From: Yohannes Debesai (ydebesai@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Aug 02 2009 - 10:21:44 EDT
Simon Bairu- Canadian National Track Champion
Simon Bairu won the Canadian National Track Championship in the 5000m a few weeks ago earning his first national title for Track. Simon finished the 5000m with a great time of 13:39.
Simon has also done that no Canadian has ever done, win six national titles for Cross Country.
Now Simon is looking into longer distances, Half Marathon and Marathon. Simon is training for his second ever marathon to be held on September 20th, The Philadelphia Half Marathon!
On August 1st, Simon run the Beach to Beacon 10k road race out in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He ended up finishing 7th place in a competition full of great runners. Out of the 15 top spots, nine were taken by the Kenyans.
We wish Simon, Mr. Track National Champion, a good luck in his second ever half marathon to beheld next month.
Eritrean American Athletics Association
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Canadian National Championships 5000m
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1 460 Bairu, Simon Queen City S 13:39.23 10
2 544 Gillis, Eric Speed River 13:49.45 8
3 155 Steeds, Mark Brantford T. 14:08.54 6
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