Curtis's 1:01.52 Places Him 13th on All-Time USA List

Bobby Curtis debuted at the half-marathon distance today in Philadelphia, finishing as the first American in 1:01.52 (9th place overall). That time places him in a tie as the 13th fastest American on the all-time half-marathon performance list. Two things worth noting: (1) the Philadelphia course is a very fast one, with 9 of the top 15 men having run their PR at the race; (2) Curtis's 1:01:52 was good for only 9th place this year, whereas most of the others on the list finished first or second when they ran their comparable time.

Here are the top 15 American half-marathoners:

Time    (pl) Name (state)            Date       Location   
  59:43 ( 1) Ryan Hall (CA)         14 Jan 2007 Houston TX USA
1:00:00 ( 3) Dathan Ritzenhein (OR) 11 Oct 2009 Birmingham ENG
1:00:55 ( 1) Mark Curp (MO)         15 Sep 1985 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:00 ( 1) Meb Keflezighi (CA)    04 Oct 2009 San Jose CA USA
1:01:07 ( 2) Abdi Abdirahman- 2     17 Sep 2006 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:17 ( 1) Khalid Khannouchi (NY) 17 Sep 2000 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:30 ( 2) Keith Brantly (FL)     19 Sep 1993 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:32 ( 1) Paul Cummings (UT)     25 Sep 1983 Dayton OH USA
1:01:43 ( 2) George Malley (OR)     19 Sep 1982 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:47 ( 1) Herb Lindsay (MI)      20 Sep 1981 Manchester VT USA

1:01:47 ( 4) Bill Reifsnyder (NM)   15 Sep 1985 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:47 ( 5) Jon Sinclair (CO)      15 Sep 1985 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:52 ( 1) Todd Williams (MI)     07 Dec 1991 Orlando FL USA
1:01:52 ( 9) Bobby Curtis (PA)      18 Sep 2011 Philadelphia PA USA
1:01:54 ( 1) Antonio Vega (MN)      17 Jan 2010 Houston TX USA
1:01:57 ( 2) Bruce Bickford (MA)    14 Sep 1986 Philadelphia PA USA