The 2011 Bay To Breakers 12K race is officially in the books and it was won by a non-Kenyan runner for the first time since 1990. This year Moroccan Ridouane Harroufi won the race with a time of 34:26, edging out Ethiopan runner Direba Merga by three seconds. Merga finished three seconds ahead of Kenyan Allan Kiprono. This group of three finished closed to 40 seconds ahead of the next pack of runners.
Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya finished first among all women for the third straight year. She finished with a time of 39:11 and just barely edged out Mamitu Daska, who finished a mere one second behind Chepkurui.
Bolota Asmerom won the prize for first Bay Area male, as he claimed eighth place overall with a time of 36:44. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet once again won the title of fastest Bay Area female with a time of 41:25.
This first table lists the top fifteen runners overall. The top fifteen runners were all male, so this also counts as the list of top fifteen men. The second table lists the top fifteen females. You can view all results HERE, which allows you to search by name of runner.
| Rank |
Name |
Bib |
Time |
Pace |
Hometown |
Division |
Div Rank |
| 1 |
RIDOUANE HARROUFI |
24 |
00:34:26 |
04:38 |
Morocco |
M-Elite |
1 |
| 2 |
DIREBA MERGA |
22 |
00:34:29 |
04:38 |
Ethiopia |
M-Elite |
2 |
| 3 |
ALLAN KIPRONO |
25 |
00:34:32 |
04:38 |
Kenya |
M-Elite |
3 |
| 4 |
TESFAYE SENDEKU |
23 |
00:35:10 |
04:43 |
Ethiopia |
M-Elite |
4 |
| 5 |
JASON HARTMANN |
28 |
00:35:29 |
04:46 |
BOULDER, CO |
M-Elite |
6 |
| 6 |
MEB KEFLEZIGHI |
21 |
00:35:34 |
04:47 |
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA |
M-Elite |
7 |
| 7 |
LANI KIPLAGAT |
41 |
00:36:33 |
04:55 |
Kenya |
M-Elite |
5 |
| 8 |
BOLOTA ASMEROM |
26 |
00:36:44 |
04:56 |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
M-Elite |
8 |
| 9 |
NEIL MCDONAGH |
31 |
00:36:56 |
04:58 |
PENSACOLA, FL |
M-Elite |
9 |
| 10 |
GILIAT GHEBRAY |
429 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
SAN MATEO, CA |
Male |
10 |
| 11 |
PATRICK RIZZO |
27 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
BOULDER, CO |
M-Elite |
10 |
| 12 |
NEVILLE DAVEY |
434 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
SAN MATEO, CA |
Male |
12 |
| 13 |
TOMMY GREENLESS |
431 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
SAN MATEO, CA |
Male |
13 |
| 14 |
MARCO ANZURES |
432 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
SAN MATEO, CA |
Male |
14 |
| 15 |
MARK MATUSAR |
433 |
00:37:00 |
04:58 |
SAN MATEO, CA |
Male |
15 |
| Rank |
Name |
Bib |
Time |
Pace |
Hometown |
Division |
Div Rank |
| 1 |
LINETH CHEPKURUI |
1 |
00:39:11 |
05:16 |
Kenya |
F-Elite |
1 |
| 2 |
MAMITU DASKA |
2 |
00:39:12 |
05:16 |
Ethiopia |
F-Elite |
2 |
| 3 |
JELLIAH TINGEA |
4 |
00:39:57 |
05:22 |
Kenya |
F-Elite |
3 |
| 4 |
MISIKER MEKONNIN DEMISSE |
6 |
00:40:36 |
05:27 |
Ethiopia |
F-Elite |
4 |
| 5 |
JANE KIBII |
5 |
00:41:21 |
05:33 |
Kenya |
F-Elite |
5 |
| 6 |
MAGDALENA LEWY-BOULET |
3 |
00:41:25 |
05:34 |
OAKLAND, CA |
F-Elite |
6 |
| 7 |
LAURA BENNETT |
9 |
00:41:56 |
05:38 |
BOULDER, CO |
F-Elite |
7 |
| 8 |
ANNIE BERSAGEL |
8 |
00:42:08 |
05:39 |
STANFORD, CA |
F-Elite |
8 |
| 9 |
YIOU WANG |
14 |
00:42:33 |
05:43 |
MILL VALLEY, CA |
F-Elite |
9 |
| 10 |
MICHELLE FREY |
7 |
00:42:51 |
05:45 |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
F-Elite |
10 |
| 11 |
GREGG KAITLIN |
17 |
00:44:17 |
05:57 |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
F-Elite |
11 |
| 12 |
TANIA FISCHER |
10 |
00:44:47 |
06:01 |
SANTA MONICA, CA |
F-Elite |
12 |
| 13 |
ALEXA GLENCER |
12 |
00:45:00 |
06:02 |
California, US |
F-Elite |
13 |
| 14 |
SUE WHITE |
901 |
00:45:41 |
06:08 |
LAS VEGAS, NV |
F30-39 |
1 |
| 15 |
VALERIE YOUNG |
11 |
00:45:51 |
06:09 |
NOVATO, CA |
F-Elite |
14 |
