October 2005
1 OCTOBER 2005: COASTAL MARATHON, BELGIUM
The second edition of the Belgian Coastal Marathon attracted about 4700 runners to the
several competitions. After only two editions it is already the third biggest running event
in Belgium.
It is one of a kind. The start and finish lines (De Panne or Oostende) depend on the wind
direction and are communicated only four days before the race. The favourable wind, and a
predominantly flat and straight course create the ideal environment for fast times.
Just like the first edition the course went from De Panne to Oostende. There was a nice
wind and the sun was shining with a temperature of 16°C. The winner of the second edition
was the Belgian athlete Gino Van Geyte in his second best ever marathon time.
There were also a Coastal Half Marathon and a Relay Marathon. The NATO team included the
NATO Secretary General Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
MEN:
1 Gino VAN GEYTE BEL 2:14:02
2 Jacob MENGICH KEN 2:14:13
3 Christopher RUTO KIPKOECH KEN 2:17:10
4 Oleg OTMAKHOV RUS 2:19:44
5 Daniel TOO KEN 2:26:07
6 Frederic COLLIGNON BEL 2:31:11
7 Jean-Pierre VERHASSELT BEL 2:31:46
8 Guy DEMOL BEL 2:32:05
9 Patrick PHILIPPE BEL 2:33:34
10 Kurt STEVENS BEL 2:33:43
WOMEN:
1 Regine DAMBLON BEL 3:12:42
2 Natacha LAZAREVA RUS 3:15:03
3 Anne LOUETTE BEL 3:17:04
4 Nadine BALDUCK BEL 3:23:04
5 Monique BAUTERS BEL 3:24:42
6 Yvette MERCKEN BEL 3:24:51
7 Karin BAKKEE BEL 3:26:33
8 Jeanine FAES BEL 3:29:03
9 Inge VAN DEN BERGHE BEL 3:31:47
10 Nisha DE BLESER BEL 3:31:47
1-2 OCTOBER 2005: BAXTER'S LOCH NESS MARATHON, GREAT BRITAIN
MEN:
1 Simon PRIDE 2:30:17
2 Andrew FARQUHARSON 2:31:04
3 Patrick RUEDI 2:38:03
4 Ruairidh CAMPBELL 2:38:12
5 Sean COTTER 2:39:06
6 James SNODGRASS 2:39:45
7 Adam BREAKS 2:39:49
8 Christopher WILSON 2:41:38
9 Stevie OGG 2:41:44
10 John J DUFFY 2:42:14
WOMEN:
1 Julia MYATT 2:51:56
2 Fiona MATHESON 2:53:24
3 Susan MCCANN 3:07:00
4 Fari SHAMS 3:08:53
5 Alison CAMPBELL 3:13:37
6 Erica CHRISTIE 3:13:48
7 Angela JONES 3:14:07
8 Margaret ANDERSON 3:16:57
9 Pauline WALKER 3:17:21
10 Niamh MOONEY 3:17:31
10km:
MEN:
1 Zac KIHARA KEN 30:45
2 Martin WILLIAMS GBR 31:04
3 Graham BEE GBR 31:38
WOMEN:
1 Cathy MUTWA KEN 33:47
2 Morag ROSS GBR 37:41
3 Jane BARKER GBR 38:17
2 OCTOBER 2005: KOSICE PEACE MARATHON, SLOVAKIA
Europe's oldest marathon – this year was the 82nd edition – attracted nearly 3000 people
from 31 countries to the weekend's events, with 600 of them running the marathon writes
Alfons Juck. Training partners David Maiyo and David Kosgei upped the pace at 35km, and
Maiyo went away to win from 40km.
Pacemakers took the field through halfway in 1:06:08, on course for Adam Dobrzynski's
course record of 2:12:35 from last year. They dropped out at 26km and Dobrzynski also stopped,
with breathing problems. A Kenyan quartet headed the field, accompanied by Briton Andy Jones.
As he later faded Jan Bialk, with the best personal best of anyone in the field, finished
strongly to come through for third place. The weather was warm, and seemed to account for the
faltering pace in the second half of the race. Marcel Matanin, in eighth, became Slovak
Champion.
Edita Leandowska led the women's race from the start and also got to halfway (1:15:50)
nearly on schedule for Alena Peterkova's 1989 course record of 2:31:28. She then faded and
was fortunate to stay clear of a faster-finishing Jenny Clague, running only her third
marathon. She closed to within 80m of Leandowska. Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda
finished his 15th Kosice Marathon in 210th position, with 3:42:15. "It was much tougher
this year as I had not trained as much, but the people of Kosice were great. Thanks to them"
said the exhausted PM.
MEN:
1 David MAIYO KEN 2:16:07
2 David KOSGEI KEN 2:16:24
3 Jan BIALK POL 2:16:48
4 Collins EDEP KEN 2:17:34
5 Sammy ROTICH KEN 2:17:44
6 Andy JONES GBR 2:17:52
7 Pawel OCHAL POL 2:19:57
8 Marcel MATANIN SVK 2:20:37
9 Lezsek BIEGALA POL 2:21:32
10 Kiyotaka SHIMAMURA JPN 2:21:41
WOMEN:
1 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 2:37:48
2 Jenny CLAGUE GBR 2:38:04
3 Svitlana NEKHOROSH UKR 2:40:37
4 Agnes CZIBOK HUN 3:05:50
5 Sylvia BILIKOVA SVK 3:07:58
6 Anna BALOSAKOVA SVK 3:14:04
7 Erika BILLA SVK 3:14:30
8 Alzbeta TISZOVA SVK 3:15:23
9 Eva SEIDLOVA SVK 3:37:25
10 Lucia NICHOLSONOVA SVK 3:46:35
2 OCTOBER 2005: 20TH PLUS BUDAPEST INT'L MARATHON, HUNGARY
This biggest running event in Hungary had record participation as 15,000 people took to
the streets. The biggest domestic marathon field ever – more than 3000 people - fell into
line at Heroes' Square to tackle the classic 42,195km distance through the most beautiful
parts of Budapest.
Defending champion Jackton Odhiambo won again, getting the better of his compatriot
Philip Kipngeno. On the women's side Katalin Farkas won her first marathon victory with the
best time of her life.
A grey morning welcomed the runners at the City Park, perfect weather for running.
Four-time marathon runner and President of the National Sports Office, Attila Ábrahám,
fired the starting gun. Around 1300 runners from 43 countries of the five continents came
to run this 20th anniversary marathon.
Most people registered from Great Britain (185), Italy (176) and Germany (169). Even from
Finland there were over 100 people, and 60 people from the Americas (USA, Canada, Brazilia).
More than 800 runners were doping their first marathon in Budapest.
MEN:
1 Jackton ODHIAMBO KEN 2:22:03
2 Philip Kirui KIPNGENO KEN 2:23:49
3 Jiri WALLENFELS CZE 2:27:23
4 Jiri ZAK CZE 2:27:28
5 Ferenc BIRI HUN 2:27:34
6 Zsolt ZSODER HUN 2:27:42
7 Rostislav KOLICH CZE 2:36:07
8 Laszlo OLASZ HUN 2:37:50
9 Robert PATZSCHKE GER 2:37:52
10 Laszlo BARNA HUN 2:39:23
WOMEN:
1 Katalin FARKAS HUN 2:49:31
2 Lamia KARRAY FRA 3:00:23
3 Christiane LACOMBE FRA 3:03:40
4 Agota FARKAS HUN 3:07:57
5 Christine POULARD FRA 3:09:55
6 Krisztina KOVACS HUN 3:10:51
7 Eniko FEHER HUN 3:11:24
8 Katalin BERKES HUN 3:13:27
9 Cecile UNTERMAIER FRA 3:18:49
10 Dawn KENWRIGHT GBR 3:19:15
2 OCTOBER 2005: GUAYAQUIL MARATHON, ECUADOR
This was the first ever certified marathon held in the city for which 1000 people had
registered to run, with 560 of them making it to the finish line. The Mayor of Guayaquil
Jaime Nebot, a representative of the Armed Forces Capt. Luis Jaramillo and race director
Diego Maruri started the race at 06.00 from the Parque Centenario in downtown Guayaquil.
The course was flat but conditions were humid (90%) and warm (22°C).
MEN:
1 Juan CARLOS CARDONA COL 2:20:05
2 Silvio GUERRA ECU 2:20:57
3 Hugo JIMENEZ COL 2:21:48
4 Hugo PAUCAR PER 2:25:35
5 Dimas QUINGALUISA ECU 2:26:39
6 Byron SAQUIPAY ECU 2:28:37
7 William PENALOZA ECU 2:31:34
8 Bayardo BURBANO COL 2:31:42
9 Francisco ROLDAN ECU 2:33:14
10 Carlos ENRIQUEZ ECU 2:36:08
WOMEN:
1 Sandra RUALES ECU 2:41:40
2 Iglandini GONZALEZ COL 2:52:37
3 Claudia TANGARIFE COL 2:53:13
4 Magaly AVILA PER 3:00:44
5 Nancy ROSERO ECU 3:03:58
6 Virginia CHASIPANTA ECU 3:14:31
7 Miriam BARBARON PER 3:17:40
8 Maruja ORDONEZ ECU 3:21:28
9 Jenny PENAFIEL ECU 3:23:37
10 Maria QUEZADA ECU 3:27:00
2 OCTOBER 2005: REEBOK BRISTOL HALF MARATHON, GREAT BRITAIN
The race was a resounding success, with 8,503 people taking part in favourable weather
conditions - bright and dry, but cool. Wilfred Taragon led from the start, finishing two
minutes ahead of fellow Kenyan Paul Langat - who held off a strong challenge from the first
Briton Matt Smith.
