Records Fall at Cow Harbor 10K

Brisk temperatures and a stacked field turned the 34th Great Cow Harbor 10K into a record-setting event Saturday morning as 5,000 runners – and just as many spectators – jammed the streets of Northport. 

But one stood out.

Mohamed Trafeh, 26, of Duarte Calif. jumped to the front of the pack from the starting line along Laurel Ave. and was never challenged. Running for the third straight year, the Moroccan native won the Great Cow Harbor 10K in 28 minutes 17.4 seconds, breaking the old course record of 28:22 set by Ryan Hall in 2006.

Trafeh became the first of the prestigious road race. And by turning in a record performance, Trafeh also earned a $5,000 bonus on top of the $3,500 first place prize.

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Carlos Trujillo of Middleton, Id. (29:13.1), James Strang of Colorado Springs (29:17.3) and Fernando Cabada of Boulder, Colo. (29:31.8) each ran sub 30-minute races in the most competitive field yet.

Not to be outdone, the women’s winner shattered a 17-year-old race record.

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, 33, of Rome, Ga. took the women’s 10K in 32 minutes, 26.4 seconds, beating the old course record of 32:32 set by Jane Omoro in 1994. 

Deena Kastor of Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (33:20.7) and Alisha Williams of Colorado Springs (33:47.8) placed second and third. 

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