Posted: October 5, 2005

Athletics: BAA Half-Marathon Elites Announced

From David Monti

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The Boston Athletic Association announced yesterday the elite field for the fifth annual BAA Half-Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, October 9. The race has a prize money purse of $30,000 and the winners will each receive $5,000.

	MEN - 
Samuel Ndereba, 28, Kenya
Personal Best: 1:02:48 (2004 Cerrone Providence Half Marathon)

Linus Maiyo, 22, Kenya
Personal Best: 1:02:40 (2005 Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run)

Abderrahim Haji, 27, Morocco
Personal Best: 1:01:16 (2003 Casablanca Half Marathon/not certified)

Isaac Arusei, 29, Kenya
Personal Best: 1:03:47 (2003 Hastings Lions Half Marathon, Hastings, England)

Abdelhadi Habassa, 29, Morocco
Personal Best: 1:01:21 (2003 Safi Half Marathon in Morocco)

Meshack Sang, 27, Kenya
Personal Best: Debut

Vinny Mulvey, 27, Ireland
Personal Best: 1:06:33 (Boston 2004)

Celedonio Rodriguez, 24, United States (Alamosa, CO)
Personal Best: 1:04:50 (2005 Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon)

WOMEN - 
Jen Rhines, 31, United States (Ardmore, PA)
Personal Best: 1:11:45 (2003 Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run)

Elena Orlova, 35, Russia
Personal Best: 1:12:40 (2003 Reims Half Marathon, Reims, France)

Natalia Berkut, 30, Ukraine
Personal Best: 1:10:26 (2003 City Pier City Half Marathon, Den Haag, Netherlands)

Ichiyo Naganuma, 33, Japan
Personal Best: 1:12:57 (2001 Miyazaki Ladies Half Marathon, Japan)

Julia Stamps, 26, United States (New York City)
Personal Best: 1:25:07 (2005 NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix)

Valentina Yegorova, 41, Russia
Personal Best: 1:09:35 (1993 St. Petersburg Half Marathon)

Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, 44, Russia
Personal Best: 1:09:08 (1994 Chelyabinsk Half Marathon)