December 2010 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA & DEREJE TESFAYE HAILEGIORGIS RUN NYRR MIDNIGHT RUN ========================================================================== At the popular NYRR Midnight Run 4 Miler on New Year's Eve, as elite entries, Kumsa Adugna Megersa finished 8th and Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis was 10th overall. Neither had much chance to train this past week due to the December 26-27 Blizzard. Only the top 10 elite runners were scored though other WSX athletes participated. The weather was warm, the fireworks spectacular. Happy New Year to all WSX runners and friends. 8 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 19:28 10 Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis 19:38 TESFAYE GIRMA WINS SABARMATI MARATHON IN INDIA DECEMBER 26TH IN 2:17:26 ===================================================================== Still in Ethiopia, Tesfaye ventured to India and, despite a late start, won the Sabarmati Marathon on Boxing Day, December 26th. His winning time was 2:17:26 1 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 2:17:26 Overall Winner MULIYE GURMU WINS TED CORBITT 15 K IN CENTRAL PARK DECEMBER 19TH, DEREJE TESFAYE HAILEGIORGIS 2ND MAN ==================================================================================================== Muliye Gurmu copped a victory in the last NYRR race of the year winning the Ted Corbitt 15K in 56:16. Dereje Tesfaye Hailiegioris battled John Henwood all the race and lost by one second in 47:48. The WSX men's team was 1st with Felipe Garcia 5th male and Angel Confesor 8th overall. Ricardo Cuahuizo, Guillermo Fuentes, Cesar Estevez and Julio Aguirre all won age group awards 2 Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis 47:22 1st 30-34 1 Muliye Gurmu 56:16 Overall Winner 5 Felipe Garcia 49:59 2nd 25-29 8 Angel Confesor 51:58 10 Ricardo Cuahuizo 52:42 2nd 20-24 31 Rene Cuahuizo 55:47 34 Guillermo Fuentes 56:25 2nd 45-49 71 Cesar Estevez 59:05 3rd 50-54 MISKIKER MEKONNIN DEMISSIE (TEYBA NASER) 4TH WOMAN IN HONOLULU MARATHON DECEMBER 12TH ======================================================================================== 4 Misiker McKonnin Demissie 2:41:08 WSX MEN'S TEAM 2ND IN NYRR JINGLE BELL JOG IN PROSPECT PARK DECEMBER 11TH, FELIPE GARCIA 5TH MAN ============================================================================================= Felipe Garcia is on the comeback trail and finished 5th overall in the ridiculously expensive ($ 55 post entry, and in Brooklyn too) NYRR Jingle Bell 4 Miler Almost no one from the WSX team could afford to run but the men's team was 2nd anyway 5 Felipe Garcia 21:00 3rd 25-29 78 Abigail Vidal 30:11 13 Alfonso Eugenio 23:00 2nd 35-39 16 Luis Cesareo 23:37 48 Edmundo Flores 25:15 2nd 45-49 75 Rodrigo Flores 25:59 MANUEL PLASCENCIA & EDGAR "FANTASMA" SANDOVAL WIN AGE GROUPS IN PETE McARDLE 15k XC DECEMBER 12TH =================================================================================================== In the pouring rain and with a muddy track with heavy winds, Edgar Sandoval landed 1st place among Seniors and Manuel Plascencia was first Master B in the Van Corlandt Park 15K with merely 160 competitors. Only 4 WSX runners finished the race 11 Manuel Plascencia 1:06:30 1st 45-49 53 Jose Angel Vazquez 1:20:57 32 Edgar Sandoval 1:12:35 1st 60-63 97 Ivan Germosen 1:40:19 ALENE RETA WINS PANAMA MARATHON BREAKING COURSE RECORD, HIRUT MANDEFRO VICTOR IN PHILADELPHIA ================================================================================================ On Sunday December 5, Alene Reta journeyed to Panama City in Panama and won the Panama Marathon in a time of 2:16:25. This broke the course record by 4 minutes so Alene won megabucks for breaking the record. Hirut Mandefro won the Philadelphia Half Marathon in a time of 1:17 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA LEADS WSX TO TEAM VICTORY IN JOE KLEINERMAN 10K, AZIZA ALIYU ALSO WINS ============================================================================================ For Results (mobile friendly) see: For the final points race of 2010 the WSX men won again as Kumsa Adugna Megersa finished 1st with a time of 30:35 in the Joe Kleinerman 10K in Central Park on December 5th in cold weather. Ketema Nigusse was 4th overall, Girma Segni 6th and MIAs Felipe Garcia plus Roberto Puente were sighted in 12th and 14th places respectively. Aziza Aliyu breezed in with a smart 35:05 winning the women's division by almost 2 minutes. Yonas Woldesellassie was 3rd 20-24, Jaime Palacios won the 50-54 division followed by Jose Santiago in 2nd and Edgar Sandoval came in 2nd 60-65. The WSX men's team had already won the open division in the NYRR point series for 2010 and cursory info indicates, the Men's over 40 team finished 4th, the over 50 team 3rd, the Seniors 2nd and the WSX open women may end up 5th team overall. The NYRR banquet is scheduled for March 3rd. 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 30:35 Winner 1 Aziza Aliyu 35:05 Winner 4 Ketema Nigusse 31:33 1st 25-29 122 Abigail Vidal 46:47 6 Girma Segni 32:25 3rd 25-29 185 Nube Vivar 47:58 12 Felipe Garcia 32:57 332 Anna Dee 50:38 14 Roberto Puente 33:27 334 Lubia Iboy 50:51 26 Javier Rodriguez 34:16 365 Carmen Keusen 51:11 27 Yonas Woldesellassie 34:20 3rd 20-24 28 Angel Confesor 34:22 BUZUNESH DEBA WINS CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR ================================================================================ After her 2:27 in Minnesota and 2:29 in the NYC Marathon, Buzunesh Deba returned to Sacramento, California to defend her 2009 title and won the California International Marathon Dec. 5th for the 2nd straight year. Her time was 2:32:13 1 Buzunesh Deba 2:32:13 Winner DEREJE TESFAYE HAILEGIORGIS IS 2ND MALE AND MULIYE GURMU 3RD WOMAN IN ST. JUDE'S MEMPHIS MARATHON ================================================================================================ Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis just missed winning the St. Jude's Memphis, Tennessee Marathon on December 4th by 2 seconds to a Kenyan (but beat the third runner by 6 seconds) finishing the course in 2:26:31. Muliye Gurmu was third woman overall in 2:54:07. Both won prize money. 2 Dereje Tesfaye 2:26:31 3 Muliye Gurmu 2:54:07 November 2010 GIRMA TOLA 2ND MALE IN MODESTO CARRION HALF MARATHON IN JUNCOS, PUERTO RICO ============================================================================ Recovered from his injury which kept him out of the NYC Marathon, Girma Tola was the only WSX runner in the difficult hot and humid (and hilly) Juncos, Puerto Rico Half Marathon finishing 2nd in 1:06:05 2 Girma Tola 1:06:05 PROSPECT PARK 5 MILE TURKEY TROT FINDS ANGEL CONFESOR IN 5TH PLACE NOVEMBER 25TH ================================================================================ The famous 5 mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with over 2000 finishers saw Angel Confessor sprinting in with a 26:16 in 5th place. Javier Rodriguez was 10th overall in 26:54 5 Angel Confesor 26:16 68 Christobal Chuk 32:08 10 Javier Rodriguez 26:54 2nd 30-39 94 Hector Sevilla 34:23 AZIZA ALIYU & MISIKER MCKONNIN DEMISSIE 2ND & 6TH IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 5K ========================================================================= The Silicon Valley San Jose Turkey Trot 5k took place in California on November 25th wherein Aziza Aliyu finished 2nd overall female in 16:24 and Misiker Mckonnin Demisse was 6th in a very competitive field 2 Aziza Aliyu 16:24 6 Misiker Mckonnin Demissie 16:49 HIRUT MANDEFRO RUNS THE MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.7 MILE FINISHES 9TH ====================================================================== In the highly competitive Manchester, NH 4.7 Mile Road Race on November 25th, Hirut Mandefro finished 9th overall in 25:46 9 Hirut Mandefro 25:46 TEKLU TEFERA DENEKE & MULIYE GURMU BOTH 2ND IN SLATTERIE'S 5 MILE TURKEY TROT =========================================================================== In Fitchburg, Massachusetts on November 21, 2010 Teklu Tefera Deneke ran a speedy 23:50 to come in second overall (Abiyot beat him) while Muliye Gurmu ran 28:31, also 2nd in the Slatterie's 5 Mile Turkey Trot 2 Teklu Tefera Deneke 23:50 2 Muliye Lemma Gurmu 28:31 JUAN MARTINEZ FINISHES HIS FIRST EVER MARATHON IN 2:39:08 IN RICHMOND, VA ON NOVEMBER 14TH ===================================================================================== Juan Martinez, now living in Syracuse NY ventured to Richmond, Virginia for his first marathon, finishing 11th at the Sun Trust Marathon in a time of 2:39:08 on November 14th 11 Martinez 2:39:08 WSX MEN AND WOMEN TEAMS BOTH WIN. LUIS PORTO, ALBERTO RIVERA, MERAF TENAW SWEEP JUNIOR AWARDS ================================================================================================ At the 4 Mile Race to Deliver in Central Park, Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis was first overall male in a time of 19:35. The Men's team won including 5th place Angel Confesor and 7th