Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot/Seagate 5K attracts World Class Field
Posted Wednesday, 22 November, 2006
Contact:
Jim Estes
LDR Programs Manager
USA Track & Field
317-713-4661
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In only its second year, the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5K/10K and its companion Seagate Elite 5K road race, to be held Thanksgiving morning, is expected to draw 3,000 participants and a superb field of world class and nationally ranked distance runners who will vie for a prize purse of more than $22,000.
The men's field includes three Olympians, an NCAA (collegiate) 10,000-meter national champion, and more than a dozen athletes who have run under 14 minutes for the 5 km distance. The women's race features several of the most promising young distance runners in the world, one Olympian, and national champions and medalists.
Blake Boldon, 27, a coach at Iowa State University, returns to defend his men's title. Boldon will face the likes of 2004 Olympian Dan Browne, 31, of Beaverton, Ore., and 2006 USA 20 km champion Ryan Hall.
The women's elite field is also packed with top talent, including Sara Hall, who won the USA Women's 5 km Championship in Providence, RI in 15:40; Magdalene Mukunzi of Kenya, who brings a 5 km best of 15:38 to the field. Also joining the fray will be Jenelle Deatherage, 29, of Team USA Minnesota; and Romania's Adriana Pirtea brings a personal best of 15:36 to the race.
The top three men and women will earn $2,500, $1,500, and $500 respectively. $5,000 bonuses are up for grabs for the male and/or female who tops the current U.S. 5 km road records. The current U.S. records are held by two Californians: Marc Davis (13 minutes and 24 seconds set in 1996), and Deena Kastor (Drossin) (14:54, 2002). This year's race will also host the Pacific Association/USA Track & Field Open Men's 5 km Championship presented by Santa Clara Valley National Bank.
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