Rupp Takes 6th USA 10k Title While Kim Conley Takes 1st In front of Home Crowd
London Olympics 10000m Silver Medalist Galen Rupp won his 6th national title while Kim Conley won her first ever US 10km title on Thursday eveningin at the University of Sacramento stadium in Sacramento, California.
Rupp who is planning on running a fast 5000m in Paris next week stayed back in the pack letting others direct the pace. The 29 year old Rupp made the race some 600m to go as he moved upfront with Chris Derrick on his tale. But the London Olympic medallist was able to hold off Derrick to win his record braking #6 10000m title.
"You know, I was trying to run as easy as possible," Rupp told reporters after the race. "I'm still planning on running Paris, so I didn't want to make it any harder than it needed to be."
Frank Shorter shorter who won 10000m gold back in the days has won the US national titles 5 times.
The women's 10000m race was won by California native runner Kim Conley, who was able to push away in the last 100m from the former NCAA star Jordan Hassay to win the race in 32:02.07.
"It is so meaningful, I can't even begin to describe it," said Conley, a resident of West Sacramento. "To win my first title here, with the Sacramento Running Association here and the whole Sacramento running community, it's just perfect." Said Conley after the finish.
Top 10 Men's 10000m Results
| Place | Athlete | Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galen Rupp Nike Oregon Project |
28:12.07 | ||||||
| 2 | Chris Derrick Nike / Bowerman Track Club |
28:18.18 | ||||||
| 3 | Ryan Vail Brooks |
28:26.02 | ||||||
| 4 | Sean Quigley Boulder Track Club |
28:29.84 | ||||||
| 5 | Aaron Braun adidas |
28:34.43 | ||||||
| 6 | Robert Curtis Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec |
28:40.60 | ||||||
| 7 | Brendan Gregg Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec |
28:48.22 | ||||||
| 8 | Aron Rono U.S. Army |
28:56.90 | ||||||
| 9 | Jacob Riley Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec |
29:06.07 | ||||||
| 10 | Girma Mecheso Nike |
29:11.54 |
Top 10 Women's 10000m Results
| Place | Athlete | Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Conley New Balance / SRA Elite |
32:02.07 | ||||||
| 2 | Jordan Hasay Nike Oregon Project |
32:03.28 | ||||||
| 3 | Amy Hastings Brooks |
32:18.81 | ||||||
| 4 | Juliet Bottorff Duke |
32:40.61 | ||||||
| 5 | Rachel Ward Ragged Mountain Racing |
32:49.45 | ||||||
| 6 | Emma Bates Boise St. |
32:51.49 | ||||||
| 7 | Stephanie Dinius New Balance Silicon Valley |
32:56.14 | ||||||
| 8 | Katie Kellner Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec |
33:06.82 | ||||||
| 9 | Kara Lubieniecki HTS Elite |
33:09.84 | ||||||
| 10 | Kara Foster Oiselle |
33:11.18 |
