Stella Keatley

Abbibya Simbassa is your 2021 USATF 25 km champion!!!

Erika Kemp finishes second, while Molly Grabill and Marie Mettler place 3-4. Allie Kieffer takes home 5th.

And it's Makena Morley winning her first USATF title, as she captures the USATF 25 km Championship title!!!

Huxham, Lagat, Simbassa, Chelanga, and Zienasellassie are all running strong in the men's race with the final mile starting to come into view #USARC

Huxham is now pushing the pace in the men's race, breaking up the lead group of 6, while Morley continues to roll on the women's side, besting her half marathon best time by a minute with two miles left to go at the @usatf 25 km Championships

1:09:50 (1:10:27 13.1 miles) for Morley as she passes the 13 mile mark - 2.5 miles left of racing - Morley is about 100m ahead of Kemp #USARC

And Zienasellassie has fought his way back up to the lead group

55 minutes in and the men's pack is down to five:
Lagat
Simbassa
Huxham
Austin
Chelanga

Huxham, Austin, Chelanga, Lalang, Lagat your top 5 48 minutes into the race at the @usatf 25 km Championships

Morley is really hammering the pace now, Kemp falling back. Morley has clearly made her move nearly an hour into the race #USARC

Brogan Austin and Haron Lagat are now leading the men's pack of 8, 43 minutes into the
@usatf
25 km Championships #USARC

52:23 for Kemp and Morley as they pass through 10 miles, Mettler and Grabill 3 seconds back, Kieffer 10 seconds back #USARC

Kemp and Morley are battling up front, starting to push the pace as mile 10 comes into view - Mettler and Grabill are starting to fall off pace #USARC

Women hit 9 miles in 48:51 for the lead pack of 4 #USARC

Flanagan has fallen off the pack, so it's now Kemp and Morley leading, with Grabill, Mettler and Kieffer leading the way #USARC

10+ men are still in the lead pack 23 minutes into the race, with Chelanga, Lalang, and Simbassa leading the charge #USARC

Tuxbury is falling off the back of the lead pack, with Morley and Kemp leading the women's group of 6 pass through mile 6 #USARC

27:18 for 5 miles for the women's lead pack at the @usatf 25 km Championships #USARC

Women pass through 4 miles in 21:55, pack of 7 runners together with all the top contenders:
Flanagan
Kieffer
Kemp
Grabill
Morley
Tuxbury
Mettler

The women's pack is down to 7 women as they pass through 3 mile in 16:25 #USARC

The women's lead pack of 11 runners goes through the 2 mile in 10:54...and the men are off and running at the @usatf 25 km Championships #USARC

Women run through the first mile at the @usatf 25 km Championships in 5:26 - all the top contenders are in the lead pack of 12+ women #USARC

The women's race at the @usatf 25 km Championships are off and running! We'll try our best to provide updates throughout both the men's and women's races today.

It's 42 degrees with overcast skies and minimal wind this morning in Grand Rapids. A perfect morning for a 25 km!