December 2005
3 DECEMBER 2005: REGGAE MARATHON, JAMAICA
MEN:
1 Pamenos BALLANTYNE STV 2:28:45
2 Michael WARDIAN JAM 2:35:26
3 Andrew GUTZMORE JAM 2:43:04
4 Bogdan BAREWSKI POL 2:50:05
5 Gregory MCKENZIE 2:57:50
6 Colin GRAHAM 3:04:40
7 Christian HUBER 3:11:15
8 Jermaine EDWARDS 3:16:52
9 Terence WHITE 3:17:11
10 Owen GREAVES 3:17:21
WOMEN:
1 Arieta MARTIN JAM 3:33:24
2 Delwyn WILLIAMSON JAM 3:34:33
3 Karlene BLAGROVE 3:38:57
4 Fiona SYME 3:39:18
5 Debra THOMAS 4:00:32
6 Edit KISS 4:02:37
7 Sonia GAYLE 4:09:28
8 Georganna QUARLES 4:13:26
9 Sheryl LEONARD-SCHNECK 4:17:46
10 Diane MEUSER 4:22:00
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Wainard TALBOT 1:09:10
2 Shawn PITTER 1:09:37
3 Michael TOMLIN 1:09:56
WOMEN:
1 Tamica THOMAS 1:29:25
2 Mericia JAMES 1:29:37
3 Rosemarie ALRIDGE 1:29:44
4 DECEMBER 2005: GRAN MARATON PACIFICO, MEXICO
MEN:
1 Francisco CUAMATZI MEX 2:15:58
2 Nicholas KORIR KEN 2:16:07
3 Edilberto HERNANDEZ MEX 2:16:32
4 Charles NYAKUNDI KEN 2:17:17
5 Ruben GOMEZ MEX 2:17:52
6 Jose PALALIA MEX 2:18:20
7 Peter OMAE KEN 2:20:11
8 Philip METTO KEN 2:20:23
9 Samwel KIPROTICH KEN 2:21:32
10 Cesar Luis MIRAVETE MEX 2:23:25
WOMEN:
1 Lucie MUHAMI KEN 2:34:51
2 Neria ASIBA KEN 2:35:05
3 Irma SANCHEZ MEX 2:43:56
4 Irene Vasquez LOPEZ MEX 2:45:18
5 Lilian CHELIMO KEN 2:48:36
6 Isabel CARMONA MEX 2:51:26
7 Carolina FERNANDEZ MEX 2:54:43
8 Marina HERNANDEZ MEX 2:55:56
9 Denise CRUZ MEX 2:56:52
10 Veronica PALACIOS MEX 3:07:51
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Isaac KIMAIYO KEN 1:03:16
2 Roberto MELCHOR MEX 1:04:15
3 Juan Carlos BERNAL 1:04:22
WOMEN:
1 Jennifer JELEGAT KEN 1:10:27
2 Dulce Ma. RODRIGUEZ MEX 1:10:31
3 Ma. Elena VALENCIA MEX 1:14:09
4 DECEMBER 2005: MACAU GALAXY RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
A total of 2880 runners registered and 2159 athletes completed the three races within the
established time limits: in the marathon 444 runners completed within the 4:30; in the half
marathon 1139 runners beat 2:15; and in the mini marathon 576 runners got under the hour.
At 06.30 participants were all geared up Macau Stadium, expectantly awaiting the start
of the race at 07.00. After long and exciting contention, Zimbabwe's Philip Bandawe was
first to cross the finish line, winning the men's open championship and prize money of
US$10,000. Last year's winner, Adam Dobrzynski of Poland came in second and winning
US$6,000.
Russia's Natalya Volgina from Russia won the women's race and $10,000 prize money.
Both male and female categories in the Half Marathon were won by Hong Kong runners.
