Ridouane Harroufi

Ridouane Harroufi (born 30 July 1981 in Azrou) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions, including the marathon.

The year after he ran in the long race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but managed only 63rd place.

He won the Cherry Blossom ten-miler in 45 minutes and 56 seconds, the fastest time in the event since Simon Rono ran 45:51 in 1998.

[4] He also won the Boilermaker Road Race in Utica, New York and Azalea Trail Run that year.

On May 15, 2011 Harroufi won the 100th Bay to Breakers 12K in San Francisco California with a time of 34 minutes and 26 seconds, breaking a string of 20 consecutive event victories by runners from Kenya.