Team USA Minnesota's Jason Lehmkuhle and Andrew Carlson will be part of a strong USA Championship field at the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta tomorrow. Also competing in the annual July 4th running extravaganza is Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor who will race in the non-championship women's race.Lehmkuhle was the first American at Peachtree in 2006 -- a non-championship year -- covering the 10K distance in 29:22 and placing 14th overall.
Lehmkuhle was 5th in the USA Half Marathon Championships and 5th again at the USA 15k Championships on the roads early this season. More recently, Lehmkuhle has had some tough outings on the pavement, suffering through a painful finish at the Boston Marathon and finishing 20th at the USA 25K Championship in May in 1:21:58.
Carlson will be running Peachtree for the first time. He recently ran the 5000 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships where he finished 16th in 13:55.22. Earlier this year he was fourth at the USA Half Marathon Championships and 10th at the USA 15k Championships.
Newly crowned USA 10,000 meter (track) champion Abdi Abdirahman and U.S. half marathon record holder and USA half-marathon champion Ryan Hall headline the USA Championship field, which also includes James Carney, Fasil Bizuneh, and Ryan Kirkpatrick.
Fridley native Marty Rosendahl will also compete.
Team USA Minnesota's McGregor recently placed 3rd in the USA Outdoor 10,000m to make the U.S. team for the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, in late August. McGregor ran Peachtree in 2006 and was the first American woman and 10th overall, finishing in 32:44. McGregor is a four-time national champion having won the 25k (2007), 10k road (2005 and 2006) and 10,000 meters (2005).
Top contenders in the women's race include Pauline Wangui of Kenya, Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia, and Kathy Butler of Great Britain.
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