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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

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