MEN:
1 Phillip BANDAWE ZIM 2:19:49
2 Adam DOBRZYNSKI POL 2:20:25
3 Mislay Michael TLUWAY TAN 2:21:37
4 Azat RAKIPOV BLR 2:23:09
5 Jeremiah MIANO KEN 2:23:53
6 Elkan Kiptum RUTO KEN 2:24:00
7 Ki Hwan HAN PRK 2:24:03
8 Eusabio ROSA POR 2:27:00
9 Min WANG HKG 2:29:09
10 Mark WILLIAMS GBR 2:38:57
WOMEN:
1 Natalya VOLGINA RUS 2:40:59
2 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 2:41:40
3 Alena MAZOVKA BLR 2:42:14
4 Yan Yan DAI CHN 2:49:47
5 Kum-Ok KIM PRK 2:50:05
6 Sun-Yong KIM PRK 2:56:11
7 Yuen Fan LEUNG HKG 3:09:24
8 Sui Ping FAN HKG 3:10:39
9 Chui Chuen WOO HKG 3:19:07
10 Sze Lam CHEUNG HKG 3:22:02
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Neil TAIT HKG 1:16:07
2 Wai Kwok CHAN HKG 1:16:12
3 Chi Wai KUOK MAC 1:17:30
WOMEN:
1 Ying Suet LEUNG HKG 1:29:46
2 Mun Tse CHOI HKG 1:36:46
3 Ting CHIN USA 1:36:59
4 DECEMBER 2005: LISBON INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, PORTUGAL
The 20th edition took place in the very centre of Lisbon, from the city's baroque
waterfront square, the Praca do Commercio. It started there and passed through once in the
half marathon and three times in the marathon before finishing in the same place. The
final two out-back sections in the marathon were run along the Tagus waterfront, first
upstream to Santa Apolonia railway station and then downstream to the Monasterio dos
Jeronimos, the monument to the Discoverers, the presidential palace and the Tower of Belem.
Several innovations in presentation were made, using the Praca do Commercio as the focus of
a general festa, in anticipation of a re-launch for the event in 2006. Over 1000 participated
in the Half Marathon and 643 in the Marathon. foreign participation continues to grow and
the race now attracts over 500 runners from France and Spain alone.
MEN:
1 Phillip BIWOTT KEN 2:18:28
2 Youssef EL KALAY MAR 2:19:09
3 Krzysztof PRZYBYLA POL 2:19:46
4 Alexei TIKHONOV RUS 2:21:52
5 Alexei RUBALCHENKO UKR 2:23:21
6 Joao MARQUES POR 2:24:54
7 Manuel FERREIRA POR 2:27:09
8 Rui BELO POR 2:29:18
9 Luuis ALMEIDA POR 2:29:19
10 Martim MENEZES POR 2:34:48
WOMEN:
1 Elena KOZHEVNIKOVA RUS 2:42:03
2 Fatima SILVA POR 2:45:50
3 Janina MALSKA POL 2:52:04
4 Christina PONTE POR 3:03:54
5 Noemi ALGUACIL ESP 3:07:30
6 Anja AUVINEN SWE 3:14:17
7 Ana VIERA POR 3:21:49
8 Rule SOUSA POR 3:22:04
9 Aida MARTINS POR 3:26:27
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Nelson CRUZ POR 1:11:02
2 Antonio SANTOS POR 1:12:17
3 Jose HEITOR POR 1:12:26
WOMEN:
1 Rita SIMOES POR 1:25:08
2 Luiza DIAS POR 1:26:11
3 Margarida DIONISIO POR 1:29:40
4 DECEMBER 2005: SAMSUNG MILANO CITY MARATHON, ITALY
Helder Ornelas took an impressive but surprise win in the sixth edition of this race,
beating former World Half Marathon champion Paul Kirui writes Diego Sampaolo. In the
women's race Hellen Kimutai took an unchallenged win in her fourth marathon of the year.
Snow fell in Milan on the Friday night and the exceptional cold dashed the organisers'
hopes of a 63:45 pace for the first half. At 8km two Kenyan pacemakers led two reluctant
chasing packs by 20m. Ornelas was further behind. By 10km the pace was detached by over
100m but by 15km the group closed them down, passing through in 46:05. At halfway the pace
was a minute slower than planned, at 1:04:58, but Ornelas was still on a more conservative
schedule. Pacing finished at 30km and a lead group of five remained together. Gradually
increasing his pace, Ornelas caught them at 33km. Michael Rotich was suffering from the
cold conditions and dropped back. Ornelas then pulled away from Kirui after 35km (1:48:16).
He was 100m clear with 3km to go and, as the finish line in the famous Piazza del Duomo
loomed closer, he increased his pace again. He just dipped under 2:10, having run the second
half in a remarkable 63:55.
"It was my first marathon" he said. "I ran with my coach Luis Sousa, who
finished fifth. Running with him helped me a lot. He advised me to come from behind. I have
switched to the marathon from cross country."
Hellen Kimutai ran the first half in company with Banuelia Mrashani and Angelica Sanchez.
After halfway (1:15:52) they stuck to her pace to 35km but mother-of-four Kimutai realised
the others were struggling. "After 30km I got used to the weather and things went
better" said Kimutai.
