The U.S. Army took Tejon Street on Saturday.

Army team runners Robert Cheseret and John Mickowski basically finished in a tie in the 5K on St. Patrick’s Day race. Both were credited with times of 15 minutes, 1 second, but Cheseret was given the victory. (More photos here.)

“Not too bad for the first race of the season,” said the Kenyan-born Cheseret, brother of 2010 3,000-meter world indoor champion Bernard Lagat.

Cheseret and Mickowski are part of the World Class Athlete Progam that gives soldiers with world-class potential a chance to train to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

They’re being coached by Gary Staines, owner of the Runner’s Roost and 1988 Olympian (Great Britian, 5,000 meters, 13^th).

Cheseret and Mickowski said they weren’t concerned about beating each other. It was all about training on a flat course on a beautiful spring day.

“We train together, we just wanted to run hard,” Mickowski said.

Alamosa’s Matt Levassiur, who runs for Brooks, stuck with the Army runners for most of the race, but faded in the last half mile. He finished third in 15:11.

Manitou Springs’ Alisha Williams won the women’s race for the second year in a row. The Boulder Running Company/Adidas runner hit the finish line in a course record 17:15.35.

Williams recently placed eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the U.S. Indoor championships. She’s aiming for good finish at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University in May. But on Saturday she was the queen of the road on what could be considered her home course. “It was a good feeling for me to race locally,” Williams said.

Boulder Running Company/Adidas runner Wendy Thomas of Windsor was second, in 18:01.85.

Men's Top 10

1 Robert Cheseret          26 Colorado Springs CO     15:00.90

2 John Mickowski           23 Colorado Springs CO     15:00.90

3 Matt Levassiur           28 Alamosa CO              15:10.85

4 Adam Rich                29 Colorado Springs CO     15:22.50

5 Robby Young              25 Colorado Springs CO     15:32.55

6 Jermaine Mays            27 Colo Spgs CO            15:56.15

7 Russell Slade            26 Highlands Ranch CO      16:20.30

8 Cody Hill                37 Colorado Springs CO     16:29.65

9 Andy Rinne               34 Colorado Springs CO     16:36.20

10 Christopher Nelson       40 Peyton CO               17:07.90

Women's top 10

1 Ali Williams             28 Colorado Springs CO     17:15.35

2 Wendy Thomas             31 Windsor CO              18:01.85

3 Lori Walker              27 Henderson CO            18:12.55

4 Amanda Ewing             29 Colorado Springs CO     19:06.90

5 Megan Riepma             25 Colorado Springs CO     19:38.05

6 Stella Heffron           42 Parker CO               19:39.85

7 Amanda Occhi             32 Manitou Springs CO      19:49.60

8 Aubrey Till              13 Penrose CO              19:58.00

9 Kelly Moon                0 Colorado Springs CO     20:25.00

11 Stephanie Wurtz          27 Colorado Springs CO     20:50.70

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