Stewart, Deputy Race Director

1991 — present Phil Stewart, Race Director

2005 – 2011 Irv Newman, Deputy Race Director

2012 – present Becky Lambros, Deputy Race Director

Becky Lambros, Deputy Race Director Phil Stewart, Race Director 40 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Les Kinion Award

By trade, Les Kinion was a Baltimore fire fighter with Engine Company 43. By passion, he was first a runner and then a running club officer and race director. In 1970, Les co-founded the Baltimore Road Runners Club, one of the earliest chapters of the Road Runners Club of America. In 1973 he helped launch the first Maryland Mara- thon. After retiring in 1986, Les moved to Bishopville, MD and worked on hundreds of races on the Maryland- Delaware Coast. He became involved with the Cherry Blossom Run over 20 years ago, and was active until he passed away in July 2014 at the age of 78.

As Race Director Phil Stewart said at the 2015 pre-race dinner:

Les Kinion was very much at the heart and soul of the Cherry Blossom race committee for over 20 years. He coordi- nated the screen printing of the t-shirts, packaged and delivered over 150 separate packets for committee members and others, and worked all race weekend long – always with a smile and effusive spirit that rejuvenated even the most tired among us. There wasn’t a single thing that Les wouldn’t do to help out the race. This is why it seems so fitting to name our first ever outstanding service award in his honor.

There is no more fitting recipient of the first Les Kinion Outstanding Service Award than my friend and tireless race committee member, Irv Newman. Irv joined the committee in 2000 as treasurer, and added the duties of Deputy Race Director in 2006. His work as Treasurer included maintaining all of the books of what has grown to be a million dollar non-profit organization. As Deputy Race Director, Irv was at my side and acted as my confidante for every significant policy decision I made for well over a decade. As event director, I have always had absolute confidence that any event-related task Irv took on would be done on time, with impeccable excellence.

Les Kinion Irv Newman, the first recipient of the Les Kinion Out- standing Service Award, speaks at the VIP Dinner as event director Phil Stewart looks on.

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 41 2015 Elite Athlete Results

In 2015, race organizers were forced to re-route the course between four and six miles due to an accident on the course that occurred about an hour prior to the start of the elite women’s race. The exact distance was measured as 9.39 miles after the race – making it just a fraction over 15K. OPEN AWARD WINNERS 1 Stephen Sambu,26,Kenya, 43:20 $8,000 1 Mary Wacera,26, Kenya 48:35 $8,000 2 Jacob Riley,26,Rochester,MI 43:28 $4,000 2 Cynthia Limo,25, Kenya 48:35 $4,000 3 Elisha Barno,29, Kenya 43:31 $2,000 3 Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton,26, Kenya 49:20 $2,000 4 Daniel Salel,24, Kenya 43:34 $1,500 4 Monicah Wanjuhi Ngige,21, Kenya 49:54 $1,500 5 Girma Mescheso,26,West Chester,PA 43:43 $1,000 5 Lineth Chepkurui,28, Kenya 50:11 $1,000 6 Dominic Ondoro,27, Kenya 43:53 $900 6 Serena Burla,32,Stafford,VA 50:18 $900 7 Philip Langat,24, Kenya 43:53 $800 7 Valentine Kibet,25, Kenya 50:49 $800 8 Leonard Korir,28, Kenya 44:00 $700 8 Megan Goethals,22,Rochester Hills,MI 51:07 $700 9 Mourad Marofit,33, Morocco 44:05 $600 9 Juliet Bottorff,24,Brighton,MA 51:12 $600 10 Jared Ward,26,Provo,UT 44:20 $500 10 Lindsay Flanagan,24,Silver Spring,MD 51:15 $500 11 Deriba Yigezu,27, Ethiopia 45:11 11 Susanna Sullivan,24,Falls Church,VA 51:44 12 Luke Puskedra,25,Eugene,OR 45:25 12 Katie Matthews,24,Brighton,MA 51:51 13 Chris Kwiatkowski,26,Arlington,VA 45:43 13 Sarah Kiptoo,25, Kenya 52:07 14 Josh Dedering,24,Minneapolis,MN 46:02 14 Heather Cappello,35,Somerville,MA 52:12 15 Brian Harvey,27,Boston,MA 46:28 15 Meseret Taye Asefaw,24,Ethiopia 52:23 16 Matt Sonnenfeldt,24,Johnson City,TN 46:38 16 Jen Rhines,40,Boston,MA 53:04 17 Andrew Brodeur,24,Bethesda,MD 47:01 17 Karen Roa,24,Boston,MA 54:26 18 Tyler Andrews,24,Arlington,VA 47:04 18 Julia Roman-Duval,32,Columbia,MD 54:53 19 Matthew Boumeester,28,Saint Paul,MN 47:13 19 Renee High,33,Virginia Beach,VA 54:59 20 Christopher Sloane,31,Gaithersburg,MD 47:49 20 Emily Potter,36,Alexandria,VA 55:48 21 Brian Fuller,28,Camp Hill,PA 48:02 21 Shannon Kinney,30,Louisville,CO 55:57 22 Kieran O’connor,28,Arlington,VA 48:35 22 Kaitlin Sheedy,32,Washington,DC 56:11 23 Jerry Greenlaw,27,Arlington,VA 48:37 23 Megan Haberle,35,Washington,DC 56:13 24 Matt Deters,29,Arlington,VA 48:47 24 Sage Norton,35,Myersville,MD 57:00 25 Paul Balmer,25,Washington,DC 48:58 25 Erin Flynn,35,Newton,MA 57:00

USA men’s Award WINNERS USA Women’s AWARD Winners 1 Jacob Riley,26,Rochester,MI 43:28 $5,000 1 Serena Burla,32,Stafford,VA 50:18 $5,000 2 Girma Mescheso,26,W. Chester,PA 43:43 $2,500 2 Megan Goethals,22,Rochestr Hills,MI 51:07 $2,500 3 Jared Ward,26,Provo,UT 44:20 $1,500 3 Juliet Bottorff,24,Brighton,MA 51:12 $1,500 4 Luke Puskedra,25,Eugene,OR 45:25 $1,000 4 Lindsay Flanagan,24,Silver Sprng,MD 51:15 $1,000 5 Chris Kwiatkowski,26,Arlington,VA 45:43 $800 5 Susanna Sullivan,24,Falls Church,VA 51:44 $800 6 Josh Dedering,24,Minneapolis,MN 46:02 $600 6 Katie Matthews,24,Brighton,MA 51:51 $600 7 Brian Harvey,27,Boston,MA 46:28 $400 7 Heather Cappello,35,Somerville,MA 52:12 $400 8 M. Sonnenfeldt,24,Johnson City,TN 46:38 $300 8 Jen Rhines,40,Boston,MA 53:04 $300 9 Andrew Brodeur,24,Bethesda,MD 47:01 $200 9 Karen Roa,24,Boston,MA 54:26 $200 10 Tyler Andrews,24,Arlington,VA 47:04 $200 10 Julia Roman-Duval,32,Columbia,MD 54:53 $200

Top Local Finishers

1 Chris Kwiatkowski,26,Arlington,VA 45:42

1 Lindsay Flanagan,24,Silver Spring,MD 51:15

42 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 2015 Age Group Results

Men

AGES 01 – 19 AGES 50 – 54 1 Alex Roederer,17,Bethesda,MD 52:30 1 James Zoldy,52,Goshen,CT 55:26 2 Kyle Pfohl,19,Fredericksburg,VA 53:30 2 Jeff Haertel,53,Atlanta,GA 55:40 3 Trent Herzog,18,Lusby,MD 54:10 3 Paul Van Zuyle,54,Westlake Village,CA 56:03 4 Mark Neff,53,Derwood,MD 56:37 AGES 20 – 24 5 Thomas Jensen,51,Oakton,VA 57:14 1 Daniel Salel,24,Kenya 43:34 2 Philip Langat,24,Kenya 43:53 AGES 55 – 59 3 Josh Dedering,24,Minneapolis,MN 46:02 1 Ken Youngers,58,Tucker,GA 55:02 4 Matt Sonnenfeldt,24,Johnson City,TN 46:37 2 Jeff Duyn,55,Garrett Park,MD 56:47 5 Andrew Brodeur,24,Bethesda,MD 47:00 3 Robert Muro,56,East Atlantic Beach,NY 57:39 4 Michael Anderson,57,Tucker,GA 58:58 AGES 25 – 29 5 Randal Sightler,56,Burlington,VT 59:24 1 Stephen Sambu,26,Kenya 43:20 2 Jacob Riley,26,Rochester,MI 43:28 AGES 60 – 64 3 Elisha Barno,29,Kenya 43:30 1 Marvin Pace,61,Mclean,VA 1:01:46 4 Girma Mescheso,26,West Chester,PA 43:43 2 Alan Pemberton,62,Silver Spring,MD 1:01:55 5 Dominic Ondoro,27,Kenya 43:53 3 Bob Becker,63,Midlothian,VA 1:02:08 4 Charles Morrow,62,Littleton,CO 1:04:09 AGES 30 – 34 5 Harrison Grayson,63,Upper Marlboro,MD 1:05:07 1 Mourad Marofit,33, Morocco 44:05 2 Christopher Sloane,31,Gaithersburg,MD 47:48 AGES 65 – 69 3 Carlos Renjifo,32,Fulton,MD 49:01 1 Mick Slonaker,65,Columbia,MD 1:02:23 4 Jake Klim,34,North Bethesda,MD 49:29 2 Brian Byrne,67,Concord,NH 1:09:50 5 Charlie Ban,32,Washington,DC 49:56 3 Eric Melby,66,Bethesda,MD 1:10:03 4 Jay Jacob Wind,65,Arlington,VA 1:10:46 AGES 35 – 39 5 John Delia,66,Oakton,VA 1:11:56 1 David Wertz,39,Arlington,VA 49:42 2 Wilson Komen,37,Washington,DC 52:07 AGES 70 – 74 3 David O’hara,39,Alexandria,VA 52:22 1 Jim Noone,70,Fairfax,VA 1:08:14 4 Randall M. Binnie,37,Arlington,VA 54:27 2 Robert Walker,70,Pittsburgh,PA 1:15:39 5 Brian Heidt,38,Silver Spring,MD 54:29 3 Norm Coleman,70,Chevy Chase,MD 1:17:52 4 John Dean,70,Alexandria,VA 1:21:19 AGES 40 – 44 5 Francis Schauer, Jr.,70,Alexandria,VA 1:21:44 1 Philippe Rolly,42,Mclean,VA 49:36 2 Martin Lanz,41,Bethesda,MD 52:59 AGES 75 – 79 3 Paul Davis,41,Boise,ID 54:08 1 Malcolm Ohagan,75,Chevy Chase,MD 1:18:31 4 Paul Danger,44,Valparaiso,IN 54:31 2 Chan Robbins,77,Arlington,VA 1:27:45 5 Brian Szabos,41,South Riding,VA 54:46 3 Bill Sollers,75,Silver Spring,MD 1:28:19