Birhan Dagne won the women's race in an impressive 72:53, despite having not slept for 24
hours due to a delayed flight from Addis Ababa, her former home. Also overcoming a
disadvantage in the form of a recent hernia operation, fellow Briton Liz Yelling put in an
impressive performance to finish second.
The race offers a separate, British, prize list to encourage home competitors to the race
and promote British running. Good results from British runners suggest that the prize list is
working well. Regular competitor and strong supporter of the Bristol event, former world 1500m
champion Steve Cram finished in 83:03.
With its attractive course, taking in the city's landmarks, and great atmosphere and crowd
support this race is recognised as one of the best in the UK. Many running enthusiasts achieved
personal bests on Bristol's flat sea level course, many thousands of charity runners raised
around £1 million for a wide range of charities.
MEN:
1 Wilfred TARAGON KEN 1:03:30
2 Paul LANGAT KEN 1:05:15
3 Matt SMITH GBR 1:05:18
4 Dave MITCHINSON GBR 1:05:36
5 Daniel SIMONS GBR 1:06:13
6 Richard KAY GBR 1:06:13
7 Kevin HEYWOOD GBR 1:06:21
8 Rob WHALLEY GBR 1:06:35
9 Cairn STONE GBR 1:07:13
10 Rubin Zivan MCRAE GBR 1:08:07
WOMEN:
1 Birhan DAGNE GBR 1:12:53
2 Liz YELLING GBR 1:13:21
3 Joyce KANDIE KEN 1:15:49
4 Ruth BRANSON GBR 1:17:34
5 Melissa NEAL GBR 1:20:50
6 Martha ERNSTSDOTTIR ISL 1:21:02
7 Sian MONAHAN GBR 1:21:40
8 Jane Louise PREEN GBR 1:22:00
9 Alice Rebecca BRAHAM GBR 1:23:31
10 Lisa GREENFIELD GBR 1:24:00
2 OCTOBER 2005: 27th ISTANBUL EURASIA MARATHON, TURKEY
Joseph Mbithi lead a Kenyan clean sweep while Russian veteran Madina Biktagirova set a new
course record writes Can Korkmazoglu. Starting on the Asian side runners crossed over
the Bosphorus Bridge to finish on the European side of the city on a wet and rainy day. Mbithi
ran at the front all the way and drew ahead of compatriots Hillary Kipkering and Benson
Mbithi in the later stages. Biktagirova, 41 years old, shaved 14 seconds from Adriana Barbu's
1997 course record.
MEN:
1 Joseph MBITHI KEN 2:15:13
2 Hillary Koech KIPKERING KEN 2:15:47
3 Benson Mutisya MBITHI KEN 2:16:07
4 Echchadli MYTAHAR MAR 2:16:22
5 Elkanan MACHUKA KEN 2:16:38
6 Maurice Wambua MUKUTHI KEN 2:17:34
7 Yuriy HYCHUN UKR 2:18:43
8 Belay WOLASHA ETH 2:19:09
9 James Mwangi KARIUKI KEN 2:19:39
10 Dmitry SEMENOV RUS 2:19:51
WOMEN:
1 Madina BIKTAGIROVA RUS 2:34:25
2 Natalia VOLGINA RUS 2:36:42
3 Zhanna MALKOVA RUS 2:37:33
4 Aurica BUIA ROM 2:28:21
5 Rima DUBOVIK UKR 2:39:35
6 Natalia CERCHES MDA 2:42:58
7 Lale OZTURK TUR 2:43:24
8 Milka MIHAILOVA BUL 2:45:05
9 Maria Magdalena TEODERASCU ROM 2:50:39
10 Serap AKTAS TUR 2:51:36
2 OCTOBER 2005: PORTO MARATHON, PORTUGAL
The second edition of the Porto Marathon was a tremendous success having a record 5,000
runners in the three different races: the Marathon, Half-Marathon and Mini-Marathon. In a
great day for running athletes from more than 20 different countries turned out on the streets
of Porto.
From the start Ruben Chepkwik and Thomas Kipkosgei took the lead, keeping pace with the
Half-Marathon runners. Rui Borges finished fourth in his marathon debut. National Marathon
Champion Fatima Silva easily won the women's race. She ran strongly on her own to finish eight
minutes ahead of last year's winner, Natalia Pinho.
The third Porto Marathon is scheduled for 15 October 2006.
MEN:
1 Ruben CHEPKWIK KEN 2:22:27
2 Thomas KIPKOSGEI KEN 2:23:18
3 Benjamin SEREN KEN 2:27:42
4 Rui BORGES POR 2:27:53
5 Baltazar SOUSA POR 2:29:12
6 Jonathan KIBET KEN 2:34:48
7 Vitor CORDEIRO POR 2:35:25
8 Jose BRAGA POR 2:36:04
9 Paulo JESUS POR 2:37:54
10 Joi TALHAS POR 2:40:16
WOMEN:
1 Fatima SILVA POR 2:45:09
2 Natalia PINHO POR 2:53:04
3 Lucinda MOREIRAS POR 2:56:16
4 Aureliana EDMUNDO POR 2:58:20
5 Ana VIEIRA POR 3:22:21
6 Teresa CALDAS POR 3:23:19
7 Maria GRARE POR 3:30:55
8 Margarida PINTO POR 3:35:20
9 Susana SIMS 3:57:25
10 Maria FERNANDEZ ESP 4:02:50
2 OCTOBER 2005: TWIN CITIES MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Mbarak HUSSEIN 2:18:28
2 Ben ROSARIO 2:20:43
3 Wynston ALBERTS 2:21:42
4 David ERNSBERGER 2:22:05
5 Brantley LUTZ 2:22:34
6 Brandon LESLIE 2:22:54
7 Mark PILJA 2:22:56
8 Michael LITTLE 2:23:00
9 Chris LUNDSTROM 2:24:04
10 Michael RENEAU 2:24:12
WOMEN:
1 Nicole AISH 2:40:21
2 Zika PALMER 2:41:06
3 Susan LOKEN 2:43:10
4 Nicole HUNT 2:43:25
5 Johanna OLSON 2:44:09
6 Christy NIELSEN 2:45:19
7 Jennifer DEREGO 2:45:22
8 Jill BOAZ 2:45:34
9 Sopagna EAP 2:45:57
10 Mary Kate BAILEY 2:46:03
8 OCTOBER 2005: LAKE TAHOE MARATHON, USA
In a close battle of the sexes, Samuel Githinji overtook Kristi Arthur in the last few
yards for a three-second win, claiming the overall Lake Tahoe Marathon 2005 title. Arthur had
started 30 minutes ahead of Githinji, won the women's marathon but Githinji received an
extra $500 for finishing ahead of Arthur as well as a $500 cash purse prize. The starting
handicap is based on the difference in the men's and women's course records.
There were a total of 523 marathon runners and more than 3,000 that participated in the
many suporting events during Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week. Other winners included Californian
Thomas Reiss, who took the Tahoe Triple (three marathons in three days) title. He broke the
course record each day with times of 2:57:16; 2:54:55; and 3:02:51, and the overall three-day
record previously belonging to fourth-placed Sean Meissner, by 33 minutes. Laura Bleakly,
from upstate New York, broke the women's Tahoe Triple record by 20 minutes with consecutive
times of 3:34:00, 3:34:15 and 3:38:08, totalling 10:46:23.
The Lake Tahoe Marathon attracted approximately 9,000 runners and spectators to Lake Tahoe
during a traditionally slow time of year, bringing together the entire region as businesses,
civic organizations and volunteers hosted runners and walkers from all over the world. The
next Lake Tahoe Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, 30 September 2006.