MEN:
1 Helder ORNELAS POR 2:09:59
2 Paul KIRUI KEN 2:11:28
3 Giuliano BATTOCLETTI ITA 2:11:58
4 Michael ROTICH KEN 2:14:31
5 Antonio SOUSA POR 2:14:42
6 Paulo GOMES POR 2:16:03
7 Ribag SAAID MAR 2:16:26
8 Medaska BEDADE ETH 2:16:39
9 Frederick CHERONO KEN 2:17:42
10 Albert MATEBOR KEN 2:18:04
WOMEN:
1 Hellen KIMUTAI KEN 2:28:42
2 Angelica SANCHEZ MEX 2:33:52
3 Rebecca MOORE NZL 2:36:31
4 Banuelia MRASHANI TAN 2:38:50
5 Merima DENBOBA ETH 2:43:43
4 DECEMBER 2005: NEW LAS VEGAS MARATHON, USA
Veteran competitor Adrianna Fernandez beat three other women in a thrilling sprint finish
writes Ryan Lamppa. The elite women set off 14 minutes and 40 seconds ahead of the
men, and the first person to cross the line received a $50,000 bonus. Despite this incentive,
both races started tactically and conservatively against gusty winds. The time difference is
close to that between the men's and women's world records, but the gap in most events is
usually larger (a 20-minute differential would have provided another level of drama) and the
men caught the women before 29km. Then it became a duel between the two lead men, Titus Munji
and Stephen Kiogora as they went clear with a series of five-minute miles. At 24 miles (39km)
Kiogora went clear.
The four leading women were clear from 34km and the next move happened only 150m from the
finish. "I didn't know I would win until I broke the tape" said Fernandez, who was
given the same time as marathon debutante Galina Bogomolova.
MEN:
1 Stephen KIOGORA KEN 2:11:58
2 Titus MUNJI KEN 2:13:21
3 Tekeste KEBEDE ETH 2:14:38
4 Girma TOLA ETH 2:14:50
5 Araya HAREGOT ETH 2:15:30
6 Yusuf SONGOKA KEN 2:17:01
7 James KOSKEI KEN 2:18:15
8 Gilbert KOECH KEN 2:20:18
9 Mohammed AWOL ETH 2:21:37
10 Assefa MEZGEBU ETH 2:25:24
WOMEN:
1 Adrianna FERNANDEZ MEX 2:31:54
2 Galina BOGOMOLOVA RUS 2:31:54
3 Dorota GRUCA POL 3:31:55
4 Nuta OLARU ROM 2:31:57
5 Irina SAFAROVA RUS 2:33:15
6 Merima HASHIM ETH 2:33:52
7 Albina IVANOVA RUS 2:34:37
8 Halina KARNATSEVICH BLR 2:36:36
9 Josephine DEEMAY TAN 2:41:40
10 Edna KIPLAGAT KEN 2:50:20
4 DECEMBER 2005: RUN BARBADOS MARATHON & HALF
Kenya's Jared Nyamboki ran away from the rest of the field from the sound of the gun.
He disappeared into the pre-dawn dark soon after the 05.00 start with only the lead vehicle
betraying his position to the rest of the runners. After the introductory 2km lap around
from the airport startline there was a highway section for the next 9km. After turning
off this, at 11.7km, Nyamboki had a three-minute lead. He was now out of sight along the
twisting coastal road, and continued to move away. The sun started to rise as the leaders
approached the island capital, Bridgetown, before moving further north up the coast to
the finish at Speightstown. Nyamboki was 9 minutes clear at 28km but he began to slow on
his journey up the west coast, and finished looking as tired as those who came in after him.
Some of them had good reason to feel drained, having competed the previous day. The
10km event, which is also part of this running festival, was held only 12 hours before.
Most opted for the half marathon as their Sunday event, but Amy Chalk capped her second
place in the 10km with a marathon victory just outside three hours. The women's 10km winner,
17-year old Linet Chemutai who had finished 9th overall, breezed to an easy victory in the
Half Marathon. Of particular note was Guyana's Alika Morgan who placed third in the 10km
and second in the half marathon, and is younger than Chemutai.
Caribbean pride was further upheld by St Lucia's Zepherinius Joseph who also finished
third in the 10km and second in the half, while his team-mates Marinius Stephen and former
winner Victor Ledger took the podium positions in the marathon.
