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Geoffrey Mutai successfully defended his crown here at the 2012 B.A.A. 10K, running away from a stellar field here on the streets of Boston. Crossing the finish in 27:29, the fastest 10K run thus far in 2012.

"I am happy again. I don't know if you know all my happiness when I am in Boston. It is not like other races," said the champion.

2011 B.A.A. 10K champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel have returned to Boston with their eyes on Sunday's second annual B.A.A. 10K, ready to take to the roads of Boston's Back Bay in hopes of defending their titles from a year ago. Mutai, the 2011 Boston Marathon men's champion, and Kilel, the 2011 women's champion, are eager and ready for Sunday's race, seeking to add another chapter to their already excellent tradition of racing in Boston.

Hal Goforth, Jr.'s  story isn't something you hear everyday. The 67-year-old who splits his time between California and Florida isn't your average runner. He is an extraordinary one. Having run 36 Boston Marathons, eleven B.A.A. Half Marathons, and this year's B.A.A. 5K, Goforth will be competing in his first B.A.A. 10K on Sunday. Entered in the inaugural B.A.A. Distance Medley, Goforth's story on how he first discovered running -- and the Boston Athletic Association -- is special.

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that four noteworthy distance runners with ties to Boston will compete among the world’s best at the second annual B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 24. The race will start and finish on Charles Street between the Public Garden and historic Boston Common. A partial list of the top athletes entered in the race is attached to this release.

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Geoffrey Mutai, the world’s fastest marathoner, will defend his title at the second annual B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 24. Defending B.A.A. 10K champion, Caroline Kilel will square off with reigning Boston Marathon champion Sharon Cherop. The race starts and finishes on Charles Street between the Public Garden and historic Boston Common. A partial list of elite athlete biographies is attached to this release.

The Boston Chapter of Links, Incorporated (The Links) embarks on a three year commitment with the Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 school in Dorchester, MA to provide an overall health and wellness program.

In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai blistered the Boston course in an epoch-defining 2:03:02. For this year’s race, the course was simply blistering. At 10am, when the elite men’s field was all set to go, the temperature on the Hopkinton starting line was 79.2 degrees. At the half way mark it had inched above 82. By the finishing line it was 84.8. Last year, it was all about the hot pace. This year it was just plain hot.

Last year, when Desiree Davila and Caroline Kilel slung themselves around the corner onto Hereford Street toward the homestretch of the 115th Boston Marathon, Cherop got caught flat-footed because she didn’t realize how close they all were to the finish. Although the trio combined to produce the closest 1-2-3 women’s finish in Boston Marathon history—six seconds—they were a long six seconds for Cherop.