Posted: September 13, 2009  :

Athletics: Lagat, Vickers Run to Victory, Set Course Records

Grandma's Minnesota Mile Duluth Results (Duluth, Minn.) Kenya's Haron Lagat won today's 3rd annual Grandma's Minnesota Mile Duluth. Lagat, 26, broke the four-minute mark -- finishing in a course record 3:59.69. Lagat, who resides in Sante Fe, N.M., claimed the first place prize of $2,000. Kenyan Moses Waweru (4:01) and Kyle Perry of Provo, Utah (4:06) placed second and third in the men's elite field. Duluthian Jeremy Polson placed sixth in 4:07. Carrie Vickers, 32, of Carbondale, Colo., earned her second straight women's division title, finishing in a new course record 4:41 — seven seconds faster than Kenya's Caroline Rotich. Duluth's Jen Houck placed fifth in 5:01. A total of 529 people registered for the Grandma's Minnesota Mile Duluth event which featured four separate divisions ― Minnesota Mile (Elite), Duluth Mile (Semi-Elite), All City Mile (Recreational) and the Verizon Wireless Kids Mile (see top finishers below). For complete results, visit grandmasmarathon.com or www.onlineraceresults.com. Grandma's Minnesota Mile Duluth Results -- September 13 Grandma's Minnesota Mile Male 1) Haron Lagat, 26 -- Kenya (Sante Fe, N.M.) 3:59.69 - $2,000 2) Moses Waweru, 31 -- Kenya (Coon Rapids, MN) 4:01 - $1,250 3) Kyle Perry, 25 -- Provo, Utah 4:06 - $1,000 4) Josephat Keino, 28 -- Kenya (Lubbock, Texas) 4:07 - $750 5) Codie See, 25 - Madison, Wis. 4:07 - $500 6) Jeremy Polson, 31 -- Duluth, Minn. 4:07 - $250 Female 1) Carrie Vickers, 32 -- Carbondale, Colo. 4:41 - $2,000 2) Caroline Rotich, 25 -- Kenya (Sante Fe, N.M.) 4:48 - $1,250 3) Ladia Albertson-Junkan, 23 -- St. Paul, Minn 4:56 - $1,000 4) Denisa Costescu, 33 -- Commerce Township, Mich. 4:58 - $750 5) Jen Houck, 25 -- Duluth, Minn. 5:01 - $500 6) Serena Sullivan, 28 -- Hibbing, Minn. 5:06 - $250 Masters (40 & Over) Male 1) Jarrow Wahman, 48 -- Duluth, Minn. 4:59 - $500 Female 1) Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 -- White Bear Lake, Minn. 5:40 - $500 Duluth Mile -- (Semi-Elite Division) Male - 1st Place Erik Kaitala, 37 -- Duluth, Minn. 4:46 Female -- 1st Place Sarah Chasson, 17 -- Meadowlands, Minn. 5:37 All City Mile (Recreational Division) Male - 1st Place Terrence Grimm, 31 -- St. Paul, Minn. 5:28 Female -- 1st Place Amanda Lepisto, 27 -- Duluth, Minn. 5:53 Verizon Wireless Kids Mile (Ages 8 to 14) Male - 1st Place Adam Kangas, 11 -- Cloquet, Minn. 6:25 Female -- 1st Place Sydnee Vandell, 14 -- Esko, Minn. 6:10 Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest Check out our FrontPage for all the latest running and triathlon news.