AGES 45 – 49 AGES 80 – 99 1 Alexander Hetherington,47,Vienna,VA 55:04 1 George Yannakakis,83,Sparks,MD 1:28:31 2 Brian Crone,49,Washington,DC 57:36 3 Alexander Rylyakov,48,Staten Island,NY 57:51 4 Chaz Hinkle,49,Charlotte,NC 58:14 5 Steven Maguire,48,Arlington,VA 58:25

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Women

AGES 01 – 19 5 Lane Tingle,48,Woodbridge,VA 1:03:24 1 Jane Haines,19,Washington,DC 1:08:53 AGES 50 – 54 2 Maddy Scholz,16,Washington,DC 1:09:20 1 Cindy Conant,54,Kensington,MD 59:45 3 Anna Beucler,18,Vienna,VA 1:09:27 2 Mary Sweeney,54,Atlanta,GA 1:03:27 3 Anita Freres,50,Vienna,VA 1:03:58 AGES 20 – 24 4 Mandana Mortazavi,51,Leesburg,VA 1:04:59 1 Monicah Wanjuhi Ngige,21,Kenya 49:54 5 Peggy Levin,52,Newtown,PA 1:05:23 2 Megan Goethals,22,Rochester Hills,MI 51:07 3 Juliet Bottorff,24,Brighton,MA 51:12 AGES 55 - 59 4 Lindsay Flanagan,24,Silver Spring,MD 51:15 1 Joan Samuelson,57,Freeport,ME 58:50 5 Susanna Sullivan,24,Falls Church,VA 51:44 2 Eleanor Kerr,55,University Park,MD 1:06:16 AGES 25 – 29 3 Deborah Flynn,58,Cross Hill,SC 1:06:16 1 Mary Wacera,26,Kenya 48:35 4 Carole Jones,58,Ashburn,VA 1:08:12 2 Cynthia Limo,25,Kenya 48:35 5 Dorothy Beckett,57,Columbia,MD 1:09:20 3 Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton,26,Kenya 49:20 4 Lineth Chepkurui,28,Kenya 50:11 AGES 60 - 64 5 Valentine Kibet,25,Kenya 50:49 1 Sharon Vos,60,Old Greenwich,CT 1:03:55 2 Betty Blank,62,Falls Church,VA 1:13:01 AGES 30 – 34 3 Geri Clifford,62,Rye,NH 1:13:48 1 Serena Burla,32,Stafford,VA 50:18 4 Page Greenberg,61,Malvern,PA 1:15:54 2 Julia Roman-Duval,32,Columbia,MD 54:52 5 Claudia Wolfe,63,Alexandria,VA 1:16:25 3 Renee High,33,Virginia Beach,VA 54:59 4 Shannon Kinney,30,Louisville,CO 55:57 AGES 65 - 69 5 Kaitlin Sheedy,32,Washington,DC 56:10 1 Freyda Greenberg,66,Fairfax,VA 1:21:45 2 Lizzie Sadoff,65,Washington,DC 1:23:06 AGES 35 – 39 3 Mary Lou Harris,67,Camp Hill,PA 1:23:27 1 Heather Cappello,35,Somerville,MA 52:12 4 Linda Mills,65,Salisbury,MD 1:23:38 2 Emily Potter,36,Alexandria,VA 55:47 5 Mary Kessler,66,Wallingford,PA 1:24:01 3 Megan Haberle,35,Washington,DC 56:13 4 Sage Norton,35,Myersville,MD 56:59 AGES 70 - 74 5 Erin Flynn,35,Newton,MA 57:00 1 Dee Nelson,71,Gaithersburg,MD 1:24:09 2 Frances Breslauer,74,New York,NY 1:27:23 AGES 40 – 44 3 Pat Welch,70,Vienna,VA 1:32:36 1 Jen Rhines,40,Boston,MA 53:04 4 Cheryl Kohut,70,Cold Spring,NY 1:38:48 2 Kara Waters,40,Great Falls,VA 57:10 5 Muffet Chatterton,70,Crofton,MD 1:40:14 3 Brenda Schrank,43,Winchester,VA 57:44 4 Christy Peterson,40,Chicago,IL 58:43 AGES 75 - 79 5 Alexandra Bigelow,41,Chapel Hill,NC 58:47 1 Imme Dyson,78,Princeton,NJ 1:38:54

AGES 45 – 49 AGES 80 - 99 1 Mary Pardi,45,Falmouth,ME 59:10 None 2 Liz Herbert,46,Darien,CT 1:00:02 3 Laura Latchford,46,Palmyra,PA 1:02:09 4 Laurie Wharton,49,Marietta,GA 1:02:59

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Male Open Running Club 7 Steeplechaser Women 1 4:57:19 1 Capital Area Runners MO 2:35:03 Sage Norton,Amanda Lawrence,Angela Papillo Matt Deters,Marty Mccormick,William Bokus,Romain 8 Steeplechasers Women 2 5:03:13 Mareuil Effie Nomicos,Kara Pokras,Nikki Martin,Shawn Burns 2 Dojo Racing Team 2:37:27 Jeffrey Redfern,Josh Sohn,Geoff King,John Kelly,Shawn Rumery 3 =PR= Racing 2:41:01 Co-ed Masters Running Club Nathan Miller,Brian Heidt,Travis Smith,Andres 1 MCRRC Flashy Speedsters 2:53:08 Suarez,Aaron Richards Mark Neff,Jeff Duyn,Lee Firestone,Cindy Conant,Lisa 4 MCRRC Flash 2:46:05 Reichmann Shlomo Fishman,Exavier Watson,Ning Rui,Miguel Perez 2 ATC Elite 2:53:40 5 Rehoboth Striders 2:49:06 Ken Youngers,Jeff Haertel,Michael Anderson,Laurie Nick Hanifee,Nathan Austin,Enos Benbow,Erik Farinas Wharton,Mary Sweeney 6 DCCS: 14th Street 2:49:54 3 Dojo Masters 2:59:29 Michael Wurzbacher,Jason Devinney,Elliott Cheresh,Marc Jim Moore,Jennifer Maranzano,Alan Pemberton,Robert Phillpotts Gillanders 7 DC Front Runners Crimson 3:05:27 4 =PR=Racing Master I 3:04:40 Erich Huang,Thorne Ransom,Zachary Huey Brian Szabos,Tom Nealley,Alison Gittelman,Myra Wright 8 Front Runners New York 3:06:09 5 Howard County Striders B 3:12:27 Olivier Schmitt,Gilberto Gaona Jr,Dennis Ng Akintunde Morakinyo,Mick Slonaker,Tammy Liu,Dorothy 9 MCRRC 4 Men & a Child 3:09:41 Beckett Yukun Fung,Brent Machado,Eric Jodts,Jason Parks,William 6 DC Front Runners Diamond 3:19:13 Etti Jeffrey Dutton,Seth Kalish,Michael Glikes,Fed Bernal,Blake 10 MCRRC Bumped to Last 3:33:06 Rushin Christiam Camacho,Dan Difonzo,Brian Chabot,Rod Vieira 7 =PR=Racing Masters II 3:23:29 11 DC Front Runners Emerald 3:36:24 Craig Greene,Paul Bousel,Karen Hottle,Merrilee Seidman Justin Kwan,Murray Scheel,Richard Goldberg,Matthew 8 MCRRC Petal Pushers 3:29:48 Priebe,Miguel Ayala Daniel Reichmann,Jennifer Schwartz,Al Navidi,Natalie 12 DC Front Runners Lilac 3:44:35 Bailey Scott Lundberg,Cody Barnett,Socrates Tiglao,Ron Tomasso 9 Steeplechasers Masters 3:39:20 13 Front Runners New York Blue 3:50:10 John Way,Pam Geernaert,Scott Abernethy John Grunert,David Caraway,Jesus Martinez Jr 10 MCRRC Stalwarts 3:57:50 14 DC Front Runners Ultramarine 4:03:18 Kevin Mcmahon,Sunny Fitzgerald,Ken Earley,Ann Adam Sulewski,Chris Zimmerman,Terry Klugh,Ryan Rosenthal,Marc Wolfson Hastings,Allen Rose 11 DC Front Runners Platinum 4:08:59 Vijay Dsouza,Tom Boeke,Fatima Dsouza 12 MCRRC Cherry Masters 4:57:56 Ashish Gupta,Carol Da Silva,Steve Scharf,Colleen Con- Female Open Running Club nelly 1 MCRRC Speedsters 2:59:24 Megan Haberle,Sarah Flynn,Dagmar Salazar,Robin Watkins,Laura Ramos 2 Dojo Women’s Race Team 3:02:47 Rachel Clattenburg,Judy Chen,Jennifer Paul,Laura Jen- Media 1 Washington Business Journal 1 3:54:47 nings Jamey Fry,Doug Fruehling,Caitlin Lyons 3 =PR=Racing I 3:03:21 2 NBC News 3:58:51 Leslie Dimichele,Molly Astudillo,Elise Nelson,Rebecca Anthony Capra,Michael Kosnar,Morgan Gaffney,Winston Scott,Tonya Stotler Wilde 4 Capital Area Runners WO 3:19:48 3 Team TK 4:14:46 Cristina Burbach,Jessica Chin,Robin Vanneman,Michelle Yochi Dreazen,Preeti Aroon,Bethany Allen Hense 4 NBC2 4:15:23 5 DC Front Runners Amber 3:28:26 Frank Thorp V,Vaughn Hillyard,Alexandra Moe,Charlie Gile Angela Messing,Grace Thompson,Maura Hackett,Meredith 5 USA TODAY #1 4:16:41 Weiss Anne R Carey,Michael Smith,Maureen Linke,Shannon 6 =PR=Racing II 3:41:40 Green Nicole Maksimovic,Jeanette Haas,Eva 6 Washington Business Journal 2 5:12:35 Greenberg,Samantha Pernal Tina Reed,Jennifer Conner,Robert Terry

