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1. BIB NAME Chip # NAME COUNTRY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AGE
D.J 1 Dejen
Gebremeskel
Ethiopia Defending Champion. DJ has won the last 4 editions
of the Carlsbad 5000 becoming the only man to do so.
His best time is 13:11 which he set here when winning
his first race in 2011. Dejen is the Olympic Silver
medallist over 5000m and also has a bronze world
championship medal. Dejen has run 12:46:81 for
5000m
11/24/1989
LAGAT 2 Bernard Lagat U.S.A Bernard is one of the most decorated middle distance
runners of all time. He has an haul of 5 World
Championship victories and a further 7 silver or bronze
medals including the 2004 Olympic silver medal over
5000m. He has an incredible 11 national titles to his
name and 6 American records to date.
12/04/1974
LAWI 3 Lawi Lalang Kenya Lawi is an 8 time NCAA Champion competing for the
University of Arizona including the current holder of the
5000m. He has a PR of 13.00.95 and won the
inaugural RnR Philadelphia 5K in September last
September.
06/15/1991
TOO 4 Wilson Too Kenya Wilson has a best of 13.47 for 5000m he ran 27.36 for
10km on the roads last year.
03/14/1991
VERNON 5 Andy Vernon Great
Britain
Andy is the European silver medallist over 10,000m,
he was won 5 National titles in the UK and has a
personal best of 13.40 on the roads for 5K which he
set here in 2012. This will be his first race of the
season. Last year Andy set an impressive 6 PB’s
ranging from 3000m indoors to the half marathon.
08/07/1986
KITUR 6 Joseph Kitur Kenya Joseph was fourth over 5000m at last summers
Commonwealth games. This is his first 5km road race
but has a best on the track of 13.09.34
07/20/1988
LEAKOS 7 James Leakos Canada James has a personal best over 5000m of 13.44.57
set last year here in California. He represents the
B.A.A. This will be his first competitive race on the
roads.
05/13/198
LOWRY 8 Dan Lowry Allston / MA 13.34 best 5000m time, Dan was 6th
at the National
Indoor Championships last month.
10/30/1989
ESTRADA 9 Diego Estrada Salinas /
CA
Diego was recently crowned US Half Marathon
Champion after winning his debut race in Houston. His
best road 5K was set in 2011 when he posted 13.38 in
San Jose.
12/12/1989
BEN 10 Ben St
Lawrence
Australia Ben has a 13.10 personal best for 5000m, he is also
the Australian record holder for 10,000m posting
27.24.95.
11/07/1981
CALDWELL 11 Luke Caldwell Great
Britain
Luke has a personal best of 13.29 for 5000m. He
attended the University of New Mexico after he
transferred from Oxford in the UK.
09/02/1991
EKVALL 12 Mikael Ekvall Sweden Mikael has represented Sweden at both the European
and World Championship level. He has a best of
06/18/1989

3. BIB NAME NAME Chip # COUNTRY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AGE
DIBABA Genzebe
Dibaba
F1 Ethiopia Genzebe is coming off a 5000m indoor world record which
she set in Stokholm last month. This will be her first 5km
road race but she has poster 14.28.88 for 5000m on the
track. Genzebe is a two time World Indoor Champion and
a former World Junior Champion over 5000m
02/08/1991
DEENA Deena Kastor F2 Mammoth
Lakes / CA
Deena set the American Record here in 2002 posting
14.54 which still stands. At 42 she is attempting to break
the masters record. Deena has two World Championships
silver medals and an Olympic Bronze. During her career
she has won an incredible 12 National titles.
02/14/1973
SAINA Betsy Saina F3 Kenya Betsy was the 2012 African 10000m bronze medallist. She
was also NCAA Champion over XC, 10,000m and 5000m
in 2012. Betsy has set PR’s this year over 3000m indoors
and 10km on the roads. Her best 5km is 15:45 set in San
Jose last year.
05/30/1988
BRENDA Brenda
Martinez
F4 Rancho
Cucamonga
/ CA
Brenda won the Bronze medal at the 2013 World
Championships over 800m. Her best 5km was set here
last year when she finished 5th
in 15:44. 2012 Fifth Avenue
Mile winner in 4:26:76 Three-time All-American and 2009
NCAA Runner-up over 1500m. In February she anchored
Team New Balance to a new DMC World Indoor Record in
Boston.
09/08/1987
YIMER Wude Yimer F5 Ethiopia Wude claimed the bronze medal over 10000m at the
World Championships in 2009. She has a 5000m best of
14.38.44 but has only raced once on the roads posting
15.56 as a junior.
07/04/1987
UCENY Morgan
Uceny
F6 Brighton /
MA
Morgan is one of the top middle distance runners in the
USA. She is recognized as a 1500m athlete with a best of
4.00.06. She has raced once over this distance on the
roads posting 16.29 last year.
03/10/1985
CHELIMO Margaret
Chelimo
F7 Kenya Margaret is making her debut on the roads. Having
predominately run over 800m and 1500m this is a step up
in distance for her.
02/09/1993
BURKA Gelete Burka F8 Ethiopia Gelete has two world championship gold medals from the
World Cross Country and World Indoors, she has also
collected two bronze medals. She won here in 2013
running a PR of 15.26.
03/18/1985
O’CONNELL Jessica
O’Connell
F9 Canada Jessica has set PR’s indoors over 1500m and 3000m this
year. She represented Canada at last year’s
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and has a best 5K of
15.55 set in 2014.
02/10/1989
KUIJKEN Susan
Kuijken
F10 The
Netherlands
Susan claimed the bronze medal at last summers
European Championships over 5000m. She is a former
NCAA Champion over 1500m and also claimed an indoor
title over 3000m whist at Florida State. He PR for 5000 is
15.04.36.
07/08/1986
BROWN Sarah Brown F11 Solana Sarah was part of the World record breaking DMC team at 10/15/1986