April 21, 2016
Victoria will be the stage for race six of the BC Super Series on Sunday, as a number of the top finishers from last weeks Vancouver Sun Run seek redemption at the TC10K.
Jane Murage (KEN) returns to defend her hat-trick of victories, having placed third at the Sun Run. To succeed she will undoubtedly have to be close to the event record of 32:54, as she will be challenged by Lindsay Scherf (USA), Emily Setlack (CAN) and Lenah Jerotich (KEN), who were close behind Murage at the Sun Run in fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively. Setlack will be favourite to finish top Canadian following her 34:02 PB last week. Top BC honours are likely to go to ageless Lucy Smith, 6-time winner of the event, and top master.
The mens race is likely to be a Kenyan sweep, but the order on the podium may come down to the tape. Christopher Cheruiyot took second place at the Sun Run, just ahead of 2013 TC10K champion Paul Kimugul. Last years runner up Leornard Kipkoech also returns. And so too does the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon champion Daniel Kipkoech, and another former TC10K champion Willy Kimosop. Top Canadian and BC honours are also likely to be closely contested between Terence Attema (recently moved to BC from ON), UVic stars Shoayb Bascal and Ben Weir, and Jim Finlayson who took the honours last year, as well as finishing top master.
Complete event details at www.tc10k.ca