June 2008
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22 JUN | 28 JUN | 29 JUN
1 JUNE 2008: QUITO ULTIMAS NOTICIAS 15KM, ECUADOR
Photos: Armando Prado
More than 15,000 runners flooded on to the streets of the Ecuadorean capital for 48th edition of the country's most
important road race.
The top class field started at 08:30 and surpassed performances of the previous year but Ecuadoreans could not lift
the gold in either category.
Africans filled the first two places in the men's race before local hero Franklin Tenorio came in third. Among the
women Diana Landi managed a close second.
MEN:
1 Isaac KIMAIO KEN 46:13
2 Reta ALENA ETH 46:21
3 Franklin TENORIO ECU 46:43
4 Paulino C CANCHAI COL 46:49
5 Edilberto M HERNANDEZ 47:07
6 Segundo O JAMI 47:15
7 Lazarus NIAKERAKA KEN 47:45
8 Johnny A C VALASCO ECU 48:04
9 Segundo G P ALVARADO 48:26
10 Didimo A S MENDOZA 48:34
WOMEN:
1 Karina P DELGADO MEX 53:37
2 Diana J L ANDRADE ECU 53:43
3 Emily SAMOEI KEN 54:23
4 Julia R LOPEZ 55:08
5 Rosa A CHACHA ECU 55:25
6 Jeanneth N C TOAPANTA 56:35
7 Martha I REY COL 57:05
8 Viviana R A ANDALUZ 57:35
9 Marlene C A ZAPATA 57:56
10 Katherine L V CAIZA ECU 57:58
1 JUNE 2008: SAO PAULO INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, BRAZIL
Claudir Rodrigues, from the south of the country, and Maria Zeferina Baldaia from the central state of Minas Gerais
won the 14th edition of the race on a cool but humid morning (14°C, 68%). Over all events, including races of 4.5km
and 10km as well as the marathon, 12.000 runners were entered.
A new course was used, with all races starting at the Avenida Roberto Marinho and the 10km and Marathon finishes in
Ibirapuera Park.
After two years of Kenyan victories the race returned to Brazilian ownership. The winners were surprising though,
as 32-year old Rodrigues was by no means the favourite but ran a tactically perfect race, only taking the lead in the
final stages. The conditions seemed to help the shorter distance specialists and Luis Carlos do Cruzeiro in particular
was pleased with second place in his first marathon.
Maria Zeferina Baldaia won the race in 2002 but had suffered a series of setbacks since then. Over the last year she
has made a real return to form. "The cold made it hard" she said, and she was also uncertain of her recovery
since running the Hamburg Marathon five weeks previously.
MEN:
1 Claudir RODRIGUES BRA 2:17:07
2 Luiz C FERNANDES DA SILVA BRA 2:17:24
3 Marcos A PEREIRA BRA 2:18:09
4 Francisco B DOS SANTOS BRA 2:18:25
5 Rotich CHEMLANY KEN 2:18:46
6 Adriano BASTOS BRA 2:19:26
7 Bento P DE OLIVEIRA BRA 2:20:01
8 Charles K KORIR KEN 2:20:45
9 Elson A GRACIOLI BRA 2:21:37
10 Mauro T PINTO BRA 2:21:45
WOMEN:
1 Maria Z BALDAIA BRA 2:42:20
2 Edielza ALVES DOS SANTOS BRA 2:42:44
3 Marizete M DOS SANTOS BRA 2:43:28
4 Luzia DE SOUZA PINTO BRA 2:46:05
5 Sueli A VIEIRA BRA 2:50:14
6 Andrea C DA SILVA RAMOS BENIT BRA 2:50:34
7 Marluce Q F BORGES BRA 2:51:39
8 Sandra DE LAS M R MOSQUE ECU 2:55:50
9 Ilaine WANDSCHEER BRA 2:57:52
10 Denise P L CAMPOS BRA 3:00:24
1 JUNE 2008: ZELENOGRAD HALF MARATHON SPRANDI, RUSSIA
The 12th edition coincided with International Children's Defence Day and started with a mini-marathon (420m) for
children under 10. The main race started 15 minutes later. Runners from 38 regions of Russia (of 84 in total) and from
10 other countries took part. Given the windy weather 28-year old Ljubov Morgunova who won this year's Rotterdam marathon
(2:25.12) – preferred a tactical rather than a fast race. She ran with Zinaida Semenova (marathon best of 2:26:57) and
only in the last few kilometres did Morgunova, who being fourth-ranked in the marathon this year will not be running the
Olympic Games in Beijing, get away from Semenova in a relatively modest winning time. The men's struggle for victory was
similar: only 300m from the finish line did last year's winner, 33-year old Sergey Lukin, accelerate ahead of 21-year old
Ethiopian Asfaw Birhanu.
