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A Look at 2012 Peachtree Road Race Results
Peter Kirui and Mamitu Daska claim victories at the 2012 AJC Peachtree Road Race
The professional field at the proved strong as Peter Kirui from Kenya and Mamitu Daska from Ethiopia took home victories at the 43rdrunning of the event, with finish times of 27:37 and 32:22 respectively.
“We have a great field of competitors every year and this year was no exception,” said Tracey Russell, race director for the AJC Peachtree Road Race and executive director of the Atlanta Track Club. “The AJC Peachtree Road Race is an exciting event and we are happy to share our 4th of July with the 60,000 participants at this wonderful event.”
In the Masters’ races, Jae Yung Hyung from Albuquerque, NM and Sheri L. Piers from Falmouth, ME took the men’s and women’s title with times of 31:21 and 34:38 respectively.
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The morning kicked off with some exciting finishes in the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, where Aaron Gordian from Mexico and Tatyana McFadden from USA came in first with times of 19:52 and 23:53 respectively.
Open Men
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Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Peter Kirui
Kenya
24
27:37
2
Micah Kogo
Kenya
26
27:39
3
Mathew Kisorio
Kenya
23
27:39
4
Azmeraw Bekele Molal
Ethiopia
26
27:59
5
Paul Lonyangata
Kenya
19
28:01
Open Women
Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Mamitu Daska
Ethiopia
28
32:22
2
Lineth Chepkurui
Kenya
25
32:23
3
Risper Gesabwa
Kenya
24
32:23
4
Lindsey E. Scherf
USA
25
33:22
5
Shewarge Alene
Ethiopia
25
33:32
Masters Men
Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Jae Yung Hyung
USA
41
31:21
2
Vyacheslav Shabunin
Russia
42
31:27
3
Uli Stedl
USA
40
31:31
Masters Women
Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Sheri L. Piers
USA
41
34:38
2
Dorota Gruca
Poland
41
34:55
3
Tatyana Mezentseva
UKR
40
35:02
US Men
Place
Name
State
Age
Time
1
Bobby E. Mack
NC
27
29:16
2
Mike A. Sayenko
WA
25
29:55
3
Ahmed Osman
24
30:07
US Women
Place
Name
State
Age
Time
1
Lindsey E. Scherf
NC
25
33:22
2
Kellyn Johnson
AZ
25
33:55
3
Alvina Begay
CA
31
34:02
Wheelchair Men
Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Aaron Gordian
Mexico
46
19:52
2
Josh George
USA
28
20:22
3
Aaron Pike
USA
26
20:24
Wheelchair Women
Place
Name
Country
Age
Time
1
Tatyana McFadden
USA
23
23:53
2
Diane Roy
Canada
41
24:37
3
Manuela Schar
Switz
27
25:32
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