1 July, 2010
For
more information contact:
PRRO Administrator Elizabeth Unislawski
404-231-9064 #11
unislaw@atlantatrackclub.org
Five Runners Vie for $10,000 PRRO Circuit Bonus at
Record Number of Athletes
to Contend for PRRO Circuit Payout
Five runners head into this Sunday’s AJC Peachtree Road Race with a chance to
add $10,000 in Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) Circuit bonus money
to the $15,000 awarded for race winners. Lineth Chepkurui, Alice
Timbilili, Ridouane Harroufi, Peter Kirui and Stephen Tum all
became eligible to compete for the bonus by winning one of the other four events
on the 2009-2010 PRRO Circuit schedule. That’s the highest number of runners who
have ever been eligible to compete for the PRRO Circuit bonus at Peachtree,
which serves as the PRRO Circuit Championship each year.
Under rules of the 2009-2010 PRRO Circuit, an athlete who wins one of the first
four PRRO Circuit events, and finishes first at the PRRO Championship at the AJC
Peachtree Road Race, can claim the PRRO Circuit Bonus. The bonus reset to
$10,000 this season after Lineth Chepkurui and Sammy Kitwara split last year’s
prize. The bonus is split if an eligible male and female both win the
Championship at Peachtree. If no eligible athlete wins, then the bonus grows by
an additional $5,000 for the following season.
“It’s really exciting to have five athletes in contention for the bonus,” says
PRRO President Don Kardong. “Those five have proven themselves with victories
earlier in the PRRO season, and adding a win at the AJC Peachtree Road Race will
earn them a well-deserved bonus.”
“We’re pleased to have this additional competition at the AJC Peachtree Road
Race,” states Tracey Russell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Track Club,
which organizes the event. “It just adds further depth and excitement to the
world-class field set to toe the line on the Fourth of July.”
The 2009-2010 PRRO Circuit included the Utica Boilermaker on July 12, 2009; the
World’s Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 28, 2010; the Credit Union
Cherry Blossom Ten Mile in Washington, DC on April 11, 2010; the Lilac Bloomsday
Run 12K in Spokane, WA on May 2, 2010;
and the upcoming PRRO Championship at the AJC Peachtree Road Race
on July 4, 2010. Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco and Alice Timbilili of Kenya
qualified to compete for the bonus by winning the Utica Boilermaker, Stephen Tum
qualified by winning the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, Peter Kirui
qualified by winning Lilac Bloomsday, and Lineth Chepkurui won both the Credit
Union Cherry Blossom and Lilac Bloomsday, either of which would have qualified
her to compete for the bonus.
The PRRO Circuit offers world-class competition for athletes of all nations in
events shorter than the marathon distance. The circuit has shown its commitment
to a drug-free sport by funding mandatory drug testing for elite athletes at all
the PRRO Circuit events. The testing is carried out by the United States
Anti-Doping Agency.
A summary of results from the 2009-2010 PRRO Circuit to date appears below.
2009-2010 Events and Results (to date):
Boilermaker 15K,
July 12, 2009,
World’s Best 10K,
February 28, 2010,
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile,
April 11, 2010,
Lilac Bloomsday 12K,
May 2, 2010,
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