PHOTOS: 50th Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom Races

Runners in Sunday’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run make their way through the D.C. area route. (Photo WTOP / Sarah Beth Hensley)

Eager runners from around the world gathered at the Washington Monument grounds on Sunday for the annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom races. Despite unexpected cold temperatures and strong winds, participants toughed through the 10-mile and 5K races.

For the 10-mile race, 21-year old Tsegay Kidanu of Ethiopia was the overall race winner, while 33-year old former Olympian Hillary Bor from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Sara Hall of Flagstaff, Arizona, took top honors for U.S. male and female runners.

For the 5K run, Swedish-born Baltimore resident Johan Fagerberg came in first with a 15:03 time and D.C. resident Casey Greenwalt led the women with a 18:12 time.

Last year, Susanna Sullivan of Reston, Virginia, set a personal record and came in first for women in the 10-mile race.

You can find the full results from Sunday’s race at the Cherry Blossom Run website.

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Hundreds of runners and supporters came out to the Washington Monument on Sunday to run in the annual 5K and 10-mile Cherry Blossom Run. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

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Hundreds of bundled up people came out support runners in Sunday’s Cherry Blossom races. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

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Sara Hall of Flagstaff, Arizona, was the top U.S. female runner at Sunday’s Cherry Blossom 10-mile Run. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

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A throng of U.S. and international runners embark on the 10-mile run in Sunday’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

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A throng of U.S. and international runners embark on the 10-mile run in Sunday’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

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Other female runners congratulate Philadelphia runner Amber Zimmerman (right) for completing the 10-mile Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run on Sunday in 6th place for women. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)