Race Results

2009 Women's Results - Open Field

PlaceNameAgeHometownTime
1 Teyba Erkesso 26 Ethiopia 38:29
2 Lineth Chepkurui 21 Kenya 38:35
3 Deena Kastor 36 Mammoth Lakes, CA 39:04
4 Edna Kiplagat 29 Kenya 40:30
5 Jane Kibii 24 Kenya 40:40
6 Teyba Naser 19 Kenya 40:47
7 Liliya Shobukhova 31 Russia 41:04
8 Katie McGregor 31 St. Louis Park, MN 41:29
9 Mariya Konovalova 34 Russia 41:37
10 Kiyoko Shimahara 32 Japan 42:07
11 Meskerem Legesse 22 Ethiopia 43:45
12 Midori Sperandeo 43 Folsom, CA 44:53
13 Tania Fischer 43 Santa Monica, CA 45:34
14 Emily Bates 32 Salt Lake City, UT 45:59
15 Michelle Simonaitis 43 Draper, UT 45:04

2009 Men's Results - Open Field

PlaceNameAgeHometownTime
1 Sammy Kitwara 22 Kenya 33:31*
2 Tilahun Regassa 19 Ethiopia 34:15
3 John Yuda 29 Tanzania 34:23
4 John Korir 33 Kenya 34:53
5 Silas Sang 31 Kenya 34:54
6 Gilbert Okari 30 Kenya 35:18
7 Gilbert Koech 28 Kenya 36:01
8 Justin Young 29 Boulder, CO 36:05
9 Mike Sayenko 24 Bellevue, WA 36:36
10 Josh Moen 27 Readlyn, IA 36:53
11 Peter Gilmore 32 San Mateo, CA 37:41
12 Matt Levassiur 27 Alamosa, CO 38:03
13 Brad Poore 30 Davis, CA 39:08
14 Nick Neely 24 Reno, NV 39:24
15 Brian Locher 30 San Luis Obispo, CA 40:25

*Course Record (also is the all-time world best for 12k)

2009 ING Battle to the Breakers Award ($25,000)

Sammy Kitwara, Kenya

2009 ING Hayes Street Summit Award ($5,000 each; 2.6 miles into race)

Top American Finishers
Men: Sammy Kitwara - 12:23
Women: Lineth Chepkurui - 13:58

Top Bay Area Finishers
Men: Peter Gilmore - 37:41
Women: Melina Dinapoli - 47:13

Top Masters (Over 40 years)
Men: Dennis Simonaitis - 41:37
Women: Midori Sperandeo - 44:53

Top Centipedes
Men: Asics Aggies - 40:27
Women: Asics Aggies - 50:51

2009 Age Group Winners

Female Age GroupNameAgeHometownTime
13-19 Rachel Borg 17 Newark, CA 53:03
20-29 Meghan Lynch 23 Somerville, MA 47:18
30-39 Cambria Damico 30 Redondo Beach, CA 46:37
40-49 Kirsten Leetch 43 Redondo Beach, CA 46:56
50-59 Stella Gibbs 50 Pacific Grove, CA 55:38
60-69 Heather Allen 60 Fleet, Hampshire, England 1:05:15
70-79 Trudy Shipley 74 Salt Lake City, UT 1:37:43
80+ Dee Farkas 81 Lafayette, CA 2:15:46
Male Age GroupNameAgeHometownTime
13-19 Jack Wallace 19 Richmond, CA 44:22
20-29 Nick Neely 24 Reno, NV 39:24
30-39 Brian Locher 30 San Luis Obispo, CA 40:25
40-49 Lawrence Merrifield, JR 41 Portland, OR 42:34
50-59 John Hale 51 Menlo Park, CA 45:02
60-69 Jim Granahan 60 Oakland, CA 52:45
70-79 Dave Peterson 74 Council Bluffs, IA 1:10:36
80+ Gordon Barnard 80 Goffston, NH 1:31:59

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