OTTAWA, ONTARIO- Netsanet Gudeta – age 26 (winner of the gender prize)
May 27, 2017 – The following are results from the IAAF Gold Label 10K race held at 6:30 p.m. (ET) this evening at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
Top 3 women overall:
- 31:35 – Netsanet Gudeta (Ethiopia) – age 26 (winner of the gender prize*)
- 32:08 – Paskalia Chepkorir (Kenya) – age 28
- 32:46 – Monicah Ngige (Kenya) – age 23
*In the 2017 Ottawa 10K Gender Competition, the women’s professional field was given a 3 minute 10 second head start over the men’s professional field. When a woman crosses the finish line before a man, she wins the $4,000.00 Gender Competition prize.
Top 3 men overall:
- 28:43 – Leul Gebresilase (Ethiopia) – age 24
- 29:05 – Martin Hehir (USA) – age 24
- 29:33 – Nicholas Bor (Kenya) – age 29