Bor Sets 10 Mile American Record at USATF Championships in Washington D.C.

It was a morning to remember on Sunday (7-April) for Hillary Bor (Colorado Springs, HOKA / American Distance Project) at the USATF 10 Mile Championships in the nation’s capital, as Bor earned his third consecutive championship title and broke the American record he set at last year's race.

The championships, hosted by the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run for the second straight year, were the fourth stop on the year-long 2024 USATF Running Circuit. 

Bor was one of three Coloradans competing in the championships as Shadrack Kipchirchir (Colorado Springs, PUMA / American Distance Project) and Sam Chelanga (Colorado Springs, NIKE) joined him in the top-10, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.

Early on in the men’s race Sunday, Bor jumped to the lead early, stringing the field out and setting a tenacious pace only a half dozen fellow Americans would follow.
 
For the first 5 km, Bor and Andrew Colley would take turns leading up front, with Nathan Martin, Abbabiya Simbassa, Teshome Mekonen, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and Daniel Mesfun keeping pace, passing through the split in 14:12.
 
By 10 km, the lead pack had shrunk to Bor leading the group through in 28:35, with only Mekonen, Simbassa, and Martin in tow.
 
The lead quartet would continue to run together until two miles to go, when Bor started to ratchet down the pace. At that point only Martin would maintain contact, with Mekonen and Simbassa trying their best to keep form.
 
With half a mile to go, Bor squeezed the pace, putting a few strides on Martin. While Bor continued to glance over his shoulder to make sure Martin wasn’t gaining ground, he glided to the finish line, crossing in 45:56 to win his third straight USATF 10 Mile title; breaking the American 10 Mile record (pending ratification) of 46:11 he had set last year.

Kipchirchir finished seventh running 47:45 with Chelanga finishing four seconds later in eighth place.

Bor now leads the USATF Running Circuit with 27 points.