The Bolder Boulder 10K attracted an elite international field that kicked American butt.The top 10 men:
1) Ridouane Harroufi (MAR), 28 minutes, 32 seconds, winning $4,500
2) Dmessew Tsega (ETH), 28:33, $3,500
3) Gebo Berka (ETH), 28:37, $3,000
4) John Yuda (TAN)*, 28:48, $3,750
5) John Korir (KEN), 28:57, $2,050
6) Lishan Yigezu (ETH), 29:02, $1,700
7) MacDonald Ondara (KEN), 29:08, $1,600
Charles Munyeki (KEN), 29:12, $1,500
9) Alejandro Suarez (MEX), 29:35, $900
10) Juan Carlos Romero (MEX), 29:43, $800
The top American was Jorge Torres, who finished 12th in 29:59. Olympic marathon hopeful Ryan Hall finished 14th in 30:07.
“This is a good starting point for me,” Hall told Running USA. He is the U.S. record holder at 20K, 30K and the half-marathon, a 2:06 marathoner and the winner of the recent U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. “I will put in some good, hard work and be ready for Beijing. You have to be realistic when you come to run here.”
The top 10 women:
1) Millicent Gathoni (KEN), 32:49, $4,250
2) Amane Gobena (ETH), 32:53, $4,000
3) Luminita Talpos (ROM), 33:22, $2,250
4) Yuri Kano (JPN), 33:27, $1,750
5) Lidia Simon (ROM), 33:31, $1,300
6) Dulce Maria Rodriguez (MEX), 33:40, $1,200
7) Deena Kastor (USA), 33:44, $1,700
Ashu Kasim Rabo (ETH), 33:54, $750
9) Hiromi Ominari (JPN), 33:59, $650
10) Constantina Tomescu-Dita (ROM), 34:06, $300