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Credit Union Team Challenge Corporate 1 SDO NASA 2:53:23 1 Marriott #1 3:18:55 Alvin Yew,Joe Munchak,Denise Knickman,Melissa Vess John Whitridge,Matt Zappone,Ellen Wexler,Amy Ellis 2 Marriott #2 3:24:45 2 Cash Us If Tou Can 3:08:11 Drew Mcelhare,Lorenzo Pettus,Abbey Gibson,April Kevin Moore,Adam Scherling,Christian Miller,Alice Sprague,Roy Beaumont Henriques,Diana Iercosan 3 Marriott #3 3:31:52 3 Astronauts NASA 3:14:01 James Snee,Stuart Koltov,Dana Maul,Julie Brown,Julie James Cooper,David Radzanowski,Thomas Johnson,Julie Robinson 4 Gannett #1 3:48:31 Thienel,Mira Panek Joseph Vida,Hadley Malcolm,Katharine Lackey,Mary 4 Jefferson 3:20:37 Nahorniak Charlie Stern,Steven Maguire,Bart Elias,Kelly 5 Marriott #4 3:51:35 Maguire,Wendy Ginsberg Leslie Anchor,Belinda Simmons,Tony Mukangura,Karen 5 Mercury NASA 3:23:18 Myaing 6 CUNA Mutual Group 3:58:29 Maksym Petrenko,Jeff Dalhoff,Adam Bennett,Andrea Karnail Kooner,Holly Fearing,Alastair Shore Bennett,Andrea Dye 7 Marriott #6 4:02:18 6 Support Education #2 3:32:32 Patrick Valenti,Hilary Kidwell,April Henline,Julia Poorshagh- Turner Chaundy,Jordan Blankenship,Arianna Maine,Sarah aghi Mazur 8 Medlmmune 4:04:20 Brad Matanin,Margaret Ann Snowden,Irina Ramos,Sarah 7 LCFCU-Madison 3:37:18 Lane Marvin Pace,Lucia Acin-Andion,Edward Ohnemus,Melissa 9 Marriott #5 4:06:00 Crawford Michael Rosenman,Christina Papoulias,Massa 8 Constellation FCU3 (NGA) 3:46:49 Dunnaville,Donna Whitridge Rick Norgaard,Trenton Norgaard,Erin Shipe,Jillian Ober- 10 Medlmmune/AstraZeneca 4:06:30 John Higgins,Omar Ali,Mary Plank,David Krell,Karen Mitz meier 11 Gannett #2 4:18:59 9 FRBFCU ‘R US 3:53:56 Chris Plourde,Nina Mandell,John Lee David Cashin,Darrell Ashton,Elizabeth Stuart 12 TeamPRO 4:40:53 10 Shares on the Run 3:59:38 Chris Van Glahn,Duane Hogg,Crissandra Fry,Kathy Leroy Marc Scott,Rodolfo Alvarez Jr,Stephen 13 TeamMo 5:16:24 Sergio Soto,James Green,Chris Godfrey,Antoinette Pona Weisweaver,Andreas Lehnert,Elizabeth Kiser 11 Northwest Federal 4:04:21 Tanya Good,Matthew Shultz,Kevin Fisher,Caroline Strunk 12 Constellation FCU4 (NGA) 4:09:09 Gregg Hinkle,Mark Wiersma,Gretchen Wiersma,Mcgregory Allen 13 Constellation FCU2 (NGA) 4:10:09 Randy Anders,Ty Cresap,Courtney Cresap 14 Support Education #1 4:20:22 Bryn Vaupel,Prasad Gerard,Glenn Giles,Lewis Schrumm 15 Support Education #3 4:21:32 Frank Mazur,Rudy Romero Gallo,Omolara Magassouba,Cheryl Washington,Mary Jones 16 Donnelly’s Dashers 4:26:37 Mary Murphy,Justin Donnelly,Kelly Peterson,Mike Donnelly 17 SDFCU Super Sprinters 2 4:32:10 Gentry Smith,Jaime Oberlander,Laura Rosenberger,Eric Thompson,Ron Whitworth 18 Members on the Move 4:42:01 Mauricio Bascunan,Mike Bagley,Matthew Hoffman,Kiran Ramachandra,Jandi Kim 19 CD’s on a Roll 4:57:30 Edwin Lucio,Stephen Thompson,Robert Feldman,Wendy Dunn 20 Support Education #4 4:58:53 Les Graber,Brian Flores,Gabriella Webb 21 LCFCU-Adams 5:00:04 Sean Moffitt,Andre Neveu,George Thuronyi,Deborah Car- roll

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U.S. House of Representatives 18 Team Slaughter 4:24:44 1 Red White And Blumenauer 3:06:42 Leslie Brady;1:23:06,John Kreckel;1:23:44,Clayton Paul Balmer;48:57,Michael Harold;1:04:59,David Cox;1:37:54 Skillman;(1:05:01),Kelsey Aulakh;1:12:46,Carolyn Scul- 19 Team Pelosi 4:41:18 ly;(1:17:11) Nikolas Youngsmith;1:21:21,Ethan Mcclelland;1:33:57,Bina 2 Good Times Himes 3:16:50 Surgeon;1:46:01,Sinead Doherty;(2:09:27),Emily Ber- Paul Coyle;1:04:09,Katherine Franzis;1:05:26,Justin ret;(2:10:11) Meuse;1:07:17,Jim Himes;(1:16:05),Maddie Daly;(1:33:36) 20 Tsongas 4:55:40 3 The Average Jim’s Bob Schneider;1:26:44,Becky Cairns;1:33:09,Sara Out- 3:28:27 terson;1:55:48 Bart Forsyth;57:24,Erik Kinney;1:13:27,Nora 21 CHS 2 4:58:51 Conneely;1:17:37,Amy Bos;(1:23:22),Jacob Peter- Miles Taylor;1:29:13,Kerry Kinirons;1:44:49,Eric Heigh- son;(1:37:45) berger;1:44:50 4 White Cheddar Shredders 3:31:43 22 Roger’s Runners 5:32:09 John Goodwin;1:05:04,Ryan Nickel;1:08:24,Kelly Al- John Freebairn;1:24:35,Vera Minter;1:54:20,Nicole Lans- len;1:18:16 ford;2:13:15 5 Running From Congress 3:40:22 Burton Miller;1:01:09,Amy Lawrence;1:19:26,Ivy Williams Malone;1:19:48,Meg Gazzini;(1:22:13),Lauren John- son;(1:25:44) 6 Why so Sires? 3:42:57 Matthew Schardt;1:01:40,Michael Poche;1:19:29,Kathryn U.S. Senate Mitchell;1:21:49,Gene Martorony;(2:08:55) 1 Carper Diem 3:13:58 7 Brooklyn 202 3:46:39 Andrew Shine;58:29,Bryan Mack;59:58,August Christopher Leibl;1:11:54,Eric Bolden;1:14:00,Natalie Kuron;(1:15:31),Jessica Abramovich;1:15:32 Zhao;1:20:46,Gil Bolden;(1:30:09) 2 SASC Kickers 3:22:14 8 The Dean Machine 3:47:29 Brendan Sawyer;1:02:53,Robert Waisanen;1:05:49,Katie Jenny Perrino;1:09:03,Erik Sperling;1:18:05,Yvesner Za- Wheelbarger;1:13:33 mar;1:20:22 3 FrEnzi 3:26:00 9 The Gavelers 3:57:14 Mandy Gunasekara;1:04:29,Travis Jordan;1:07:37,Becky Caleb Smith;1:11:53,Andy Bunker;1:20:40,Katherine Cole;1:13:55,Sarah Meier;(1:22:03) Haley;1:24:43,Anne Pietkiewicz;(1:40:55) 4 The Trailgrazers 3:26:00 10 Earth Wind And Beyer 4:04:28 Rostin Behnam;1:05:37,Grant Colvin;1:08:44,Jacqlyn Mike Lucier;1:14:18,Thomas Scanlon;1:14:21,Ann Schneider;1:11:41,Hanna Abou-El-Seoud;(1:24:09) Ohanlon;1:35:51,Adnan Mohamed;(1:36:07),Ambar Cana- 5 No Such Team 3:26:24 les;(1:43:25) James Catella;1:01:12,Nate Adler;1:09:24,Jennifer 11 CHS 4:05:52 Barrett;1:15:49,David Grannis;(1:20:16),Michael Buch- Paul Mandelson;1:03:51,Jason Miller;1:29:39,Diana Berg- wald;(1:21:33) win;1:32:23 6 Hit Me With Your Best Schatz 3:27:14 12 Beatty’s Bunch 4:07:42 Jimmy O’dea;51:27,Jade Silver;1:11:01,Trelaine Galen Alexander;1:07:15,Ryan Cahill;1:16:50,David Ito;1:24:48,Ashley Raethel;(1:53:38) Eaton;(1:41:26),Kimberly Ross;1:43:39,Jennifer Stori- 7 All the King’s Men 3:34:48 pan;(1:50:00) Jon Greenert;1:05:23,Aisha Woodward;1:12:08,Margaret 13 The Sandy Eggos 4:11:44 Williams;1:17:18,Chad Metzler;(1:18:51),Matt Junk- Michael Campbell;1:22:44,Sterling Mchale;1:24:30,Anne er;(1:27:56) Moriarity;1:24:31,Katherine Jaski;(1:35:24) 8 Connecticut’n Loose 3:39:13 14 The Slaughter Housers 4:14:31 Daniel Lee;1:06:53,David Bonine;1:11:01,Amanda Jack Spasiano;1:10:32,Rosemarie Clinton;1:21:21,Zachary Dendas;(1:36:17) Laughlin;1:31:41,Benjamin Schultz;1:32:18,Victoria 9 TeamTexas 3:45:40 Honard;(1:38:41),Eric Walker;(1:42:39) Kenneth Stein;1:04:10,Hunter Rome;1:08:25,David 15 See You At The Finish Kline 4:14:44 Milstein;(1:20:17),Victoria Coates;1:33:05,James Juliane Sullivan;1:19:32,Kathlyn Ehl;1:22:14,Ryan Mulkin;(1:52:29) Silverberg;1:33:00,Meagan Mccanna;(1:33:01) 10 Great Daines 3:47:43 16 Boehner Buckeyes 4:21:54 Jon Rosenbaum;1:11:51,Daniel Gerig;1:17:33,Meghan Katie Boyd;1:24:06,Ashley Palmer;1:24:35,Olivia Marino;1:18:20,Brad Kehr;(1:21:45),Wallace Hnat;(1:33:03),Caleb Graff;1:33:13,Michael Ricci;(1:35:23) Hsueh;(1:36:07) 17 Dia De Los Doggetts 4:23:40 11 Schumer’s Zoomers 3:56:39 Doug Molof;1:25:28,Elisa Santana;1:26:37,Bryan Sean Byrne;1:15:19,Zack Rosenblum;1:18:29,Kelsey Botello;1:31:36,Tyler Bell;(1:47:24),Michael Mucchet- Lafreniere;1:22:52,Lindsay Kryzak;(1:25:56),Lane Bo- ti;(1:47:34) dian;(1:26:32) 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 47 2015 Team Results