MEN:
1 Sergey LUKIN RUS 1:07:35
2 Asfaw BIRHANU ETH 1:07:39
3 Dmitriy LUKIN RUS 1:07:48
4 Ivan MOTORIN RUS 1:11:02
5 Aleksey ASHMANOVICHUS RUS 1:11:19
6 Sergey SOROKIN RUS 1:12:18
7 Oleg KRAPIVIN RUS 1:13:23
8 Aboye ABOYE ETH 1:14:09
9 Timifey KJUN RUS 1:15:14
10 Vitaliy LOGINOV RUS 1:15:52
WOMEN:
1 Ljubov MORGUNOVA RUS 1:15:51
2 Zinaida SEMENOVA RUS 1:16:04
3 Rimma PUSHKINA RUS 1:17:19
4 Elena SOKOLOVA RUS 1:18:20
5 Irina KOZUBOVSKAIA RUS 1:19:31
6 Zhanna MALKOVA RUS 1:19:54
7 Tatjana PEREPELKINA RUS 1:21:53
8 Lidia VASILEVSKAIA RUS 1:22:01
9 Natalia KAPUSTIAN RUS 1:24:56
10 Ekaterina KOKLEVA RUS 1:26:35
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7 JUNE 2008: NIGHTMARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 Philemon M KIKERING KEN 2:41:21
2 Ivano NOVELLO ITA 2:41:38
3 Andrea RIGO ITA 2:46:13
4 Joan VAIDA 2:49:22
5 Daniele SANTARELLI ITA 2:52:07
6 Enrico MARTELLO ITA 2:55:06
7 Marco GRIMAZ ITA 2:55:44
8 Andrea NELLI ITA 2:58:18
9 Vrhunc MATJAZ SLO 2:58:32
10 Alessandro MELIZZA ITA 3:00:50
WOMEN:
1 Marija VRAJIC CRO 2:58:54
2 Cristina M ORLANDI ITA 3:18:21
3 Alessia CARRER ITA 3:21:27
4 Marilena DALL'ANESE ITA 3:24:12
5 Simonetta CASTELLI ITA 3:25:28
6 Debora AIELLI ITA 3:28:35
7 Annalisa MINESSO ITA 3:29:35
8 Anna BOTTO SACCO ITA 3:30:06
9 Ana Marija KRUSIC SLO 3:32:31
10 Melania POLLEY ITA 3:39:35
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Enrico VIVIAN ITA 1:10:10
2 Mohammed EL MANSOURI ITA 1:10:10
3 Fabrizio PRADETTO ITA 1:10:18
WOMEN:
1 Beth EBURNE GBR 1:20:35
2 Jennifer MORESI SUI 1:24:33
3 Francesc L CASTELLANI ITA 1:25:14
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15 JUNE 2008: COMRADES MARATHON, SOUTH AFRICA
Leonid Shvetsov raced into the Comrades Marathon record books by smashing Vladimir Kotov's eight-year-old "up"
run record by 47 seconds. He won by 13:41, one of the largest margins in recent Comrades' history. Shvetsov becomes the
first man since Bruce Fordyce to win in both directions and to own both records.
