BIB NAME Chip # NAME COUNTRY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AGED.J 1 Dejen

GebremeskelEthiopia 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

BIB NAME NAME Chip # COUNTRY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AGEDIBABA Genzebe

DibabaF1 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