place Ricardo Cuahuizo. Evelin Gomez was first junior woman and led the WSX women's team to first place team as well. Blas Mederos was 2nd 50-54 and Edgar "Fantasma" Sandoval won the 60-64 age group 1 Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis 19:35 Winnner 39 Evelin Gomez 28:05 1st 15-19 5 Angel Confesor 21:13 3rd 25-29 92 Abigail Vidal 29:32 7 Ricardo Cuahuizo 21:38 1st 20-24 283 Laura Hawks 31:48 15 Luis Porto 22:26 1st 15-19 332 Carmen Keusen 32:10 18 Jesus Bazan 22:46 349 Anna Dee 32:23 WSX MEN'S OPEN TEAM WINS BROOKLYN TRIPLE CROWN AWARDED AT RUNNER'S BALL IN CONEY ISLAND ========================================================================================== A consortium of 3 Brooklyn Races, the Kenny Dolan 5K, Cosme's Coney Island 5K and the Christopher Hoban 5 Mile race have formed the Brooklyn Triple Crown whereas the individual age group runners and teams who compete in all 3 races are awarded special prizes at the end of the year at the Runners's Ball at Gargiulo's in Coney Island which this year took place the evening before the WSX post marathon party. The WSX open men's team was the winner for this year and received an enormous trophy which was picked up by Ralph Yozzo. Angel Confessor won the age group 20-29 and Jose Santiago was 2nd with Americo Ceballos 3rd in the 50-59 age group. Sharon Antoine also attended the Ball and being a party animal came to the WSX party too. October 2010 BUNZUNESH FINISHES 10TH OVERALL IN THE NYC MARATHON, WHILE DEREJA, TEKLU, FIKADU & BADO ALL END UP IN THE TOP 20 MEN AS WSX MEN'S & WOMEN'S TEAMS SWEEP ============================================================================  Although the times, due to the wind, were a little disappointing for many WSX runners, the team triumphed on many fronts in the November 7th 2010 NYC Marathon. Buzunesh Deba ran 2:29:55 for 10th overall woman and 1st from New York. Misiker Mekonnin Demisse was 21st woman in 2:37:39 & Aziza Aliyu, in her first ever marathon finished in 2:40:50 so the women's team swept the1st three NYRR member places with Miliye Gurmu 5th local in 2:49:37. The WSX men were spectacular, sweeping the 1st 4 NYRR member awards. Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis, just back from Ethiopia was 15th overall in 2:19:10 breaking the WSX record for the NYC Marathon. Just behind was Teklu Tefera Deneke in 16th place, also 2:19, and Fikadu Lemma 18th (2:20), plus Bado Worku Merdessa (2:22) for 19th running his first ever marathon. Girma Segni, another marathon debut, ran 2:26 for 26th place. Jaime Palacios was 1st overall in the 55-59 age group (51:59). The mens masters team was 2nd (Felipe Vergara, Jaime Palacios, Alberto Gomez), the over 50 team was also 2nd (Palacios, John Wiltshire, Pedro Cobos) and the Men's Seniors also 2nd (Edson Sanches, Anibal Barrera, & Rolando Vizhnay. At the moment the WSX is listed with 56 finishers, but the NYRR made mistakes and some team runners did not have their teams listed, so there will be more. The winner, Gebre Gebremariam is an honorary member. 15 Dereje Tesfaye Hailegiorgis 2:19:10 WSX Record 10 Buzunesh Deba 2:29:55 16 Teklu Tefera Deneke 2:19:23 21 Miskiker Mckonnin Demissie 2:27:39 18 Fikadu Lemma 2:20:47 26 Aziza Aliyu 2:40:50 19 Bado Worku Merdessa 2:22:17 38 Muliye Gurmu 2:49:37 26 Girma Segni 2:26:39 405 Nohemi Mandile 3:23:31 98 Joel Martinez-Delon 2:38:09 135 Felipe Vergara 2:42:05 144 Amado Tlatempa 2:42:38 191 Ansu Sowe 2:45:49 245 Yonas Woldsellassie 2:48:14 264 Brian Kuhnau 2:48:55 277 Ildegardo Guevara 2:49:09 284 Kirt Joseph 2:49:20 RENE CUAHUIZO & JUAN JESUS LOPEZ ACCOMPANY MINER FROM CHILE IN NYC MARATHON ============================================================================= The miner from Chile, Edison Pena, who was entrapped for 69 days underground needed some runners to accompany him in the race so the NYRR asked Asteria Claure to find some Spanish speaking runners from the WSX to run with Pena - no one knew what pace he would run. Ricardo Cuahuizo & Juan Jesus Lopez, both regular WSX runners agreed to run with the Miner. They had to talk to him and encourage him and they did. All three finished in 5:41:04 WSX MEN 1ST TEAM AND WSX WOMEN 2ND TEAM IN POLAND SPRING KICKOFF OCT. 31ST IN CENTRAL PARK =========================================================================================== As many of the top WSX runners were putting in last minute training for the WSX Marathon, other WSX runners filled in and copped team prizes in the 5 Mile Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff on Halloween Day. Edgar Sandoval was 1st 60-64, Americo Ceballos & Pedro Cobos 2nd & 3rd 55-59, Alberto Rivera 3rd 15-19. 15 Luis Porto 28:18 2nd 15-19 24 Nohemi Mandile 34:40 2nd 40-44 17 Jesus Bazan 28:40 3rd 25-29 26 Evelin Gomez 35:06 1st 15-19 24 Ponciano Ramirz 29:11 132 Abigail Vidal 38:30 25 Cosme Luna 29:21 1st 40-44 280 Anna Dee 40:52 27 Alejandro Abella 29:23 302 Carmen Keusen 41:06 TESFAYE GIRMA BEKELE BREAKS WSX MARATHON RECORD WITH A 2:10:17 IN REIMS, FRANCE ============================================================================== Tesfaye Girma Bekele, ran the marathon of his life in Reims, France on October 17th finishing 4th overall in a super time of 2:10:17. This time breaks Alene Reta's 2:12 WSX record reached earlier this year in Santiago, Chile. 4 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 2:10:17 WSX record BELAY KASSA FINISHES 12TH WITH 2:23:30 IN THE AMOUR BALTIMORE MARATHON OCTOBER 15TH ================================================================================== Belay Kassa, who was 2nd in the Yonkers Marathon in 2:29 improved to 2:23:30 in the Amour Baltimore Marathon finishing 12th. Alene Reta also ran and was in the lead at the half marathon but failed to fiinish 12 Belay Kassa 2:23:30 JAVIER RODRIGUEZ LEADS WSX MEN´S TEAM TO SECOND AT STATEN ISLAND HALF ===================================================================== Javier Rodriguez took time off from attempting to earn his second PhD and finished 2nd overall in 1:14:17 at the Staten Island Half Marathon October 10th as the WSX men finished 2nd place team. Julio Aguirre and Edgar Sandoval finished 2-3 among the Seniors 60-64 2 Javier Rodriquez 1:14:17 1st 35-39 239 Abigail Vidal 1:46:29 19 Eric Delcros 1:17:55 240 Sharon Antoine 1:45:29 25 Alberto Gomez 1:19:02 281 Laura Hawks 1:47:33 26 Ponciano Ramirez 1:19:12 358 Lubia Iboy 1:50:15 30 Rene Cuahuizo 1:19:34 809 Clara Isodoro 2:00:21 BUZUNESH DEBA BREAKS WSX MARATHON RECORD WITH A 2:27:24 IN ST.PAUL ON OCTOBER 3RD. ================================================================================= In the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in St. Paul, Minnesota on october 3rd, , Buzunesh Deba broke her own WSX marathon record in a fantastic 2:27:24 winning the race handily. Serkalem Biset Abrha was third woman overall in 2:36:15. Buzunesh was the first woman to win both the Twin Cities Marathon and Grandma's Marathon (both in Minnesota) in the same year. Buzunesh also ran the fastest marathon ever by a New York Road Runners Club member. Congratulations ! Misiker Mckonnin , WSX member, has run a 2:26 in Los Angeles but that was before she joined the WSX team. Worku Beyi is training Buzunesh and Gemma Tufa is training Serkalem. 1 Buzunesh Deba 2:27:24 WSX Record and Personal Best 3 Serkalem Biset Abrha 2:36:15 BADO WORKU MERDESSA & FIKADU LEMMA LEAD WSX MEN TO VICTORY IN GRETE'S HALF MARATHON OCT 3RD ============================================================================================== In a crowded field and double lapping, Bado Worku Merdessa persevered and won the Grete's Half Marathon in 1:0614 in Central Park outstepping Fikadu Lemma, who was second, by 3 seconds. The WSX men's team again beat NYAC in a points race with Belay Kassa finishing 4th, and Girma Segni 5th. Ildegardo Guevara was 26th in 1:15. Felipe Vergara & Gilmar Pazello were 1-2 in the 45-49 category, Americo Ceballos won the 55-59 age group and again Julio Aguirre prevailed winning the 60-64 age group. Javier Rodriguez, Kirt Joseph, Amado Tlatempa, Joel Martinez-Delon tuned up for the marathon. Ralph Yozzo Bekele (in whiteface) befuddled the Tsarina Wittenberg by actually running a NYRR race (1:26). Sharon Antoine was first WSX woman 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:06:14 Winner 197 Sharon Antoine 1:43:37 2 Fikadu Lemma 1:06:17 1st 25-29 251 Nube Vivar 1:46:00 4 Belay Kassa 1:09:01 2nd 25-29 294 Abigail Vidal 1:47:23 5 Girma Segni 1:09:08 3rd 25-29 348 Lisa Castillo 1:49:01 14 Ildegardo Guevara 1:15:09 466 Lubia Iboy 1:52:06 28 Javier Rodriguez 1:15:42 29 Felipe Vergara 1:15:48 1st 45-49 32 Kirt Joseph 1:16:13 35 Amado Tlatempa 1:16:35 39 Joel Martinez-Delon 1:17:10 48 Gilmar Pazello 1:17:59 172 Ralph Yozzo 1:26:20 WSX KIDS WIN FIRST PLACE MEN'S TEAM IN NORWAY 1.7 MILE RUN, LUIS PORTO HEADS TEAM =============================================================================== While the old WSX guys like Bado were leading the WSX team to victory in Grete's Half, an hour earlier the WSX kids also took first place team honors in the Oct 3rd 1.7 