Elite Athlete Bios

Name: Tebya Erkesso
Residence: Ethiopia
DOB: 10/30/82
PRs: 15:02 5,000m, 31:13.10 10,000m
Accomplishments:
1st 2010 Boston Marathon
4th 2010 RAK Half Marathon
1st 2010 Houston Marathon (CR 2:23:53)
9th 2010 Zayed Int Half Marathon
7th 2009 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
4th 2009 Chicago Marathon
1st 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
2nd 2009 Bolder Boulder
1st 2009 Bay to Breakers
2nd 2009 Lilac Bloomsday 12k
1st 2009 Nordion 10k
1st 2009 Houston Marathon
1st 2007 Bolder Boulder
1st 2007 Crescent City Classic
1st 2007 Cherry Blossom 10 mile (World Best 51:44)

Name: Benita Willis (Johnson)
Residence: Australia
DOB: 5/06/79
PRs: 14:47 5,000m, 30:37 10,000m,
2:26:36 Marathon
Accomplishments:
Olympian 2008 Marathon, 2004 10,000m,
2000 5,000m
Holder of 7 Australian National Records
17th 2010 World Cross Country Championships
6th 2009 Freihofer's Run for Women 5k
1st 2008 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
1st 2008 Great Edinburgh Run
11th 2008 World Cross Country Championships 8k
1st 2007 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
1st 2007 Berlin Half Marathon
2nd 2007 Melbourne Track Classic 5,000m
7th 2007 London Marathon
1st 2006 Freihofers Run for Women 5k
1st 2006 Sanyo Half Marathon
2nd 2006 New York Half Marathon
2nd 2006 Great North Run Half Marathon
3rd 2006 Chicago Marathon
3rd 2005 Circle of Friends Mini Marathon 5k
6th 2005 London Marathon
1st 2004 World Cross Country Championships 8k
2nd 2004 Carlsbad 5000
3rd 2003 World Half Marathon Championships

Name: Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
Residence: USA
DOB: 01/08/73
PRs: 32:20 10,000m 2:26:22 Marathon
Accomplishments:
20th 2010 World Cross Country Championship –member of 3rd place team
3rd 2010 Gate River Run
2nd 2010 Rotterdam Marathon
4th 2009 USA Track & Field Championship 10,000m
2nd 2008 US Olympic Trials Marathon
2008 Olympian Marathon
6th 2008 US Olympic Trials 10,000m
3rd 2008 Stanford Cardinal Track Meet 10,000m

Name: Rebecca Donaghue
Residence: USA
DOB: 02/24/76
PRs: 15:34 5,000m, 32:29 10k
Accomplishments:
5th 2010 US 15k Championship
5th 2010 Stanford Cardinal Track Meet 10,000mv 6th 2010 Brutus Hamilton Invitational Track Meet 3,000m
5th 2009 Beach to Beacon 10k
5th 2009 US Track & Field Championship 5,000m
5th 2009 US Cross Country Championships
8th 2009 US 15k Championships
4th 2009 US 20k Championships
2nd 2009 Falmouth Road Race
2nd 2009 US 10k Championships
2nd CVS/Downtown 5k
4th 2008 US 10k Championships
7th 2008 US 8k Championships
5th 2008 US 5k Championships

Name: Tera Moody
Residence: USA
DOB: 12/18/80
PRs: 16:26 5k (alt), 26:58 8k, 33:50 10k, 2:33:54 Marathon
Accomplishments:
1st 2010 Shamrock Shuffle
6th 2010 US Half Marathon Championships
9th 2009 Chicago Marathon
Member 2009 US World Championship Marathon Team
13th 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
2nd 2009 Shamrock Shuffle 8k
17th 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
19th 2009 Gate River Run
6th 2008 USA 10k National Championship
5th 2008 USA Olympic Marathon Trials
6th 2008 Gate River Run 15k
7th 2008 Houston Half Marathon
9th 2007 Chicago Marathon
6th 2007 New Haven 20k
1st 2007 Shamrock Shuffle 8k