12 Portmania 3:57:38 Government Bradley Couts;1:10:21,Sarah Johnson;1:19:30,Caitlin 1 CFPB 1 3:27:06 Conant;1:27:48,Allen Ernst;(1:35:38),Mark Isakow- Ben Cady,Ambrose Dieringer,Abigail Pound,Christopher itz;(1:39:44) Dangelo 13 No Kaine No Gain 4:01:02 2 NCUA 3:32:12 Tim Bialecki;1:07:14,Amanda Chuzi;1:22:19,Amy Brian Heitman,John Worth,John Ianno,David Dudley;1:31:30,Michelle Kinzer;(1:38:19) Blanchard,Pavla Decoteau 14 Live Free Or Die Running 4:02:46 3 The 10LADs 3:35:03 Eric Waskowicz;1:01:12,Marissa Serafino;1:25:51,Robert Max Sgro,Vincent Amendolare,Fiona Reeves,Clay Diznoff;1:35:44,Danielle Geanacopoulos;(1:47:49) Wild,Mandana Fatemi 15 Portman 4:11:06 4 Mo Running 3:50:59 Michael Haidet;1:13:47,Kurt Freshley;1:21:13,Peter Colin Ray,Grant Gartman,Katherine Monahan,Constance Danjczek;(1:28:57),Zach Rudisill;(1:32:53),Meghan Saver- Kiggins cool;1:36:07 5 CFPB 3 3:51:48 16 Mississippi Mudcats 4:11:06 David Uejio,Tiao Guan,Andrei Chursov,Linda Powell Kris Tsairis;1:17:49,Dan Artino;1:20:26,Daniel 6 UMD GVPT 4:00:00 Ulmer;(1:22:34),Kristin Swarek;1:32:53,Will Todd;(1:44:29) Kelsey Hinchliffe,Frances Lee,Brian Markowitz,Michael 17 Yankee Doers 4:11:15 Mansfield,Irwin Morris Tovan Mcdaniel;1:13:51,Michael Bednarczyk;1:25:21,Kaylie 7 NCUA2 4:05:30 Hanson;1:32:04 John Kren,Steve Long,Frank Cipolla,Sarah 18 No 4:14:49 Workman,Regina Metz Steven Hoffenson;1:09:53,Conor Cahill;1:25:32,Michal 8 CFPB 5 4:18:23 Freedhoff;1:39:25,Morgan Gray;(1:40:55) Adam Mayle,Eleanor Blume,Heidi Johnson,Laurie Sellick 19 Pat’s Posse 4:15:59 9 NCUA 3 4:18:27 James Glueck;1:06:50,Katherine Thomas;1:28:48,Charlie Scott Schwartz,Rob Robine,Damon Frank,Edith Thornton;1:40:21 Davenport,Mary Thor 20 Virginia Is For Runners 4:21:55 10 CFPB 4 4:24:08 Heath Hyatt;1:15:08,Keren Dongo;1:29:09,Nicole Tim Lambert,Katya Belyayeva,Veronica Spicer Porreca;1:37:39,Willeah Cato;(2:01:54) 11 Even MO Running 4:36:53 21 Reid It And Weep 4:30:25 Frank Buda,Elizabeth Miller,Erin Galipeau,Laura Buda Eloy Martinez;1:22:14,Claire Badger;1:29:28,Karlee Tebbutt;1:38:43,Kevin Herzik;(1:39:36),Rayshon Pay- ton;(1:42:40) 22 Manifest Destiny 4:33:01 Men’s Metro Elite Teams Louie Reckford;1:24:51,Tedros Abraham;1:30:31,Becca 1 Georgetown Running Club - Men 2:26:40 Ward;1:37:40 Kieran O’connor,Jerry Greenlaw,Jake Klim,Charlie 23 Too Big To Fade 4:42:15 Ban,Sean O’leary Matthew Cournoyer;1:22:21,Remy Brim;1:30:02,Audel 2 Howard County Striders 2:30:01 Shokohzadeh;1:49:53 Carlos Renjifo,Andrew Madison,Kevin Ford 24 50 Shades of SASC 4:49:26 3 =PR= DC Elite M 2:30:46 Samantha Clark;1:18:41,Kathryn Edelman;1:44:59,Brian Jeffrey Stein,Philippe Rolly,Jacob Green,Ryan Johnson,Jim Rogers;1:45:47 Noone 25 The Nutleggers 4:50:48 Russell Armstrong;1:24:29,Dana Honor;1:36:30,Jasmine Smith;1:49:49 Female’s Metro Elite Teams 1 Capital Area Runners WE 2:46:47 Susanna Sullivan,Kaitlin Sheedy,Jillian Pollack,Karina Lubell,Kathryn Neeper 2 Georgetown Running Club-Women 2:51:32 Teal Burrell,Maura Carroll,Kristin Johnson,Elizabeth Young 3 HoCo Striders Racing Team 2:56:48 Julia Roman-Duval,Victoria Berard,Jessica Ivy,Tiffany Hevner,Tasha Hogan 4 =PR= DC Elite F 3:00:11 Kara Waters,Liz Greenlaw,Cathy Ross,Anita Freres

48 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide The Runner’s Rite of Spring®

Capsule Histories of all 42 Editions of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run 1973-2015 nolias, forsythia and cherry blossoms bloom along the roads or runners in Washington since 1973, the true beginning and paths bordering the Potomac River. of spring is marked not by a date on the calendar but by F Williams and Reynolds settled on the ten-mile distance. “If the running of the Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile. it was longer, you’d be too pooped out for Boston,” Williams Elite competitors have used the race as a final competitive once recalled. “We didn’t want it too short, though. The idea tuneup for the Boston Marathon two weeks later. Bill Rodgers, was to have an attractive alternative to a marathon.” Fami- Greg Meyer, and Lisa Larsen Weidenbach all went on to win lies could come to Washington as tourists. Dad or Mom Boston after their victories here. could run the ten-miler, and the rest of the family could enter the two-mile fun run and collect commemorative For lesser mortals, the Cherry Blossom means a chance to patches as well. doff the warmup suits, turtlenecks, caps and gloves of winter and join other runners in a celebration of the season. Here in A local insurance company, Acacia Mutual Life, was per- Washington, the race has become as fixed a rite of spring as suaded to serve as a sponsor, and entrants were recruited the Easter Egg Roll at the White House or the lighting of the through the DC Road Runners Club and through pink fly- Japanese lanterns on the Tidal Basin. ers distributed at the YMCA. Winners of that inaugural race, held in muggy weather, 1973 (April 1) were Sam Bair of Pennsylvania in 51:22 and Kathy Switzer Who would have believed, in 1973, that a family-style gath- of New York City in 71:19. The organizers congratulated ering of fewer than 200 runners would become an event so themselves on attracting over 100 runners to the ten-miler - popular that it is necessary to hold a lottery to keep people a big field in those days. away? The Cherry Blossom Invitational Run, as it was christened, 1974 (March 31) was the brainchild of Gar Williams, then president of the The following year, 1974, the race came into its own. At DC Road Runners Club, and Ralph Reynolds, program the suggestion of DCRRC official Dave Theall, the race was director of Washington’s Central YMCA. The two men renamed the “Cherry Blossom Classic,” and the entry fee conceived of a race to coincide with the Cherry Blossom was dropped for the ten-miler, a tradition that would hold Festival, a high point of the city’s tourist season, when mag- up for twenty years. Nearly 400 runners showed up to run on a raw, cloudy day. Jack Mahurin, then a graduate stu- dent at the University of Maryland, lowered the men’s event record to 50:50, and Carol Fridley, of Pennsylvania, won the women’s in 62:41. 1975 (April 6) The field doubled again in 1975 - some 575 finishers in the ten-miler, and 275 in the fun run - for a race held in brilliant sunshine but Arctic temperatures. Carl Hatfield of West Virginia battled frigid winds gusting up to 30 mph to win the race in 51:47. Julie Shea, a then-unknown North Carolina schoolgirl, took the women’s crown in 59:55, the first in a series of three consecutive victories.

1976 (April 4) It was Hatfield and Shea again in 1976 as the field for the ten-miler topped 1,500. Hatfield lowered the men’s event record to 49:09, while Shea set a U.S. women’s record for the ten miles at 57:04.