MEN:
1 Jared NYAMBOKI KEN 2:29:15
2 Marinius STEPHEN STL 2:42:49
3 Victor LEDGER STL 2:55:55
4 Andrew BRAITHWAITE BAR 2:56:48
5 Keith CUMBERBATCH BAR 2:58:26
WOMEN:
1 Amy CHALK GBR 3:05:00
2 Sarah WILLIAMS GBR 3:15:28
3 Sarah MCLOUGHLIN GBR 3:29:55
4 Sandra HOLMES GBR 3:40:25
5 Kim GOFF USA 4:16:36
HALF MARATHON:
MEN
1 Joseph KAMAU KEN 1:09:23
2 Zepherinius JOSEPH STL 1:10:09
3 Stephen KIRUI KEN 1:11:23
WOMEN:
1 Linet CHEMUTAI KEN 1:21:09
2 Alika MORGAN GUY 1:38:30
3 Laura KONANTZ CAN 1:39:20
10km (3 December 2005):
MEN:
1 Joseph KAMAU KEN 31:00
2 Sean WADE USA 31:04
3 Zepherinius JOSEPH STL 31:08
WOMEN:
1 Linet CHEMUTAI KEN 35:22
2 Amy CHALK GBR 36:21
3 Alika MORGAN GUY 40:39
4 DECEMBER 2005: FUKUOKA INT'L OPEN MARATHON, JAPAN
Ukraine's Dmitri Baranovski was the surprise winner of the 59th edition, writes Ken
Nakamura. His winning time was a national record and very impressive considering the cold
rain and strong winds. He became the 13th fastest runner in the history of the race and
improved his previous best time by nearly 3.5 minutes.
After pacemakers had finished Baranovski made a strong surge at 32km and escaped from
Julio Rey, Atsushi Fujita and Dejene Berhanu. Rey opened up a small gap on course record
holder Fujita (2:06:51) before entering the Heiwadai Stadium and held on to finish second.
Fujita's performance was a welcome comeback from persistent injury problems.
There was a slow start as Samson Ramadhani led the pack through 5km in 15:46. The pace
picked up relentlessly to 31:01 at 10km, 45:50 at 15km and 1:00:28 at 20km. The pace then
slid back through to the finish as all slowed. Eight runners remained at halfway and with
the pacemakers finishing their work at 30km there only then remained the first four
finishers. Eric Wainana and Abdelkader El Mouazziz, who had dropped off the pace early
on, came back to pick up lower placings. Baranovski became the first European winner of
this race since Portugal's Manuel Mathias in 1989.
MEN (only):
1 Dmitri BARANOVSKI UKR 2:08:29
2 Julio REY ESP 2:09:41
3 Atsushi FUJITA JPN 2:09:48
4 Dejene BERHANU ETH 2:11:48
5 Abdelkader EL-MOUAZZIZ MAR 2:12:12
6 Tomoaki KUNICHIKA JPN 2:13:49
7 Eric WAINAINA KEN 2:15:18
8 Hugh LOBB GBR 2:15:27
9 James WAINAINA KEN 2:17:08
10 Kentaro ITO JPN 2:18:43
4 DECEMBER 2005: STANDARD CHARTERED SINGAPORE MARATHON
Amos Matui took the lead only 200m from the finish line to leave the longtime leader,
Ashebir Demissu trailing by 25m writes Pat Butcher. The $25,000 prize was a welcome wedding
present for his soon to be wife, Benedicta, whom he will marry in early February.
Despite temperatures rising to 30°C (86°F), with over 80% humidity at the 6am start,
the first five men and the first two women all broke course records. But it was a close
run thing in the men's race. Demissu had been forcing the pace for the final 10km, but he
couldn't shake off Matui, and when Matui saw the finish line he launched a sprint that
Demissu couldn't match.
"It was good that we worked together at first," said the 31 year old Matui
after the race, "There were about 12 of us at halfway, and still eight at 38km, then
the Ethiopian made a break. I stayed close behind him, but I wasn't sure of winning
until I crossed the line."
Demissu was philosophical about his defeat. "I thought I'd won with a kilometre to
go, but he was too strong. My problem is my finishing." For the rest, it was Kenyans
all the way from third to tenth. Former winner (2003) and one-time Singapore resident,
John Kelai, who has run this race four times said, "I think these were the hottest
conditions I've run in here. It was actually more humid at the start than later."
Kelai was that rarest of Kenyans, a triathlete, when he lived in Singapore, but he said,
"I decided to concentrate on running, so I went back to live in Kenya." Kelai
in fifth was also inside the record of 2.17.02, set last year by another compatriot,
Philip Tanui, who was down the field this year.
