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TOP MALE RUNNERS

2023 LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN

(List current as of May 4th 2023)

101 - - JEMAL YIMER… 2018 Bloomsday Champion 34:18 …. Ethiopian National Record Holder in half marathon…. (58.33)……3rd place Boston Marathon 2021. 2X Cherry Blossom Champion….Gold medalist at the 10,000 African Championships.

102 - - Reid Buchanan. .. 2nd place Bloomsday 2022. 5th place finish in the 10k at NCAAs…Pan Am games Silver Medalist… Houston Half Marathon 2020 1:01:45…27:58 Payton Jordan 10k…2:11:38 at The Marathon Project…

103 - - Teshome Mekonen – 2nd place Bloomsday 2018 34:34… 4th Bloomsday 2017 34:48…Valencia Half Marathon 2018 1:00:02…NYC Half Marathon 2022 1:00:40…

104 -- Sikiyas Misganaw… Copenhagen Half Marathon 2022 59:53, Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 2023 1:03:18

105 - - Mogos Tuemay … Napoli City Half Marathon 2022 1:00:11… Adizero Road to Records 10k 2023 28:13

106 - - Raymond Magut… Winner of the 2023 Broad street run 45:13 (CR). 4th place 2022 Cooper River Bridge Run 28:35…60:16 2021 Berlin Half Marathon… 60:00 Adizero Road to Records 2021…13:41 Debbie Green 5k.

107- - David Bett… Winner of the Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics 5k in 13:13…28:18 Charleston 10k 2022…Winner Ice Breaker 5 mile race in 23:12 2022

108 - - Amanuel Mesel . . 2012 5000m Olympian Rio… 2016 Marathon Olympian London. 5000M Barcelona 13:16…Praha Half Marathon 60:10…2:08:17 Valencia Marathon. 2:11:38 Chicago Marathon 2022

109- - Daniel Mesfun .. 2019 Philadelphia Half Marathon Champion…

2019 New York City Marathon, 12th…2020 RnR Arizona Half Marathon 4th… 2020 San Blas Half Marathon 3rd…2022 Twin Cities Marathon 2nd.. 2022 California International Marathon 5th

110 - - Refera Merga - Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon 2022 1:01:31… Houston Half Marathon 2023 1:02:18

112 - - Gilbert Boit …. Stanford Invitational 10,000m 28:19

113- - Jake Riley… placed second at the 2020 US Olympic marathon trials 2:10:02…Chicago Marathon 2019 2:10:36

114 - - Matt Baxter… David Hemery Valentine Invitational 5000m 2022 13:31… Peyton Jordan 10000M 2018 28:10

115 -- Matt McClintock… USA 10 Mile Road Running Championships 2022 46:46…9th place at Cherry Blossom 10M 2018 47:10…6th place at Chery Blossom 10M 2023 47:30

116 - - Brendan Gregg… Chicago Marathon 2019 2:11:38, Sactown 10M 2022 47:25

117 - - Nathan Martin… Marathon Project 2020 2:11:05… HAP Crim 10M 2019 46:56… Project 13.1 2023 1:02:43

118 - - Diego Estrada . . . 9th place Bloomsday 2022 36:26. Third place in the 5000-meter race at the 2013 NCAA Championships… USATF Half Marathon national champion 60:51…sixth Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000 meters in 27:48.57… 2:13 Chicago Marathon

119 - - Sam Chelanga… NCAA record for the 10000M run with a time of 27:08.49… 2X NCAA XC champion…Boston 10k 2014 28:11.

120 - - John Raneri… Aramco Houston Half Marathon 2020 1:01:51… Cherry Blossom 10m 2021 47:43.

121 - - Brogan Austin… 11th place Bloomsday 2023 36:38… Houston Half Marathon 2020 1:01:52

122 - - Yemane Haileselassie …. Steeplechase specialist… 8:11.22

123 - - Kebede Endale… 1500 meter specialist… 3:37 PR

124-- Josphat Kipchirchir (Too)… Runners’ Lab Halve Marathon 2022 1:01:10…9th Boilermaker 15k 2022 44:06

125- - Michael Ottesen… Hayward Premiere 10000M 2021 28:55

126 – Amos Sang…5000M 2019 14:19

127 – Charlie Lawrence… Bryan Clay Invitational 2023 30:18

128 – Abraham Kipligat… Mile specialist 3:59 PR

129 – Jonathan Biwott… Kaptagat Half marathon 2019 1:04:07

130-- Steve Raswey Ng'etich… Eugene half marathon winner 2023 1:05:26

131 – Brian Reis…Tokyo Marathon 2023 2:24:59

132 – Aaron Templeton… Windy City Invitational 2023 13:58… USA Championships 10000M 2019 28:28

133 – Erastus Matu… Melbourne Marathon Festival 2022 2:26:34

134— Kahsay Atsbeha… Krakow Half marathon 2019 1:03:50

135 –Elijah Saolo… 2021 Firecracker Flight ABQ, Albuquerque 28:31…Cherry Blossom 10 mile 2021 48:13…

136 -- Joel Kimutai… Brighton Marathon 2016 2:11:51, Bucuresti Marathon 2018 2:11:59

137—Kennan Schrag… Steeplechase specialist 9:03 PR 2021… Washington State University Alumni.