1977 (April 3) By 1977 the running boom was starting to crest, and race organizers instituted an entry cutoff for the first time as the Carl Hatfield winning for a second consecutive year in 1976. number of applicants swelled above 2,000. The field was 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 49 The Runner’s Rite of Spring® limited to 2,230, with 500 disappointed runners turned Brown University, who set a U.S. women’s record of 55:34, away. There was also a new sponsor - Union First Bank of was followed by five other women under 60 minutes. Washington, which filled the breach when Acacia Mutual Life decided to bow out. Maryland runner Dan Rincon won the race in 49:44, while Julie Shea lowered her U.S. Women’s 1981 (April 5) record to 56:08. Rodgers repeated again in 1981 with a 47:17 victory despite windy, warm weather. Laurie Binder of San Diego led 11 1978 (April 2) women under the one-hour barrier with a 56:44 perfor- The era of Perrier and Bill Rodgers began with the 1978 mance. A field of 4,500 entrants toured the course on a race. When Union First failed to renew as a sponsor, race humid, overcast morning. organizers found Perrier, which, in turn, brought in Rodg- ers. Competing with a cold just one day after a race in Jack- 1982 (April 4) sonville, Florida, Rodgers cruised to his first Cherry Blos- The 1982 race will be remembered as the War of the Winds, som victory in 48:57 over a field limited to 4,000 entrants. as chill winds gusting up to 50mph slowed the entire field. Jenifer White of Alexandria, Virginia, took the women’s title Terry Baker, a vocational education teacher from Hager- in 56:35. stown, Maryland, took the lead with less than a mile to go to upset defending champion Bill Rodgers by seven seconds in 49:29. Eleanor Simonsick, a policy research consultant living in Washington, broke the tape in 58:16 to give the race its first pair of local winners. Only four male runners broke the 50-minute barrier, and an equal number of women finished under an hour.

1983 (March 27) After the disastrous weather of 1982, ideal conditions prevailed in 1983. On a cool, rainy morning with almost no wind, both Greg Meyer and Eleanor Simonsick set event records in winning their respective divisions. Running alone almost from the start, Meyer cruised to a 46:13 victory, setting a World record, breaking the former event record by 56 seconds and beating his nearest rival by over a minute. Overshadowed by Meyer’s performance was that of 31 other Perrier became title sponsor in 1978 runners who broke 50 minutes for the distance. 1979 (April 1) Repeating her victory of 1982, Simonsick took the lead at In 1979 the glamour of Rodgers led to a flood of race ap- three miles and kept adding to it, recording the fourth fast- plications. Entries were closed on February 5, only a few est ten-mile time by a woman and breaking the event record days after they had opened. Organizers Jeff Darman and Ed by almost two minutes in 54:46. Simonsick led 15 other Murray begged unofficial runners to stay away as a massive female finishers under the one-hour barrier. field chased Rodgers to another event record of 48 minutes flat. Maryland schoolgirl Aileen O’Connor lowered the U.S. record to 56:02 in the women’s race. 1984 (April 1) The 1984 race brought several surprises. Perrier dropped 1980 (March 30) sponsorship, and Nike stepped in, adding prize money to 1980 brought two innovations: a lottery to choose race the race for the first time. A less pleasant surprise was the entrants, and a star-studded field of invited runners. Over weather. Despite the bizarre conditions that have character- 12,000 applicants vied for 4,000 places in the lottery. Mean- ized this early spring event, no one anticipated a flooded while, the spreading fame of the race attracted nearly 100 course. Heavy storms the previous week left the tip of Hains runners capable of running ten miles in less than 53 min- Point under six inches of water, causing worried race of- utes. When the race was over, Bill Rodgers had set a new ficials to consider shortening the course to 15 kilometers as U.S. record of 47:09, and 24 other runners had gone under late as race morning. 50 minutes for the distance. Prestige and prize money gave the Cherry Blossom its first The women’s field was also impressive. Anne Sullivan of foreign winners. Olympic hopefuls Simeon Kigen of Kenya

50 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide The Runner’s Rite of Spring® and Rosa Mota of Portugal sloshed through ankle-deep southerly winds. The women responded in remarkable water to win their respective divisions. Kigen took the men’s fashion—the top three broke Rosa Mota’s year-old World title in 47:25 as 22 men broke 50 minutes. Mota nipped Best time. Lisa Martin of Australia finished first in 52:23, a Lisa Larsen in 54:16 to lead 12 women under the one-hour whopping 46-seconds under the previous mark. Runners- mark. up Anne Audain (52:30) and Carla Beurskens (53:00) also bettered the old record. Jon Sinclair reversed a series of major race runner-up finishes by kicking early and moving away from J.P Ndaysienga and Larry Green for a 46:48 win. Priscilla Welch, 42, won the women’s masters division and placed fourth overall with an astonishing 53:51, a world best time for masters.

Race winner Simeon Kigen and Race Director Jeff Darman in 1984 1985 (March 31) In 1985, Kigen won again, posting a near-record 46:24 as favorable weather returned to the event. With temperatures in the low 50s and moderate wind, Lisa Larsen Weidenbach, runnerup the previous year, surprised everyone, including herself, by running an event record of 53:30 to take the women’s crown. Masters champion Barry Brown, with an age-group record 49:46, was the last of 31 runners to break 50 minutes for the distance. Some 25 women dipped under the one-hour barrier. Jon Sinclair (6) wins in 1987

1986 (April 6) 1988 (March 27) In 1986, Rosa Mota eclipsed the women’s World Best 10 The winds shifted to the northwest for the 1988 race, with mile, while Thom Hunt came to within two seconds of Greg gusts up to 25 miles per hour. Belgium’s J.P. Ndaysienga, the Meyer’s 1983 world best time. Mota, the bronze medalist 1987 runner up, took the lead at 3 miles, got caught by a in the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon and 1984 Cherry pack at 7 miles, but emerged in the front of a wild four-man Blossom winner, shaved nine seconds off Joan Samuelson’s sprint to the finish. He clocked 47:33, with Martyn Brewer World Best time with a 53:09 clocking despite running second in 47:35, Jon Sinclair third in 47:40, and Joseph on a tender achilles tendon. Hunt began a series of surges Kipsang fourth in 47:45. Anne Audain reversed the previ- to break away from English Olympic steeplechaser Roger ous year’s standings with Lisa Martin with a 53:26 to 54:06 Hackney at the 8-1/2 mile mark, which brought him to the victory in the women’s race. finish just off the all-time best with a 46:15. The top 37 men broke 50 minutes, while 20 women bettered one hour. 1989 (April 2) Perfect running weather was sandwiched between high 1987 (April 5) winds on Saturday and showers on Monday for the 1989 April showers stopped the night before the 1987 race and race. Lisa Weidenbach responded with her second victory low tide right at race time ensured that the tip of Hains in an American record time of 52:34 – just 11 seconds shy Point would not be submerged. Both the runners and the of Lisa Martin’s World Best time. The men’s race featured a fully in-bloom cherry blossoms were pushed by favorable near-photo finish with Zimbabwe’s Brian Sheriff outlean- 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 51 The Runner’s Rite of Spring® ing Mexico’s Dionicio Ceron, 46:43 to 46:44. Steve Jones of 1993 (April 4) Wales followed five seconds back in 46:49. Runners tried out a new course which featured an out-and- back crossing of Memorial Bridge (pending construction of the FDR Memorial forced the shift). Last year’s runner-up 1990 (April 1) William Koech was joined by several of his Kenyan team- Lisa Weidenbach returned in 1990 to match Julie Shea (‘75, mates including William Sigei, who had won the World ‘76, ‘77) as the only female three-time winner. She cruised Cross Country only a week before. Once again the Kenyans to a relatively easy win over Anne Audain, 52:38 to 53:18. were under world record pace at five miles, only to ease the Chris Fox, a Hagerstown, MD resident who had dreamed up during the second half of the race. Sigei triumphed over of winning this race since he was in high school, had his Anthony Kiprono, 46:29 to 46:33. Judi St. Hilaire swept past dream come true when he bested Ashley Johnson 47:06 to early pacesetter Pauline Konga of Kenya after nine miles 47:07—the second one-second winning margin in a row. and scored a 3-second win in 52:27. 1991 (March 31) After seven years as title sponsor, Nike turned the top role 1994 (April 10) over to Northern Telecom, a major telecommunications After 11 years Greg Meyer’s men’s world record of 46:13 company which had just recently opened a World Head- fell to Kenya’s William Sigei. On a relatively warm, windy quarters in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Under day (a thunderstorm blew in later that morning) Sigei and Northern Telecom the prize money grew to $21,500, the Kenyan teammates Josphat Machuka and Thomas Osano largest purse ever. With the cherry blossoms in full bloom, broke away from the pack early, but the pace sagged to over Great Britain’s Carl Thackery and American Bill Reifsnyder world record pace by nine miles. However, Sigei upped the went charging after the event record. Thackery prevailed in tempo and closed with a 4:29 last mile to claim the mark the match up, but missed the record by just 12 seconds with with a 46:01. Both the 18-year-old Machuka (46:05) and his a time of 46:25. Reifsnyder followed in 46:30. Fellow Brit Jill uncle, Osano (46:07), bested Meyer’s longstanding mark as Hunter reduced the women’s event record to 51:57 – a time well. Kenya’s Helen Chepngeno and Jane Omoro produced just 10 seconds off Carl Hatfield’s winning time in 1975 and the closest finish ever with World Cross Country Champion 26 seconds under Lisa Martin’s event mark. Chepngeno declared the winner by inches in 54:05. With a revised race course, the number of finishers grew to over 1992 (April 5) 4,600. In 1992, the Kenyans made their marks here as elsewhere. Running into 30-35 mph winds, Richard Chelimo (who won a silver medal that summer at 10,000-meters in the Olympics) and William Koech went 1-2 with respective times of 47:06 and 47:15. They went after the 1983 event record (46:13), passing 5 miles in 22:46 before the winds slowed them. Russian Albina Galliamova won the women’s race in 53:44.

1993 saw the first use of Memorial Bridge on the Cherry Blossom course. Ismael Kirui sets a World Record on 45:38 in the 1995 race 52 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide The Runner’s Rite of Spring®

1995 (April 9) women’s title in 54:28. A total of $35,000 was given to Chil- Pre-race speculation centered on the Kenyans cracking the dren’s Hospital, bringing the total charity contribution to 46:00 barrier for the first time. With world cross country over $140,000. runner up Ismael Kirui and 1994’s third place finisher Jos- phat Machuka as the top seeds, the stage was set (Sigei was 1998 (April 5) out due to injury). Race day dawned with no wind, although A new course featuring an out-and-back section on Rock temperatures were in the upper 50s and the humidity was Creek Parkway delighted the 5,800 finishers. South Afri- high. As expected, Kirui and Machuka went right to work, can Colleen DeReuck proved that the layout was fast as dropping further below world record pace with each pass- she shattered Rose Cheruiyot’s World Record for 10 Miles ing mile. Suffering from blisters, Machuka dropped off by of 51:39 — set in the 1995 race —with a scintillating 51:16 5 miles. Kirui slowed to a 4:41 ninth mile, but responded performance that placed her 23rd overall. (She would have with a 4:31 closer to smash Sigei’s year-old mark with a been the overall winner of the 1973 race!)DeReuck finished 45:38. Just over six minutes later Rose Cheruiyot of Kenya, over two minutes ahead of runner-up Marian Sutton of who had set a world 5K record a week before, collected the Great Britain. On the men’s side Simon Rono, who would second world record of the day as she sprinted home far in go on to be the top road runner of the year, produced a fast front of the women’s field in 51:39, chopping 2 seconds off sub-46:00 time with a 45:51, the second fastest time ever Jill Hunter’s 1991 world record set in New York City. U.S. in the event. He pulled Kenyan teammate Joseph Kariuki marathon champion Debbi Kilpatrick finished second in under 46:00 as well (45:58). Kenyans secured the top eight 55:05. Over 5,200 runners finished. places in the men’s race.