After the race, Shvetsov said "Last year I knew from a long way out that the record was in the bag, but this time
it was touch and go." Jaroslav Janicki continued with his fine Comrades record taking his fifth top-10 placing,
including a single win back in 1999.
First South African was Harmans Mokgadi in sixth, while 50-year-old Vladimir Kotov, who saw his course record
evaporate while he was still out on the road, received some consolation with his eighth place. Willie Mtolo, who
finished second way back in 1989, grabbed the final gold medal, much to the delight of the local Comrades fans.
The Russian juggernaut continued in the women's race. Once again the Nurgalieva twins dominated, with Elena collecting
her third straight "up" run victory, five minutes short of her record set two years ago. In fifth, behind
Tatiana Zhirkova and Marina Myshlyankova, Marina Bychkova completed Russian domination of the women's competition with
her eighth top-10 placing. Pretoria's Riana van Niekerk ended Farwa Mentoor's long domination as first South African.
MEN:
1 Leonid SHVETSOV RUS 5:24:46
2 Jaroslav JANICKI POL 5:38:27
3 Stephen MUZHUINGI ZIM 5:39:40
4 Oleg KHARITONOV RUS 5:42:05
5 Grigory MURZIN RUS 5:43:08
6 Harmans MOKGADI RSA 5:47:11
7 Mncedisi MKHIZE RSA 5:48:19
8 Vladimir KOTOV BLR 5:48:44
9 Johannes OOSTHUIZEN RSA 5:50:54
10 Willie MTOLO RSA 5:53:38
WOMEN:
1 Elena NURGALIEVA RUS 6:14:38
2 Olesya NURGALIEVA RUS 6:15:53
3 Tatyana ZHIRKOVA RUS 6:17:46
4 Marina MYSHLYANOVA RUS 6:30:48
5 Marina BYCHKOVA RUS 6:38:03
6 Riana VAN NIEKERK RSA 6:43:32
7 Maria BAK GER 6:53:34
8 Farwa MENTOOR RSA 6:59:42
9 Carol MERCER RSA 7:09:38
10 Davera MAGSON RSA 7:10:11
15 JUNE 2008: LAGUNA PHUKET INT'L MARATHON, THAILAND
MEN:
1 Stephen PAINE AUS 2:37:52
2 Brent C ROEGER USA 2:41:57
3 Wu YUNG-FA TPE 2:44:42
4 Chadarak CHAIKAMJORN THA 3:02:43
5 Hiroshi KOGANE JPN 3:05:38
6 Seijiro SATAKE JPN 3:09:42
7 Niwat SOMJIT THA 3:12:40
8 Fong Chi MAN CHN 3:14:37
9 Seehanart NGAOSRI THA 3:16:40
10 Jarae JEARRANAI THA 3:19:21
WOMEN:
1 Angela LOUISE STEVENS AUS 3:14:17
2 Peta-Jane HARTHEN AUS 3:35:32
3 Miho MIYASHIRO JPN 3:40:18
4 Premchit NARULA THA 3:45:31
5 Kim Joanna ISAAC GBR 3:53:05
6 Chie SANO JPN 3:58:11
7 Cindy Kin-Mi TSUI CHN 3:59:54
8 Jacqueline L PRINSLOO RSA 4:01:49
9 Pen Chun LIEN TPE 4:03:47
10 Tsurumi YUKIKO JPN 4:17:38
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Stefano PASSARELLO ITA 1:13:26
2 Niwat OITHIP THA 1:19:30
3 Sitti Pong CHANGLAI THA 1:23:36
WOMEN:
1 Nicola GREEN GBR 1:34:51
2 Emily WOODFIELD GBR 1:36:18
3 Kerrie Elizabeth EDWARDS AUS 1:40:57
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21 JUNE 2008: MIDNIGHT SUN MARATHON, NORWAY
Kiprotich Samwel Chepno, running in Norway for the first time in his life, took a commanding win over last year's
winner David Kanyari. He was surprised at how good the running conditions were so far north (70 deg N). There was some
rain before the start, but only a light breeze and a temperature of about 9°C during the race.