mile Norway run. Nohemi Mandile was 1st woman 40-44 Alberto Rivera celebrated his 15th birthday (new category) and generously allowed his friends to beat him. 10 Luis Porto 8:52 2nd 15-19 6 Nohemi Mandile 10:56 1st 40-44 12 Meraf Tenaw 9:04 3rd 15-19 13 Mekedem Tenaw 9:04 17 Alberto Rivera 9:19 89 Bernardo Castellanos 11:07 YONAS WOLDESELLASSIE MUGGED IN THE BRONX ON SEPTEMBER 28TH BY 5 YOUNG GUYS ============================================================================ While Yonas Woldesellassie was walking and talking on his cell phone to his sister in Ethiopia, apparently 5 teenagers bopped Yonas on his head from behind to steal Yonas' cellphone and Yonas was hospitalized with stitches - he is recuperating, 2 of the 5 guys have been caught but Yonas' cell phone ran of someplace with the other 3 guys. September 2010 BADO WORKU MERDESSA & BUZUNESH DEBA WIN LOCAL ELITE 5TH AVE MILE RACES, AZIZA ALIYU RUNS 4:37 IN ELITE RACE ======================================================================================================== In the NYRR Road Mile Championship 5th Avenue Mile on September 26, Bado Worku Merdessa won in 4:06 while Fikadu Lemma was 6th overall. Bado had run a half marathon in Washington the previous week and Fikadu had won the Yonkers Marathon just 7 days previously. Elmustafa Mchkirate ran 10th in 4:29. In the Women's race Buzunesh Deba led from the beginning finishing with a smart 4:42. Serklalem Biset Abrha was 6th in 5:09 and Muliye Gurmu, winner of the Yonkers Marathon the previous week, had to drop out with a strained calf muscle. Aziza Aliyu opted to compete with the super elite and finished 17th in a superb time of 4:37. In the regular open races Girma Segni was 7th overall in 4:25, Ansu Sowe ran 4:37, Younes Benzaid was 4th Junior in 4:39, Javier Rodriguez ran 4:41, Luis Porto 4:43 and Alberto Rivera was first 14 and under in 4:51 Elite Race ======= 17 Aziza Aliyu 4:37:84 NYRR Member Championship ===================== 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 4:06: 98 Winner 1 Buzunesh Deba 4:42:36 Winner 6 Fikadu Lemma 4:13:13 6 Serkalem Biset Abrha 5:09:02 10 Elmustafa Mchkirate 4:29:35 Open Race (multiple races) =================== 7 Girma Segni 4:25 188 Evelin Gomez 6:26 39 Ansu Sowe 4:37 234 Rosario Vivar 6:33 43 Younes Benzaid 4:39 4th Junior 469 Laura Hawks 6:59 53 Javier Rodriguez 4:41 493 Asteria Claure-Howard 7:01 57 Luis Porto 4:43 89 Alberto Rivera 4:51 1st 14 & under FIKADU LEMMA & MULIYE GURMU WIN YONKERS MARATHON, BELAY KASSA 2ND & MOHAMMED AWOL WINS THE HALF =================================================================================================== WSX runners tackled the ferociously hilly Yonkers Marathon on September 19th, & Fikadu Lemma (2:26) outpaced Belay Kassa (2:29) after they ran together for 18 mies in the lead. Muliye Gurmu repeated her win from 2009 sailing in 4th overall (among all runners) as the female winner in 2:54. Ralph Yozzo was 10th overall and 2nd Master and Sharon Antoine was 2nd female 35-39. A flock of 10 WSX runners competed in the half marathon with Mohammed repeating as the winner, this time in 1:12. Joel Martinez-Delon was 2nd overall, Ricardo Cuahuizo 4th & Yonas Woldesellassie 5th. Alfredo Nunez, Cosme Luna, Ramon Taveras & Alex Juarez won age group awards. Marathon 1 Fikadu Lemma 2:26:39 Winner 1 Muliye Gurmu 2:54:10 Winner 2 Belay Kassa 2:29:45 64 Sharon Antoine 3:57:18 2nd 35-39 10 Ralph Yozzo 3:09:38 2nd Master 110 Admas Belilgne 4:35:36 Anibal Barrero 3:57:08 108 Edson Sanches 3:34:24 Half Marathon 1 Mohammed Awol 1:12:44 Winner 7 Cosme Luna 1:23:26 1st 40-49 2 Joel Martinez-Delon 1:14:33 2nd 30-39 17 Ramon Tavares 1:30:31 2nd 40-49 4 Ricardo Cuahuizo 1:16:04 2nd 20-2 25 Angel Marcelino 1:32:36 5 Yonas Woldesellassie 1:17:29 3rd 20-29 31 Abel Flores 1:35:06 6 Alfredo Nunez 1:22:26 1st 50-59 38 Alex Juarez 1:37:29 2nd 50-59 KETEMA NIGUSSE FINISHES SECOND IN 2:19 AT QUAD CITIES MARATHON, MOLINE, ILLINOIS SEPT 26TH ====================================================================================== Ketema Nigusse, tuning up for the NYC Marathon, was running in forth place when 2 Kenyans ahead of him, stopped apparently lost and not knowing the course in the Quad Cities Marathon in Illinois. Ketema was able to pass them and finished 2nd overall in 2:19:36. The race director gave all 3 runners the second place prize money 2 Ketema Nigusse 2:19:36 1st SubMaster AZIZA ALIYU IS 2ND IN WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE HALF MARATHON IN DC, BADO WORKU MERDESSA FINISHES 4TH ================================================================================================== In the first ever Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon which began in Alexandria, Virginia, crossed Washington DC and finished in Natural Harbor, Maryland on Sept 19th, Aziza Aliyu took second female in a time of 1:13:30. Bado Worku Merdessa finished 4th male in 1:05:47 and Retta Feyissa, a new American citizen as of last Monday, was 10th overall and 3rd American in 1:13:36 4 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:05:47 2 Aziza Aliyu 1:13:30 10 Retta Feyisse 1:13:36 WSX MEN'S TEAM 2ND OVERALL IN NYRR 18 MILE RACE SEPTEMBER 19TH IN CENTRAL PARK ============================================================================= With WSX runners competing in a multitude of races, the WSX men's team still finished second overall in the ING NYC Marathon 18 Mile Tuneup in Central Park on Sept. 19th. Rene Cuahuizo was 21st overall and first for the WSX team 21 Rene Cuahuizo 1:55:01 24 Eric Delcros 1:55:32 36 Ponciano Ramirez 1:57:15 85 William Pedraza 2:03:55 126 Sergio Palomo 2:08:11 MISIKER MCKONNIN DEMISSIE SMASHES WSX WOMEN'S 10 MILE RECORD AT CRIM RACE IN FLINT, MICHIGAN ============================================================================================ On August 27th Misiker Mckonin Demissie broke the WSX women's record for a 10 mile race previously held by Claudia Camargo Nero, finishing 3rd overall at the Crim 10 Mile race in Flint, Michigan. Misiker ran a swift 53:56 3 Misiker Mckonnin Demissie 53:56 WSX record ANGEL CONFESOR & JAVIER RODRIGUEZ 1-2 IN CHRIS HOBAN 5 MILER IN BAY RIDGE SEPT 19TH ===============================================================================   Angel Confesor won the Police Officer Chris Hoban 5 mile race in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on September 19th in 27:07 18 seconds ahead of Javier Rodriguez who was 2nd overall. Jose Santiago & Americo Ceballos copped the age 50 awards 1 Angel Confesor 27:07 Winner 2 Javier Rodriguez 27:25 1st 30-39 6 Kirt Joseph 28:26 4th 30-39 11 Cristian Abad 29:29 13 Jose Santiago 29:36 1st 50-59 BADO WORKU MERDESSA, FIKADU LEMMA, KETEMA NIGUSSE 1-2-3 IN FITNESS 4 MILER IN CENTRAL PARK SEPT 11TH ========================================================================== It was the Ethiopian New Year and Bado Worku Merdessa (19:08) outsprinted Fikadu Lemma (19:10) at the Fitness Mind Body Spirit Men's 4 Mile Race in Central Park on September 11th. for a triple celebration - Bado's birthday was the day before.. Ketema Nigusse was 3rd in 19:19, Belay Kassa 5th & Girma Segni 7th for an Ethiopian team sweep and clearly the WSX was first men's team The Senior team Edgar Sandoval (2nd 60-63) , Julio Aguirre, & Hector Rivera was 2nd. Halefom Abebe Tsegaye, Elmustafa Mchkirate & Angel Confesor all broke 21:00 minutes. Luis Porto was 3rd 15-19, Alberto Rivera 1st 12-14 (as usual). On the women's side, Hirut Mandefro was slumming it but was first WSX woman and Evelin Gomez was 3rd in the 15-19 age group. 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 19:08 Winner 38 Hirut Mandefro 25:43 2 Fikadu Lemma 19:10 2nd Overall 153 Evelin Gomez 29:97 3rd 15-19 3 Ketema Nigusse 19:19 3rd Overall 240 Rosario Vivar 30:15 5 Belay Kassa 19:38 1st 25-29 245 Nube Vivar 30:19 7 Girma Segni 19:47 2nd 25-29 251 Lubia Iboy 30:21 14 Halefom Abebe Tsegaye 20:16 15 Elmustafa Mchkirate 20:20 26 Angel Confesor 20:50 36 Ildegardo Guevara 21:16 BADO WORKU MERDESSA WINS NORTH COAST OHIO 5 MILE RACE SEPTEMBER 4TH, HIRUT MANDEFRO IS 2ND WOMAN ============================================================================================ Bado Worku Merdessa, who celebrates his 22nd birthday September 10th, motored out to Westlake, Ohio and won the North Coast Challenge 5 Miler in 23:25 one second ahead of WTC's Abiyot Endale. Hirut Mandefro was 2nd woman overall in 27:39 eleven seconds behind the winner. 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 23:26 Winner 2 Hirut Mandefro 27:39 PEDRO COBOS 1ST 55-59, FELIPE VERGARA 4TH 45-49 IN STRATTON FAXON NEW HAVEN 20K SEPTEMBER 5TH =========================================================================================== 72 Felipe Vergara 1:13:30 4th 45-49 126 Pedro Cobos 1:18:39 1st 55-59 387 Simon Abella-Leon 1:30:38 463 Julio Aguirre 1:32:50 SERKALEM BISET ABRHA WINS MONTREAL MARATHON, GENNA TUFA 7TH ============================================================= On September 5th in Montreal, Canada, Serkalem Biset Abrha easily won the Marathon Oasis de Montreal as first woman with a time of 2:35:46 beating the next woman by more than 10 minutes. Genna Tufa was the 7th overall male finisher in 2:25:38. The winning time was 2:17. 