1996 (March 31) Lazarus Nyakeraka, 20, the hottest Kenyan on the U.S. road circuit in the early months of 1996 with wins in major races the two preceding weekends, toed the line with a number of his Kenyan teammates who were looking to steal a little of his luster. On a perfect race morning with only a 100-yard puddle on Hains Point remaining from the worst winter of flooding in over 20 years in Washington, DC, Joseph Kariuki remained with the youthful Nyakeraka for 8 miles. At that point, Nyakeraka surged away for a 46:37 to 46:49 win. Joan Nesbit became the first American winner since 1993 with a methodical dismantling of the women’s field in 53:25. Steve Jones of Wales, a frequent top 10 finisher over the years. turned 40 and demolished the late Barry Brown’s 1985 masters event record of 49:46 when he posted a remarkable 48:26, finishing 11th overall. The prize money was upped to $26,000 with $5000 going to the top male and female.

1997 (April 6) The event celebrated its 25th running in 1997 and a number of former champions (including the first women’s winner, Kathrine Switzer) came to join in the festivities. A group of a dozen runners who had run the 1973 event — and Ben Colleen DeReuck set a World record of 51:16 in the 1998 Beach, the only individual who has completed the race race every year it has been run – were feted at the Saturday night 1999 (April 11) dinner. On race day, special coffee mugs were awarded to 24 Construction along Independence Ave. meant another men and 94 women who ran faster than the winning times revision in the course for 1999. The popular Rock Creek in the first race (51:22 and 71:19). Runners from Kenya Park section was retained, but a new section took runners continued to dominate the men’s competition – this year it through the West End and Foggy Bottom sections of Wash- was Peter Githuka upsetting defending champion Lazarus ington, DC. It was the first time the course had ventured Nyakeraka in 46:29. On the women’s side, Olympic mara- off of National Park Service land. A cool rain greeted 6,000 thon gold (‘92) and silver (‘96) medallist Valentina Yegorova starters. The many turns in the course slowed the times. of Russia took the lead from the start and captured the For the first time since 1991, a non-Kenyan male won the 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 53 The Runner’s Rite of Spring® race, as Ethiopian Worku Bikila outsprinted three Kenyans finishing in 52:16, nearly a minute up on Lydiya Grigorieva, to take the overall title in 46:59. Lazarus Nyakeraka (47:01), who clocked 53:15. The event had its largest number of James Kariuki (47:03) and William Kiptum (47:07) fol- finishers ever, 6,515. lowed. Interestingly, Bikila got off his plane in Pittsburgh where it had stopped and went to the Doubletree Hotel in Pittsburgh. Some frantic calling got him D.C. bound shortly thereafter to the Doubletree race headquarters hotel here. Apparently the distraction to him was minimal. The women’s race was even closer than the men’s as Kenyan Jane Omoro bested teammate Jane Ngotho by a single second, 53:37 to 53:38. The win was satisfying to Omoro, who had lost the 1994 race on a lean to Helen Chepngeno.

2000 (April 9) At 6:30 a.m. on race day, snow was swirling in the staging area in West Potomac Park. The good news is that it stopped by the race time of 8:00 a.m.; the bad news is it was replaced by a howling, cold northwest wind. Runners throughout the field reported that they were nearly slowed to a walk on the completely exposed out-and-back crossing of Memo- rial Bridge. However, with much of the course similar to 1998 and within the closed confines of Rock Creek Park once again, Reuben Cheruiyot was still able to clock 46:07 as he blazed the final two miles — with the wind at his back — in 8:44. On the women’s side, defending champion Jane Omoro narrowly lost to Kenyan teammate Teresa Wanjiku, 55:50 to 55:56. In honor of the race being held in Washing- ton and it being a presidential election year, the organizers staged a “Foot Poll.” Using a transponder chip laced into their shoes, runners crossed mats about a quarter mile from 2001 Women’s Champion Elana Meyer the finish line marked “Democrat,” “Republican,” or “Nei- ther/Undisclosed.” “Votes” were tallied at the finish line. In 2002 (April 7) the end the Democrats prevailed with 44%; Republicans and After an 11-year run as title sponsor, Nortel Networks “Neither/Undisclosed” tied for second with 28%. Republi- stepped down – its sponsorship a victim of the collapse of cans were heard to remark that the mat marked “Democrat” the internet bubble. Greg Farmer, Nortel’s Senior VP Global was along the shortest route to the finish, a charge instantly Government and Community Relations, said, “I do not denied by the organizers. believe that any other sponsorship has provided Nortel with such a high profile with Washington policymakers.” By the The event marked ten years with Nortel Networks as the end of the summer, a group of approximately 40 Credit title sponsor. Unions, mostly from the Washington, DC Metropolitan area, formed an organization called the “Credit Union 2001 (April 8) Miracle Day Committee,” and signed on. It was a win-win For the first time since 1993, the cherry blossoms were at situation as the event helped the Credit Unions raise nearly their peak on race day with “perfect-for-running” tem- $100,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network, and hundreds peratures near 50-degrees. For the first time since 1992, the of Credit Union employees and members signed up as vol- event used the same course for two years in a row. A few unteers. The blossoms joined the festivities for the second sprinkles of rain fell early in the morning, but runners were year in a row as Kenyans John Korir and Reuben Cheruiyot glad they weren’t last year’s snowflakes! Kenyans Reuben picked up where they left off in 2001. This time Cheru- Cheruiyot and John Korir waged an epic battle which iyot prevailed by 5 seconds with a time of 47:13. Luminita resulted in the closest men’s finish ever, with Korir edging Talpos equaled Cheruiyot’s 5-second margin of victory Cheruiyot, 46:12 to 46:13. A dramatic photo appeared in the in a time of 52:50 to become the first Romanian winner. Washington Post showing both men with their arms raised Ethiopia’s Teyba Erkesso followed. Legally blind U.S. runner in expectation of the win. South African Elana Meyer, Marla Runyan finished fifth in 53:37. The event grew to a making her first appearance, dominated the women’s field, record 7,061 finishers.

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2003 (April 6) shortly after the 8 a.m. start, prompting all the aforemen- For the third straight year, race day dawned with the Tidal tioned items to be taken down for safety reasons. The men’s Basin and West Potomac Park awash in a blaze of pink and times reflected the conditions, with unknown Kenyan white cherry blossoms. Race officials were glad simply to be Nelson Kiplagat winning in 48:12 – the slowest men’s win- in West Potomac Park at all. Three weeks before the race, ning time since 1982 when Terry Baker bested Bill Rodgers the War in Iraq had raised security levels in Washington in similar near-gale force winds. Rodgers was in this year’s to “Code Orange,” one step down from “Code Red,” which field, placing rd3 in the men’s 55-59 division in 1:02:55. But likely would have meant cancellation of the event. The race track-trained Kenyan Isabella Ochichi ran the performance committee scouted out an alternative site in Poolesville, of the day in winning the women’s title in 52:07 – the 4th MD, 25 miles outside of Washington, as a contingency. John fastest women’s winning time ever. Boston Marathon prep- Korir and Reuben Cheruiyot, who else, were at it again, ping Catherine Ndereba finished a distant second in 53:00. and when the dust settled, Korir had evened the score at 2 Both women would go on to claim silver medals in the victories each with a 46:56 to 47:03 triumph. Russian Olga Athens Olympics, Ochichi in the 5,000-meters and Ndereba Romanova bested pre-race favorite Ashi Gigi of Ethiopia in the marathon. With the National Park Service allowing for the women’s title. Through the efforts of the event and an increase in the number of finishers, the race had 8,057 the Credit Unions, over $190,000 was raised for the Chil- people go the distance. For the first time, over 50% of the dren’s Miracle Network. Bethesda’s Ben Beach continued his entrants were women, although more men finished (4,157 streak as the only runner to have finished all 32 editions of to 3,900). the race with a time of 1:02:15. The perfect day produced the largest number of finishers ever at 7,488. 2005 (April 3) Kenyan John Korir collected his third win and established a streak of winning the event in odd-numbered years only. His other two wins came in 2001 and 2003. With the victory Korir moved into second place among male repeat winners, just one victory shy of Bill Rodgers’ four consecutive titles between 1978 and 1981. Does anyone know how to say “2007?” Korir employed the same wait and kick strategy which had made him the most feared road racer competing on the U.S. roads over the last six years, passing runner up Reuben Chebii in the final 400-meters. Romanian Nuta Olaru took the opposite tack and ran away from the women’s field to earn her first title in 52:01. Her time was the fastest performance since Colleen DeReuck’s world record time of 51:16 in 1998. The event established a reciprocal relationship with the Himeji Castle 10 mile in Japan. Three Japanese runners from the top 10 came to participate here, while top American Michael Wardian traveled to Japan to run the Himeji race the following February. Under cold and blustery conditions a record number of 8,630 participants finished the event. Alexandria’s Hedy Marque, 87, was the oldest finisher (1:57:38), and Ben Beach of Bethesda main- tained his status as the only finisher in all 33 editions of the race with a 1:10:08 time. Bethesda, Maryland’s Ben Beach finished his 32nd Cherry Blossom Ten Mile in 2003, and has now completed all 43 editions of the race 2006 (April 2) After the race, Event Director Phil Stewart handed out spe- 2004 (April 4) cial t-shirts to the organizing committee members that said The blossoms greeted the runners for the fourth year in “The Year of Many Changes.” The entire staging area of the a row, but so did howling winds with gusts in excess of race was redesigned to make it resemble a small city com- 40-miles an hour. A pelting rain and winds pummeled the plete with two roadways named “Gary Dr.”, after longtime staging area about 5:30 a.m. on race morning, followed logistics coordinator Gary Ceponis, who had just retired, by an eerie calm almost like the eye of the storm during and “Brian Blvd.,” after Brian Laush, who undertook the which the organizers decided to go ahead and put up the changes. There was a big change up front as well, as the elite tents, overhead scaffolding and signage. The winds returned women started 10 minutes ahead of the men. The new for-