This 19th edition of the race sold out, with 500 runners in the marathon field. In all events (including half
marathon, 10km and fun run) there were 2850 runners from 44 different countries, with 217 of these coming from the UK.
MEN:
1 Kiprotich Samwel CHEPNO KEN 2:23:14
2 David KANYARI FIN 2:29:49
3 Tatu AIRISNIEMI FIN 2:33:57
4 Andrew DAVIES GBR 2:37:52
5 Jens-Kristian BERG NOR 2:38:42
6 Saegrov LEIF NOR 2:44:59
7 Gerry HOGG GBR 2:50:21
8 Mark BRALEY GBR 2:52:50
9 Charles CHRISTIANSEN NOR 2:55:06
10 Andrea GALIGANI ITA 2:57:36
WOMEN:
1 Mona RYDLAND NOR 3:17:51
2 Merete ERGA NOR 3:22:54
3 Brenda O DONAGHUE IRL 3:25:02
4 Priska VON BUEREN SUI 3:26:59
5 Maria NORDFJELL NOR 3:28:42
6 Kate MESSENGER GBR 3:29:21
7 Wenche DORUM NOR 3:33:21
8 Martinal FOEIDL ITA 3:34:00
9 Ursula HOPFNER GER 3:35:50
10 Tomoyo FUGIWARA GBR 3:38:34
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Morten SKARSTAD NOR 1:06:59
2 Bernt MUSHOM NOR 1:16:42
3 Audun Domaas PEDERSEN NOR 1:18:19
WOMEN:
1 Manuela KRAMER GER 1:26:21
2 Ruth CLIFTON GBR 1:29:28
3 Berit Marie SKORPEN NOR 1:29:30
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22 JUNE 2008: SCOTIABANK VANCOUVER HALF MARATHON, CANADA
Moses Macharia cruised to a comfortable victory ahead of compatriot Josephat Ongeri, while 24-year old Florence
Jepkosgei had an even easier time of things in taking the women's title more than 3 minutes ahead of Calgary's Lisa
Harvey. Conditions were good for running, with overcast skies and a temperature of 12°C at the 07:00 start although
some stiff breezes and humidity mitigated against really-fast times. A record 4,220 participants took part in this 10th
Anniversary edition, from 7 Canadian provinces, 38 American states, and 24 different countries. Another 500 took part in
the accompanying 5km fun run, helping to raise $200,000 for 10 local charities.
Macharia and Ongeri took charge from the start, going through the first kilometre in 3:04, with Toronto's Danny
Kassap being the only Canadian to hang onto them. Ongeri made a move between 4-5km, and from there Macharia and Ongeri
matched strides through 9k. Turning onto Marine Drive for the precipitous downhill to Spanish Banks, Ongeri threw in a
2:44 kilometre, to pass 10k in 30:24 at the bottom of the hill. Macharia stayed close, looking very comfortable, and
then pressed his case on the short, sharp rise from Jericho Beach up to West 4th. Ongeri struggled on the incline, and
by 12km he was 20m down - a gap he was never able to close. Macharia passed 15km in 45:51, taking the occasional glance
back, as he cruised passed Kits Beach, over the Burrard Bridge, and down Pacific Avenue to the finish line in Vancouver's
world-famous Stanley Park. Ongeri finished 25 seconds back, and Danny Kassap held onto third, and first Canadian, in a
disappointing 67:26 - well off the 64:03 he ran for second last year.
Florence Jepkosgei was never challenged in the women's race, leading from start to finish. The second-youngest of 9
children from Eldoret, she was pleased to have an easy win for her 10th and final outing of her Spring season in North
America, before returning home on Wednesday. The $1500 she takes with her from Vancouver, will go towards school fees for
her sisters' children.
