AESA SHF AESA ONE Abebe Bikila 5K
Anacostia River Walk trail (near RFK Stadium), Washington DC
Sunday, June 30, 2013
  • Alene Reta ran 14:15, one of the fastest 5K times in Washington DC history, to win $2000 at this race, celebrating All Ethiopian Sports Association (AESA) ONE's soccer tournament opening night and the memory of two-time Olympic Marathon champion Abebe Bikila.
  • Misiker Mekonnen Demissie flew in from Albuquerque NM to win the women's race (and $2000) in 16:16, just ahead of Askale Merachi, undefeated at all distances this year till now, and the next three women right behind them.
  • Assisting the race and cheering for the runners was two-time Olympian boxer Seifu Makonnen, whose daugher Selamawit sang the National Anthem before the race. Other key assistants were Aman Anderson, chief timer Bersabe Belay, Cindy Cohen, chief judge Zackary Harris, Zereu Kelele, Elizabeth McClure, and Erich Zimmermann.
  • Georgetown Running Company donated $1,000 in gift certificates as awards. Participants enjoyed bananas and bagels donated by BJ Wholesale Warehouse,
  • but we forgot to put the grapes on the table.
  • If you finished in the top 3 in your age group but did not receive your award, we will mail your Georgetown Running Company gift certificate to you.
  • Results by Jay Jacob Wind, Safety And Health Foundation
  • Send additions or corrections
            AESA ONE Abebe Bikila 5K
            Anacostia River Walk trail (near RFK Stadium), Washington DC
            Sunday, June 30, 2013
    Bib  ##  Name                         G Age City State           Time    M  F    Award
    ---  -- --------------------------    - --- ----------------     ------  -  -   --------
    361  1  Alene Reta                    M  31 New York NY          14:15   1        M 1
    251  2  Shadrack Kosgei               M  28 Nyack NY             14:26   2        M 2
    294  3  Wegayehu Tefera               M  24 New York NY          14:33   3        M 3
    368  4  Getachew Melese               M  24 Silver Spring MD     14:33   4        M 4
    253  5  Kiprono Kurgat                M  24 Chapel Hill NC       14:40   5        M 5
    257  6  Kevin McNab                   M  27 Bethesda MD          14:43   6        M 6
    250  7  Kipyego Kirui                 M  32 Chapel Hill NC       14:48   7      M30-39 1
    124  8  Demissia Gulti                M  29 Washington DC        15:00   8      M20-29 1
    209  9  Abu Kebede                    M  22 Annandale VA         15:16   9      M20-29 2
    249  10 Elarbi Khattabi               M  46 Waynesboro PA        15:24  10      M40-49 1
     10  11 Bereket Alem Kidanu           M  28 Washington DC        15:30  11      M20-29 3
    100  12 Seife Geletu                  M  31 Washington DC        15:39  12      M30-39 2
    260  13 Christopher Mills             M  23 Falls Church VA      15:52  13
     99  14 Takele Gebreliul              M  29 Washington DC        15:58  14
     19  15 Aaron L. Anderson             M  29 Germantown MD        16:16  15
    258  16 Misiker Mekonnen Demissie     F  26 Albuquerque NM       16:16      1     F 1
    259  17 Askale Merachi                F  26 Philadelphia PA      16:19      2     F 2
    286  18 Joan Tangwar                  F  23 Chapel Hill NC       16:21      3     F 3
    364  19 Tigist Tufa                   F  26 New York NY          16:24      4     F 4
    156  20 Claire Hallissey              F  30 Arlington VA         16:38      5     F 5
     73  21 Biruk Deberework              M  30 Washington DC        16:38  16      M30-39 3
     75  22 Matthew Deters                M  28 Washington DC        16:49  17
     30  23 Robert C. Bell                M  24 Gainesville VA       17:07  18
    367  24 Etaferahu Wodaj               F  23 Silver Spring MD     17:12      6   F20-29 1