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 55 The Runner’s Rite of Spring® mat gave far greater visibility to the women’s race and pro- the men’s race in a quick 46:01, and Teyba Erkesso topped duced a world record for 10 miles in an all-women’s event, the women’s division in 51:44. With the advance start for simply because this was the first All-Women’s 10 mile event women used again, Erkesso’s time established a new world to be run under current record keeping standards. Russia’s record for a women’s only 10 mile. John Korir failed in his Lidiya Grigoryeva established the mark of 52:11 on a beau- bid to match Bill Rodgers’ 4 wins when he finished third in tiful morning awash with cherry blossoms at their peak. 46:11. The organizers received a scare when they were told American Turena Johnson Lane notched the American 10 that construction on Rock Creek Parkway would start be- Mile record in an all women’s race when she finished sixth fore race day and the course would be unusable. Fortunate- overall in 55:42. The 5K was upgraded from an untimed ly, it was delayed until the day after the race. Washington’s run to a fully-timed and scored event. The event finally newly elected Mayor, Adrian Fenty, finished in a respectable cracked the 10,000-runner mark with 10,670 participants. time of 1:08:47. A record number of 10,748 runners finished The Credit Unions and race participants together raised the 10-mile, and 756 finished the 5K Run-Walk. The funds over $500,000 for Children’s Miracle Network, bringing the raised by the Credit Union Miracle Day Committee swelled total funds raised during the Credit Union era to over $1.5 to $850,000. million. Women’s champion Grigorieva warmed everyone’s heart when she donated 5% of her first-place $6,000 check 2008 (April 6) to the charity. With the construction on Rock Creek Parkway underway, the organizers knew a new course needed to be developed for 2008, and they started work on it almost immediately after the 2007 event. With the cooperation of the National Park Service, the start and finish lines were moved from West Potomac Park to a spectacular new location on 15th St., with the staging area on the Washington Monument Grounds. The new site was also only ¼ mile from the Smithsonian Metro stop, which eliminated an unwieldy shuttle bus service. The new course was a big hit as it in- corporated the blossoms around Hains Point in addition to those around the Tidal Basin. The race filled its expanded allotment of 12,000 finisher slots just four hours after online registration opened in Dec., 2007. This was less than 1/6th the amount of time it had taken the previous several years. Heavy rains flooded the staging area on the Monument Grounds and all the start-finish area tents, porta-potties, etc. had to be shifted to the “Folk Life Festival Grounds” on the east side of 15th St. just 48 hours before the start of the race. Race day featured intermittent rain, chilly temperatures in the 40s, and blossoms a smidge beyond peak – not bad conditions for the record number of 12, 294 finishers under the newly imposed timing limit of 2 hours and 20 minutes for completing the 10 miles. Young Kenyan Lineth Chepkurui, 20, raced away from Olympic marathon silver medallists Lidia Simon (’00) and Catherine Ndereba (’04) to 2007 Women’s Champion Teyba Erkesso take the women’s title in a sluggish time of 54:21. Ridouane 2007 (April 1) Harroufi became the first Moroccan to capture a title as he To celebrate the 35th running of the race, the organizers in- outlegged Nichola Kamakya of Kenya by a single second in vited back numerous past winners including Kathrine Swit- 46:14. The other big news of the day was the Credit Union zer (’73), Carl Hatfield (’75, ’76), Bill Rodgers (’78, ’79, ’80, Miracle Day Committee cracked the $1 million dollar mark ’81), Greg Meyer (’83), Lisa Rainsberger (’85, ’89, ’90), Jon in funds raised for the Children’s Miracle Network when it Sinclair (’87), Colleen DeReuck (’98), and John Korir (’01, signed over a check for $1,036,000. ’03, ’05) for a picture perfect weekend with the blossoms at their peak. Times were fast under the excellent conditions 2009 (April 5) and when it was over, Ethiopia joined the U.S., Kenya, and 2009 was the year that all of the pillars of the event changed Great Britain as the only countries to sweep both the men’s – the course was run in reverse in order to avoid a nar- and women’s titles in the same year, as Tadesse Tola won row section during the first mile on the 2008 route; the 56 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide The Runner’s Rite of Spring® staging area was completely redesigned; there was a new The action at the front of the men’s pack was never tighter headquarters hotel, the Grand Hyatt Washington; and there with a photo finish that had to be decided by the finish line was a new expo site at the National Building Museum. The judges (and then was protested by the runner-up who felt entire organizing committee was exhausted by the time race he had been impeded in the final sprint). In the end Stephen weekend rolled around. However in a show of magnanimity, Tum of Kenya was declared the winner over Lelisa Desisa Mother Nature provided one of the most perfect days ever, of Ethiopia (Desisa later dropped the protest). Almost lost with brilliant sunshine, temperatures about 50-degrees ris- in the drama was that Tum was a scant 5 seconds off Ismael ing to the mid-60s for the awards ceremony, and blossoms Kirui’s event record set back in 1995, with a finishing time just a tinge past peak. However, some things remained the of 45:43. The women’s race was a run-away and a three-peat same, most notably the winners, as Ridouane Harroufi and by Kenya’s Lineth Chepkurui, who has gotten faster every Lineth Chepkurui repeated as champions, both running year. Her time of 51:51 eclipsed Julliah Tinega of Kenya faster (45:56 and 53:32 respectively) than in 2008. A rela- by 48 seconds. Chepkurui’s third consecutive win tied her tively unknown American woman, Sally Meyerhoff, raced with Julie Shea, who won three in a row between 1975 and to a new American record for a women’s only race when she 1977. The sponsoring Credit Unions raised $923,000 for clocked 54:38 to finish th7 overall. For some unexplained Children’s Miracle Network. The event also hired an envi- reason the number of no-shows plummeted, resulting in ronmental consultant to look for ways to reduce its environ- a record number of 14,969 finishers, some 3,000 over the mental footprint. The plan was to have the event certified number stated on the National Park Service Permit. Due as “Green” by the Council for Responsible Sport in 2011. to the committee’s and volunteer’s extraordinary efforts to Deputy Race Director Irv Newman relinquished his role clear the streets by 10:30 a.m. for the cherry blossom tour- and the event hired longtime volunteer Becky Lambros as ists, the NPS did not protest. Despite a tightening economy, the second salaried staff member. Credit Union Miracle Day still raised $1 million dollars for the Children’s Miracle Network. 2011 (April 3) Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa was not a happy man after losing the 2010 race in a photo finish. After initially protesting the judge’s call, he backed down. A year later, he ran like a man with something to prove as he broke Ismael Kirui’s 1995 event record by two seconds, clocking 45:36. His five- second margin over Kenyan Allan Kiprono seemed vast in comparison with his 2010 loss. Desisa’s interpreter said, “He wanted to make sure it didn’t come down to the finish again this year.” Three-time winner Lineth Chepkurui was unable to return for her attempt at matching Bill Rodgers’ four consecutive wins, paving the way for Juliah Tinega, who, like Desisa, was runner up in 2010. Tinega powered her way home in 54:02, a single second up on fellow Kenyan Risper Gesabwa. The event earned a “Silver Level” designation by the Council for Responsible sport as environmentally- friendly. The 2011 race marked the 10th year of sponsorship by Credit Union Miracle Day. With an additional $578,000 raised for the Children’s Miracle Network, the total amount of funds raised during the Credit Union era eclipsed the $5 million dollar mark. Just a year before the 40th running, the event logged its 200,000th all-time finisher, Adrianna Swinson of Centreville, VA. After the race, the organizers unveiled an all-time searchable database listing every finisher since 1973.