MEN:
1 Samuel GITHINJI KEN 2:44:18
2 Tony TORRES USA 2:48:43
3 Remyl OREL FRA 3:00:12
4 Jim GEORGE USA 3:01:05
5 Thomas REISS USA 3:02:51
6 Michael SEXTON USA 3:08:13
7 Patrick WEBER FRA 3:12:44
8 Mike MILLER USA 3:15:14
9 John LAWLER USA 3:15:22
10 Ed Brooks USA 3:15:43
WOMEN:
1 Kristi ARTHUR USA 3:14:21
2 Jenny CAPEL USA 3:24:48
3 Jesse PETERSON USA 3:28:29
4 Elizabeth LYLES USA 3:30:25
5 Melissa EDEBURN USA 3:32:00
6 Laura BLEAKLY USA 3:38:08
7 Krysten DYMMEL USA 3:45:57
8 Amy YANNI USA 3:50:23
9 Heather WARREN USA 3:53:18
10 Monique COADY USA 3:54:29
TRIPLE MARATHON:
MEN: Day1 Day2 Day3 TOTAL
1 Thomas REISS USA 2:57:16 2:54:55 3:02:51 8:55:02
2 Jon LAWLER USA 3:03:59 3:03:20 3:15:22 9:22:41
3 Matthias SCHOECK USA 3:11:32 3:13:25 3:22:30 9:47:27
WOMEN:
1 Laura BLEAKLY USA 3:34:00 3:34:15 3:38:08 10:46:23
2 Jennifer TAYLOR USA 4:09:22 4:20:14 4:29:37 12:59:13
3 Megan CURTIS USA 4:24:56 4:22:45 4:19:25 13:07:06
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Ewen NORTH USA 1:15:25
2 Scott YOUNG USA 1:17:19
3 Neal GASSMAN USA 1:19:17
WOMEN:
1 Jessica FORD USA 1:41:57
2 Leea MUSSER USA 1:43:19
3 Amie BERVY USA 1:43:57
9 OCTOBER 2005: LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON, USA
Both men's and women's races came down to a fight over the last kilometre writes Jim
Ferstle. Felix Limo sprinted away from Benjamin Maiyo on the only noticeable rise on the
course, with 400m to go. Deena Kastor was being closed down by defending champion Constantina
Tomescu, but willed herself across the line with five seconds to spare.
The lead men kept an irregular pace as the lead pack gradually whittled down. Despite
tactical manoeuvring, a large group remained intact into the final stages. Five remained at
35km, of whom only Patrick Ivuti was dropped at 40km, although former champion Evans Rutto
was fading. Limo pounced on the second to last turn and Njenga quickly fell back. Maiyo also
conceded: "the race got away from me." Limo had taken the race to the rest of them,
continuously checking out his opposition: "at 40km I looked at everybody and moved. Ben
Maiyo was still strong, but I realised that I had to go at 41km. I didn't want to leave it to
the final straight because there anyone can win." By that stage Limo knew that it was he
who had won, as he raised his arm into the air and smiled.
Kastor had targeted victory, an American record and a sub-2:20 time. She had to settle for
just the win, as her pace dropped by 30 seconds per kilometre from 33km to the end of the
race. She had opened with 16:14 for the first 5km, and went through the first half in 69:17
with only Tomescu and their male "escorts" for company. From 30km, Kastor surged
ahead to gain almost a 40 second lead. Then it all changed as Kastor suffered pain in the
feet and hamstrings, spreading to the lower back. By the time she was approaching the finish
Tomescu was chasing her down, but ran out of road.
MEN:
1 Felix LIMO KEN 2:07:02
2 Benjamin MAIYO KEN 2:07:09
3 Daniel NJENGA KEN 2:07:14
4 Evans RUTTO KEN 2:07:28
5 Patrick IVUTI KEN 2:07:46
6 Laban KIPKEMBOI KEN 2:09:22
7 William KIPSANG KEN 2:09:25
8 Timothy CHERIGAT KEN 2:10:34
9 Sammy KORIR KEN 2:10:52
10 John GWAKO KEN 2:12:30
WOMEN:
1 Deena KASTOR USA 2:21:25
2 Constantina TOMESCU ROM 2:21:30
3 Masako CHIBA JPN 2:26:00
4 Colleen DE REUCK USA 2:28:40
5 Eri HAYAKAWA JPN 2:28:50
6 Blake RUSSELL USA 2:29:10
7 Kathy BUTLER GBR 2:30:01
8 Tatyana PETROVA RUS 2:31:03
9 Kate SMYTH AUS 2:33:41
10 Grazyna SYREK POL 2:36:32
9 OCTOBER 2005: EINDHOVEN MARATHON, NETHERLANDS
Holland's third marathon city finally got its first sub-2:09 clocking – three times over
writes Wim Van Hemert. In ideal weather (no wind, overcast and 14°C) two Kenyans –
Boniface Usisivu and Philip Singoei - crossed the line together after a long sprint through the
centre of this city in the south of the Netherlands. Both broke the course record by 20
seconds, but victory went to Usuisivu.
The leaders went through 5km in 15:14 and 10km in 30:20. The pace then slowed and 15
runners regrouped to pass halfway in 1:04:33. At 30km (1:31:37) a group of eight emerged as
they quickened pace. By 35km there were still six runners, but the final act was the duel
between Usisivu and Singoei.
The women's race was a one-woman affair as Tatiana Perepelkina won in a personal best of
2:38:27, seven minutes ahead of the rest.
MEN:
1 Boniface USISIVU KEN 2:08:45
2 Philip SINGOEI KEN 2:08:45
3 Luke KIBET KEN 2:08:52
4 John KELAI KEN 2:09:09
5 Noah BOR KEN 2:09:20
6 Thomas CHEMITAI KEN 2:09:21
7 Teferi WODAJO ETH 2:10:12
8 Joel RONO KEN 2:10:12
9 Kasirai SITA ZIM 2:12:42
10 Henry SEREM KEN 2:12:47
WOMEN:
1 Tatiana PEREPELKINA RUS 2:38:27
2 Sandra DE JONGE NED 2:45:38
3 Agnes HIJMAN NED 2:51:13
4 Mirjam BIJLSMA-VELDMAN NED 2:52:13
5 Veerle VANDERVERCKHOVE NED 2:54:59
6 Polly NKAMBI 3:02:19
7 Michelle EGGENHUIZEN NED 3:04:56
8 Kathleen STEENHAUT NED 3:06:06
9 Christel VAN LOOY NED 3:08:14
10 Agnetta Van't WOUT NED 3:11:47
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Vanderlei DE LIMA BRA 1:03:29
WOMEN:
1 Nadia WIJENBERG NED 1:14:30
9 OCTOBER 2005: BAHIA HALF MARATHON, BRAZIL
A second win wasn't enough for Marci Narloch in the 3rd Half-Marathon of
Bahia writes Aurelio Lima. She also broke her old course record. By 40
seconds. Weighing in at only 42 kg, 1.52m tall, and 35 years old, the petite
woman from Santa Catarina showed unrelenting pace to leave behind both Marizete
dos Santos, who is from Bahia but resides in Brasilia, and Marily dos Santos,
who is from Alagoas but resides in Bahia.
Commenting on the temperature, she said "It's hot in Rio de Janeiro as
well. You ought to face it and run." The race was all over at 10:00
but 60 runners had needed attention, and were promptly seen by the health
professionals on duty. Among them was the Kenyan Margaret Karie who contested
the lead but broke down at 20km. Karie became ill again as she reached the
finish line and was rushed to the Hospital Espanhol, where she was hospitalized
and treated for dehydration.
The biggest surprise was Edson Arruda, who came from the city of Juazeiro,
500 kilometres from Salvador. Wearing number 1,797 he began the race deep in the
crowd but kept passing other runners until he got into 4th place. "There
were more than forty people ahead of me," he calculated, recalling the last
group of latecomers.
The Kenyans ran side by side with Giomar Pereira, from Bahia. They took turns
to lead until the Brazilian was out of it and Korir had a 20m advantage. Pereira
dropped out at 8.5km. Without other adversaries, the Africans began to chase the
lead. Korir waved to his fellow countryman and at 15km Yator made an effort and
took the lead, which he kept until the end.
