Kosgei, Ivanova Win 30th Crim 10 Mile
A record 15,200 plus participate in the festival of races

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By Brian Smith
Posted Monday, 28 August, 2006

FLINT, Mich. - (August 26, 2006) - Kenyan Samuel Kosgei and defending Crim champion Alevtina Ivanova of Russia are the 30th annual Crim 10 Mile race champions and each won a $5000 share of the Crim's $42,550 purse. At the 8:00am start on Saturday, the skies were overcast with a temperature of 66 degrees and 88% humidity.

Running in his first Crim and debut U.S. race, Kosgei, 20, won in 46 minutes, 49 seconds. After the three-mile mark, he began to pull away from a group of 20 runners. By the four mile mark, he had a nine second lead over a group of seven runners.

Kosgei said, "The first three miles were fairly easy (13:55). I looked around and everyone looked strong. I felt real strong so I just took off." Kosgei said he felt strong at the end of the race, but was a little tired before the race from his trip from Kenya on Thursday.

By the five mile mark, he had five second lead over runner-up Wilson Chebet (47:11) of Kenya. Chebet stayed five seconds behind Kosgei through seven miles. At eight miles, Kosgei's lead grew to nine seconds. He finished strongly expanding his lead to 11 seconds at nine miles and was alone as he came around the corner and onto the famed red bricks and sprinted under the arches in downtown Flint to the finish. Countryman Ernest Meli was third at 47:31.

Fernando Cabada from Virginia was the top American in 11th (48:59), while Jeff Gaudette, 23, of Rochester Hills, was the top Michigan runner (49:46) finishing 14th overall. Hansons-Brooks teammate Marty Rosendahl, 28, of Rochester Hills finished second (49:54), 15th overall.

In the women's race, Ivanova, 31, running her third Crim, won for the second consecutive year with a time of 53:06, 28 seconds better than last year's time. Moroccan Asmae Leghzaoui, 29, finished second in 53:25 and Kenyan Lineth Chepkurui, 29, finished third at 54:00.

Top U.S. and Michigan female runner was Dot McMahon, 29, Rochester Hills, in 59:20, ninth overall, followed by Denisa Costescu, 30, Novi, 59:58, tenth overall.

Among the Masters runners, Paul Aufdemberge, 41, of Redford, Mich., earned the 40+ title in 50:34. Sean Wade, 40, of Houston was second in 52:00 and Albert Okemwa, 40, of Kenya third (52:16). With a time of 59:00, evergreen Tatyana Pozdnyakova, 51, from Ukraine won her eighth Crim title. Russian Tatiana Titova, 41, finished second at 1:01:52 with Krys Brish, 42, of Milford, third (1:05:20).

The premier 10 mile race, which continues to grow as one of the most popular events in the nation, had a record of over 8,290 participants. The family of races, which also includes an 8K run and walk, a 5K run and walk, a one mile run and walk, the Lois Craig Invitational for Special Olympics, and the Teddy Bear Trot, set a record with over 15,279 participants. Once again, over 3,500 volunteers came together to make this event a success.

30th Crim 10 Mile
Flint, MI, Saturday, August 26, 2006

MEN
1) Samuel Kosgei, Kenya, 46:49, $5000
2) Wilson Chebet, Kenya, 47:11, $2500
3) Ernest Meli, Kenya, 47:31, $2000
4) Julius Kibet, Kenya, 47:42, $1500
5) James Koskei, Kenya, 48:12, $1000
6) Joseph Chirlee, Kenya, 48:19, $800
7) Jacob Yator, Kenya, 48:30, $600
8) Samuel Ndereba, Kenya, 48:44, $400
9) David Lagat, Kenya, 48:55, $250
10) Wilson Komen, Kenya, 48:58, $150

Top U.S.
11) Fernando Cabada, USA / VA, 48:59
14) Jeff Gaudette, USA / MI, 49:46, $800
15) Marty Rosendahl, USA / MI, 49:54, $400

MASTERS Men (40+)
1) Paul Aufdemberge, 41, USA / MI, 50:34, $1200
2) Sean Wade, 40, USA / TX, 52:00, $900
3) Albert Okemwa, 40, Kenya, 52:16, $500

WOMEN
1) Alevtina Ivanova, Russia, 53:06, $5000
2) Asmae Leghzaoui, Morocco, 53:25, $2500
3) Lineth Chepkurui, Kenya, 54:00, $2000
4) Tatiana Chulakh, Russia, 55:40, $1500
5) Lyudmila Biktasheva, Russia, 55:41, $1000
6) Olga Romanova, Russia, 56:31, $800
7) Teraza Yohannes, Ethiopia, 57:35, $600
8) Tatyana Pozdnyakova, 51, Ukraine, 59:00, $1600
9) Dot McMahon, USA / MI, 59:20, $1050
10) Denisa Costescu, ROM / MI 59:58, $550

MASTERS Women (40+)
1) Pozdnyakova, see above
2) Tatiana Titova, 41, Russia, 1:01:52, $900
3) Krys Brish, 42, USA / MI, 1:05:20, $500

Complete results at: www.Crim.org

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