Name: Allison Grace
Residence: USA
DOB: 12/01/82
PRs: 15:47 5,000m, 33:12 10,000m
Accomplishments:
3rd 2010 Penn Relays 5,000m 6th 2010 Stanford Cardinal Track Meet 10,000m 6th 2010 Cooper Bridge Run 10th 2009 US Track & Field Championships 10,000m 8th 2009 US Track & Field Championships 5,000m

Name: Molly Pritz
Residence: USA
DOB: 04/07/88
PRs: 15:56 5k, 32:59 10k, 54:55 10 mile
Accomplishments:
2009 USATF Mid-Atlantic Female Athlete of the Year
1st 2009 Delaware Distance Classic 15k
4th 2009 Broad Street 10 Mile
4th 2009 Pike’s PEEK 10k
1st 2009 March Madness 5k

Name: Elizabeth Maloy
Residence: USA
DOB: 08/10/85
PRs: 15:39 5,000m, 9:07 3,000m, 4:14 1,500m, 4:35 mile
Accomplishments:
6th 2010 USA Indoor Championship 1,500m
7th 2010 Stanford Cardinal Invitational 5,000m
2nd 2010 Penn Relays Olympic Development Mile
6th 2010 New Balance Games Elite Mile
12th 2009 USA Outdoor Championship 5,000m
4th 2009 Penn Relays Olympic Development Mile
7th 2009 USA Indoor Championship 3,000m
1st 2009 Indianapolis High Performance 1500m
4 time NCAA All-American Georgetown University
6th 2008 NCAA Indoor T & F Championship Mile
6th 2006 NCAA Outdoor T & F Championship 1500m

Name: Emily Chebet
Residence: Kenya
DOB: 02/18/86
PRs: 31:33 10,000m  15:58 5k
Accomplishments:
1st 2010 World Cross Country Championships
3rd 2010 Lilac Bloomsday
2nd 2010 Bay to Breakers

Name: Amane Gobena
Residence: Ethiopia
DOB: 09/11/82
PRs: 31:52 10k, 68:18 Half Marathon, 2:24:13 Marathon
Accomplishments:
1st 2010 Osaka Women’s Marathon
5th 2010 Zayed Half Marathon
1st 2010 Seoul Int. Marathon
2nd 2009 Los Angeles Marathon
1st 2009 Cooper Bridge Run
1st 2009 Ukrop Monument Ave 10k
5th 2009 Peachtree Road Race
2nd 2008 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
2nd 2007 Peachtree Road Race
2nd 2007 Bolder Boulder

Name: Mamitu Daska
Residence: Ethiopia
DOB: 10/16/83
PRs: 15:30 5k, 31:36 10,000m, 2:24 marathon
Accomplishments:
2nd 2010 Lilac Bloomsday 12k
8th 2010 World Cross Country Championships
1st 2009 Bolder Boulder
2nd 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
1st 2009 Falmouth Road Race
2nd 2009 New York City Half Marathon
3rd 2009 Berlin Marathon
4th 2008 Falmouth Road Race

Name: Diane Nukuri Johnson
Residence: Burundi
DOB: 12/01/84
PRs: 15:55 5,000m, 33:17 10,000m, 76:16 Half Marathon
Accomplishments:
Olympian 2000 5,000m
Two time All American
7th 2010 Carlsbad 5000
14th 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
10th 2009 Carlsbad 5000
3rd 2008 All Big Ten Indoor 5,000m
12th 2008 NCAA Indoor Championship 5,000m
1st 2008 Big Ten Outdoor Championship 5,000m
2nd 2007 Big Ten Indoor Championship 3,000m & 5,000m
7th 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship 10,000m
1st 2007 Drake Relays 5,000m
2nd 2007 Big Ten Outdoor Championship 5,000m
4th 2007 Big Ten Outdoor Championship 10,000m
2007 Big Ten Cross Country Champion

