Organizers of the Borden Uptown 8K in Dallas are hoping to hand out a check for $10,000 for a world record at Minyard 8K. Over 3,000 will line up for the 8:15 a.m. start and then line the street to cheer for the 50 elite and elite locals.

One of the top female entrants is Minori Hayakari (JAP), an employee of Koka Woman's Educational Institute and the Asian record holder of the womans steeplechase at 9:41.21.

Minori won her first Japanese championship at 1500m back in 1996, then last year with the inclusion of the steeple for women, she had new motivation. She debuted at the Stanford Classic, and achieved her "B" standard for 2005 World Outdoor Championships in late May at the Minnesota Distance Classic. She has a PR of 15:11 at 5K and should be challenged by Alvetina Ivanova (RUS), two time second place finisher at the Minyard 8K, Tatiana Chulakh (RUS),Luminita Gogirlea (ROM) and an American soil debutant of Rebbi Koech (KEN), who has trained with notable Brother Colm in Iten, Kenya since 2003. Rebbi is the sister of 1992 Olympian William Koech, who encouraged his sister to start running after having finished Kenyan College and no prospects of employment. She started running under Brother Colm and has raced in Europe, with a road PR 32:26 and will working with Coach Dieter Hogen for the upcoming USA road season.

The men's field has assembled three sub-13:01 5K, being led by world record holder, Sammy Kipketer (KEN). Sammy is the defending Commonwealth Games at 5000 and earlier in 2006 finished second at the Kenyan Armed Forces Cross Country Championships and fifth at the Kenyan Championships. Kipketer has run 12:52/27:04

Training partner of Sammy's, the silver medalist in the World Cross Country Short Course in 2005 and an Olympic 5000 finalist in 2004, Abrahim Chebii (KEN), also brings PRs of 12:52/26:49 to the Minyard 8000. Chebii and Kipketer have come to Dallas to take down the current record of 22:03 achieved by Peter Githuka. With a 13:01 5K PR, Shadrock Kosgei (KEN) who is now training with Chebii and Kipketer under the tutledge of Dieter Hogen. All three men ran in the 2006 Kenyan World Cross Country 4K trials finishing 11, 12 and 14th. They were truly disappointed with their results coming from a very very muddy Ngong Race Course.

The record maybe in jeopardy as the Dallas weather forcast will provide no rain, no wind and ideal tempetures at 52F.

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