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Masters Division
Runner Takes Youngsters to School
Capitol 5000
(originally printed in the Harrisburg Patriot News
June 18, 2000) |
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When John Tuttle rant he marathon in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the
current crop of top runners was just getting into its ABC's in grammar
school.
By
posting a blazing time of 11:39 and finishing 10th in the elite race of
yesterday's I.O. Silver Subway Capitol 5000, Tuttle showed he can still
take some of the younger kids to school. Tuttle, who is ranked first
nationally in the over-40 Masters Division of road races, shook off heat
and humidity and topped runners literally half his age.
"I
was pretty happy with how I ran today." said the 41 year old
Tuttle, who calls Douglasville, GA, home. "This race is
nationally known, and to have run as well as I did is great." |
Runners from Kenya Lead the Pack
of the Capitol 5000 in June, 2000
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Even the rain can't dampen the
spirits of the runners and fans. |
Tuttle annihilated the other Masters in the field, beating his closet
competition by a full minute. He earned $600 - $500 for finishing
first in the Masters Division and $100 for 10th overall.
Both the
men's and women's races were dominated by Kenyan runners. Amos
Karanja outkicked fellow Kenyan Amos Kipyegon in the final 100 meters to
take the overall Silver title in 14:11. Karanja took home the $1,000
top prize.
The top
U.S. finisher is also one of the top American prospects in the
10,000-meter race in the 2000 Olympics. Mike Mykytok, the 1997
champion in the 6.2-mile track race, finished sixth with a time of
14:25:06. Mykytok sprang out to a lightning start, leading a good
portion of the first mile but fell back into the pack because of fatigue. |
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| "I was
really tired out there today," Mykytok said. "The heat got
to me. But running conservatively does nothing for me. If I
want to run hard [at the Olympic trials next month], I have to train hard
as well."
On the
women's side, Unice Sagero, another Kenyan, claimed the overall title with
a 16:02. Hershey's Misti Demko finished fifth in a time of 17:20. |
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