138 – Will Thompson

139 - - Andrew Kimpel …. 19th Bloomsday 2022 38:16.. Bloomsday PR37:17…5000m PB 14:02… North Central High School Alumni… Washington State University Alumni.

MASTERS MALES –

151 – Fernando Cabada… 2023 Zurich Seville Marathon 2:20:53 (Seville, Spain) 2023 Houston Half Marathon 32 nd overall (1 st Masters) 1:04:15 (Houston, TX) 2022 Grandmas Marathon 25 th overall (1 st Masters) 2:16:52 (Duluth, MN) 2022 Mad City 50km 1 st overall (1 st Masters) 2:57:35 (Madison, WI) 2022 USATF 25km Championship (1 st Masters) 1:20:54 (Grand Rapids, MI) 2021 USATF 50km Championships 3 rd overall 2:55:07 (Long Island, NY) 2021 Go Big 50km 1 st overall CR 2:50:23 (Volcano, Hawaii) 2021 The Woodlands Marathon 2:21:17 1 st overall (The Woodlands, TX) 2021 Behind The Rocks 30km Trail 1 st overall CR 1:54:30 (Moab, UT)

152 – Ben Payne… 19th Bloomsday 2017 37:10

153– Emmett Hogan

154 -- Mosoti Lamech

155 – Evan Simms

156 – Clint Wells

TOP FEMALE RUNNERS

2023 LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN

(List current as of May 4th 2023)

1 - - Cynthia Limo – Bloomsday Champion 2015 39:27. Bloomsday Champion 2016 38:03 (CR). Bloomsday Course Record Holder. Silver medalist at the IAAF half marathon World Championships in 2016. Her half marathon personal best of 66:04 minutes, set in 2016, ranks her as the fourth fastest woman ever for the distance. Winner of the 2023 Broad Street run in 50:54. The fastest 10 mile time ever run for women on American soil

2 - - Kiera D’Amato - She held the American women's record in the marathon with her time of 2:19:12 at the 2022 Houston Marathon…Set the American record for the 10 mile women's-only race in 51:23, breaking the previous record set in 2014 by Janet Bawcom who finished 2nd at Bloomsday 2012… 3X USATF national champion: Half marathon 2021 1:07:55, 6k 2022 17:52, and 20k 1:04:29 respectively.

3 - - Daisy Kimeli -- 2021 River Bank Run 10K, Second … 2021 Philadelphia Half Marathon 2nd… 2022 Adana Half Marathon, Champion 1:08:59…2022 Konya Half Marathon, Second …2023 San Blas Half Marathon, Champion

4 - - Yeshi Kalayu Chekole - Zurich Maraton de Sevilla, Sevilla 2022 2:21:17. .. META : TIME : TRIALS by ASICS, Málaga 2022 1:07:30… Copenhagen 10K 2017 31:43

5 - - Martha Akeno – Miami Marathon winner 2022 2:29… Trento Half marathon winner 2015 1:10:56… Casablanca Memorial Rahal 10K 2017 32:40

6 - -. Joyline Chemutai… adizero Road to Records 2022 1:10:58

7 - - Sara Naibei …Winner of the Broad Street Run 2022 52:04… 2nd place Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon 2019 1:10:54

8 - - Yumi Yoshikawa… Sanyo Ladies Road Race 2021 1:10:07… Osaka Women's Marathon 2023 2:25:20… 30th Kanakuri Memorial Distance Run 10k 2022 32:32

9 - - Yenenesh Dejene… Zurich Marato Barcelon marathon 2023 2:26:30

10 - - Weynshet Waldeksadik … WINNER OF THE PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON 2022 1:10:19

11 - - Milliam Ebongon- - Izmir Marathon, Izmir 2021 2:28:33

12 - - Flavious Kwamboka - Poznań Half Marathon 2016 1:13:32

· 13 – Lexi Zeis - 5k – 15:52.84 (2021)…10k – 32:40.00 (2020)…Half Marathon – 1:11:31 (2020).. Marathon – 2:32:40 (2020)

14 -- Tara Welling… 2X USATF champion 2016: US Half Marathon champion 1:10:25. 15 km champion 50:34

15 -- Lynsie Gram… NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field 33:28

16 - - Marybeth Chelanga . . . 9th Place Bloomsday 2022 43:03. 8th place Cooper River Bridge Run 35:00…Army 10 Mile 1:01:21