Behind Lisa Harvey Milton in second, Ontario's Josiane Aboungono and Whistler's Kristina Rody had a great see-saw
battle with Aboungono finally prevailing. British Columbia has always had a very strong Masters running scene. Coquitlam's
Nancy Tinari, at 49 years of age, placed fifth overall while on the men's side Louis Philippe Garnier of Montreal, fought
off a West coast pack for the victory in 1:13:08.
MEN:
1 Moses MACHARIA KEN 1:04:50
2 Josephat ONGERI KEN 1:05:15
3 Danny KASSAP CAN 1:07:26
4 Jim FINLAYSON CAN 1:07:50
5 Todd HOWARD CAN 1:09:15
6 Mark BOMBA CAN 1:09:51
7 Amor DEHBI CAN 1:09:54
8 Graeme WILSON CAN 1:11:29
9 Paul CHAFE CAN 1:12:14
10 Steve MURENBEELD CAN 1:12:54
WOMEN:
1 Florence JEPKOSGEI KEN 1:14:04
2 Lisa HARVEY CAN 1:17:29
3 Josiane ABOUNGONO CAN 1:20:27
4 Kristina RODY CAN 1:20:31
5 Nancy TINARI CAN 1:21:03
6 Natasha FILLIOL CAN 1:24:11
7 Joan MACGRATH CAN 1:24:40
8 Heather GALLAGHER CAN 1:26:36
9 Laura DEMUNAIN CAN 1:26:42
10 Helen RITCHIE CAN 1:28:03
22 JUNE 2008: MARATON DE QUITO, ECUADOR
MEN:
1 Leonso Jimenez CHITAN COL 2:29:30
2 Edgar Chancusiq LINARES ECU 2:30:24
3 Claudio Ramos NUNEZ ECU 2:31:44
4 Antonio Almache CONDO ECU 2:33:43
5 Cesar Wilson CAMACHO ECU 2:34:07
6 Bayardo BURBANO ECU 2:35:10
7 Milton ARQUELLO ECU 2:35:43
8 Jose Francisco ARANGO ECU 2:36:16
9 Patricio DE LA CRUZ ECU 2:36:17
10 Meneses WASHINGTON ECU 2:37:39
WOMEN:
1 Alicia Gabriela CEVALLOS ECU 2:55:12
2 Nancy ROSERO ECU 2:59:50
3 Olga TABLA GOMEZ COL 3:12:18
4 Nancy OSORIO NARANJO ECU 3:17:21
5 Ma.Carmen CURICHO ECU 3:22:19
6 Patricia ASCUNTAR ECU 3:26:29
7 Ma.Acuena PATINO ECU 3:26:46
8 Herlinda IBARRA ECU 3:26:50
9 Narcisa Trujillo RUANO ECU 3:27:34
10 Enma Pepe CULQUI ECU 3:27:35
22 JUNE 2008: TANGAMANGA MARATHON, MEXICO
More than 2500 runners all wearing a blue t-shirt - even the elite athletes were in blue - began to run shoulder to
shoulder as a wave through the Mexican city of San Luis Potosi. The scenic course enhanced the sight - everybody moving in
common, using the same language of running.
The course itself was green, passing through the third largest park in Central and South America, the Tangamanga Park.
Here runners could enjoy the beauty of nature before emerging amid more attractive sites. Music played around the course,
and people cheered runners on by the names that were printed on their bib numbers. Runners came from different countries
and experienced a sense of Mexico: from Belgium, Germany, one runner from Finland, USA, Kenya and Ethiopia. The medal
design was a world encircled by runners of all kinds: a child, a fireman, a policeman, a woman elite runner, a mother,
a wheelchair participant, a blind runner. The meaning of the medal was the equality of the road running community and
friendship around the world.