7 Genna Tufa 2:25:38 1 Serkalem Biset Abrha 2:35:46 Winner August 2010 BUZUNESH DEBA WINS CHRIS THATER 5k, BADO WORKU MERDESSA 2ND ============================================================== At the Chris Thater 5 kilometer Race August 29th in Binghamton NY, Buzunesh Deba was the overall female winner in 15:52 while Bado Worku Merdessa, first last year finished 2nd overall male in 14:04. 2 Bado Worku Merdessa 14:04 1 Buzunesh Deba 15:52 Winner 10 Fikadu Lemma 14:38 6 Hirut Mandefro 16:32 12 Girma Segni 14:59 10 Muliye Gurmu 17:22  GIRMA SEGNI LEADS WSX MEN'S TEAM TO FIRST PLACE IN PERCY SUTTON HARLEM 5k AUGUST 21ST. MULIYE GURMU IS SECOND WOMAN OVERALL AS WOMEN'S TEAM 2ND ========================================================================    Girma Segni finished 5th overall in the hilly Hon. Percy Sutton Harlem 5K on August 21st as the WSX men's team eked out a victory over CPTC. Muliye Gurmu finished 2nd woman and the WX women's team took second. Gidon Mornix, Mekedem Tenaw, Luis Porto, Evelin Gomez & Asteria Claure-Howard won age group awards. 5 Girma Segni 15:56 2nd 25-29 2 Muliye Gurma 17:31 2nd 25-29 17 Gideon Mornix 17:27 3rd 35-39 34 Evelin Gomez 22:40 1st 15-19 22 Mekedem Tenaw 17:52 2nd 15-19 56 Rosario Vivar 23:33 24 Luis Porto 17:57 3rd 15-19 104 Laura Hawks 24:42 89 Edmundo Flores 19:47 180 Asteria Claure-Howard 26:07 2nd 55-59 AZIZA ALIYU 2ND IN PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA HALF, ALENE RETA IS 3RD MALE ======================================================================= Aziza Aliyu came in second woman overall in the hilly Parkersburg, West Virginia Half Marathon which took place August 21st in 1:14:51. Misiker Mckonnin was 5th . Alene Reta, who had won this race for three consecutive years, finished 3rd in 1:04:20. Belay Kassa was 19th. Other WSX runners dropped out. 3 Alene Reta 1:04:20 2 Aziza Aliyu 1:14:51 19 Belay Kassa 1:10:23 5 Misiker Mckonnin 1:18:39 (* extra long course) KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA & FIKADU LEMMA 2-3 IN GLOUCESTER 7 MILER =============================================================== On August 22, Kumsa Adugna Megersa was 2nd overall and Fikadu Lemma third overall in the first ever Run Gloucester 7 Mile Race along the coast north of Boston in Massachusetts. Both won prize money. 2 Kumsa Adugna Adugna 33:57 3 Fikadu Lemma 34:27 DIEGO VANEGAS & BRIAN KUHNAU LEAD TEAM TO 2ND IN BRONX HALF MARATHON =======================================================================  Please wear your WSX Team Colors otherwise we might miss you in the photos! Diego Vanegas finished 7th overall in 1:13 and Brian Kuhnau in his debut race for the WSX team ran 9th overall in 1:14 in he Bronx Half Marathon August 15th. The Men's team was 2nd by 7 seconds to he Manhattan Track Club. Diego, Brian, Alfonso Polania, Jose Tacuri, Pedro Cobos, Jose Santiago, Cesar Estevez & Julio Aguirre all won age group awards. 59 WSX runners completed the race. 7 Diego Venegas 1:13:50 1st 35-39 142 Eloina Benitez 1:45:48 9 Brian Kuhnau 1:14:19 2nd 30-34 190 Sharon Antoine 1:47:43 24 Gabriel Ignacio 1:17:21 202 Rosario Vivar 1:48:06 25 Joel Martinez-Delon 1:17:50 335 Laura Hawks 1:52:35 27 Amado Tlatempa 1:17:50 382 Lubia Iboy 1:53:42 SEBLELEDET K'MARIAM KASAHUN INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED IN BRONX BUS STOP CRASH ON AUGUST 10TH ============================================================================================ WSX's Sebleledet K'Mariam Kasahun, who won the Run for Central Park on July 17th and has a 2:42 marathon was sitting in a Bronx bus stop when a livery cab hit a van and careened into a glass encased bus stop in the Bronx killing one man and seriously injuring six others The accident took place late Tuesday morning August 10th. Sebleledet was taken to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx and endured a 5 hour operation to remove shattered glass from her legs and clean the wounds. Her jaw was also broken. She is the wife of WSX runner Ketema Nigusse. We all wish Sebleledet well and a speedy recovery.  A Classic Photo of the presidents of West Side Runners (Bill Staab) and Warren Street (Rick Pascarella) KUMSA, MOHAMED, FIKADU, KETEMA, GENNA, BELAY, GIRMA, TEKLU, MUSTAFA & DIEGO LEAD WSX MEN TO FIRST PLACE IN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 8/07. MULIYE & SEBLELEDET 8TH & 9TH WOMEN ===================================================================================== The WSX men's team won the Club Team Championship 5 Mile Race on August 7th ahead of the NYAC as the WSX swept the first five places though the team of 10 was not as fast as in 2009. Kumsa Adugna Megersa was the overall winner and the only male runner to run 23 minutes this year. He was followed by Mohammed Awol, Fikadu Lemma, Ketema Nigusse and Genna Tufa. The men's Senior team was also first with Julio Aguirre, Mario Pelaez & Rolando Vizhnay. The men's masters were 4th led by Felipe Vergara and the Vets were 6th. The WSX women's team was a disappointing 12th with Muliye Gurmu and Sebleledet K'Mariam leading the team. Over 70 WSX runners participated and a large team picnic was held after the race. 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 23:57 Overall Winner 8 Muliye Gurmu 29:40 2 Mohammed Awol 24:01 1st 30-34 9 Sebleledet K'Mariam 29:48 3 Fikadu Lemma 24:03 1st 25-29 170 Nube Vivar 37:57 4 Ketema Nigusse 24:10 2nd 25-29 186 Lisa Castillo 38:21 5 Genna Tufa 24:21 3rd 25-29 187 Laura Hawks 38:28 7 Belay Kassa 24:35 188 Diana Ceylan 38:28 13 Girma Segni 25:02 17 Teklu Tefera Deneke 25:22 42 Elmustafa Mchkirate 26:39 43 Diego Vanegas 26:39 SHEWARGE ALENE AMARE WINS BOGOTA 1/2 MARATHON, ALENE RETA RUNS 2 RACES ======================================================================== On August 1st, Shewarge Alene Amare upset several favorites at the Bogota, Colombia Half Marathon winning the race in 1:13:54. The previous weekend her brother, Alene Reta won the Deseret 10K in Salt Lake City on 7/24 in 27:18 on a downhill course and then in the Wharf to Wharf 6 mile race in Santa Cruz, California two days later was 2nd in 27:11 breaking his own WSX 6 mile record . July 2010 QUEENS HALF PHOTOS MISIKER MCKONNIN DEMISSE (TEYBA NASER) BREAKS WSX 10K RECORD WITH 31:40 IN UTAH JULY 24 ===================================================================================== The WSX 10K record for women has been broken several times this year, by Buzunesh Deba then by Shewarge Alene Amare and now by Misiker Mckonnin Demisse (who was running under her old name Teyba Naser) in Salt Lake City on July 24th. Misiker ran 31:40.5 to win the Deseret News Women's 10K 1 Miskiker Mckonnin Demisse 31:40 WSX record NEW WSX BABY GIRL BORN TO HALEFOM ABEBE TSEGAYE & HIRUT ABERA LEGESSE, JULY 26TH =============================================================================== Hirut Abera Legesse (best marathon 2:37) and Halefom Abebe Tsegaye (best marathon 2:14) are the proud parents of their first child, a daughter, who was born on July 26th in St. Johns's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. Their daughter has been named Tsion and weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces at birth. Mother, Father and daughter are all doing well. JOEL MARTINEZ-DELON LEADS WSX MEN'S TEAM TO FIRST PLACE IN TEPID QUEENS HALF MARATHON JULY 24 ============================================================================================  It was wretchedly hot and humid during the Queens Half Marathon in Flushing Meadow Park and many dropped out , but Joel Martinez-Delon finished 6th overall in 1:19 leading the WSX team to first place. Felipe Vergara and Julio Aguirre won their age groups 6 Joel Martinez-Delon 1:19:24 2nd 30-34 11 Ricardo Cuihuizo 1:20:55 2nd 20-24 12 Felipe Vergara 1:21:43 1st 45-49 34 Victor Garcia Garcia 1:26:08 3rd 45-49 39 Rene Cuahuizo 1:27:01 ALENE RETA 3RD OVERALL & AZIZA ALIYU 5TH, TEYBA NASER 6TH IN CRAZY 8'S JULY 17th =========================================================================== At the very competitive Crazy Eights 8 kilometer race in Kingsport, Tennessee on July 17th, Alene Reta, a previos winner, came in third in 22:38. Aziza Aliyuu was 5th woman overall in 27.01 while Teyba Naser (Misiker Mckonnin) was 6th and Claudia Nero was 11th in 29:42. Claudia also won the mile in 5:05 3 Alene Reta 22:38 5 Aziza Aliyu 27:01 6 Misiker Mckonnin 27:29 11 Claudia Nero 29:42 Mile Run >> 1 Claudia Nero 5:05 Winner KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA EKES OUT VICTORY IN CENTRAL PARK 4 MILE RACE EDGING KETEMA NIGUSSE BY A SECOND. SEBRELEDET G'MARIAM KASAHUN IS FEMALE WINNER ========================================================================== On June 17th in terrible heat Kumsa Adugna Megersa ran 19:02 in the Run for Central Park 4 Mile race just beating Ketema Nigusse (19:03) by a whisker. The WSX men's team topped the NYRR's very strong men's team and finished first team. Others aiding the team, Genna