September 2007
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1 SEPTEMBER 2007: LA RUTA DE LAS
IGLESIAS, ECUADOR
MEN:
1 Franklin TENORIO ECU 31:46
2 Miguel Angel ALMACHI CONDOR ECU 31:52
3 Pedro Manuel R IMBANQUINGO ECU 31:59
4 William de Jesus JARAMILLO ECU 32:01
5 Cesar W GUALOTUŅA CAMACHO ECU 32:13
6 Jhony Alexander C VELASCO ECU 32:17
7 Edgar H CHANGUSIG LINARES ECU 32:24
8 Washington D MORENO ECU 32:36
9 Stalin R BARROS REINOSO ECU 32:56
10 Marco Antonio A CONDOR ECU 33:02
WOMEN:
1 Diana J LANDI ANDRADE ECU 36:46
2 Alicia G CEVALLOS CAMACHO ECU 37:02
3 Rosa Alba CHACHA ECU 37:36
4 Silvia A PAREDES YUCAILLA ECU 37:54
5 Martha TENORIO ECU 37:56
6 Evelyn A ANANGONO GODOY ECU 38:52
7 Jeanneth N C TOAPANTA ECU 38:55
8 Viviana R ACOSTA ANDALUZ ECU 38:56
9 Wilma E GUERRA BURBANO ECU 39:01
10 Edith Geanine SUNTAXI ECU 39:29
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2 SEPTEMBER 2007: XI WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, OSAKA, JAPAN
Photo: Getty Images, courtesy of IAAF
WOMEN:
In contrast to Luke Kibet's surprise victory in the men's race, Catherine Ndereba proved
yet again that she is the woman to beat in championship races writes David Powell.
Second to Paula Radcliffe in Helsinki two years ago and second to Japan's Mizuko Noguchi in
the Athens Olympics, Ndereba regained the top spot that she had previously won in Paris in
2003.
A former World record holder, Ndereba has now placed in the top two of the last four global
championships. She won once before in Osaka, competing in the women's race held over the same
course in January 2006. "The Osaka Marathon in the summer and winter are two different
things because in winter, in January, I ran the whole race with my gloves on and with
something underneath my singlet," Ndereba said. "But, today, if I had been able to
run naked I would have," she added smiling. "Unfortunately, I could not because I
knew that my daughter was watching and she would not like it if mum was running without
clothes on."
Daughter Jane, aged 10, saw mum overcome an anxious moment at 35km, when she missed her
water bottle, to become the oldest winner of the title at 35. Ndereba's bottle was knocked
over by a fellow competitor but she remained cool — in mind of not in body. Rather than
being panicked into keeping her place in the lead group, Ndereba went back for her drink.
"This marathon was one of the hardest in my running career because of the weather"
she said. "At 39km I was amazed that there were more than three runners [in the lead
group] and I could not think I was going to win the gold medal. After 40 kilometres I felt I
had something left. I tried to push and I was able to maintain the pace up to the finish
line." It was the slowest of any of her marathons and nearly 12 minutes outside her best
time of 2:18:47, but it extends her success to a level unmatched by anyone else.
Twice Kenya's sportswoman of the year, and with 17 podium finishes out of 18 marathon
starts (the exception being in the 1999 Boston Marathon, her debut at the distance), the
deeply spiritual Ndereba is the most dominant figure in women's marathon running.
WOMEN:
1 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 2:30:37
2 Chunxiu ZHOU CHN 2:30:45
3 Reiko TOSA JPN 2:30:55
4 Xiaolin ZHU CHN 2:31:21
5 Lidia SIMON ROM 2:31:26
6 Kiyoko SHIMIHARA JPN 2:31:40
7 Rita JEPTOO KEN 2:32:03
8 Edith MASAI KEN 2:32:22
9 Mara YAMAUCHI GBR 2:32:55
10 Lyubov MORGUNOVA RUS 2:33:41
TEAMS:
Ndereba led home a Kenyan "dream team" of Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo and
three-time World Cross Country Champion Edith Masai ahead of Chinese and Japanese teams more
accustomed to the specific conditions faced in Osaka.
