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Elite field announced for 2019 Bellin Run  

GREEN BAY – Defending Bellin Run champions Risper Gesabwa and Brendan Gregg will headline a stellar field of elite athletes competing in the 43rd annual 10-kilometer event.

The race will take place on Saturday, June 8, beginning at 8 a.m.

Gesabwa broke the tape in 2018 to capture a record-setting sixth Bellin Run title, followed closely by 2017 champ Kaitlin Gregg Goodman.

Gregg Goodman also finished a close second to Gesabwa in 2016, meaning their 2019 rematch will be one to watch.

On the men’s side, Brendan Gregg (brother of Kaitlin Gregg Goodman) will attempt to capture a second consecutive Bellin Run victory after winning the event in his 2018 debut.

Gregg will be challenged by past Bellin Run champ Meb Keflezighi, who was second in 2018 despite having officially retired from running in 2017.

Also present will be 2018 third-place finisher and 2016 Olympic marathoner Jared Ward.

The 2019 Bellin Run elite field will also include a number of notable veteran athletes, many of whom have stood atop the winner’s podium in past years.

Also scheduled to appear are Uta Pippig, Joan Samuelson and Bill Rodgers

Pippig, from Colorado, was the female champion in 1995.

She is a former Olympian who won the Boston Marathon three consecutive times.

She also won the New York City Marathon.

Samuelson, a four-time female champion (1986, 1988, 1991-92), will travel from Maine for the race.

Samuelson is a former U.S. Olympian who won the women’s marathon gold in 1984.

She continues to set Bellin Run age-group records, most recently smashing the 60-64 mark by running a 40:17 in 2017.

Rodgers of Massachusetts was the male champion in 1978.

He is perhaps best known for his four victories in the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978-1980.

Rodgers also won the New York City Marathon.

Although stocked with a significant field of elite athletes, the Bellin Run welcomes runners and walkers of all levels and abilities.

Registrations for last year’s event topped the 12,000 mark.

Registration is available online at bellinrun.com.

The registration fee is $30 per person through Saturday, June 1, when it increases to $35.

In-person registration at the Friday, June 7, expo in Astor Park is $40.

The half-mile Children’s Run (ages 10 and younger) will take place at 6 p.m. June 7.

The registration fee is $12 per participant through June 6, when online registration ends.

In-person registration June 7 will be $15 per participant.

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