Tufa (4th), Fikadu Lemma (5th), Girma Segni (6th) & Belay Kassa (7th). Felipe Vergara was 3rd 45-49, Alberto Rivera won the age 14 and under, and Luis Porto was 2nd 15-19, Sebreledet K'Mariam Kasahun was also an overall winner in 22:22, Serkalem Biset Abrha was 3rd overall & Muliye Gurmu finished 9th. The WSX women's team was 5th 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 19:02 Winner 1 Sebleledet Mariam 22:22 Winner 2 Ketema Nigusse 19:03 1st 25-29 3 Serkalem Biset Abrha 22:56 1st 20-24 4 Genna Tufa 19:18 3rd 25-29 9 Muliye Gurmu 24:14 5 Fikadu Lemma 19:26 3rd 25-29 147 Alejandra Gonzalez 30:26 6 Girma Segni 19:28 252 Nube Vivar 31:42 7 Belay Kassa 19:32 13 Halefom Abebe Tsegaye 20:04 19 Ansu Sowe 20:30 31 Diego Vanegas 21:07 32 Elmustafa Mchkirate 21:08 42 Yonas Woldesellassie 21:40 42 Angel Confesor 21:44 BADO WORKU MERDESSA & BUZUNESH DEBA SMASH WSX RECORDS IN SUBARU BUFFALO 4 MILE CHASE ON JULY 16TH -ALENE RETA & CLAUDIA CAMARGO REPLACED ======================================================================== Bado Worku Merdessa ran 18:31 in the Friday night Subaru Buffalo 4 Mile Chase breaking Alene Reta's long standing 4 Mile WSX record of 18:49. Bado won the race by one second then took a midnight bus back to NYC to watch the Run for Central Park 4 Mile race. Buzunesh Deba won the distaff side of the Buffalo race in 20:53 knocking out Claudia Camargo Nero's WSX record. Friends Derese & Worku were 2nd and 4th respectfully 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 18:31 New WSX Record 1 Buzunesh Deba 20:53 New WSX Record 19 Paul Mwangi 20:56 4th Master BADO WORKU MERDESSA & KETEMA NIGUSSE FINISH 12TH AND 13TH IN BOILERMAKER 15k, JULY 11TH ====================================================================================== At the elite Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY on July 11th, Bado Worku Merdessa finished 12th overall in 45:47 and right behind him was Ketema Nigusse in 45:50. Alas only money for the top 10. Winner in a course record was Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa 12 Bado Worku Merdessa 45:47 13 Ketema Nigusse 45:50 GENNA TUFA & FIKADU LEMMA 1-2 IN SPLASH & DASH 10k JULY 10TH IN CENTRAL PARK, SERKALEM BISET ABRHA 2ND WOMAN ===========================================================================================================  In winning the Splash & Dash 10K, the WSX men won and beat the next team (CPTC) by over 35 minutes as Genna Tufa won the race in 31:10. Fikadu Lemma was just behind him in 2nd place and Elmustafa Mchkirate & Angel Confesor finished 5th and 7th respectfully. Serkalem Biset Abrha was 2nd woman overall in 36:12 & Muliye Gurmu was 6th woman finisher. Everyone went swimming in the pool after the race. . 1 Genna Tufa 31:10 Overall Winner 2 Serkalem Biset Abrha 36:12 2nd Overall 2 Fikadu Lemma 31:18 2nd Overall 6 Muliye Gurmu 40:23 2nd 25-29 5 Elmustafa Mchkirate 34:45 1st 25-29 7 Angel Confesor 34:53 1st 20-24 14 Javier Rodriguez 37:25 2nd 35-39 SHEWARGE ALENE AMARE BREAKS WSX 10K RECORD AT PEACHTREE JULY 4TH, SO DOES BUZUNESH DEBA ======================================================================================== Shewarge Alene Amare broke the WSX women's 10K record which she set in the Mini, running the famous Peachtree 10K in Atlanta July 4th in 32:04 for 7th woman overall. Just behind her in 32:10 was Buzunesh Deba in an amazing time of 32:04. The overall male winner of the race was honorary WSX member Gebre Gebremariam in 27:56. WSX Paul Mwangi, 6th in the Masters category, ran 32:53. Friend Worku Beyi finished 28th in 29:10 7 Shewarge Alene Amare 32:04 WSX record 9 Buzunesh Deba 32:10 also broke WSX record 71 Paul Mwangi 32:53 6th Masters June 2010 ALENE RETA DOUBLES WITH SECOND VICTORY IN CENTRAL PARK IN HOPE & POSSIBILITY 5 MILER - MULIYE GURMU ALSO WINS 6/27/10 Photos:   ANGEL CONFESOR DOMINATES THE COSME CONEY ISLAND 5 KILOMETER JOINING CRISTIAN ABAD & FELIPE VERGARA AS WSX WINS TEAM 6/27/10 ========================================================================================================================== Results: http://results.brooklynmarathon.com/results?activity=106169
Angel Confesor was overall winner in Cosme's Coney Island 5k race on the Boardwalk in 16:23. Christian Abad ran 17:01 as he and Felipe Vergara 17:16 made up the winning team. Ricardo Cuahuizo finished 10th but did not declare WSX as his team so he did not count in the top three. Lisa Castillo was first WSX woman and won her age group. Nube Vivar and Jose Santiago also won age group awards. Beer flowed freely after the race. . 1 Angel Confesor 16:23 Winner 75 Lisa Castillo 22:53 8 Cristian Abad 17:01 82 Nube Vivar 23:09 11 Felipe Vergara 17:16 217 Marisol Santiago 29:14 ALENE RETA DOUBLES WITH SECOND VICTORY IN CENTRAL PARK IN HOPE & POSSIBILITY 5 MILER - MULIYE GURMU ALSO WINS 6/27/10 ================================================================================================================== Alene Reta pulled off a double victory this weekend in Central Park, winning the Hope and Possibility 5 Miler on Sunday in 23:56 after breaking the WSX record on Saturday in the Gay Pride 5 Miler in 23:02. Mohammed Awol was 2nd and Teklu Tefera Deneke was 3rd and the WSX men obviously were first team. Muliye Gurmu was the woman winninbg in 30:31. Evaristo Roldan was 2nd Master 45-49, Julio Aguirre 2nd Senior 60-64 1 Alene Reta 23:56 Winner 1 Muliye Gurmu 30:31 Winner 2 Mohammed Awol 24:45 1st 30-34 3 Teklu Tefera Deneke 25:43 2nd 30-34 13 Ponciano Ramirez 29:38 18 Evaristo Roldan 30:44 2nd 45:49 BADO WORKU MERDESSA (1:05) & BUZUNESH DEBA (1:15) EACH WIN STRATTON FAIRFIELD HALF MARATHON IN CONNECTICUT 6/27/10 =============================================================================================================== Bado Worku Merdessa won the hot and hilly Stratton Fairfield, Connecticut Half Marathon by just a couple of seconds in 1:05:49. Ketema Nigusse placed a close third overall in 1:05:57 and Fikadu Lemma was 6th. Buzunesh Deba, running her second race in two days, won again in 1:15:43, only 3 seconds ahead of the next woman. 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:05:49 1 Buzunesh Deba 1:15:43 Winner 3 Ketema Nigusse 1:05:57 6 Fikadu Lemma 1:11:56 35 Jhonny Camacho 1:24:12 1st 45-49 39 Pedro Cobos 1:24:47 1st 55-59 57 Cesar Estevez 1:27:54 3rd 50-54 ALENE RETA BREAKS WSX AND GAY PRIDE RACE RECORD BY ONE SECOND IN 5 MILER IN CENTRAL PARK, BUZUNESH DEBA WINS WOMEN'S RACE ========================================================================================================================= Alene Reta was the overall winner in the Gay Pride 5 Mile Race June 26th in Central Park. He ran a fabulous 25:02 breaking his own WSX 5 Mile record by one second - it was also the meet record by one second. At Shelter Island last week he also beat the race record by one second. How does Alene plan these things ? The men's team won as Kumsa Adugna Megersa ran 23;33 and Mohamed Awol (maybe because his mother just arrived to visit from Ethiopia) had a 5 mile PR of 23:51. Belay Kassa & Fikadu Lemma both ran 25:01. Meanwhile, Buzunesh Deba, coming off her triumphant 2:31 marathon at Grandma's, swept the distaff side winning in 27:06 & Sebleledet K'Mariam Kasahun was third overall in 28:45. The WSX women also won whilc Alberto Rivera was first 12-14, Luis Porto 3rd 15-19, Eric Delcros 2nd 35-39, Alfonso Polania 2nd 45-49 (winning $ 200 - drinks for all at Coney Island), and that one-two Senior punch, Edgar "Fantasma" Sandoval & Julio Aguirre swept the 60-64 age group. 1 Alene Reta 23:01 Winner & WSX record 1 Buzunesh Deba 27:06 Winner 3 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 23:33 1st 20-24 3 Sebleledet K/Mariam Kasahun 28:45 2nd 25-29 4 Mohammed Awol 23:51 1st 30-34 90 Alejandra Gonzalez 38:45 7 Belay Kassa 25:01 2nd 25-29 91 Abigail Vidal 38:50 8 Fikadu Lemma 25:01 3rd 25-29 552 Clara Isodora 46:17 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA & KETEMA NIGUSSE LEAD TEAM IN FATHER'S DAY 5M 6/20 ======================================================================== 15 hours after racing the Shelter Island 10K, Kumsa Adugna Megersa came back and beat out over 5000 competitors in the NYRR Father's Day 5 Mile Race in Central Park. His time was 23:48. Hard on his heels, Ketema Nigusse also broke 24 minutes as the men's team one first place and moved 6 points in front of the pesky NYAC in the 2010 team series. Genna Tufa, was 4th overall, followed by Fikadu Lemma and Belay Kassa. Ansu Sowe ran 25:56 and Elmustafa Mchkirate began his comeback. Alberto Rivera was 1st 12-14, Jose Santiago 3rd 50-54, Edgar Sandoval 3rd 60-63 and Nohemi Mandile 2nd 40-44 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 23:48 Winner 2 Ketema Nigusse 23:57 2nd Overall 4 Genna Tufa 24:28 1st 25-29 6 Fikadu Lemma 24:50 3rd 25-29 8 Belay Kassa 24:54 70 Felipe Vergara 28:48 3rd 45-49 ALENE RETA BREAKS COURSE RECORD AT SHELTER ISLAND 10k BY ONE SECOND 6/19 ======================================================================= Alene Reta is on a roll - he easily won the Shelter Island 10K and broke his