Famiglietti second in U.S. 10K

Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., captured his third straight USA Men's 10-kilometer championship that was run during the 40th Peachtree Road Race on Saturday, holding off former University of Tennessee standout Anthony Famiglietti in the final mile.

Abdirahman, a three-time Olympian, finished in sixth place overall in the international field with a time of 28 minutes, 11 seconds in the 6.2-mile event through the streets of Atlanta. Famiglietti , who makes his home in Knoxville, wound up eighth, four seconds behind Abdirahman.

Abdirahman picked up $10,000 for winning the race. This was fifth stop for the men on the 2009 USA Running Circuit, a USA Track and Field road series that features championships ranging from one mile to the marathon and attracts elite U.S. distance runners.

Famiglietti leads the men's side with 27 points.

In the Peachtree, Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won in 27:21. Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya won the women's race in 31:30, a second faster than Meseret Mengsitu of Ethiopia.

Results won't be made official until Monday because of a protest against fourth-place finisher Tadese Tola of Ethiopia. Another of the top-10 finishers said Tola elbowed him as they approached the finish line.