MEN:
1 Elijah YATOR KEN 1:06:54
2 Charles KORIR KEN 1:07:22
3 Valdenor DOS SANTOS BRA 1:07:36
4 Edson ARRUDA BRA 1:08:00
5 Jose SOUZA BRA 1:08:11
6 Lindomar DE OLIVEIRA BRA 1:08:24
7 Sidni ROCHA BRA 1:08:32
8 Manoel TEIXEIRA BRA 1:08:41
9 Sizinio DE JESUS BRA 1:08:56
10 Edesio SANTOS BRA 1:09:01
WOMEN:
1 Marcia NARLOCH BRA 1:16:45
2 Marizete DOS SANTOS BRA 1:18:02
3 Marily DOS SANTOS BRA 1:19:13
4 Cleuza Maria IRINEU BRA 1:20:03
5 Edielza DOS SANTOS BRA 1:20:10
6 Conceicao OLIVEIRA BRA 1:21:40
7 Shirleide DE SOUSA BRA 1:22:01
8 Marluce BORGES BRA 1:22:28
9 Reneide DOS SANTOS BRA 1:23:40
10 Giovana PEREIRA BRA 1:24:27
9 OCTOBER 2005: MARATHON DE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
MEN:
1 Geovane Jesus SANTOS BRA 2:15:53
2 Oscar CORTINEZ ARG 2:16:54
3 Johnny LORIA CRC 2:17:52
4 Adriano BASTOS BRA 2:20:01
5 Miguel MALQUI PER 2:21:04
6 Godin CONDOR PER 2:21:23
7 Marco Antonio LOPES BRA 2:29:24
8 Fabio HEREDIA ARG 2:32:18
9 Danilo PELLEGRINO ARG 2:32:46
10 Juan Carlos SUELDO ARG 2:34:40
WOMEN:
1 Roxana PREUSSLER ARG 2:49:49
2 Veronica Natalia PAEZ ARG 2:50:06
3 Andrea GRACIANO ARG 2:50:28
4 Lorena LAZARO ARG 2:51:16
5 Natalia JARAMILLO CHI 2:52:50
6 Veronica ORTEGA ARG 3:00:10
7 Rosanna LUISETTI ARG 3:00:10
8 Maria Clara SERINO ARG 3:02:38
9 Maria Noel TOW ARG 3:05:19
10 Lorena OLIVEIRA ARG 3:11:13
9 OCTOBER 2005: MELBOURNE MARATHON, AUSTRALIA
MEN:
1 Nick HAISON AUS 2:23:30
2 Andrew WALTERS AUS 2:26:42
3 Magnus MICHELSSON AUS 2:27:58
4 David THOMAS AUS 2:32:59
5 Ashley SEARL AUS 2:36:12
6 Paul MARTINICO AUS 2:37:45
7 David WYNN AUS 2:37:51
8 Grant MCCLEAN AUS 2:38:36
9 Mathew SKATE AUS 2:39:17
10 Clyde ROSANOWSKI AUS 2:39:32
WOMEN:
1 Sherryn RHODES AUS 2:50:34
2 Kylie DICK AUS 2:52:17
3 Vanessa SMITH AUS 2:54:13
4 Sarah MCKINNEY AUS 2:56:14
5 Eliza MAYGER AUS 2:57:34
6 Kristen WYATT AUS 2:58:09
7 Zoe LAWRIE AUS 3:00:17
8 Kate WEEKS AUS 3:05:06
9 Anna SMEE AUS 3:10:51
10 Sandy ALLAN AUS 3:11:24
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Takashi YAMAUCHI JPN 1:08:00
2 Simon HURT AUS 1:10:50
3 Andrew WHITE AUS 1:10:59
WOMEN:
1 Lisa DICK AUS 1:19:43
2 Tomoko KAWAI JPN 1:21:18
3 Anna TWAITES AUS 1:21:32
9 OCTOBER 2005: NOVI SAD MARATHON, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
MEN:
1 Yuri USACHEN RUS 2:26:08
2 Dejan BOGICEVIC SCG 2:31:37
3 Roman KUKOS MDA 2:34:27
4 Zoran MARKOVIC SCG 2:35:25
5 Ramiz TAIPI SCG 2:37:23
6 Branko STEVIC SCG 2:37:59
7 Nebosja MILENKOVIC SCG 2:40:59
8 Oleg HUBOJAROV MDA 2:46:14
9 Veljko POPVIC SCG 2:49:33
10 Bojan MARIC SCG 3:00:32
WOMEN:
1 Natalia CERKES MDA 2:47:41
2 Larisa USACHEVA RUS 2:51:29
3 Ksenija BODLOVIC SCG 3:17:18
4 Stojanka SOKOL SCG 3:23:55
5 Lidia MIKLOS SCG 3:33:56
6 Renata RIBIC SLO 3:41:28
9 OCTOBER 2005: ROYAL VICTORIA MARATHON, CANADA
MEN:
1 Jim FINLAYSON CAN 2:24:13
2 Jason LOUTITT CAN 2:29:00
3 Oliver UTTING CAN 2:33:57
4 Graeme WILSON CAN 2:34:24
5 Lawrence MERRYFIELD USA 2:34:47
6 Kavin SMITH BER 2:36:31
7 Alan ROZENDAAL USA 2:36:56
8 Hugh TRENCHARD CAN 2:37:40
9 Paul KROCHAK CAN 2:38:31
10 David NJUGUNA KEN 2:38:57
WOMEN:
1 Suzanne EVANS CAN 2:50:24
2 Judith LEROY CAN 2:53:21
3 Angela PLAMONDEN CAN 3:07:22
4 Kathryn MENOTTI CAN 3:08:41
5 Sheila DORMAN CAN 3:12:03
6 Wendy MONTGOMERY CAN 3:13:43
7 Tammy KOVALUK-BOOS CAN 3:15:28
8 Julie RODDICK USA 3:15:33
9 Tina HASKINS CAN 3:15:47
10 Joan HARMSWORTH CAN 3:16:12
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Jon BROWN GBR 1:03:55
2 David JACKSON CAN 1:08:27
3 Warren BARKER CAN 1:08:45
WOMEN:
1 Cheryl MURPHY CAN 1:18:21
2 Meghan DAY CAN 1:20:02
3 Nancy BAXENDALE CAN 1:21:20
9 OCTOBER 2005: PORTLAND MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 John LUCAS USA 2:26:28
2 Katsuhiko ONUKI JPN 2:32:33
3 Odis SANDERS USA 2:32:53
4 Tim JULIAN USA 2:35:03
5 Brandon REIFF USA 2:36:00
6 Michael LONG USA 2:36:31
7 Paul CURRAN USA 2:37:29
8 Matthew LONERGAN USA 2:37:39
9 Mark COUGHLIN USA 2:38:24
10 Toshiyuki YAMAMOTO JPN 2:38:24
WOMEN:
1 Yumiko MINATO JPN 2:44:30
2 Wendy TERRIS USA 2:53:02
3 Marlene FARRELL USA 2:53:25
4 Jill MESTLER USA 3:00:00
5 Katie CABA USA 3:00:42
6 Mie HONDA JPN 3:02:11
7 Danita ERICKSON USA 3:02:44
8 Mary HANNA USA 3:03:11
9 Lorilynn BLOOMER USA 3:04:45
10 Lorie PORTER USA 3:04:47
16 OCTOBER 2005: BEIJING MARATHON, CHINA
Sun Yingjie won for the fourth time writes Mirko Jalava. She ran the third fastest
time of the year, but was pressed close by Zhou Chunxiu who set a personal best 10 seconds
behind her. Zhou had placed fifth in the World Championships and also run fast earlier in
the season. All Sun had done was record a disastrous 2:42 in the London Marathon back in
April.
Sun had also shown form in the world Championships, finishing 7th in the 10,000m and
continually tried to break Zhou. She succeeded only in the final kilometre, en route to her
second fastest ever time. Zhou improved her best by more than two minutes to conclude a
crowded season of four top-class marathons.
In the men's race Benson Cherono surged away from the rest at 30km and by the time he was
approaching the National Olympic Sports Centre Stadium finish he was over two minutes ahead.
He was then diverted off course, following the TV vehicle's route into the stadium rather
than that intended for the runners. He cut about 800m from the course, but the end result was
unaffected as second-placed James Moiben was well behind. The misdirection deprived him of a
near-certain personal best.
MEN:
1 Benson CHERONO KEN 2:06:55 (ran 800m short)
2 James MOIBEN KEN 2:12:15
3 Yukinobu NAKAZAKI JPN 2:12:29
4 Kodai FUKUNADA JPN 2:13:52
5 Kurao UMEKI JPN 2:14:05
6 Yuzo ONISHI JPN 2:15:03
7 Qingli ZHANG CHN 2:15:05
8 Tyomonori ONITSUKA JPN 2:15:38
9 Zhuhong LI CHN 2:16:06
10 Wei SU CHN 2:16:26
WOMEN:
1 Yingjie SUN CHN 2:21:01
2 Chunxiu ZHOU CHN 2:21:11
3 Weiwei SUN CHN 2:27:35
4 Shujing ZHANG CHN 2:27:41
5 Yanyan DAI CHN 2:31:51
6 Xiaolin ZHU CHN 2:32:27
7 Man JIN CHN 2:32:35
8 Asami OBI JPN 2:32:36
16 OCTOBER 2005: ING AMSTERDAM MARATHON, NETHERLANDS
Haile Gebrselassie's second marathon gave him victory and a world leading time, but it was
not enough for him writes Wim Van Hemert. "I am not happy," he said. "The
wind was a big hindrance – between 38-40km I was in trouble."
The race started from the fully-renovated 1928 Olympic Stadium, and a group of seven took
charge, fully five of these being pacemakers for Gebrselassie and Daniel Yego. Three of these
steered the group through 15km in 44:05 – 41 seconds faster than Paul Tergat's record schedule
in the 2003 Berlin Marathon. By 20km the pack was down to four, but 56 seconds up. At halfway,
reached in 62:03, another pacemaker dropped back.
Then it began to unravel. Along the Amstel River the headwind held them back to a 5km split
of 15:07 to 25km, and the last pacemaker dropped out. Now Gebrselassie took charge and Yego
tailed off by 30km. At 35km, reached with a preceding 5km split of 14:54, Gebreselassie was
stil 10 seconds ahead of Tergat's schedule, but already drifting away from the target. Yego
held on for second, although Teasfaye Tola closed to within about 100m of him.