own meet record by one second. in 28:39. Kumsa, Ketema, Fikadu and Sebleledet all finished in the top 8 1 Alene Reta 28:39 Winner 7 Sebleledet K/Mariam Kasahun 37:17 3 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 29:45 11 Muliye Gurmu 39:04 4 Ketema Nigusse 29:49 6 Fikadu Lemma 31:15 BUZUNESH DEBA SETS PR AND BREAKS WSX RECORD IN GRANDMA'S MARATHON 6/19 ======================================================================== Buzunesh Deba won the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota setting a PR of 2:31:35 and also breaking the WSX record for women in the marathon (held for two weeks by Sebleledet Biset Abrha at 2:32:03). Hirut Mandefro was 11th in the Marathon in 2:45:23. Bado Worku Merdessa was 2nd overall in the Half Marathon 3 seconds behind the winner finishing in 1:04:27. Marathon 1 Buzunesh Deba 2:31:35 WSX Record 11 Hirut Mandefro 2:45:23 1/2 Marathon 2 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:04:27 GENNA TUFA & SERKALEM BISET ABRHA EACH SECOND IN LITCHFIELD HILLS 7 MILER JUNE 13TH ================================================================================= Genna Tufa was second overall in the Litchfield Hills (Connecticut) 7 Miler in 35 flat. One week after her 2:32 marathon in San Diego, Serkalem Biset Abrha was also 2nd (female) in 40:15 2 Genna Tufa 35:00 2 Serkalem Biset Abrha 40:15 ALENE RETA & BUZUNESH DEBA DOMINATE ORANGE COUNTY CLASSIC 10k JUNE 13, 2010 ============================================================================ At the Orange County Classic 10K in Middletown, NY, Alene Reta began in full drive, challenged the hills, left his compettion in the dust, and then cruised to a 28:53 victory. After the first mile he never had to look back (but he did peek twice) - he surged to victory on the track. Buzunesh Deba utilized a different approach - challenged for the entire race, she hit the final 400 meters in third place, went into overdrive, and sprinted past the other two ladies for victory in 33:33. Ketema Nigusse finished 4th in 29:19, Kumsa Adugna Megersa was 6th. Felipe Vergara was first master 45-49. The race director treated the WSX athletes very well, hotel rooms for all, dinner and lunch, travel expenses for most and prize money for 6 WSX finishers. 1 Alene Reta 28:53 Winner 1 Buzunesh Deba 33:33 Winner 4 Ketema Nigusse 29:19 8 Sebleledet K/Mariam 36:03 6 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 29:54 7 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 30:10 9 Fikadu Lemma 31:25 10 Girma Segni 31:41 33 Felipe Vergara 37:00 1st 45-49 50 Ralph Yozzo Bekele 40:20 3rd 45-49 190 Joaquim Pena 48:97 SHEWARGE ALENE AMARE & BUZUNESH DEBA BOTH BREAK WSX 10K RECORD IN MINI ON JUNE 12TH ==================================================================================== The WSX women's team was second overall at the NYRR Mini 10K as Shewarge Alene Amare (sister of Alene Reta) broke the team record with her 7th place finish in 32:27. The record was held by Buzunesh Deba (old record 33:09) who also broke it finishing 9th in 32:37. Aziza Aliyu was 15th overall in 33:54 while Hirut Mandefro, 3rd overall last year, finished in 37:07. Our 5th woman, Misiker Mckonnin, who took the lead at the beginning of the race, was unable to finish. Still, it was a splendid finish for the WSX women's team 7 Shewarge Alene Amare 32:27 WSX Record 9 Buzunesh Deba 32:37 15 Aziza Aliyu 33:54 30 Hirut Mandefro 37:07 . 281 Diana Ceylon 46:18 BADO WORKU MERDESSA WINS MOONLIGHT 5K IN NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 6/4/10 ========================================================================== Bado Worku Merdessa was the winner of the New Milford Moonlight 5K in a time of 13:53. This year the race was very mixed up, runners criss-crossing, lack of water, distance probably short, no results after the race. The second place finisher is unknown (though there was prize money) and Kumsa Adugna Megersa was 3rd overall while Muliye Gurmu was third woman in 18:32. 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 13:53 Winner 3 Muliye Gurmu 18:32 3 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 14:06 EXCLUSIVE FROM ONE OF THE WEST SIDE ELITE RUNNERS IN THE JAPAN DAY RUN, JUNE 6th, 2010 =============================================================================== "I was coming in 3rd for the last half mile, after having passed three other runners along the way, when this guy beat me in the final stretch. Auch! Anyway, this was my result: "
 SERKALEM BISET ABRHA SETS PR COMING IN THIRD OVERALL IN SAN DIEGO MARATHON, JUNE 6, 2010 ===================================================================================== At the Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego, California Serkalem Biset Abrha ran her best ever marathon, a 2:32:06 effort which landed her third overall in a very competative field 3 Serkalem Biset Abrha 2:32: 06 PR KETEMA NIGUSSE BEATS BADO WORKU MERDESSA BY A WHISKER IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA 20k, MAY 29th ============================================================================================= Neither Ketema Nigusse or Bado Worku Merdessa knew who was the winner in the Ogden 20K Classic in Wheeling, West Virginia as they came in together at the finish. The computer declared Ketema the winner (and Ralph Yozzo was not there to drive them back to the Bronx). They went by bus. 1 Ketema Nigusse 1:03:50.33 Winner 2 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:03:50:42 Almost the winner SEBLELEDET K/MARIAM WINS KENNY DOLAN 5k IN BROOKLYN ON JUNE 6TH, FIKADU LEMMA 2ND MALE FINISHER ================================================================================================ 35 WSX members finished the Kenny Dolan Memorial 5K in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on June 6th and Sebleledet K/Mariam was the female winner in 18:02. She led the WSX women's team to third place. Fikadu Lemma, coming back from a foot injury finished in second place in 15:22 followed by Angel Confesor, 3rd overall, and Kirt Joseph, 5th. The WSX men's open team won first place as did the WSX men's masters (Felipe Vergara, Americo Ceballos, Carlos Castrillon. This was a bit confusing as Jose Santiago and Ralph Yozzo were ahead of some of the scoring masters, but were counted on the open team. Alberto Rivera and Luis Porto were 1-2 age 13-15. WTC's Abiyot Endale was the winner 2 Fikadu Lemma 15:22 25 Sebleledet K/Mariam 18:02 Winner 3 Angel Confesor 16:37 170 Nube Vivar 23:55 6 Kirt Joseph 16:37 1st 30-39 172 Jan Vaughn 23:59 8 Gabriel Ignacio 16:54 1st 20-29 186 Lubia Iboy 24:22 11 Lucio Marcelino 17:02 2nd 20-29 187 Lisa Castillo 24:23 May 2010 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA WINS RIDGEWOOD NJ 5k, TEKLU TEFERA DENEKE DOUBLES COMING IN SECOND IN BOTH THE 5k & 10k MAY 31st ============================================================= Kumsa Adugna Megersa won the Ridgewood 5K in New Jersey on Memorial Day in 15:10 while Teklu Tefera Deneke ran both the 5k and the 10k coming in second both times. Honorary Member Yonas Woldesellassie was 9th in the 5K and Ralph Yozzo was the chauffeur. And our friend Abiyot was first in the 10K and 2nd in the mile (while running on an injured hamstring) And by the way, Kumsa was also injured. Also, Yonas. 10K 2 Teklu Tefera Deneke 31:12 1st 30-39 35 Sergio Pinzon 39:07 5K 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 15:10 Winner 2 Teklu Tefera Deneke 15:32 1st 3-39 42 Hector Matos, Jr. 19:44 Chauffeur's note: The chauffeur actually ran from the back and plans to sign up earlier for this race next year! Here are his times: for details, see http://wsxnyc.org/results-1.0-SNAPSHOT/results/results/showme.jsp#hist
 Kumsa with 5K Ridgewood Run First Place Trophy (we have to move into the sun next time) Mohammed Awol wins Buffalo (NY) Marathon in 2:19, Belay Kassa is third 5/30. =============================================================== Mohammed Awol went to the Buffalo Marathon for the first time with Belay Kassa and their Greyhound Bus from NYC to Buffalo broke down with a delay of 7 hours until another bus was located. However, Mohammed easily won the race in 2:19 while Belay Kassa took third overall in 2:25:54 after winning the Brooklyn Half Marathon the previous week. 1 Mohammed Awol 2:19:03 Winner 3 Belay Kassa 2:25:51 1st Male 25-29 BELAY KASSA DOMINATED THE BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON WINNING IN 1:08:02 0N MAY 22nd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Belay Kassa, originally from Ethiopia, now of Manhattan bettered his NYC Half Marathon Time of 1:09 while winning the Brooklyn Half Marathon virtually unchallenged in 1:08:02. The WSX men's team won first place team, Javier Rodriguez was 3rd age 35-39 while Felipe Vergara won his age 45-49 category. Many WSX runners were unable to compete as the NYRR closed the entry procedure for the Brooklyn Half Marathon months ago the same day entries opened due to capping. 1 Belay Kassa 1:08:02 Winner 389 Lisa Castillo 1:47:30 12 Javier Rodriguez 1:15:38 3rd 35-39 637 Lubia Iboy 1:52:02 17 Felipe Vergara 1:16:46 1st 45-49 33 Eric Delcros 1:19:03 37 Cristian Abad 1:19:20 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA LEADS WSX MEN TO 1ST PLACE IN HEALTHY KIDNEY 10k 5/15 BUZUNESH DEBA BREAKS RACE RECORD FOR WOMEN AS WOMEN'S TEAM IS SECOND --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