Name: Belainesh Zemedkun
Residence: Ethiopia
DOB: 12/23/87
PRs: 31:55 10k, 49:50 15k
Accomplishments:
3rd 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
6th 2010 Lilac Bloomsday
1st 2010 Berumda Half Marathon
8th 2010 World’s Best 10k
1st 2010 Azalea Trails 10k
2nd 2010 Crescent City 10k
2nd 2009 Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon
1st 2009 America’s Finest Half Marathon
1st 2009 Hospital Hill Half Marathon
1st 2009 Dam to Dam
2nd 2009 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
2nd 2009 Crim Road Race

Name: Julliah Tinega
Residence: Kenya
DOB: 10/10/85
PRs: 15:25 5,000m, 71:43 half marathon
Accomplishments:
5th 2010 Lilac Bloomsday
2nd 2010 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

Name: Edna Kiplagat
Residence: Kenya
DOB: 09/15/79
PRs: 15:37 5k, 32:02 10k, 2:25:38 marathon
Accomplishments:
1st 2010 Los Angeles Marathon
2nd 2009 Indian Path 8k
3rd 2009 Falmouth Road Race
4th 2009 Bay to Breakers
7th 2009 Peachtree Road Race
1st 2007 Bloomsday
1st 2007 Bay to Breakers
1st 2007 Bolder Boulder
13th 2006 World Cross Country Championships

Name: Malika Mejdoub
Residence: Morocco
DOB: 05/10/82
PRs: 16:01 5,000m
Accomplishments:
4th 2010 Pike’s PEEK 10k
2nd 2010 Shamrock Half Marathon

Name: Salome Kosgei
Residence: Kenya
DOB: 09/03/80
PRs: 16:01 5,000m
Accomplishments:
5th 2010 Pike’s PEEK 10k
10th 2010 Carlsbad 5000
2nd 2009 Bermuda International 10k
1st 2009 Bermuda International Half Marathon
2nd 2009 Shamrock 8k
2nd 2008 Ntelos 8k
1st 2008 Run to Feed the Hungry 10k

Name: Adriana Pirtea
Residence: Romania
DOB: 01/31/80
PRs: 15:36 5k, 33:21 10k, 69:59 Half Marathon, 2:28:52 Marathon
Accomplishments:
8th 2010 Carlsbad 5000
10th 2009 Chicago Marathon
4th 2009 Steamboat Classic 4 Mile
3rd 2009 Rotterdam Marathon
12th 2008 Chicago Marathon
10th 2008 London Marathon
1st 2008 Romanian National Championship 5,000m
1st 2008 Romanian National Championship 10,000m
10th 2008 Beach to Beacon
2nd 2007 Chicago Marathon
1st 2007 Romanian National Championship 5,000m
1st 2007 Romanian National Championship 10,000m
10th 2007 World’s Best 10k
3rd 2006 Houston Half Marathon
1st 2006 Romanian National Championship 5,000m

Name: Joan Samuelson
Residence: USA
Age: 52
PRs: 15:40 5,000m,
2:21:21 Marathon
Accomplishments:
2010 – set American Record for 10 Miles for women 50+ (60:52)
3rd Master 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
2009 – set American Record for 3,000m for women 50+
2009 – broke the 50+ division record at the New York City Marathon (2:49:09)
2008 – set American Record for Marathon for women 50+
2008 – set American Record for 5k for women 50+
2nd Master 2005 Twin Cities Marathon
1st 1985 Chicago Marathon
1st 1984 Olympic Women’s Marathon
1st 1983 Boston Marathon
1st 1979 Boston Marathon