MEN:
1 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 2:06:20
2 Daniel YEGO KEN 2:08:58
3 Tesfaye TOLA ETH 2:09:17
4 Bernard BARMASAI KEN 2:10:52
5 George OKWORO KEN 2:11:49
6 Andrew LIMO KEN 2:12:13
7 Jamal BALIGHA MAR 2:15:22
8 Sander SCHUTGENS NED 2:17:33
9 Dennis JENSEN DEN 2:18:36
10 Alfred SHEMWETYA SWE 2:19:36
WOMEN:
1 Kutre DULECHA ETH 2:30:06
2 Krystina LOONEN NED 2:34:08
3 Sue HARRISON GBR 2:38:25
4 Charne RADEMEIJER RSA 2:39:25
5 Alemitu BEKELE ETH 2:41:40
6 Annemari SANDELL FIN 2:43:23
7 Renate ANTROPIK POL 2:44:34
8 Elaine COBURN CAN 2:44:49
9 Fiona OAKES GBR 2:48:08
10 Gillian BACON GBR 2:50:43
16 OCTOBER 2005: PALERMO SUPERMARATHON 50km, ITALY
The Palermo Supermarathon 50km, along with the regular marathon and half marathon events,
incorporated the final of the inaugural IAU 50km Challenge Trophy. In this contest the winners
of nine qualifying races, and anyone in those races who bettered the qualifying time, would
compete against each other in Palermo. The winner would be the one with the fastest aggregate
time over the two races. Alexander Botacheve led the men's standings with a time of 2:59:02,
but it was Sandor Barcza, with a 3:02:20 time to his credit, who led out and built up a big
lead. He was three minutes clear at the end of the half marathon lap through the City of
Palermo and at 30km (1:46:13) this lead stretched to nearly 3.5 minutes over a group of four.
A marshalling error then put most of the group out of contention, leaving only Oleg Kharitonov
to chase Barcza. He did so in earnest from 45km, on the long downhill section towards the
finish line at Mondello, Palermo's picturesque beach resort. As Barcza slowed, Kharitonov
sensed his moment and ran hard over the final 2km to pass the Frenchman with only 400m to go.
A disappointed Barcza said he knew that Kharitonov would mount a late challenge and he needed
a time cushion of four minutes to protect himself from this: "He was just too fast for me
at the finish."
Barza still scored an emphatic win in the Challenge Trophy, improving on his other posted
time despite the warm conditions (28°C), and remaining more than 10 minutes ahead of
Kharitonov in the aggregate standings.
In the women's race Britain's Heather Foundling-Hawker came into the race with by far the
fastest qualifying time, set in her debut 50km race, and ran the legs off her opposition in
Palermo. She finished over three minutes ahead of reigning 100km world champion Monica
Casiraghi and her young team-mate Lorena Di Vito. Casiraghi suffered from the after-effects
of a bout of flu. She acknowledged Di Vito's support after they crossed the line hand in
hand: "If it had not been for her help I might have given up. She showed what comradeship
in sport is all about."
MEN:
1 Oleg KHARITONOV RUS 3:02:01
2 Sandor BARCZA FRA 3:02:21
3 Stefano SARTORI ITA 3:12:40
4 Reima HARTIKAINEN FIN 3:12:58
5 Rosario PALMA 3:14:47
6 Christophe BACHELIER FRA 3:15:07
7 Marco BOFFI ITA 3:16:19
8 Mikhail KOKOREV RUS 3:17:17
9 Dennis WALMSLEY GBR 3:20:27
10 Igor TYAZKHOROB RUS 3:21:06
WOMEN:
1 Heather FOUNDLING-HAWKER GBR 3:44:55
2= Lorena DI VITO ITA 3:48:08
2= Monica CASIRAGHI ITA 3:48:08
4 Jutta KOLENC GER 4:12:23
5 Brioney LLOYD GBR 4:30:54
MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Mario D'ERCOLE ITA 2:47:43
WOMEN:
1 Daniela MENEGATTI ITA 3:22:59
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Jonathan BALZAN MLT 1:12:20
WOMEN:
1 Tatiana BETTA ITA 1:24:16
16 OCTOBER 2005: ITALIAN MARATHON, ITALY
The top three finishers all improved their best times in the 17th Italian Marathon Memorial
Enzo Ferrari writes Diego Sampaolo. Daniel Cheribo provided pace to 30km as a tester
for the New York City Marathon three weeks later. He set a sub-2:10 pace for the first,
slightly downhill stretch (15:11, 30:18, 46:01) but eight men remained with him. After 20km
(1:01:47) the pace slowed (15:38) but was picking up through 30km as Stephen Biwott, David
Chepkwony and Joseph Ngeny started to pull ahead of William Kipchumba and left the Ukrainian
Vasyl Mativchuk nearly a minute behind. Biwott attacked with 6km to go and a kilometre later
led by 100m. Mativchuk now began to make up ground on Kipchumba and Kiptarus, eventually
overhauling them for third place. Biwott expressed disappointment with the pacing, while
Chepkwony had been designated as a pacemaker to 30km but decided to finish the race. Biwott
improved his personal best by five minutes and Chepkwony by two minutes, while Mativchuk,
who trains most of the year in Italy, improved by nearly four minutes for the first big result
of his career.
Romina Sedoni took a gun-to-tape win in the women's race, only a few seconds slower than
her personal best set in this race two years ago. "The downhill part of the race was very
fast," said Sedoni. "I was in line for a personal best but the second half was
harder." Luciano Acquarone set a new world best in the over-75 category with 3:10:57.
MEN:
1 Stephen BIWOTT KEN 2:11:16
2 David KIPTANUI CHEPKWONY KEN 2:12:30
3 Vasyl MATVIYCHUK UKR 2:12:34
4 Benjamin KIPTARUS KEN 2:13:42
5 Joseph NGENY KEN 2:14:00
6 William KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:15:06
7 David CHERUI KEN 2:20:12
8 Tsegaye ABEBE ETH 2:23:39
9 Marco FERRARIO ITA 2:33:36
10 Frederico NOGARA ITA 2:35:06
WOMEN:
1 Romina SEDONI ITA 2:36:45
2 Vanessa DILBERTO ITA 2:54:48
3 Natalia BRUNITO ITA 2:56:21
4 Elisa FONTANA ITA 2:57:48
5 Alessandra PREZZI ITA 2:59:00
6 Katia STEDILE ITA 3:14:56
7 Elena PATRUCCO ITA 3:17:15
8 Claudia PIAZZOLA ITA 3:22:20
9 Maria Luisa COSTETTI ITA 3:22:31
10 Veronika JURISIC CRO 3:25:25
16 OCTOBER 2005: HUTCH DELHI HALF MARATHON, INDIA
Simon Arusei set a cracking pace in the early, relatively cool, stages of the inaugural
Hutch Delhi Half Marathon, passing 10km in 28:52. Still, it was not hot enough for Philip
Rugut who, receiving no answer to his question "are you a pacemaker?" immediately
surged on ahead. No one else could keep pace with Rugut, who had the broad boulevards of New
Delhi to himself. Turning onto Rajpath, with the huge bulk of Lutyen's government buildings as
backdrop, Rugut had the scene to himself as the rest chased from a distance. From this point
on the pace of all wilted slightly as the sun rose higher and the temperature climbed to
27°C.
Duncan Kibet fended off Tanzanian Martin Sulle as they approached the finish line outside
the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Sulle had finished in the same position at the World Half
Marathon Championships held over a smaller, two-lap course in New Delhi last year. The winner
in that race, Paul Kirui, finished in seventh, while Rugut bettered Kirui's
championship-winning time by 21 seconds.
Irina Timofeyeva won a closely-contested women's race which saw the top three finish within
40m of road space. Both Timofeyeva (who finished 7th) and Rita Jeptoo had run in Delhi the
year before when the Championship had been held under slightly cooler conditions.
There were 5000 runners in the half marathon and a further 12,000 in a 6.9km "Great
Delhi Run" along with 2,500 over-60s in the Senior Citizen's 4km. Delhi had been seized
by running fever in the build-up to this very high profile event, which built upon the
interest aroused by the World Half Marathon and will no doubt develop further as the 2010
Commonwealth Games approaches, to be staged in Delhi.