The day before 5000 children ran as part of the "See better to learn more" program, helping other children
to be provided with lenses and 2500 trees were given as a gift to the kids, under an adopt-a-tree initiative. All the
aid station glasses and bottles were recycled. They ran through the marathon finish line feeling like grown ups, and
they will be the marathon runners of the future.
The 25th Aniversary will be held on 21 June 2009, you are invited to come and enjoy this FIESTA with us.
MEN:
1 Christopher KIPYEGO KEN 2:18:30
2 Alene RETA ETH 2:18:41
3 George OKWORO KEN 2:19:24
4 Hugo Romero MENDEZ MEX 2:19:34
5 Jose Arredondo ESPERICUETA MEX 2:20:08
6 Stephen Kibet CHERAL KEN 2:20:34
7 Juan Vargas SANCHEZ MEX 2:20:51
8 Samuel ROTICH KEN 2:24:15
9 Andres Juarez CAPILLA MEX 2:25:37
10 Jackson KIPNGOK KEN 2:25:42
WOMEN:
1 Sara Cedillo SANCHEZ MEX 2:40:28
2 Paula Apollonio JUAREZ MEX 2:42:32
3 Mariela Gonzalez TORRES CUB 2:45:08
4 Liliana Merlo FERNANDEZ MEX 2:47:33
5 Chemareng Chepkoro LOSIAKAT KEN 2:52:29
6 Penelope Lona GUERRERO MEX 3:01:21
7 Margarita Huerta RAMIRES MEX 3:03:04
8 Candida Gachuz PEREZ MEX 3:06:22
9 Rose CHICHI KEN 3:13:43
10 Lourdes Bautista RODRIGUEZ MEX 3:17:21
22 JUNE 2008: 23rd LAKE SAROMA 100km, JAPAN
Under cloudy conditions (14°C) with a little rain, MasakazuTakahashi won the men's race and Hiroko Sho, who
was the third in last year's IAU 100km World Cup, the women's writes Souhei Kobayashi.
There were 2,811 participants in the 100km and 2,053 runners (73%) finished within 13 hours. Four men finished under
seven hours and three women ran under eight hours. Top nine male and female runners from this race will be selected
for the 2008 IAU 100km World Cup, to be held in Italy.
MEN:
1 Masakazu TAKAHASHI JPN 6:42:05
2 Hideo NOJO JPN 6:46:48
3 Mitsuru SHINIHARA JPN 6:57:13
4 Shinji NAKADAI JPN 6:58:15
5 Yasukazu MIYASATO JPN 7:03:03
6 Yoshiki TAKADA JPN 7:08:34
7 Yoshihumi KIYOMOTO JPN 7:15:10
8 Yasutoshi OSHIMA JPN 7:20:33
9 Yoshiyuki SAITO JPN 7:24:00
10 Takehiro MATSUSHITA JPN 7:27:18
WOMEN:
1 Hiroko SHO JPN 7:38:04
2 Yoko YAMAZAWA JPN 7:58:08
3 Naoko OTA JPN 7:59:14
4 Mai FUJISAWA JPN 8:01:54
5 Kazuho IZUTSU JPN 8:10:32
6 Yuki NOSE JPN 8:24:54
7 Takako ASANO JPN 8:29:54
8 Miki SAKAMOTO JPN 8:40:21
9 Mitsuyo OKADA JPN 8:45:41
10 Akiko KOMATSU JPN 8:57:13
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28 JUNE 2008: PAAVO NURMI MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Janne KLASILA FIN 2:47:02
2 Jaakko MIEMINEN FIN 2:48:17
3 Torre GRONLUND FIN 2:48:49
4 Emil SODERLUND FIN 2:51:42
5 Pasi NYMAN FIN 2:55:08
6 Kari SALOMAA FIN 2:56:25
7 Tomi RINNE FIN 2:57:16
8 Jani HASPALS FIN 2:57:44
9 Markus KARLSSON FIN 3:03:48
10 Teemu-Ville AHOKAS FIN 3:05:18
WOMEN:
1 Pauliina TOMMOLA FIN 3:02:37
2 Susanna RAITAMAKI FIN 3:14:14
3 Laura NIEMINEN FIN 3:18:05
4 Hanna ASCHAN FIN 3:29:34
5 Jonna BACKMAN FIN 3:38:39
6 Johanna KATAJISTO FIN 3:38:57
7 Jenni VIROLAINEN FIN 3:43:39
