Stanley Kebenei celebrates after setting the American course record at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run on Sunday. (Courtesy of Bob Burgess)Right after crossing the finish line at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run on Sunday morning, Stanley Kebenei turned toward the public-address announcer and shrugged. In the elite women’s race, Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru, 24, set the course record in 50:42. “I was not expecting to break the course record. The former Boise State runner came up five seconds short of the U.S. women’s course record.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2019 15:45 UTC