MEN:
1 Philip RUGUT KEN 1:01:54
2 Duncan KIBET KEN 1:02:30
3 Martin SULLE TAN 1:02:42
4 Wilberforce TALEL KEN 1:02:45
5 Moses KIGEN KEN 1:03:40
6 Julius SUGUT KEN 1:03:41
7 Paul KIRUI KEN 1:04:22
8 Desse DEMBELACH ETH 1:04:24
9 Paul KOSGEI KEN 1:04:38
10 Patrick NTIWA KEN 1:04:42
WOMEN:
1 Irina TIMOFEYEVA RUS 1:10:35
2 Rita JEPTOO KEN 1:10:41
3 Helen KIMUTAI KEN 1:10:43
4 Inga ABITOVA RUS 1:11:24
5 Pamela CHEPCHUMBA KEN 1:11:37
6 Edith MASAI KEN 1:11:49
7 Sally BARSOSIO KEN 1:12:58
8 Mulu SEBOKA ETH 1:13:54
9 Alina IVANOVA RUS 1:14:20
10 Ogla KIMAIYO KEN 1:14:34
15 OCTOBER 2005: UNDER ARMOUR BALTIMORE MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Mykola ANTONENKO UKR 2:15:40
2 Mikhail KHOBOTOV RUS 2:17:00
3 Mindaugus PUKSTAS LIT 2:18:25
4 Joseph MUTINDA KEN 2:19:34
5 Wilson KOMEN KEN 2:20:28
6 Peter AYIEMI KEN 2:22:44
7 Zintu MAEZA ETH 2:26:24
8 Matthew GLYNN USA 2:37:16
9 John SILLERY USA 2:38:34
10 Scott HERRICK USA 2:42:32
WOMEN:
1 Ramilya BURANGULOVA RUS 2:42:00
2 Ilona BARANOVA UKR 2:44:44
3 Marina BYCHKOVA RUS 2:46:07
4 Elvira KOLPAKOVA RUS 2:50:15
5 Kathleen JOBES USA 2:50:56
6 Pamela MALDEIS USA 2:55:16
7 Kristen VAN ERO USA 2:58:56
8 Margie VAN ORDEN USA 3:09:20
9 Justyna WILSON USA 3:11:33
10 Colleen WAHL USA 3:13:55
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Abderrahim HAJI MOR 1:06:10
2 Samuel NDEREBA KEN 1:06:11
3 Alene RETA ETH 1:06:19
WOMEN:
1 Natalya BERKUT BLR 1:15:12
2 Aster DEMISSIE ETH 1:15:41
3 Jackline OKEMWA KEN 1:18:37
16 OCTOBER 2005: TORONTO MARATHON, CANADA
MEN:
1 David CHERUIYOT KEN 2:17:11
2 Rito REGUELES JARDON MEX 2:17:17
3 Danny KASSAP CAN 2:17:53
4 Joseph NDERITU KEN 2:19:17
5 Charles BEDLEY CAN 2:29:14
6 Art GUNTHER CAN 2:33:27
7 Gavin STEVENS NZL 2:37:05
8 Kyle AITKEN CAN 2:38:29
9 Dean ALYWARD CAN 2:39:09
10 Jay BRECHER CAN 2:40:24
WOMEN:
1 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 2:37:18
2 Kathryn MACNAMARA CAN 2:52:43
3 Isabelle LEDROIT CAN 2:53:09
4 Claire QUINN CAN 2:55:44
5 Angela BATSFORD CAN 2:56:03
6 May ALISON CAN 2:58:08
7 Elisabeth RUEL CAN 3:03:45
8 Sarah REBICK CAN 3:05:24
9 Ashley LEONE CAN 3:05:47
10 Laura MCINTYRE CAN 3:06:25
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Predrag MLADENOVIC CAN 1:09:51
2 Paul LEDUC CAN 1:11:01
3 Scott STEVENS CAN 1:11:43
WOMEN:
1 Jennifer FARONE CAN 1:20:49
2 Elizabeth BEN-ISHAI USA 1:23:01
3 Wendy GUALTIERI CAN 1:24:38
16 OCTOBER 2005: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND MARATHON, USA
Under less than perfect conditions the fourth Mount Desert Island Marathon
went off well, with all 510 runners entered crossing the finish line, which was
an event record. The race was also won in record time by Bar Harbor's own Judson
Cake in 2:32:14. Lara Judson from Mt Desert reclaimed her 2003 crown with a
3:26:06 win. The race was attended by athletes from 43 states, 5 Canadian
provinces and other countries, while more than 250 friendly and enthusiastic
volunteers helped make the event match the brilliance of the fall foliage. We
were extremely proud and excited that Martha Stewart was our honorary race
starter and crowned our respective men's and women's champions at the finish
line. 1982 Boston Marathon hero Dick Beardsley, who ran last year, came back as
a guest speaker. Mount Desert Island Marathon looks like it will sell out next
year, so runners and walkers who might like to be in our starting field should
enter now.
MEN:
1 Judson CAKE USA 2:32:14
2 David HERR USA 2:34:52
3 Andrew BEARDSLEY USA 2:42:22
4 Paul YOUNG USA 2:55:29
5 Dan GARDINER USA 2:59:37
6 Tom GILLMAN USA 3:03:10
7 Jim DOUCETTE USA 3:03:22
8 Michael DEWITT USA 3:04:42
9 Andrew QUIGG USA 3:04:59
10 Rolf WESTPHAL USA 3:05:33
WOMEN:
1 Lara JUDSON USA 3:26:06
2 Amanda DREYER USA 3:32:57
3 Rose GRANT USA 3:33:04
4 Mary PARSONS USA 3:33:15
5 Holly CAIRNS USA 3:35:15
6 Katherine LINTON USA 3:38:23
7 Alyie DORKO USA 3:42:57
8 Sarah MARBLE USA 3:44:48
9 Nicole PEEL USA 3:46:56
10 Sherry ROBERTS USA 3:49:44
23 OCTOBER 2005: VENICE MARATHON, ITALY
Three weeks after losing the World Half Marathon right on the finishing line,
Mubarak Hassan Shami improved his personal best by three minutes to win the 20th
Venice Marathon writes Diego Sampaolo. The Qatari runner, formerly
Richard Yatich of Kenya, was paced in the early stages by his cousin Samson
Cheboswony. A group of 11 passed 10km in 30:19 and when halfway was reached in
1:04:21 it was down to six. Shami went to the front at 25km (1:16:09) and by
30km he and three others were detached: Francesco Ingargiola, Cheboswony and
Paul Lokira. Ingargiola led, but over the Ponte della Liberta at 36km Shami
started to build a lead. With 3km to go he was 36 seconds clear. In the final
two kilometres, the most challenging part of the course marked by its 13
bridges, Lokira dropped Ingargiola to take second, improving on his previous
best of 2:11:24 from Padova in April.
Helena Javornik led the women's race early on, but both Leila Aman and Emily
Kimuria pushed the pace and by 15km were six seconds clear of Javornik. Aman led
through half way in 1:12:54 but at 30km Kimuria was going away for a convincing
win.
MEN:
1 Mubarak Hassan SHAMI QAT 2:09:22
2 Paul LOKIRA KEN 2:10:18
3 Francesco INGARGIOLA ITA 2:10:25
4 Alexander KUZIN UKR 2:10:54
5 David KIRUI KEN 2:12:21
6 Henry TARUS KEN 2:12:46
7 Denis CURZI ITA 2:13:52
8 John NGENO ITA 2:14:19
9 Paul KIPKEMEI KEN 2:14:22
10 Alel Salem YAQOOT BRN 2:15:27
WOMEN:
1 Emily KIMURIA KEN 2:28:42
2 Leila AMAN ETH 2:31:10
3 Helena JAVORNIK SLO 2:32:13
4 Marzella MANCINI ITA 2:35:37
5 Inga JUDESKIENE LIT 2:50:12
6 Rosa MORALES ITA 2:51:59
7 Luana ZANUSSO ITA 2:52:58
8 Monica CARLIN ITA 2:53:00
9 Marta SANTAMARIA ITA 2:56:08
10 Reledy DE SOUZA BRA 3:00:59
23 OCTOBER 2005: LJUBLJANSKI MARATON, SLOVENIA
Samuel Njoroge won the 10th edition of the race after breaking away at 35km writes
Bob Ramsak. "The first half went well, but it was very windy in the
second half," said Njoroge, who broke his personal best by over a minute.
Kenyan runners completed a clean sweep while defending champion Joachim
Nsimirimana faded to eighth place. National record-holder Roman Kejar won the
Slovenian National Championships easily, sixth overall.
Slovenian steeplechase record-holder Daneja Grandovec won her debut marathon
in what was more like a training run for her.
MEN:
1 Samuel NJOROGE KEN 2:15:47
2 Joshua KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:17:49
3 Joseph RUTTO KEN 2:18:26
4 David KIPKIRUI KEN 2:18:56
5 Philip BANDAWE KEN 2:21:30
6 Roman KEZJAR SLO 2:22:08
7 David NGENY KEN 2:23:51
8 Joachim NSIMIRIMANA BDI 2:24:15
9 Toni VENCELJ SLO 2:38:42
10 Sadet EAUSEVIE BIH 2:44:26
WOMEN:
1 Daneja GRANDOVEC SLO 2:50:42
2 Lidija RAJEIE CRO 2:55:07
3 Marija TROSIE CRO 3:00:21
4 Anica DNKO SLO 3:03:04
5 Aleksandra FORTIN SLO 3:24:01
6 Nada ROTOVNIC SLO 3:24:57
7 Jadranka LESKOVSEK SLO 3:25:08
8 Merinka LAPANJA SLO 3:26:00
9 Darja KRANJC SLO 3:30:06
10 Natasa VARSELJ SLO 3:37:57
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Tone KOSMAE SLO 1:10:22
2 Robert KOTNIK SLO 1:14:05
3 Bostjan KOZAN SLO 1:14:52
WOMEN
1 Kristina LAMPIE SLO 1:29:02
2 Natasa NAKRST SLO 1:30:46
3 Darja ADMAN SLO 1:31:40
23 OCT 2005: STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI MARATHON, KENYA
Little-known Samson Barmao and Kenyan team veteran Caroline Cheptanui raced
to top honours in the third edition of this race writes Omulo Okoth.