8 Terhi SALONEN FIN 3:45:46
9 Essi KANGASAHO FIN 3:46:47
10 Kirsi TAPONEN FIN 3:50:53
28 JUNE 2008: VIDOVDAN 10KM ROAD RACE, BOSNIA
The race takes place in the self-governing town of Brcko in the north-east corner of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Local favourite
Olveria Jevtic, from across the border in Serbia, won the women's race for the third straight year. Isaac Macharia,
runner-up to Haile Gebrselassie in the Dubai Marathon earlier this year, won the men's race. Serbian Mirko Petrovic ran
an aggressive race to finish third and split the Kenyans, among whom six-time Honolulu Marathon winner, Jimmy Muindi, in
his first short road race for years, was seventh.
Jevtic won the women's race by over a minute but Lucia Kimani, the transplanted Kenyan, continues to improve with
personal bests from 3000m to the marathon this year. Her participation in Vidovdan was in preparation for the Olympic
Games, where she will represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the marathon. Sonja Stolic, twice former winner, filled third
place.
The elite athletes may have been the main feature but the 5000 children participating in the series of races from 400m
to 5km were the highlight.
MEN:
1 Isaac MACHARIA KEN 28:38
2 Sammy KARANJA KEN 28:50
3 Willy MWANGI KEN 29:00
4 Mirko PETROVIC SRB 29:00
5 Boniface MBUVI KEN 29:30
6 Wilberforce TALEL KEN 29:33
7 Jimmy MUINDI KEN 30:23
8 Dariusz KRUCZKOWSKI POL 30:27
9 Charles WONJOHI KEN 30:47
10 Tamas KOVACS HUN 30:52
WOMEN:
1 Olivera JEVTIC SRB 32:04
2 Lucia KIMANI BIH 33:13
3 Sonja STOLIC SRB 33:53
4 Ana SUBOTIC SRB 34:27
5 Zivile BALCINAITE LIT 34:50
6 Beata RAKONCZAI HUN 35:59
7 Ida KOVAC HUN 36:58
8 Snezana KOSTIC SRB 37:04
9 Biljana CVIJANOVIC BIH 38:05
10 Jelena MARKOVIC SRB 39:00
28 JUNE 2008: SANTA CLAUS MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Olli KYYHKYNEN FIN 3:13:46
2 Radoslaw WIELICZKO POL 3:14:46
3 Bryan ABELL GBR 3:16:54
4 Andrzej BORN POL 3:25:54
5 Kristjan PUUSILD EST 3:27:10
6 Wolfgang SCHMIDT AUT 3:39:27
7 Werner GRITTNER GER 3:41:27
8 Jari OJA FIN 3:43:12
9 Ville-Veikko KYKYRI FIN 3:54:05
10 Jari KOLPPANEN FIN 3:55:42
WOMEN:
1 Maria SELIN FIN 3:27:59
2 Erja KIVINIEMI FIN 3:38:19
3 Maureen TOBIN USA 3:40:08
4 Ann-Christin VALLASKIVI FIN 3:49:30
5 Irmgard UHLIG GER 3:52:33
6 Galina SOLOVYEVA RUS 4:03:20
7 Marita RICHTER GER 4:09:24
8 Satu KARPPINEN FIN 4:18:51
9 Chantelle KIRKMAN AUS 4:33:46
10 Anja ROIKONEN FIN 4:33:58
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29 JUNE 2008: CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO MARATHON, BRAZIL
A successor to the Rio marathon that was a founder member of AIMS in 1982, the City of Rio de Janeiro Marathon was
reborn five years ago with a point-to-point course along the eight main beaches of Rio. Now, recovering its attraction for
mass runners and tourists, 12,000 runners participated in three simultaneous events (family run, half marathon and
marathon).