In the very competitive Healthy Kidney 10K on May 15, Kumsa Adugna Megersa outpaced Tesfaye Girma and Ketema Niguesse leading the WSX men's team to first place while Buzunesh Deba broke the race record with her 33:09 leading Aziza Aliyu, Serkalem Biset Abrha and Sebleledet Mariam as WSX women place second in points race after NYAC The WSX Men's Masters were 4th, the Men's Veterans also 4th and the Men's Seniors took 2nd Place. 15 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 29:19 1 Buzunesh Deba 33:09 16 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 29:24 5 Aziza Aliyu 34:29 20 Ketema Nigusse 30:18 6 Serkalem Biset Abrha 35:17 26 Teklu Tefera Deneke 30:51 12 Sebleledet Mariam 36:49 30 Belay Kassa 31:14 193 Diana Ceylan 47:03 32 Halefom Abebe Tsegaye 31:40 ROBERTO PUENTE, 5th OVERALL, LEADS WSX MEN'S TEAM TO FIRST IN MOTHER'S DAY 4 MILE CENTRAL PARK RACE ON MAY 9TH. SERKALEM ABRHA IS SECOND OVERALL WOMAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The WSX men's team won first place in the NYRR Mother's Day Race on May 9th with Roberto Puente leading the WSX contingent in 21:43. Serkalem Biset Abrha, who ran a 10K the day before in Jersey City was second woman overall. 5 Roberto Puente 21:43 1st 25-29 2 Serkalem Biset Abrha 23:00 1st 20-24 6 Alberto Rivera 22:05 1st 12-14 15 Luis Porto 22:39 2nd 15-19 16 Lucio Marcelino 22:40 2nd 20-24 20 Eric Delcros 22:56 3rd 35-39 ALENE RETA THIRD OVERALL IN ONE AMERICA HALF MARATHON, INDIANAPOLIS 5/08 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Alene Reta 1:03 04 3rd overall male KETEMA NIGUSSE & BUZUNESH DEBA EACH WIN NEWPORT NJ 10,000 ON MAY 8TH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ketema Nigusse was the overall male winner in the Newport 10K, in Jersey City on May 8th while Buzunesh Deba matched him and was first woman in the race with many turns. 1 Ketema Nigusse 29:41 Winner 1 Buzunesh Deba 33:38 Winner 6 Genna Tufa 30:36 5 Serkalem Biset Abrha 35:02 31 Roberto Perel 36:44 9 Sebleledet Kasahun 37:17 41 Sergio Pinzon 38:22 SHEWARGE AMARE & AZIZA ALIYU IN TOP TEN IN COMPETITIVE SPOKANE RACE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shewarge Alene Amare, Alene Reta's sister and Aziza Aliyu both placed well in the Bloomsday 7 Mile Race in Spokane, Washington on May 7th and Shewarge broke the old WSX record held by Claudia Camargo Nero. Many top runners ran this race 4 Shewarge Amare 39:27 WSX record 10 Aziza Aliyu 41:53 BUZUNESH DEBA BREAKS WSX 10 MILE RECORD IN PHILLY 5/2, ALENE RETA WINS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the Blue Cross Broad Street Philadelpia (Pa) 10 Mile race on May 2nd, Buzunesh Deba broke Claudia Camargo Nero's 10 mile record winning in 55:12. Alene Reta was the overall male winner in 48:10 followed by Ketema Nigusse then Bado Worku Merdessa. Everyone won money - Worku Beyi, Deresse Deniboba and Alemteshay Misaganaw took top prizes as well. It was a very hot sticky day 1 Alene Reta 48:10 Winner 1 Buzunesh Deba 55:12 WSX Record 2 Ketema Nigusse 48:34 4 Bado Worku Merdessa 49:14 April 2010 ALENE RETA BREAKS LONG STANDING WSX MARATHON RECORD IN SANTIAGO, CHILE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alene Reta won the Santiago, Chile Marahon on April 11th in 2;12:33 and in doing so broke the long standing WSX marathon record held by Venezuelan Luis Herberto Fonseco of 2:12:59 in Ckeveland, Ohio 1 Alene Reta 2:12:33 Overall Winner and New WSX marathon record ADMAS AND CHIP RUN IN SYBIL LUDINGTON 50 KILOMETER, CARMEL, NY 4/25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Admas Beligne 6:37:22 3rd 50-59 37 Chip Tilden 6:37:22 ALENE RETA & BUZUNESH DEBA WIN APPLE BLOSSOM 10 IN VIRGINIA ON MAY 1ST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alene Reta won the Apple Blossom 10K in Wincheser, Virginia held on May 1st and Buzunesh Deba also won as 6 WSX runners trekked south for this competitive race 1 Alene Reta 29:13 Winner 1 Buzunesh Deba 34:27 Winner 4 Tesfaye Girma 29:53 3 Hirut Mandefro 35:40 5 Bado Worku Merdessa 30:11 5 Muliye Gurmu 38:02 KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA & SERKALEM ABHRA WIN RYE DERBY 5 MILER, MAY 2ND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kumsa Adugna Megersa & Serkalem Abhra were the overall winners in the Rye (NY) Derby 5 Miler May 2nd. Genna Tufa was 2nd, Teklu Tefera Deneke finished 5th . 1 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 23:57 Winner 1 Serkalem Biset Abhra 27:58 Winner 2 Genna Tufa 24:22 2 Sebleledet Kasahun 30:06 5 Teklu Tefera Deneke 26:14 SERKALEM BISET ABRHA 2ND IN MEMPHIS MARATHON April 25th, GENNA TUFA IS 9TH WHILE MOHAMMED AWOL COMES IN 3RD AT PITTSBURGH MARATHON, MAY 2ND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Serkalem Biset Abrha finished the rainy Country Music Marathon in Memphis, Tennesee in 2nd place in 2:35:19 while Genna Tufa came in 9th male in 2:24:04. The same day Mohammed Awol finished 3rd in the Pittsburgh Marathon in 2:19:23 Memphis 9 Genna Tufa 2:24:04 2 Serkalem Biset Abrha 2:35:19 Pittsburgh 3 Mohammed Awol 2:19:23 ANGEL CONFESOR WINS LONG ISLAND 10k, GUILLERMO FUENTES 9TH IN MARATHON -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angel Confesor was the winner in the Long Island 10K in 34 flat while Guillermo Fuentes finished the hot Long Island Marathon in 3:04 for first Master on May 2nd Marathon 9 Guillermo Fuentes 3:04:44 1st 40-49 1/2 Marathon 24 Cesar Estevez 1:23:58 2nd 50-59 10 Kilometers 1 Angel Confesor 34:00 Winner 6 Jaime Palacios 37:19 1st 50-59 WSX MEN'S TEAM 1ST, WOMEN'S TEAM 3RD IN CINCO DE MAYO 5k, MAY 2ND --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the steaming hot Cinco de Mayo 5K in Prospect Park, (with no water stations or water prior to the race) the WSX men's team grabbed 1st place and the Women 3rd. Mario Peleaz, Evaristo Roldan, Ricardo Cuahuizo & Bill Staab won age group awards 3 Kirt Joseph 16:51 73 Nube Vivar 24:26 2nd 30-39 4 Alberto Rivera 17:10 1st 12-15 130 Asteria Claure-Howard 28:32 5 Luis Porto 17:32 2nd 12-15 132 Marisol Santiago 28:37 1st 16-19 JULIO SAUCE & JOSE CARMONA SHINE IN STIFLING LONG BRANCH NJ MARATHON ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Julio Sauce 2:54:43 2nd 30-34 11 Jose Carmona 3:10:55 2nd 40-44 54 Amado Tlatempa 3:31:56 BADO AND BUZUNESH WIN PIKES PEEK 10K IN MARYLAND APRIL 25TH 4 WSX RUNNERS RUN 28 MINUTES, BUZUNESH FINISHES IN 32:52 ======================================================================================= A large group of WSX runners traveled to the Pikes Peek 10 K in Rockville, Maryland on April 25th with fabulous results. Bado, Tesfaye, Kumsa and Ketema all ran between 28:43 and 28:49 and Buzunesh ran 32:52 for the victory with Hirut Mandefro running 33:22 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 28:43 1 Buzunesh Deba 32:52 6 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 28:48 3 Hirut Mandefro 33:22 7 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 28:49 9 Muliye Gurmu 37:29 8 Ketema Nigusse 28:49 10 Sebleledet Mariam 37:51 13 Mohammed Awol 30:10 DIEGO VANEGAS, RALPH YOZZO & CHIP TILDEN THE ONLY 3 WSX RUNNERS IN THE BOSTON MARATHON ======================================================================================= 190 Diego Vanegas 2:40:17 2478 Ralph Yozzo 3:10:15 12367 Chip Tilden 4:55:52 TESFAYE GIRMA, BADO WORKU MERDESSA & HIRUT MANDEFRO WIN IN VIRGINIA ============================================================ Tesfaye Girma Bekele breezed to victory in the Dismal Swamp Half Marathon in Chesepeake, Virginia on April 17th in 1:06:33. Meanwhile, also in Virginia, Bado Worku Merdessa and Hirut Mandefro each won the Arch 5K in Charlottesville 4/17 Dismal Swamp 1/2 Marathonn Va Arch 8 Kilometer - Charlottesville, Va 1 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 1:06:23 Winner 1 Bado Worku Merdessa 23:58 Winner 1 Hirut Mandefro 25:32 Winner MOHAMMED AWOL & BELAY KASSA FINISH 2-3 IN RUN FOR THE PARKS 4 MILE 4/18 ============================================================== Both the WSX men's and women's team finished 1st in the NYRR Run for the Parks 4 Mile race in Central Park 4/18 as Mohammed Awol was 2nd male, Belay Kassa 3rd. 2 Mohammed Awol 19:38 1st 30-34 9 Serkalem Biset Abrha 26:57 3rd 20-24 3 Belay Kassa 20:08 1st 25-28 10 Hirut Mandefro 26:57 6 Teklu T.Deneke 20:41 2nd 30-34 42 Diana Ceylon 28:54 14 Luis Porto 22:15 1st 15-19 172 Abigail Vidal 31:02 26 Alberto Rivera 22:50 1st 12-14 394 Sharon Antoine 32:54 BUZUNESH DEBA WINS RUN AS ONE 4 MILER, KUMSA ADUGNA 2ND MALE -WSX WINS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TEAMS =====================================================================================  Back from injury, Buzunesh Deba won the NYRR Run as One 4 Mile Race, April 11th in Central Park in 21:30 while Aziza Aliyu was third and Muliye Gurmu came in 