    212  25 Robel Hailay Kebede           M  18 Silver Spring MD     17:36  19      M10-19 1
    346  26 Jean-Christophe Arcaz         M  52 Rockville MD         17:53  20      M50-59 1
    379  27 Dereje Alemu                  M  19 Silver Spring MD     18:04  21      M10-19 2
     8   28 Yonel Admasu                  M  17 Fairfax VA           18:08  22      M10-19 3
     28  29 Nebiyou Aynu                  M  20 Durham NC            18:30  23
     95  30 Keith John Freeburn           M  39 Centreville VA       18:36  24
    352  31 Name Withheld                                            19:06
    275  32 Mike Sanders                  M  40 Washington DC        19:28  25      M40-49 2
    330  33 Jon Torrance                  M  42 Washington DC        19:49  26      M40-49 3
    264  34 Nate Pedder                   M  20 Troy MI              19:49  27
    266  35 Ted Poulos                    M  51 McLean VA            20:20  28      M50-59 2
    358  36 James O'Brien                 M  28 Waynesboro PA        20:24  29
     50  37 Aaron Colangelo               M  38 Washington DC        20:26  30
    378  38 Wodajo Kedir                  M  45 Alexandria VA        20:45  31
     92  39 Shaun Dubick                  M  26 Fulton MD            21:02  32
    265  40 David Pinnick                 M  56 Manassas VA          21:09  33      M50-59 3
    208  41 Gregory (Jack) Kammerer       M  50 Washington DC        21:34  34
    344  42 Alexander Yuskavage           M  30 Arlington VA         21:50  35
    374  43 Nick Kensinger II             M  18 Arlington VA         23:04  36
    363  44 Vicki Hunter                  F  52 Boulder CO           23:40      7   F50-59 1
     25  45 Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D.       M  74 St. Petersburg FL    23:40  37      M70-79 1
    377  46 Gerard Quintana               M  59 Taos NM              23:44  38
    353  47 Eunice Marhan Yengua          F  31 Washington DC        24:15      8   F30-39 1
    371  48 Karl Kensinger                M  53 Arlington VA         24:32  39
    255  49 Eric Maddox                   M  35 Santa Fe NM          24:32  40
    227  50 Nick Kensinger I              M  18 Arlington VA         25:03  41
     20  51 Aman L. Anderson              M  25 Landover MD          25:31  42
     71  52 Thomas F. Corcoran            M  43 Washington DC        26:59  43
    329  53 Synthia Lux Tonn              F  28 Greenbelt MD         29:58      9   F20-29 2
    271  54 Daniel Reef                   M  23 Washington DC        30:20  44
     37  55 Betsy Biffl                   F  42 Alexandria VA        30:51     10   F40-49 1
     29  56 Lidia Baca                    F  49 Manassas VA          31:43     11   F40-49 2
    139  57 Robert L. Gurtler             M  78 The Plains VA        32:16  45      M70-79 2
    123  58 Stephen Goss                  M  26 Alexandria VA        33:01  46
    362  59 Cheryl Hull                   F  60 Scott Depot WV       34:36     12   F60-69 1
    252  60 Richard Krummerich            M  60 Baltimore MD         34:51  47      M60-69 1
    380  61 Munir Kahssay                 M  21 Silver Spring MD     34:52  48
    356  62 Name Withheld                                            35:12
     15  63 Raffy Deon Almanza            M  32 Annandale VA         37:07  49
    280  64 Johnetta Smith                F  28 Hyattsville MD       40:34     13   F20-29 3
    273  65 Ray E. Robinson               M  38 Moore OK             42:21  50
    180  66 Max Benjamin Horwitz          M  23 Washington DC        43:31  51
    254  67 Emma Louise Loewe             F  20 Old Greenwich CT     44:51     14
    376  68 Bob Platt                     M  61 Arlington VA         45:48  52      M60-69 2
    127  69 Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir      F  19 Washington DC        45:57     15   F10-19 1