• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Sports / Bellin Run hits 20,000 runners & walkers

Bellin Run hits 20,000 runners & walkers

June 10, 2013 By Bill Scott

The Bellin 10k run, for the first time in its 37-year history, registered 20,000 runners

The Bellin Run - A family affair

The Bellin Run – A family affair

and walkers for Saturday’s event.

The registration number is a new record and an improvement over last year’s count (18,428).  It’s also a large improvement over the previous record if 18,701.

Lani Rutto Kiplagat of Kenya grabbed the top spot in Saturday’s race with a time of 29:12.  Kiplagat, the runner up in the 2012 and 2011 races, finally edged out two-time defending Bellin Run champion Allan Kiprono who finished with a time of 29:34.

Risper Gesawba of Kenya easily captured her second consecutive title in the women’s division.  Her time was 32:58.

The Bellin Run always features a number of elite athletes each year.  Included in that group are some of the more recognizable athletes, Joan Samuelson of Maine (39:14), Uta Pippig of Colorado (46:09) and Bill Rodgers of Massachusetts (47:40).

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Bellin Run



Featured Stories

Wisconsin veterans cheer passage of PACT Act

Lasry leaves U.S. Senate race and endorses Barnes

Trump will host Waukesha campaign rally for Tim Michels

U.S. House passes Respect for Marriage Act

Former UW Chancellor Blank’s cancer diagnosis means she will not take Northwestern job

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC

 

Loading Comments...