6th. Kumsa Adugna Megersa snared 2nd Male overall with a smart 18:42 and Teklu Tefera Deneke was 7th overall in 19:28 as both the WSX men's team and women's team won first place. Carlos David Roa was first Junior, Luis Porto 2nd and Alberto Rivera was first 12-14 while Jose Tacuri, Felipe Vergara, Jose Carmona, Cesar Estevez and Eric Delcros each copped age group awards 2 Kumsa Adugna Medersa 18:42 2nd Overall 1 Buzunesh Deba 21:30 Winner 7 Teklu Tefera Deneke 19:28 1st 30-34 3 Aziza Aliyu 22:01 3rd Overall 16 Carlos David Roa 21:58 1st 15-19 6 Muluye Gurmu 23:17 3rd 25-29 20 Alberto Rivera 22:21 1st 12-14 274 Abigail Vidal 31:22 28 Luis Porto 22:35 2nd 15-19 291 Lisa Castillo 31:27 HIRUT MANDEFRO BREAKS WSX 10 MILE RECORD IN CHERRY BLOSSOM 10 MILER IN WASHINGTON DC 4/11 ============================================================================== Hirut Mandefro broke Claudia Camargo Nero's WSX 10 Mile record with a swift 58:10 at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run in Washington DC on April 11th finishing 9th overall in a powerful field. Tesfaye Girma Bekele finished 12th male in 47:20 followed by Ketema Nigusse in 15th place and Bado Worku Merdessa in 17th 12 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 47:20 9 Hirut Mandefro 58:10 WSX Record 15 Ketema Nigusse 47:50 17 Bado Worku Merdessa 48:03 KETEMA NIGUSSE LEADS WSX CONTINGENT TO VICTORY IN SCOTLAND 10K RUN APRIL 3RD IN CENTRAL PARK ================================================================================    Ketema Nigusse returned from a winter sojourn in Ethiopia Wednesday and broke the meet record for the Scotland 10K with a speedy 29:35 as the WSX men's team sailed to victory with 7 teammates finishing in the top 10. After Westchester Friend Deresse Deneboba finished, a stream of WSX athletes dominated the finishing mat, Bado Worku Merdessa 3rd, Mohammed Awol 4th, Teklu Tefera Deneke 5th, Kumsa Adugna Megersa 6th and new Kenyan member Philip Kiriwot Kandie 7th and Tesfaye Girma Bekele slumming in in 9th place. A warm welcome back to Hector Rivera who had a few years off from racing after a heart attack. Only 4 WSX women ran so we did not have a scoring team. 1 Ketema Nigusse 29:35 Winner 7 Philip Kiriwot Kandie 31:08 1st 25-29 3 Bado Worku Merdessa 30:09 3rd Overall 9 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 31:16 2nd 25-29 4 Mohammed Awol 30:25 1st 30-34 13 Halefom Abebe Tsegaye 31:53 5 Teklu Tefera Deneke 30:51 2nd 30-34 16 Felipe Garcia 32:38 6 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 30:55 1st 20-24 17 Belay Kassa 32:39 FLUSHING MEADOW HALF MARATHON AND 5 KILOMETER RACE (NOT NYRR) APRIL 3RD IN QUEENS ======================================================================= Half Marathon 5 Kilometer 5 Jesus Alfonso Polonia 1:22:07 1st 45-49 1 Luis Porto 15:17 Winner 6 Guillermo Fuentes 1:22:07 1st 40:49 3 Alberto Rivera 15:38 1st 12-14 8 Alfonso Eugenio 17:08 2nd 35-39 March 2010 WSX KIDS LEAD MEN'S TEAM TO FIRST PLACE IN NYRR COLON CANCER 4-MILE CHALLENGE 3/28 ================================================================================ Carlos David Roa (age 18) took the WSX men's team to first place finishing second overall in 21:32. Alberto Rivera (age 14) was 6th overall and Luis Porto (Happy Birthday - just turned 15) was 8th. Mario Pelaez was 2nd 60-64 2 Carlos David Roa 21:32 2nd Overall 6 Alberto Rivera 22:37 1st 12-14 7 Eric Delcros 22:45 3rd 35-39 8 Luis Porto 23:04 1st 15-19 29 Hector Sevilla 24:57 2nd 40-44 ALENE RETA BESTS KUMSA ADUGNA MEGERSA IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 10k, MARCH 27th ========================================================================== Alene Reta won the UKrups Monument 10K race in Richmond, Virginia with a smart 28:26 beating out Kumsa Adugna Megersa who was 2nd in a fine time of 29:18. 1 Alene Reta 28:26 Winner 2 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 29:18 TESFAYE GIRMA BEKELE 8TH OVERALL AMONG STRONG FIELD IN SOUTH CAROLINA 3/27 ========================================================================== Tesfaye Girma Bekele finished 8th at the challenging Cooper River Bridge 10K in Charleston, South Carolina with a superb time of 28:47. Bado Worku Merdessa was 15th overall in 30:32 while friend Worku Beyi ran 29:32. 8 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 28:47 15 Bado Worku Merdessa 30:03 TESFAYE GIRMA BEKELE & AZIZA ALIYU TOP LOCALS IN THE NYC HALF MARATHON 3/21 ========================================================================== Tesfaye Girma Bekele finished 10th overall in a splendid 1:03:12 in the NYC Half Marathon while Aziza Aliyu finished 8th woman overall in 1:13::34. Right behind Tesfaye was Bado Worku Merdessa who had a PR of 1:03:45 and finished 13th overall. The WSX men must have won with Kumsa Adugna Megersa cutting 5 minutes off his previously best half marathon in 1:04:49, Teklu Tefera Deneke 19th overall in 1:07:02 and Belay Kassa 23rd in 1:09:06. Hirut Mandefro was 11th woman in 1:15:30 while Claudia Nero came in 21st. The results are not complete as many runners do not have their teams listed (fault of NYRR) but the WSX men had to be the winners. 10 Tesfaye Girma Bekele 1:03:12 8 Aziza Aliyu 1:13:34 13 Bado Worku Merdessa 1:03:45 PR 11 Hirut Mandefro 1:15:30 17 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 1:04:49 PR 21 Claudia Nero 1:18:40 19 Teklu Tefera Deneke 1:07:02 134 Lorena Bacqueiro 1:32:37 23 Belay Kassa 1:09:06 Paula Yepes 1:47:22 35 Ansu Sowe 1:11:29 52 Neel Tarneja 1:13:47 63 Kirt Joseph 1:15:22 ALENE RETA & MULIYE GURMU EACH WIN NEWARK (NJ) CLASSIC 20 KILOMETERS ==================================================================== 1 Alene Reta 1:02:12 Winner 1 Muliye Gurmu 1:18:08 Winner 4 Mohammed Ibrahim 1:03:35 SERKALEM BISET ABRHA RUNS 2:33: FOR THIRD PLACE IN BARCELONA MARATHON ====================================================================== Serkalem Biset Abrha, who has been training this winter in Ethiopia with Genna Tufa, went to Barcelona. Spain and ran a best marathon time of 2:33.52 coming in 3rd woman overall. Congratulations ! CLAUDIA CAMARGO IN NYRR COMEBACK TRIUMPHS WITH A 16:35 AT THE COOGANS 5K RACE MARCH 7TH - THE WSX GUYS FINISH IN SECOND PLACE 26 SECONDS BEHIND NYAC ==========================================================================    the woman's masters by one second. Kumsa Adugna Megersa topped the WSX men in 14:49 for 4th overall. He and Claudia joined the NYRR President's circle with their times. Mohammed Awol, was 5th. Luis Porto and Alberto Rivera were 1-2 in the 12-14 age category, Younes Benzaid was 2nd Junior, and Jorge Fernandez was 1st male 45-49. The women's team was 5th, Women's Masters 3rd, Men Masters 3rd, and Men 50 and 60 both second. 4 Kumsa Adugna Megersa 14:49 2nd 20-29 1 Claudia Camargo 16:35 Winner 5 Mohamed Awol 14:54 1st 30-34 11 Muliye Gurmu 18:13 6 Fikadu Lemma 15:04 3rd 25-29 12 Lilian Kroner 18:20 1st 40-44 8 Teklu Tefera Deneke 15:07 3rd 30-34 89 Nohemi Mandile 21:23 24 Ansu Sowe 15:54 234 Abigail Vidal 23:42 MULIYE GURMU WINS VAN METRE 5 MILE RACE IN ASHBURN, VIRGINIA 3/6 IN 28:56 ===================================================================== BADO WORKU MERDESSA & BUZUNESH DEBA CITED AS NYRR RUNNERS OF THE YEAR FOR 2009 LUIS PORTO, MOHAMMED AWOL, JORGE FERNANDEZ, AZIZA ALIYU, MULIYE GURMU WIN AGE GROUPS ====================================================================================== At the NYRR Club Night at the Hard Rock Cafe on March 4th, Bado Worku Merdessa and Buzunesh Deba (who ran in 2009 for the Westchester Track Club) were crowned NYRR Runners of the Year for their performances at NYRR races during the calendar year 2009. The WSX team sported 5 additional age-group winners as Luis Porto swept the 12-14 male age group, Mohammed Awol copped the male 30-34 title, Jorge Fernandez won the male 45-49 group, Aziza Aliyu (last year's Runner of the Year) garnered the women's 20-25 age group citation & Muliye Gurmu triumphed as female runner of the year age 25-29 Lots of WSX runners were present to receive the Men's open team of the year award on stage, and after the dancing finally began, the WSX runners and their friends lit up and dominated the dance floor right up to the closing time of 11:00 pm. BUZUNESH DEBA, TRIPS, FALLS, WINS, STILL BEATS ALL WSX GUYS IN AL GORDON 4 MILER, FEBRUARY 28 ========================================================================================  After being pushed to the ground at the start of the Al Gordon 4 Miler in the snow laden Feb 28th race in Prospect Park, Buzunesh Deba got up and handily won the female division of the race. She also beat all the guys on the WSX team.which copped second place. 9 Angel Confesor 22:07 1 Buzunesh Deba 22:07 Overall Winner 13 Kirt Joseph 22:34 2nd 35-39 16 Alberto Rivera 22:34 1st 12-14 17 Eric Delcros 22:50 19 Jose Santiago 22:59 1st 50-54 CLAUDIA NERO WINS NEW PRESTON 7.6 MILE RACE IN CONNECTICUT ON FEBRUARY 28 ========================================================================= 1 Claudia Nero 43:41 Overall Winner |
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