Barmao bided his time behind the early leader Noah Kiplagat until making his
move at 35km. In winning, he bested former Chicago winner Ben Kimondiu and
pledged to use the $20,000 prize money to build a better house for his parents.
Cheptanui broke the course record by three minutes while defending champion
Chimokil Chilapong, who had set the record, was tripped at the start and
struggled through to finish 11th in 2:51. Cheptanui was coming off a 1:12:13
performance in the World Half Marathon in Edmonton three weeks earlier, where
she had taken 16th place.
MEN:
1 Samson BARMAO KEN 2:12:15
2 Benedict MULI KEN 2:12:38
3 Elias KEMBOI KEN 2:13:40
4 Yarasiya LISORENG KEN 2:14:02
5 Benjamin ITOK KEN 2:14:21
6 Tuwei Korir KIPROP KEN 2:15:06
7 Jeremiah CHEROMEI KEN 2:15:17
8 Kimutai KIPLANGAT KEN 2:15:19
9 Samson LOYWAPET KEN 2:15:25
10 Julius MUTAI KEN 2:15:30
WOMEN:
1 Caroline CHEPTANUI KEN 2:36:08
2 Irene CHERUTICH KEN 2:37:52
3 Pamela CHEPCHUMBA KEN 2:41:12
4 Wandahi NYAMBURA KEN 2:45:47
5 Monica KIBET KEN 2:47:49
6 Delilah ASIAGO KEN 2:48:01
7 Judy KIPLIMO KEN 2:48:15
8 Elizabeth KIRKOR KEN 2:48:55
9 Irene KEMUNTO KEN 2:49:46
10 Xiaohuan LIU CHN 2:50:11
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Charles KAIMA KEN 1:01:34
2 Philemon KIPSANG KEN 1:02:05
3 Samson KIPROP KEN 1:02:15
WOMEN
1 Linet CHEPKURUI KEN 1:13:55
2 Sharon CHEPROP KEN 1:13:57
3 Fridah CHEPKITE KEN 1:15:01
10km:
MEN:
1 William CHEBON KEN 30:19
2 Moses MASAI KEN 30:39
3 Johnstone CHEPKWONY KEN 30:45
WOMEN
1 Penina WANJIRU KEN 35:35
2 Monica WANGARE KEN 35:45
3 Sally BARSOSIO KEN 35:54
23 OCTOBER 2005: LAUSANNE MARATHON, SWITZERLAND
Tesfaye Eticha, and asylum seeker resident in Geneva, won this race for the
seventh time. After 25km he was on his own, and without a real chance of beating
his own course record of 2:09:57, he cruised to a win over Philip Muia and his
cousin, Urguessa Weyessa - who had finished second the year before. The half
marathon, as usual, incorporated the Swiss Championships. Rain failed to deter
the 9780 participants who turned out in all events (Quarter, Half and Full
Marathons, Mini Marathon for children, and races for wheelchairs, rollerbladers
and walkers). This was 372 more than in 2004.
MEN:
1 Tesfaye ETICHA ETH 2:12:41
2 Philip MUIA KEN 2:16:36
3 Urguessa WEYESSA ETH 2:17:33
4 Jonathan KIPSAINA KEN 2:23:17
5 Bala RAM IND 2:33:30
6 Ferdinando BENEDETTI ITA 2:34:19
7 Sylvain BAZIN FRA 2:36:34
8 P-Joseph GEX-COLLET SUI 2:37:41
9 Villy FAVRE SUI 2:41:27
10 Xavier GRAS FRA 2:44:23
WOMEN:
1 Sandra ANNEN-LAMARD SUI 3:01:03
2 Valerie SOUCIET SUI 3:02:37
3 Antoinette MAEDER SUI 3:03:22
4 Laurence YERLY-CATTIN SUI 3:09:45
5 Tanya DIEM SUI 3:14:12
6 Isabelle MOREAUX MON 3:14:42
7 Petra BOLFING SUI 3:16:04
8 Anne RUELEN FRA 3:16:44
9 Jessy MUELLER SUI 3:17:33
10 Zoe MELLING IRL 3:19:01
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Jerome SCHAFFNER SUI 1:06:58
2 Thomas SUTER SUI 1:07:15
3 Tarcis ANCAY SUI 1:07:18
WOMEN:
1 Sabine FISCHER SUI 1:16:06
2 Luzia SCHMID SUI 1:17:05
3 Evelyne JEITZINGER SUI 1:18:09
23 OCTOBER 2005: JEONJU-GUNSAN INT'L MARATHON, KOREA
[no information obtainable]
23 OCTOBER 2005: 59th CHOSUNILBO CHUNCHON MARATHON, KOREA
MEN:
1 Elijah MUTAI KEN 2:09:27
2 Yunshan ZHANG CHN 2:14:37
3 Wilson CHEPKWONY KEN 2:16:22
4 Juan CAMACHO MEX 2:17:54
5 Myong-Ki LEE KOR 2:18:59
6 Cleophas ROP KEN 2:20:58
7 Jae-Sung KIM KOR 2:21:25
8 Michael NJOROGE KEN 2:22:04
WOMEN:
1 Sun-Sook YUN KOR 2:37:25
2 Mi-Ok PARK KOR 2:42:30
3 Hyung-Sun JUNG KOR 2:49:37
4 Da-Mi MIN KOR 2:56:00
23 OCTOBER 2005: NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, CANADA
There was plenty to cheer about, despite the miserable weather as almost
3,500 runners from 24 countries and 34 American states participated in the
marathon, half, and 5km writes Alan Brookes. The marathon itself - the
only marathon in the world that starts in one country and finishes in another -
had 958 finishers, a nice increase of 10% over last year, Throughout the
morning, the rain, gusty winds, and cold temperatures (5°C) were the dominant
factors. Hardy Canadians proved toughest in the elements and took the top three
places in both divisions.
In the men's race a good battle looked to be shaping up early between two
Kenyans, Anthony Gitau and Michael Musili, and two Canadians shooting for the
Commonwealth Games qualifying standard of 2:18, Jeremy Deere and Matt McInnes.
Both Canadians were coming off solid outings at the World Half Marathon
Championships in Edmonton where they ran seasonal bests of 1:06:19 and 1:06:28.
Things were led off from outside the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo,
New York State by Andrew Smith - a University of Toronto clubmate of McInnes. In
the end, the battle was one of attrition against the conditions. After crossing
the Peace Bridge into Canada at 10km, runners turned into the westerly wind and
rain for the remaining 32km along the normally scenic Niagara Parkway, running
alongside the river that plunges over the great cataract at the finish line. The
Kenyans soon lost all interest in the proceedings: Gitau dropped out shortly
after 10km, and Musili lasted only to 16km.
Once Smith peeled off into a warm vehicle at 15 miles it got rough. Deere
soon began to fade, and McInnes recalled that from this point he gradually
dropped off the required pace. Despite the gusty winds, he ran relaxed to the
finish in 2:21:47, for a victory by more than 10 minutes. "It felt great to
be the first Canadian winner of the event," said McInnes. "The crowds
were great and very encouraging." Behind him, a nice little drama unfolded,
as a group of runners worked together from the 10km point on. They picked off
Musili just before he dropped out, and stayed together until 32km. At that
point, two Montreal masters runners, Louis-Philippe Garnier and Michel Lavoie
moved out in front, and passed Deere with 2 miles to go. Everyone then swept
past Deere who had a truly miserable debut, running 69 minutes for the first
half and 89 for the second. A delighted Garnier took second place with Lavoie
just 26 seconds behind him.
The women's race was less competitive and dramatic, as Canada's number two
female marathon runner, Nicole Stevenson, had an easy training run and was the
only woman to break three hours.
