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CHICAGO (March 21, 2010) Kenyan John Kemboi, 19, and American Tera Moody, 29, outran the largest field in the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8-K history today posting wins in the 31st edition of the iconic Chicago road race. The Shamrock Shuffle is the world’s largest 8K – with a record field of 25,561 finishers.
In the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Elite Club competition, a division for USA Track and Field clubs, the Wisconsin Runner Racing Team placed first for the men and Runablaze Iowa ranked first among the women. Tyler Sigl (3rd – 23:46), Eugene Dennis (6th – 24:00), Aaron Nodolf (16th – 24:33) and Ryan Meissen (23rd – 24:52) posted a joint time of 1:37:11for the WRRT men. Willie Kaul finished the race in an ambulance after stepping in a pothole resulting in a severely sprained ankle at the 3M mark.
Wisconsin Runner’s women’s squad of Jenna Mitchler (5th – 28:20), Bethany Brewster (7th – 28:51) and Jessica Scott (9th – 29:01) place second to the Runablaze Iowa team, 1:25:45 to 1:26:12. Other WRRT lady finishers include Maggie Grabow (24th – 30:16), Teresa Stanley (40th – 31:09), Megan Baganz (46th – 31:32) and Corrine McFadden (188th overall, 2nd 50-54 – 35:55).
The WRRT “B” Men’s team of Scott Mueller (20th – 24:42) (Matt Thull (42nd – 25:37), Joe Sepe (46th – 25:50), Kyle Moss (63rd overall, 2nd masters –26:24) (Jesse Nodolf (87th – 27:17) placed seventh with a combined time of 1:42:33.
Top Male Elite Club Teams
1. Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, Racine, WI
2. Big River Running, St. Louis, MO
3. Run N Fun, Minneapolis, MN
Top Female Elite Club Teams
1. Runablaze Iowa, Des Moines, IA
2. Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, Racine, WI
3. Fleet Feet/Nike Racing Team, Chicago, IL |