BolderBoulder 2013 International Team Challenge Runners

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BolderBOULDER Announces International Athletes for International Team Challenge

Teams from Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, Peru, Canada and England slated to join challenge

BOULDER, COLO. (May 24, 2013) – BolderBOULDER, America’s All-Time Best 10K, announced today the international roster that be coming to race in the International Team Challenge at the 2013 BolderBOULDER on Monday, May 27^th, 2013.
The BolderBOULDER established the International Team Challenge in 1998 and it includes professional runners from all over the world that compete on three-person teams in a team by country format, for one of the largest non-marathon prize purse races in the country. This year’s total prize purse is valued at $110,600 before bonuses. The men’s and women’s professional races follow the BolderBOULDER course and are scheduled to finish just before the start of the Memorial Day Tribute.
“Although we are very proud of our Team USA and Colorado athletes, it is always an honor to host outstanding athletes from all over the world at our race in Boulder,” said Race Director, Cliff Bosley. “We’ve had many international athletes take home first in the team challenge and it’s exciting to bring that world class racing experience to the BolderBOULDER.”
Teams for the 2013 International Team Challenge are as follows, but are subject to change.
Women’s professional athletes include teams from Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, Canada and Peru.

Team Kenya: Chemtai Rionotukei, Millicent Kuria and Alice Kimutai

Team Mexico: Marisol Guadalupe Romero Rosales, Madai Perez Carillo and Karina Perez

Team Ethiopia: ZemZem Ahmed, Merima Mohammed, and Amane Gobena

Team Canada: Anne Marie Madden, Sabrina Shirley Wilkie and Catherine Louise Watkins

Team Peru: Jemena Helen, Misayauri Camargo; Julia Rivera Lopez and Judith Toribio Lavado

Men’s professional athletes include teams from Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, Canada, England, Peru as well as the United States Air Force and the US Army’s world class athlete program trained as a part of the American Distance Project by Scott Simmons.

Team Kenya: Leonard Korir, Lani Rutto, and Allan Kiprono

Team Mexico: Jose Antonio Uribe Marino, Juan Carlos Romero Bernal and Ismael Apolo Mondragon Escalona.

Team Ethiopia: Tilahun Regassa (2009 first place BolderBOULDER winner), Tolossa Gedefa Fufi and Birhanu Gedefa (recently won 2013 Bay to Breakers race)

Team Canada: Kevin Allan Friesen, Adam William James Hortian and Terence Christopher Attema.

Team England: Rory Fraser, Keith Gerrard and Andrew Lemoncello

Team Peru: Paulino Canchanya , Jhon Lennon Casallo Lozano and Constantino Leon Lopez

Team WCAP: Robert Cheseret, Augustus Maiyo and Joseph Chirlee

Team Air Force: Will Christian, Isaiah Bragg and Ben Payne

 The International Team Challenge will take place at the BolderBOULDER on Monday, May 27^th with the women’s race beginning at 11:13 AM and the men’s race beginning at ­­­­­­­11:24 AM.