MEN:
1 Matthew MCINNES CAN 2:21:47
2 Louis Philppe GARNIER CAN 2:32:02
3 Michel LAVOIE CAN 2:32:28
4 Bob WEINER USA 2:32:49
5 Mark KITELEY CAN 2:33:19
6 Lewis JONES USA 2:37:35
7 Woo-Jin PARK USA 2:37:36
8 Jeremy DEERE CAN 2:37:43
9 Janusz SARNICKI POL 2:40:30
10 Marek SZATAN POL 2:46:42
WOMEN:
1 Nicole STEVENSON CAN 2:46:42
2 Michelle SCHULER CAN 3:00:04
3 Nadia SYTARCHUK CAN 3:01:55
4 Louise VOGHEL CAN 3:09:31
5 Kelly RUPOLI CAN 3:12:12
6 Robin TODD CAN 3:15:17
7 Erin FLETCHER CAN 3:16:53
8 Alexandra MCKEOWN CAN 3:21:26
9 Ramona GELLEL CAN 3:22:05
10 Diana VANRY CAN 3:22:38
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Danny KASSAP CAN 1:05:36
2 Gitah MACHARIA KEN 1:06:35
3 Abel ONDEYO KEN 1:06:49
WOMEN:
1 Lyubov DENISOVA RUS 1:15:13
2 Megan BROWN CAN 1:18:09
3 Debbi KILPATRICK USA 1:20:41
30 OCTOBER 2005: CLASSIQUE INTL DE MARSEILLE-CASSIS, FRANCE
MEN:
1 William CHEBON KEN 1:00:40
2 George MORARA KEN 1:01:53
3 David LANGAT KEN 1:02:11
4 Silas KIRUI KEN 1:02:38
5 David KILEL KEN 1:03:00
6 Paul KIMUGUL KEN 1:03:12
7 Kimwole KIMUTAI KEN 1:03:34
8 Paul BIWOTT KEN 1:03:43
9 Girma TOLA ETH 1:03:52
10 David KINROSS GBR 1:04:12
WOMEN:
1 Fatiha FAUVEL-KLILLECH FRA 1:12:53
2 Robin BENEDICTE FRA 1:17:18
3 Marina IVANOVA RUS 1:17:56
4 Caroline DESPREZ FRA 1:18:31
5 Evelyne MURA FRA 1:19:35
6 Una ENGLISH GBR 1:22:17
7 Charity ICHURA KEN 1:23:09
8 Delphine ADER FRA 1:24:42
9 Dominique COLET FRA 1:25:15
10 Kamla PARACHE-GADI FRA 1:26:16
30 OCTOBER 2005: MARINE CORPS MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Ruben GARCIA USA 2:22:14
2 Carl RUNDELL USA 2:22:23
3 Eric POST USA 2:23:51
4 John MENTZER USA 2:24:24
5 Hipolito SANDOVOL USA 2:27:26
6 Benjamin PALAFOX USA 2:27:42
7 Jon CLEMENS USA 2:30:24
8 Dauvio ROBERTS USA 2:30:36
9 Keith MATISKELLA USA 2:30:41
10 Sergio PEREZ USA 2:30:45
WOMEN:
1 Susannah KVASNICKA USA 2:47:07
2 Liz WILSON USA 2:49:55
3 Emily BROZOZOWSKI USA 2:54:55
4 Marlene FARREL USA 2:55:50
5 Cathy PUGSLEY USA 2:58:45
6 Wendy SCOTT GBR 2:59:06
7 Shelly BRAND USA 3:00:30
8 Melissa COLE USA 3:03:52
9 Jennifer RICHARD USA 3:05:38
10 Jill METZGER USA 3:06:34
30 OCTOBER 2005: MESSE FRANKFURT MARATHON, GERMANY
Wilfred Kigen and Alvetina Biktimirova both set course records but for a long
time, things looked very different writes Pat Butcher. Leonid Shvetsov
had accelerated away from the pacemakers with less than 10km to run but the
Kenyans regrouped, attacked, and left Shvetsov behind - but he did contribute
considerably to the third successive course record. Charles Kibiwot made a
similar bid for glory with 5km to go, but was likewise hauled back by brothers
Wilfred and Wilson Kigen, along with compatriot, Jason Mbote. There were still
four men together with a kilometre to run, making it one of the most exciting
finishes for years. Wilfred won the sprint as the race went off the road, to end
in the City's Expo Hall. The first four all broke the course record of 2:09:10,
set last year by Boaz Kimaiyo, who dropped out at 33km with hamstring problems.
Russia's Alevtina Biktimirova knocked six minutes off her personal best.
"I knew I was a long way [nearly four minutes] behind Renders at halfway,
but when I began to see her at 30km, I felt stronger than I did at the
start." She flew past at 36km, and won by over a minute. "I would have
been OK, I think, but I started to have hamstring problems at 30km," said
Renders, "and when Biktimirova came past she went so quickly I could do
nothing."
There was a record entry of 17,000 for all races, with another record of
11,000 starters in the marathon.
MEN:
1 Wilfred KIGEN KEN 2:08:29
2 Jason MBOTE KEN 2:08:30
3 Wilson KIGEN KEN 2:08:34
4 Charles KIBIWOT KEN 2:08:36
5 Leonid SHVETSOV RUS 2:10:05
6 Tesfaye DEREJE ETH 2:11:47
7 Philip TARUS KEN 2:12:33
8 Matthew BIRIR KEN 2:12:41
9 Abraham TANDOI KEN 2:13:04
10 Peter KORIR KEN 2:14:22
WOMEN:
1 Alevtina BIKTIMIROVA RUS 2:25:12
2 Marleen RENDERS BEL 2:26:26
3 Tola ROBA ETH 2:29:30
4 Mary PITKANY KEN 2:29:45
5 Svetlana PONOMARENKO RUS 2:31:26
6 Mindaye GESHU ETH 2:33:05
7 Tatyana ZHIRKOVA RUS 2:37:06
8 Olga GLOK RUS 2:38:06
9 Tanith MAXWELL RSA 2:41:03
10 Veronika ULRICH GER 2:51:07
30 OCTOBER 2005: ALAND MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Leif HANSSON SWE 2:42:54
2 Peter KUJANPAA SWE 2:47:52
3 Stefan SUNDSTROM FIN 2:51:30
4 Gustav SORBERG SWE 2:53:40
5 Jiri VILPPOLA FIN 2:55:52
6 Ruben MALDONADO SWE 2:56:23
7 Pasi KURKILAHTI FIN 2:57:47
8 Kristian KUMPALAINEN SWE 2:59:22
9 Christer HAGG FIN 3:05:10
10 Hans RABACK FIN 3:07:00
WOMEN:
1 Agneta JOHNSSON SWE 3:19:03
2 Anita WETTER SUI 3:29:33
3 Tuija KATAJA FIN 3:39:58
4 Marie NORDIN FIN 3:41:57
5 Annie HEDLUND SWE 3:43:56
6 Saila KAUHANEN FIN 3:44:20
7 Anne HILDEN FIN 3:46:07
8 Lotta KORHONEN FIN 3:54:02
9 Ritva VALLIVAARA-PASTO FIN 3:55:27
10 Stella NELSSON FIN 3:56:16
3O OCTOBER 2005: DALIAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, CHINA
Because the tenth National Games were held this year national elite runners
were missing. Among the men, no one bettered 2:20:00.
MEN:
No information received
WOMEN:
1 Xiaolin ZHU CHN 2:36:04
2 Weiwei SUN CHN 2:36:12
3 Man JIN CHN 2:36:53
4 Lidang MA CHN 2:37:47
5 Xiaoyu FANG CHN 2:38:03
6 Hong LIU CHN 2:38:10
7 Chuang SU CHN 2:39:54
8 Lina HUANG CHN 2:40:12
9 Yeoun JIANG CHN 2:41:38
10 Aoxue WANG CHN 2:41:52
31 OCTOBER 2005: DUBLIN MARATHON, IRELAND
Dmytro Osadchy finished only six seconds outside the course record but
scooped 15000 Euros prize money writes Frank Greally. A record field of
more than10,000 runners participated.
Heavy early morning rain made for a difficult start to this year's marathon
and a slow early pace in the men's race. A group of 18 runners passed through
the opening 5km in 17 minutes. Only approaching 20 miles did the real race begin.
"I ran very hard in the final six miles," said Osadchy.
"Winning in Dublin is the best performance of my running career to
date." Second place finisher, Neo Molema featured a lot at the front
throughout the event and was rewarded for his tenacious efforts. Molema had won
the Cardiff Marathon just a couple of weeks ago and only entered Dublin at the
very last minute.
The women's race was dominated by the diminutive 42-year old Russian runner
Zinaida Semenova who coasted to victory with the fourth fastest women's time yet
recorded in Dublin.
First Irish runner to finish, for the fourth successive year, was Gary
Crossan in 2:23:19. Pauline Curley won the Irish women's title with a successful
debut in seventh place overall.
MEN:
1 Dmytro OSADCHY UKR 2:13:14
2 Neo MOLEMA RSA 2:14:09
3 Oleg BOLHOVETS RUS 2:14:25
4 Marco MAMBO ZIM 2:14:53
5 Tomas ABYU RSA 2:15:24
6 Mykhaylo IVERUK UKR 2:15:48
7 David MAKORI KEN 2:17:09
8 Matt SMITH GBR 2:17:51
9 Michael NGASEKER ZIM 2:19:26
10 Tseko MPOLOKENG RSA 2:21:25
WOMEN:
1 Zinaida SEMENOVA RUS 2:32:53
2 Larissa ZOUSKO RUS 2:33:25
3 Anne Jelagat KIBOR KEN 2:34:59
4 Victoria KLIMINA RUS 2:38:04
5 Marashet JIMMA ETH 2:41:47
6 Birhan DAGNE GBR 2:41:54
7 Pauline CURLEY IRL 2:42:16
8 Tadelech BIRRA ETH 2:44:35
9 Marnie OBERER NZL 2:45:07
10 Lucy BRENNAN IRL 2:48:08
October 2005
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