The main race had two great moments: the winter cool gave a pleasant 18°C at the start, crossing the green area of
Barra da Tijuca at around 18km and at the end the race by Flamengo Park when the winner Domingos Nonato crossed the line
in brilliant sunny contrast (22°C) with the Sugar Loaf Mountain as backdrop. Silvio Guerra, a running legend from
Ecuador, ran well in trying to qualify for Beijing, but unsuccessfully clocked 2:18:28.
Six young Kenyans led the race but dropped back in last few kilometres. Marizete Moreira, from the national capital
Brasilia won her first marathon.
MEN:
1 Domingos NONATO DA SILVA BRA 2:17:20
2 Eliesio V OLIVEIRA BRA 2:17:47
3 Mauro T PINTO BRA 2:18:14
4 Silvio GUERRA ECU 2:18:28
5 Marcos Alexandre ELIAS BRA 2:18:56
6 Antonio F DA SILVA BRA 2:19:11
7 Jose GUTEMBERG BRA 2:19:25
8 Jose PEREIRA DA SILVA BRA 2:19:30
9 Adriano BASTOS BRA 2:20:03
10 Nestor ARIEL GARCIA BRA 2:20:08
WOMEN:
1 Marizete Moreira DOS SANTOS BRA 2:39:09
2 Edielza Alves GUIMARAES BRA 2:41:26
3 Ilaine WANDSCHEER BRA 2:49:00
4 Sueli Aparecida VIEIRA BRA 2:50:45
5 Marlene TEIXEIRA BRA 2:51:08
6 Denise PAIVA LUCAS BRA 2:51:31
7 Conceicao DE MARIA CARVALHO BRA 2:56:24
8 Nercy F DA COSTA BRA 2:57:38
9 Leone JUSTINO DA SILVA BRA 2:58:09
10 Leah Jelegat KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:59:15
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Luis P DA SILVA ANTUNES BRA 1:04:08
2 Willy Kangogo KIMUTAI KEN 1:04:15
3 Cosme ANCELMO DE SOUZA BRA 1:04:33
WOMEN:
1 Simone ALVES DA SILVA BRA 1:19:15
2 Salina JEBET KEN 1:20:16
3 Roserene F DE MORAES BRA 1:23:16
29 JUNE 2008: VIRGINIA MASON TEAM MEDICINE MARATHON AT SEAFAIR, USA
Nearly 5,000 runners took part, crossing the 520 Floating Bridge and running through several communities while
raising money for Cancer Research at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
MEN:
1 Edward KIPTUM KEN 2:20:29
2 Bethuel CHERUIYOT KEN 2:21:02
3 Andrew MUSURA KEN 2:21:47
4 Travis BOYD USA 2:25:13
5 Brett WINEGAR USA 2:37:01
6 Clay WING USA 2:40:12
7 Chad RICKLEFS USA 2:42:33
8 Andy OTTELE USA 2:54:02
9 Chip JACKSON USA 2:57:18
10 Michael SIEGEL USA 2:58:09
WOMEN:
1 Wendy TERRIS USA 2:50:56
2 Claudia COLITA CAN 2:51:53
3 Marlene FARRELL USA 2:58:57
4 Devon CROSBY-HELMS USA 3:10:28
5 Jill BEALS USA 3:17:18
6 Carol FINN USA 3:25:45
7 Stephanie SCHULZ USA 3:26:33
8 Jeanne HARSHBARGER USA 3:27:02
9 Julie GOLDING USA 3:27:24
10 Eva LUST-WRIGHT USA 3:28:13
June 2008
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