It looked like a Kenyan double for a long time, and a successful defence of her title
for Helen Cherono, but she wilted in the last 10km, and conceded victory to the veteran
Russian, Irina Timofeyeva. These two both broke Contantina Dita's 2002 course record of
2:36:06.
MEN:
1 Amos MATUI KEN 2:15:55
2 Ashebir DEMISSU ETH 2:15:58
3 Joseph NGOLEPUS KEN 2:16:34
4 Emmanuel KOSGEI KEN 2:16:49
5 John KELAI KEN 2:16:58
6 Victor MANGUSHO KEN 2:17:29
7 Oliver KANDIERO KEN 2:19:57
8 Elly RONO KEN 2:19:57
9 Meshak KOSGEI KEN 2:20:15
10 Francis KIMUGE KEN 2:21:01
WOMEN:
1 Irina TIMOFEYEVA RUS 2:34:37
2 Helen CHERONO KEN 2:35:12
3 Sylvia SKVORSOVA RUS 2:36:46
4 Rose KERUBO KEN 2:38:00
5 Malorzata SOBANSKA POL 2:40:01
4 DECEMBER 2004: PAMPULHA LAGOON ROAD RACE, BRAZIL
Nearly 6000 runners completed the 17.8km lap around the Pampulha Lagoon in Belo
Horizonte. Over the seven editions of the race held to date Brazil and Kenya have divided
the honours, and that pattern continued with victory to Lawrence Kiprotich and Lucelia
Peres, both setting new course records. Kiprotich broke Vanderlei de Lima's 2000 record
by seven seconds, while Lucelia Peres improved Cleusa Irineu's inaugural 1999 mark by 51
seconds.
"I enjoyed the conditions because I was prepared properly this year,"
said Peres. "In 2004 I came in exhausted. At the start Sirlene and Anesie (a runner
from Burundi) together pushed the pace. After 10km Anesie folded but I began to find my
rhythm and opened up a gap. I wasn't thinking of the record."
From 5km Lawrence Kiprotich was in command and maintained a pace no one could match.
"I felt strong and went for a good result," he said. "The weather was also much
better than last year."
MEN:
1 Lawrence KIPROTICH KEN 52:23
2 Mathew CHEBOI KEN 52:40
3 John KIPROTICH KEN 52:56
4 Paulo DOS SANTOS BRA 53:24
5 Peter SIRIENI KEN 53:58
6 Charles KORIR KEN 54:01
7 Francisco DOS SANTOS BRA 54:15
8 Jose DE LIMA BRA 54:27
9 Jose FERREIRA BRA 54:28
10 Joao DE LIMA BRA 54:34
WOMEN:
1 Lucelia PERES BRA 1:00:57
2 Sirlene DE PINHO BRA 1:02:01
3 Marizete REZENDE BRA 1:02:25
4 Anne BERERWE KEN 1:03:15
5 Marizete DOS SANTOS BRA 1:03:42
6 Margaret TOROITICH KEN 1:03:58
7 Jeniffer DOS SANTOS BRA 1:04:03
8 Marily DOS SANTOS BRA 1:04:18
9 Rosa BARBOSA BRA 1:04:25
10 Luzia PINTO BRA 1:05:18
3/4 DECEMBER 2005: GATORADE MALTA CHALLENGE MARATHON
MEN: stage 1/stage 2/stage 3/total time
1 Jonathan BALZAN MLT 38:25 20:10 1:29:07 2:27:42
2 Barry STODDART GBR 39:23 20:09 1:33:08 2:32:40
3 DAvid GALEA MLT 40:41 21:31 1:33:46 2:35:58
4 Peter AZZOPARDI MLT 40:23 21:18 1:34:50 2:36:31
5 Christopher WALSH GBR 40:18 21:07 1:37:0 2:39:05
6 Johann GALEA MLT 41:26 21:45 1:36:15 2:39:26
7 Mario VELLA MLT 41:07 21:38 1:36:52 2:39:37
8 Andrew GRECH MLT 41:45 21:54 1:37:57 2:41:36
9 Stephen BORG MLT 42:41 21:54 1:39:14 2:43:49
10 Antoine ABELA MLT 42:22 22:07 1:41:15 2:45:54
WOMEN:
1 Carmen HILI MLT 46:10 24:18 1:47:43 2:58:11
