Kenya native Geoffrey Kiprotich, who resides in Atlanta, Ga., won the sixth annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on Sunday, March 28, finishing the 26.2-mile race with a time of 2:23:22.
Andy Baksa of Knoxville, Tenn., came in second at 2:23:58, and Alan Horton of Knoxville, Tenn., was third with a time of 2:26:26.
In the women’s category, the top spot went to Kathy Wolski of Knoxville, Tenn., for the second consecutive year. Her time was 3:02:11. Erica Tedford of Maryville, Tenn., came in second at 3:06:54, and Tammy Slusser of Monroeville, Pa., came in third at 3:12:19 after placing second in 2009.
Along with the 2010 winners, any Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon participant finishing the marathon with a time under 3:10:00 for men and 3:40:00 for women now qualifies to participate in the Boston Marathon on April 19, 2010.
In the men’s half-marathon, Joseph Sitienei of Chattanooga, Tenn., finished the course at 1:10:40. Eric Bell of Knoxville, Tenn., was second with a time of 1:12:53. Third place for the men was Chris Platt of Knoxville, Tenn. He finished at 1:14:23.
In the women’s half-marathon, Emily Chaney of Morristown, Tenn., took the top spot with a time of 1:21:37. Mina Thorstenson of Arden, N.C., finished second at 1:24:05, and Laura Harnish of Goshen, Ind., finished third at 1:28:05.
In the men’s 5K run, Ed Wright of Oak Ridge, Tenn., took first for the fourth consecutive year with a time of 17:56. Doug Foster of LaFollette, Tenn., finished second at 19:55, and Patrick Parten of Powell, Tenn., finished third at 20:34.
Paula Baldasano of Knoxville, Tenn., won the women’s 5K with a time of 20:13. Faith Trammell of Knoxville, Tenn., took second place at 21:59, and Melissa Egley of Knoxville, Tenn., took third place at 22:05.
The field also included several handcyclists competing in the marathon. In the men’s category, Greg Queen of Lily, Ky., came in first with a time of 1:47:30. Joseph Beimfohr of Annandale, Va., finished second at 2:11:25, and Thomas Kahler of Clinton, Tenn., finished third at 2:18:41. The only competitor in the women’s category was Carly Waugh of Knoxville, Tenn., who finished second overall among handcyclists with a time of 1:59:50.
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon also offered a four-person marathon relay and the one-mile Covenant Kids run.
“Congratulations to all the winners and participants in the sixth annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon,” said Tony Spezia, president and CEO of Covenant Health, the marathon’s title sponsor. “We would also like to congratulate and thank the city of Knoxville, the Knoxville Track Club, the community and the volunteers for making this the most successful year for the event so far with a record number of more than 5,800 participants.”
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is a premier event organized by the Knoxville Track Club, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the encouragement of physical well being through running, jogging, competitive road racing, racewalking, fun runs, cross-country, and track and field.
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