
Elite runners gather before the start of the 2010 Bay to Breakers race. Sammy Kitwara(Kenya) in blue won the race
The 2010 Bay to Breakers featured many world class athletes who were some of the fastest humans on earth last Sunday. The winner, Sammy Kitwara, 23, from Kenya finished in 34:15 to win the race for the second year in a row. Lineth Chepkurui won the woman's division with a 38:07 finish, and beat her own world record that she smasked at the Bloomsday race earlier this year.
Brad Poore from Auburn, CA ran in the Elite Athlete division and finished 14th overall in 37:56. Another elite athlete, Christina Applegate from Elk Grove, CA finished in 1:00:10 and was the 207th female to finish out of 12,534.
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2010 Women's Results - Open Field
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
1 Lineth Chepkurui, 22, Kenya, 38:07, 1
2 Emily Chebe,t 24, Kenya, 38:41, 2
3 Mamitu Daska, 26, Ethiopi,a 39:34, 5
4 Jelliah Tinega, 24, Kenya, 40:14, 6
5 Caroline Rotich, 26, Kenya, 40:37, 8
6 Jane Kibii, 25, Kenya, 41:05, 4
7 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, 36, Oakland, CA, 41:39, 3
8 Kate O’Neill, 29, Palo Alto, CA, 41:52, 10
9 Annie Bersagel, 27, Stanford, CA, 41:57, 14
10 Clara Horowitz-Peterson, 26, San Anselmo, CA 42:16, 12
11 Nina Rillstone, 35, New Zealand, 42:19, 7
12 Laura Bennett, 35, Boulder, CO, 43:37, 16
13 Kassi Andersen, 26, Provo, UT, 43:53, 9
14 Brooke Wells, 25, San Francisco, CA, 44:15, 11
15 Emily Potter, 31, Southern Pines, NV, 44:39, 222
2010 Men's Results - Open Field
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
1 Sammy Kitwara, 23, Kenya, 34:15, 21
2 Peter Kirui, 22, Kenya, 34:15, 24
3 Tilahun Regassa, 20, Ethiopia, 35:30, 23
4 Tesfaye Sendeku, 26, Ethiopia, 35:59, 32
5 Ridouane Harroufi, 28, Morocco, 35:55, 26
6 Scotty Bauhs, 24, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 35:55, 27
7 Simon Ndirangu, 24, Kenya, 36:14, 29
8 Gilbert Okari, 31, Kenya, 36:14, 28
9 James Kipketer, 33, Keny,a 36:37, 30
10 Josh Moen, 28, Readlyn, IA, 36:47, 31
11 Jeff Eggleston, 25, Flagstaff, AZ 36:51, 34
12 Valentine Orare, 27, Kenya, 37:10, 33
13 Greg Bennett, 38, Australia, 37:16, 36
14 Brad Poore, 31, Davis, CA, 37:56, 37
15 Charlie Serrano, 30, San Mateo, CA, 37:59, 366
Top American Woman
Place Name Age Hometown Time Bib #
1 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, 36, Oakland, CA, 41:40, 3
Top American Man
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
1 Scotty Bauhs, 24, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 35:55, 27
Top Bay Area Woman
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
1 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet 36 Oakland, CA 41:40, 3
Top Bay Area Man
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/Time/ Bib #
1 Charlie Serrano, 30, San Mateo, CA, 37:59, 366
First Woman To Reach Top Of Hayes Street Hill
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
Chebet, Emily, 24, Kenya, 2
First Man To Reach Top Of Hayes Street Hill
Place/ Name/ Age/ Hometown/ Time/ Bib #
Sammy Kitwara, 23, Kenya, 21
Men's "Human Centipede"
Name /Time
LinkedIn Centipede, 37:58
Asics Aggies Men, 38:39
PamaKids Centipede, 52:22
Women's "Human Centipede"
Name/ Time
Asics Aggies Women, 48:44
Impalas, 50:16
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Nancy Lancaster is a Sacramento run-walker and organizer of the Running Adventures Travel Club and Five Tool Fitness Running Club. She is also a Realtor for Lyon Real Estate in Sacramento, CA. You can email Nancy at nancy@nancylancaster.com














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