2 Charmaine SCRIBBINS GBR 39:23 20:09 1:33:08 3:13:11
3 Marica MICALLEF MLT 50:35 26:24 1:59:01 3:16:00
4 Lesley RAINGER GBR 51:38 26:09 2:01:17 3:19:04
5 Loretta DALEY GBR 55:15 27:23 2:07:22 3:30:00
6 Laura POWELL GBR 53:34 26:44 2:12:16 3:32:34
7 Ashton MULLIGAN GBR 54:32 28:11 2:16:09 3:38:52
8 Louise MANDUCA MLT 1:02:16 31:16 2:25:53 3:59:25
9 Carol FRANCICA MLT 1:01:06 30:52 2:28:12 4:00:10
10 Claire PACE MLT 1:01:47 31:14 2:29:29 4:02:30
11 DECEMBER 2005: HONOLULU MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Jimmy MUINDI KEN 2:12:00
2 Mbarak HUSSEIN KEN 2:15:06
3 Eric NZIOKI KEN 2:16:24
4 Solomon WACHIRA KEN 2:23:23
5 Nobuhiko CHIBA JPN 2:27:32
WOMEN:
1 Olesya NURGALIEVA RUS 2:30:24
2 Eri HAYAKAWA JPN 2:32:59
3 Alevtina IVANOVA RUS 2:38:17
4 Elena NURGALIEVA RUS 2:38:50
5 Lyubov MORGUNOVA RUS 2:40:47
11 DECEMBER 2005: DALLAS WHITE ROCK MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Pavel ANDREYEV RUS 2:15:24
2 Moses KEMBOI KEN 2:17:01
3 Jonathan KIPTOO KEN 2:19:58
4 Hilary LELEI KEN 2:20:12
5 Stephen ARIGA KEN 2:20:47
WOMEN:
1 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 2:30:03
2 Ludmila PUSHKINA RUS 2:32:11
3 Lisa GALVAN SWE 2:33:51
4 Albina GALYAMOVA RUS 2:34:06
5 Maria PORTILA USA 2:35:35
18 DECEMBER 2005: ING TAIPEI INT'L MARATHON, TAIWAN
MEN:
1 Luke KIBET KEN 2:11:54
2 David CHERUIYOT KEN 2:13:39
3 Barnabas KOECH KEN 2:16:15
4 Onesmus MUTUSYA KEN 2:17:00
5 Tsutomu SAEKI JPN 2:22:29
6 Kasirai SITA ZIM 2:25:13
7 Zi-Jian ZHENG TPE 2:29:17
8 Yi-Cai ZENG TPE 2:32:13
9 Jia-Xiang WU TPE 2:35:27
10 Jian-Xing CHIU TPE 2:35:36
WOMEN:
1 Jane EKIMAT KEN 2:33:39
2 Florence BARSOSIO KEN 2:35:08
3 Xiu-Ying HU CHN 2:38:28
4 Fabiola JOHN TAN 2:40:27
5 Madina BIKTAGIROVA RUS 2:42:43
6 Wan-Ling WU TPE 2:46:53
7 Shu-Hua CHEN TPE 2:58:51
8 Xiao-Yu LEE TPE 2:59:34
9 Yu-Fang XU TPE 3:01:25
10 Shu-Rong CHIU TPE 3:11:32
31 DECEMBER 2005: ST CATHERINE'S MARATHON & HALF, EGYPT
The race takes place right by the St Catherine Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai over
a two-lap course which takes runners through the village and past outlying Bedouin houses.
Of the 16 marathon participants 15 finished. Another 100 people also ran in the Half Marathon,
10km and 5 km races.
Water and banana supply stations were in place every 2.5 km, with the whole course
carefully controlled by 15 competition marshals with full police co-operation. Two ambulances
were permanently moving along the course.
All participants received T-shirts, medals, a papyrus and the race certificate.
MEN:
1 Mohamed EL-MORSY EGY 3:16:44
2 Ahmed MOSTAFA EGY 3:16:51
3 Hussein AHMED EGY 3:37:30
4 Osama AHMED EGY 3:56:38
5 Samy KHATER EGY 3:57:18
6 Hassan IBRAHIM EGY 4:12:44
7 Dieter STEMME GER 4:16:52
8 Dieter SKINBRECHER GER 4:19:43
9 Klaus BERMAN GER 4:48:18
10 Leo SENTIS GER 4:57:35
WOMEN:
1 Renate WARNSTEDT GER 3:49:30
2 Helga STEMME GER 4:53:21
December 2005
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