Elites Attending the News Conference

Elites attending the news conference Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K news conference Thursday, May 22, 2pm Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street, Wellington Rm - 3rd floor Men's 10k • Geoffrey Mutai KEN • Wilson Kiprop KEN • Gladwin Mzazi S. Afr. Women's 10k • Mary Keitany KEN • Caroline Kilel KEN • Lanni Marchant CAN Updated: May 21, 2014 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 33 years old Ranked: 1st 10K PB: 27:19 – Boston 2011 Career Highlights . Ran world’s fastest marathon at the 2011 Boston Marathon (2:03:02) . Won the 2011 and 2013 New York City Marathons . His 2:03:02 at the Boston Marathon averages 4:46 per mile Interesting Facts . Won the 2012 Ottawa 10k (27:41.4) . Finished 3rd after being outsprinted at the 2013 Ottawa 10k . Last Race: London Marathon – April 13th – 2:08:18 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Sibabalwe Gladwin Mzazi South Africa 26 years old Ranked: 9th 10K PB: 28:27 – Sasolburg, South Africa -2011 Career Highlights . Gold medal in 2013 Universiade ½ Marathon in Russia (63:37) . Pace maker in 2013 Xiamen Marathon in China (63:30 in 21.1km and 1:16:00 for 25km) Interesting Facts . First-year student at Tshwane University of Technology studying Biotechnology: Sport Management . Last Race: 29:32 10km in Bloemfontein, RSA – February 22nd. 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Wilson Kiprop Kenya 27 years old Ranked: 8th 10K PB: 28:07 - Bianco, Italy - 2013 Career Highlights . 2010 World Half Marathon Championship Gold medalist . 10,000m gold medalist - 2010 African Championships - 27:32 . 2014 Discovery Kenya Cross Country Champion – 28:59 Interesting Facts . Ran the fastest ever 10,000m at high altitude 27:26.93, beating Geoffrey Mutai - 2012 Discovery Kenya Cross Country . 1st - 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials held at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. (27:01.98) . Last Race: February 14th - ½ Marathon 59:45 – United Arab Emirates 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Caroline Kilel Kenya 33 years old Ranked: 4th 10K PB: 31:36 - Groesbeek 2009 Career Highlights . Won the 2011 Boston Marathon (2:22:36) . 1st - Boston inaugural B.A.A. 10K in 31:58 . Won the Frankfurt Marathon in 2010 and 2013 (PB: 2:22:34) Interesting Facts . Kilel has also won marathons in Ljubljana, Taipei, Nairobi and Palermo. Marathon PB - 2:22:34 set in Frankfurt in 2013. Last Race: NYC ½ Marathon 1:10:00 – March 16th, 2014. 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Lanni Marchant Canada 30 years old Ranked: 8th 10K PB: 32:29.61 - Palo Alto, CA 2014 (Last Race) Career Highlights . Set the Canadian women's marathon record at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, running it in exactly 2:28:00 . In 2014, she was the fastest female Canadian runner at the Boston Marathon, where she had a time of 2:30:34 Interesting Facts . Trained in Kenya for 6 months in 2012 . She is a criminal lawyer in Chattanooga, Tennessee . Ran 1:10:47 ½ Marathon – March 8th, 2014 – Nashville, USA. 2014 Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 32 years old Ranked: 2nd 10K PB: 30:45 - Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - 2011 Career Highlights . 2012 London Marathon Champion (2:18:37 PB) - 3rd fastest woman ever in the event. Her personal best of 1:05:50 in the half marathon is the former women's world record and second fastest of all-time. Interesting Facts . She is returning to competition after giving birth to a daughter last year. She holds 3 separate world records. Women's 10 miles (50:05 minutes), 20 km (62:36), and the 25 km (1:19:53). Last Race: 2012 Olympic Marathon – 2:23:56 (4th Overall) .

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