Lineth Chepkurui en route to her third consecutive victory 2012 (April 1) in 2010 The Gala 40th Running of the race featured some dazzling 2010 (April 11) solo front-running by Kenyan Allan Kiprono, who, like Le- With the race a week later than its traditional first weekend lisa Desisa in 2011, was out to avenge a runner-up finish at in April date due to Easter, the blossoms were nearly gone the previous year’s race. After teammate Lani Kiplagat sug- but a glorious spring day was enjoyed by all 15,600 finishers. gested pushing the pace around the three-mile mark, Kip- 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 57 The Runner’s Rite of Spring® rono followed the advice and surged into a lead which only 2014 (April 6) grew larger with each additional stride. By the finish line, he With a positive reaction to hosting the USA Women’s had amassed a 1:13 lead over Kiplagat and reduced the 2011 National Championship in 2013, the organizers bid on event record by a stunning 21 seconds with a time of 45:15. and received both the USA Men’s and Women’s National On the women’s side Jelliah Tinega repeated as champion 10 Mile championships from USA Track and Field. The by matching her 2011 winning time of 54:02, 22 seconds added infusion of top American runners raised the possi- up on Ethiopian Malika Mejdoub. The anniversary run at- bility that the event could see its first American champions tracted some special VIPs, including Greg Meyer, who still since Chris Fox won the men’s race in 1990 and Joan Nesbit owns the fastest time by an American, 46:13, for the event; won the women’s race in 1996. However, it was not to be. Colleen DeReuck, who owns the current women’s event On the men’s side Kenyans Stephen Sambu and Daniel mark of 51:16; and Gar Williams, one of the race founders Salel finished 1-2 with the nd2 and 3rd fastest men’s times in 1973 and former DC Road Runners and Road Runners ever recorded for the event (both were timed in 45:29 with Club of America President. The race also feted 39-year-old Sambu given the win). Christo Landry finished sixth in Gerri Baer of Rockville, who was born on April 1, 1973, the 46:41, the fourth fastest American time for the event behind date of the first race. Bethesda’s Ben Beach finished the race Greg Meyer, Thom Hunt and Bill Reifsnyder and less than for the 40th consecutive time, the only runner with perfect 30 seconds off Meyer’s 1983 American 10 Mile record (still attendance. The Children’s Miracle Network fundraising standing) of 46:13. Meyer had returned to hold the finish juggernaut continued with an additional $515,000 raised by tape in hopes of seeing his mark bettered after more than 30 the sponsoring Credit Unions and runners. years. On the women’s side, American Janet Bawcom gave serious chase to Ethiopian Mamitu Daska but fell seven 2013 (April 7) seconds short of Daska at the end as the Ethiopian claimed USATF’s USA Women’s National Championship 10 Mile the title 52:05 to Bawcom’s 52:12. Bawcom’s consolation Presented by America’s Credit Unions made its first ap- was the single-sex American 10 mile record, bettering the pearance at the race. An extra prize purse of $14,400 for mark she had set a year earlier by 1:16. Nathan Davis, now American women (added to the existing $42,000 in open 13-years-old, repeated as 5K champion in 17:58. A long prize money) produced a deep elite field featuring strong and cold winter meant the cherry blossoms were just shy of American talent on the women’s side. With U.S. 2012 Olym- blooming for the second straight year. The credit unions, in pian Janet Bawcom in the field, hopes ran high of having the 13th year of their sponsorship, donated another $487,000 the first U.S. female overall champion since Joan Nesbit in to Children’s Miracle Network. 1996. Bawcom hung with the lead pack for about 2/3rds of the race but succumbed to the relentless pressure of Kenyan Caroline Rotich, who powered to a 52:46 victory. Bawcom placed 4th in 53:28 but still bested the late Sally Meyerhoff’s single sex American record by 70 seconds. Brianne Nelson (7th in 54:01) and Sarah Crouch (9th in 54:15) also bettered the old mark. Alan Kiprono, who ran away from the field and broke the event record in 2012, returned as the favorite in the men’s division. However, fellow Kenyan Daniel Salel would not shake loose as the twosome traded surges over the closing miles. Cresting the incline at 15th and Indepen- dence, Kiprono appeared to have victory in hand. However one final burst right at the finish tape brought Salel across the line first, according to the judges who viewed the near photo finish. Salel clocked 46:06, with Kiprono posting 46:07. There were some heads turned in the 5K Run-Walk when 12-year-old Nathan Davis of Frederick, MD was the overall winner in 17:22. A cool spring kept the cherry blossoms just short of their peak on a near perfect day for running with temperatures in the 50s. The sponsoring Credit Union Miracle Day added another $483,000 in donations to Children’s Miracle Network, bringing the total funds raised since becoming the title sponsor of the race to over $6 million dollars. Just over 17,500 runners finished the race. 2013 and 2014 USA 10 Mile Women’s Champion Janet Bawcom 58 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide The Runner’s Rite of Spring®

2015 (April 12) For the first time in its history, the Credit Union Cherry Blos- som was not a 10 mile. Due to an accident on the course just 90 minutes before race time, organizers had to scramble to come up with an alternate route because of the accident investiga- tion. The results showed some eye-popping times for anyone who did not read the explanation that the course was 9.39 miles long after the re-routing. Any disappointment over the shortened course was more than counterbalanced by the most spectacular display of blossoms at their absolute peak on a windless, gorgeous morning. Stephen Sambu notched his second title in a row, this time with a more comfortable 9-second margin instead of his eyelash win in 2014. He clocked 43:20. American Jake Riley finished in second place eight seconds later, the highest men’s finishing place by an American since Bill Reifsnyder was the runner-up in 1991. Daniel Salel, who was on the short end of the eyelash in 2014, ended up in third. Training partners Mary Wacera and Cynthia Limo separated themselves from the rest of the women’s field by the eight-mile mark and ran together toward the finish line. Wacera edged ahead by a few yards for the win - both received the identical time of 48:35. The top American woman was Serena Burla in Men’s winner, Stephen Sambu, and runner-up, Jake Ri- sixth place with a time of 50:18. Ben Beach kept his perfect ley, share a laugh during the awards ceremony. attendance intact as the only runner to have run all 43 editions of the race with a 1:27:59 finish. Dixon Hemphill, 90, finished the 5K and said, “I gave this race my all.” He clocked 47:01, two minutes faster than his 2014 time. Longtime Deputy Race Di- rector Irv Newman received the first Les Kinion Outstanding Service Award, named for long time race volunteer Les Kinion who died in the summer of 2014.

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 59 Evolution of the 10 Mile Course

n 1970s the event started and finished near the golf course in East Potomac Park and ran clockwise around Hains Point Ibefore crossing over the Inlet Bridge and looping the Tidal Basin twice, running clockwise. Runners then returned back around Hains Point to the finish line at the same location as the start. The growing field soon made the out-and-back portions on Hains Point as well as the two loops around the Tidal Basin too tight, so the course was moved onto Ohio Dr. in West Potomac Park. Frequent construction during the 1980s and 1990s meant the course was frequently modified, but the start and finish remained in West Potomac Park. In 1993, the course first included the out-and-back crossing of Memorial Bridge, a hugely popular addition among the participants. The staging area moved to the Washington Monument Grounds in 2008 in order to be closer to the city’s Metro subway to handle the burgeoning crowds — as well as to provide a spectacular vista of the National Mall. A few minor adjustments were made in 2009, and the course used today was certified in 2010.

1994 Course Map 60 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide Event Participant Statistics Event Women Men Total Event Women Men Total 2015 10M 11042 6839 17881 1999 10M 2358 3190 5548 2015 5K 1673 629 2302 1998 10M 2462 3750 6212 2014 10M 10600 7277 17871 1997 10M 2149 3513 5662 2014 5K 1545 598 2142 1996 10M 1825 3412 5237 2013 10M 10323 7215 17538 1995 10M 1744 3463 5207 2013 5K 1457 547 2004 1994 10M 1428 3105 4533 2012 10M 9729 7195 16938 1993 10M 967 2445 3412 2012 5K 1328 520 1849 1992 10M 767 2100 2867 2011 10M 9030 7009 16046 1991 10M 886 2441 3327 2011 5K 1272 459 1731 1990 10M 869 2557 3427 2010 10M 8853 6910 15763 1989 10M 737 2465 3199 2010 5K 1247 449 1696 1988 10M 769 2620 3387 2009 10M 8323 6652 14975 1987 10M 691 2366 3057 2009 5K 1057 412 1469 1986 10M 678 2513 3192 2008 10M 6395 5904 12299 1985 10M 634 2386 3021 2008 5K 683 242 925 1984 10M 600 2573 3173 2007 10M 5529 5217 10749 1983 10M 542 2424 2965 2007 5K 471 154 625 1982 10M 533 2657 3190 2006 10M 5435 5236 10669 1981 10M 591 2756 3347 2006 5K 473 173 646 1980 10M 431 2459 2891 2005 10M 4333 4323 8655 1979 10M 494 2529 2982 2004 10M 3900 4157 8026 1978 10M 297 1967 2261 2003 10M 3526 3923 7449 1977 10M 143 1465 1608 2002 10M 3333 3723 7056 1976 10M 93 849 942 2001 10M 2972 3559 6530 1975 10M 46 518 564 2000 10M 2166 3016 5182 1974 10M 27 314 341 1973 10M 12 115 127

2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Media Guide 61 PRRO Circuit Information

PRRO Circuit Snapshot World class competition at 5 classic races

The PRRO Circuit offers world class competition at 5 prestigious road race events shorter than the marathon distance, with $400,000 in prize money and bonuses. The World’s Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Feb. 28 opened the 2016 racing season with world leading wins by Kenyans Bedan Karoki and Mary Wacera in 27 minutes, 42 seconds and 31:49 respectively. The 44th Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile in Washington, DC on Sunday, April 3 is the next PRRO stop.

The PRRO Championship presented by Boilermaker in Utica, NY on July 10 offers more than $60,000 in prize money plus the PRRO Super Bonus ($10,000 for current PRRO series event champion(s) who also win PRRO Championship crown) and PRRO Event Champion’s Bonus ($1500 cumulative for current series event champions who win prize money at PRRO Championship).

The PRRO Circuit, a long-time pioneer and champion of a clean sport, has been conducting drug testing at its events since 2006. Dur- ing the 2014-15 season, USADA conducted more than 50 in-competition tests and an undisclosed number of pre-competition tests.

PRRO Circuit events have produced 18 world and 17 U.S. road records, awarded more than $6.6 million in prize money and seen more than 2.2 million runners cross their finish lines.

Don Kardong, 1976 Olympic marathoner and Lilac Bloomsday race director, is the current PRRO Circuit President.

PRRO Circuit 2015-16 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler, Oct. 25, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA $26,200 in prize money. Elite athlete contact: Ryan Hogan, (412) 586-7785, [email protected]. 2015 Men’s winner: Tyler Pennel, USA, 46:50, course record, and Women’s winner: Buze Diriba, Ethiopia, 52:55, course record

World’s Best 10K, Feb. 28, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico More than $120,000 in prize money and bonuses. Elite athlete contact: Rafael Acosta, (787) 767-2000, [email protected]. 2016 Men’s winner: Bedan Karoki, Kenya, 27:42 and Women’s winner: Mary Wacera, Kenya, 31:49

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, April 3, 2016, Washington, DC $70,000 in prize money and bonuses. Elite athlete contact: Bill Orr, (863) 533-0654, [email protected]. 2015 Men’s winner: Ste- phen Sambu, Kenya, 43:20 and Women’s winner: Mary Wacera, Kenya, 48:35

40th Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K, May 1, 2016, Spokane, WA $81,000 in prize money. Elite athlete contact: Jon Neill, (509) 747-0101, [email protected]. 2015 Men’s winner: Lani Rutto, Kenya, 34:22 and Women’s winner: Cynthia Limo, Kenya, 39:27

Boilermaker 15K: The PRRO Championship, July 10, 2016, Utica, NY $63,600 in prize money. Elite athlete contact: Dick Mattia, (315) 732-1949, [email protected]. 2015 Men’s winner: Eliud Ngetich, Kenya, 43:31 and Women’s winner: Mary Wacera, Kenya, 48:49

Visit www.prro.org for more information including how to join the PRRO Circuit.

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