Name: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso
Residence: USA
Age: 51
PRs: 15:50 5,000m, 33:25 10,000m
Accomplishments:
3rd Master 2010 Carlsbad 5,000
5th Master 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
5th Master 2008 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
1st 2008 Run for the Water 10 Mile
1st Master 2008 USATF Pacific Assoc. Cross Country Championship
1st Master 2008 Turkey Trot 5k
1st Master 2008 National Cross Country Championship 6k
3rd Master 2008 3M Half Marathon
2006 Running Times Runner of the Year 45-49 age group
4 time USA Olympic Trials participant Track & Field
National Masters 5K road champion 99,00,03,05,06
2005 Masters World Champion 45-49 age 5000m & 8k XC
1st Master 2005 Freihofer’s Run for Women
4th Master 2005 Peachtree Road Race 10K
1st Master 2006 Carlsbad 5000
1st Master 2006 Freihofer’s Run for Women

Name: Patty Murray
Residence: USA
Age: 44
PRs: 15:48 5,000m, 32:37 10,000m
Accomplishments:
1st Masters 2010 National Indoors Mile Championship
1st Masters 2010 National Indoors 3,000m Championship
2nd Masters 2009 National Indoors Mile Championship
3rd Master 2009 Carlsbad 5,000
1st Mater 2009 Tufts 10k
1st Master 2007 USATF Cross Country National Championships
2nd Master 2007 Carlsbad 5000
2nd Master 2007 Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K
5th Master 2006 Peachtree Road Race 10K
3rd Master 2006 Falmouth Road Race
1st Master 2006 Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile
2nd Master 2006 Tufts 10K

Name: Lisa Harvey
Residence: Canada
Age: 40
PRs: 15:51 5,000m, 33:07 10,000m
Accomplishments:
2000 Canadian 10,000m National Champion
1992 Canadian Olympian 10,000m
5th 2009 Canada Senior Cross Country Nationals
5th 2009 Canada National 10k Road Championships
2nd 2009 ING Canada Half Marathon Championships
2nd 2009 Scotiabank Half Marathon
2008 Member Canada World Cross Country Team
2008 Member Canada Chiba Ekiden Relay Team

Name: Trina Painter
Residence: USA
Age: 44
PRs: 15:38 5000m
32:02 10,000m
1:11:07 Half Marathon
2:35 Marathon
Accomplishments:
3rd Master 2010 Cooper Bridge Run 10k
4th Master 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
17:14 at 2009 Sun Angel Track Meet
35:30 at 2009 Masters 10k Championship Heritage Oak 10k
1st Master 2007 Houston Half Marathon
3 time Olympic Trials competitor

Name: Paula Wiltse
Residence: Canada
Age: 42
PRs: 17:02 5,000m, 33:35 10,000m, 1:17:40 Half Marathon
Accomplishments:
2nd Master 2010 Shamrock 8k
6th Master 2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
2nd Master 2009 Nordion 10k
1st Master 2009 Sporting Life 10k
1st Master 2009 Subaru 4 Mile
3rd Master Chris Thater 5k
1st Master 2008 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
1st Master 2008 Niagra Falls Int Half Marathon
1st Overall 2008 Montreal Int Half Marathon
1st Master 2008 Chris Thater 5k
1st Master 2008 Subaru Chase 4 mile
1st Master 2008 Nordion 10k
2nd Master 2008 Sun Run 10k

Name: Anzhelika Averkova
Residence: Ukraine
Age: 41
PRs: 16:08 5,000m, 33:17 10,000m, 1:13:05 Half Marathon
Accomplishments:
2nd Master 2010 Gate River Run 15k
1st Master 2010 Cooper Bridge Run
1st Master 2010 Crescent City Classic 10k
2nd Master2009 Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
15th 2009 Boston Marathon
2nd 2008 La Rochelle Marathon
3rd 2008 Warsaw Half Marathon
3rd 2008 Country Music Marathon
4th 2008 Ukraine 10k Championships
1st 2007 Detroit Free Press Marathon
1st 2007 Ukraine 10k Championships