Kastor Sets U.S. Women's 8 km Record

After just missing the American Women's record for 8 km at last weekend's USA 8 km Championship in New York City, Deena Kastor added the record to her collection at the LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago this weekend.

Running 24:36 and placing 20th overall in the combined field, Kastor finished nearly a minute ahead of Russia's Tatyana Petrova on her way to eclipsing the 14 year old record of 25:02 held by Lynn Jennings.

Congratulations Deena from the SCMT!

The men's race saw Brian Sell of The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project repeat as champion, defeating Leszek Biegala of Poland by two seconds, 23:17 to 23:19.

LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle - Chicago, IL, Sunday, April 3, 2005

Women:

1 Kastor, Deena, USA/CA 24:36

2 Petrova, Tatyana, Russia 25:31

3 Butler, Kathy, USA/WI 25:35

4 Mcgregor, Katie, USA/MN 25:36

5 Dryer, Elva, USA/NM 25:46

6 Chulakh, Tatyana, Russia 26:22

7 Liss, Collette, USA/IN 26:34

8 Deatherage, Jenelle, USA/MN 26:41

9 Rzepecki, Jackie, USA/MI 27:48

10 Derego, Jennifer, USA/MI 27:57

Men:

1 Sell, Brian, USA/MI 23:17

2 Biegala, Leszek, Poland 23:19

3 Verran, Clint, USA/MI 23:29

4 Gary, Robert, USA/OH 23:39

5 Bizuneh, Fasil, USA/CA 23:44

6 Wells, Clint, USA/CO 23:49

7 Briney, Trent, USA/MI 23:51

8 Allen, Nick, USA/MI 24:07

9 Franzen, Donnie, USA/IL 24:12

10 Tate, Derek, USA/MI 24:16