1 Kenya 7:35:02
2 China 7:25:52
3 Japan 7:37:39
2 SEPTEMBER 2007: 22ND NIKE BUDAPEST INT'L HALF MARATHON, HUNGARY
The 22nd edition attracted 5600 runners from 51 countries, and more than 400 pairs
participated in the two-person relay event (with stages of 8km and 13km) - which is a
curiosity unique to the Budapest Half marathon. Lack of invitations to foreign elite runners
allowed Hungarians to claim wins with relatively modest times that do not reflect the fast
nature of the course. Apart from over the Danube bridges the city centre course is completely
flat, and many mass runners set personal bests despite the 23°C heat. Passing along the
grand thoroughfare of Andrassy Street and just below the Buda Castle World Heritage Site, the
course allowed more than 1000 foreign runners to enjoy the sights of the capital at its best.
The oldest runner, 80, finished in 2:04.
MEN:
1 Balazs OTT HUN 1:07:19
2 Zsolt BENEDEK HUN 1:07:31
3 Laszlo TOTH HUN 1:08:01
4 Tamas TOTH HUN 1:08:21
5 Andras JUHASZ HUN 1:08:31
6 Gergely REZESSY HUN 1:08:40
7 Imre SZABO HUN 1:08:47
8 Lajos BERECZ HUN 1:08:55
9 Tamas BOGOS HUN 1:09:00
10 Miklos ZATYKO HUN 1:09:06
WOMEN:
1 Krisztina PAPP HUN 1:11:47
2 Simona STAICU HUN 1:17:58
3 Judit F NAGY HUN 1:18:09
4 Petra TEVELI HUN 1:18:25
5 Ida KOVACS HUN 1:19:06
6 Fanni GYURKO HUN 1:19:11
7 Monika NAGY HUN 1:19:31
8 Zsofia Annissa BADIS HUN 1:20:12
9 Claire HALLISSEY GBR 1:21:57
10 Barbara MOLNAR HUN 1:22:36
2 SEPTEMBER 2007: RIO DE JANEIRO HALF MARATHON, BRAZIL
MEN:
1 Franck CALDEIRA BRA 1:03:07
2 Clodoaldo GOMES DA SILVA BRA 1:03:37
3 Titus KIBII KEN 1:03:44
4 Joao F DE LIMA JOAO DA BOTA BRA 1:03:53
5 Giomar P DA SILVA BRA 1:04:22
6 Luiz F DE ALMEIDA PAULA BRA 1:04:26
7 Charles KORIR KEN 1:04:28
8 Luiz P DA SILVA ANTUNES BRA 1:04:44
9 Paulo R DE ALMEIDA PAULA BRA 1:04:51
10 Claudenir DA SILVA CARDOSIO BRA 1:04:57
WOMEN:
1 Ednalva L DA SILVA BRA 1:12:15
2 Lucelia DE OLIVEIRA PERES BRA 1:13:44
3 Marizete M DOS SANTOS BRA 1:14:12
4 Edielza ALVES DOS SANTOS BRA 1:14:52
5 Marily DOS SANTOS BRA 1:15:01
6 Nancy Jepkosgei KIPRON KEN 1:15:09
7 Eunice Jepkirui KIRWA KEN 1:16:00
8 Maria Raquel MARAVIGLIA ARG 1:17:25
9 Antonia B LINS DA SILVA BRA 1:17:32
10 Isabel Cristina FELICIANO 1:18:40
2 SEPTEMBER 2007: FRESH 'N' LO GREAT SCOTTISH RUN,
GREAT BRITAIN
MEN:
1 Issal MACHARIA KEN 1:02:42
2 Toru OKADA JPN 1:03:19
3 Naoto YONEDA JPN 1:03:53
4 Andrew LETHERBY AUS 1:05:00
5 Chiharu TAKADA JPN 1:05:54
6 Yoshiro TANIGAWA JPN 1:05:56
7 Andrew LEMONCELLO GBR 1:06:29
8 David MILLER GBR 1:07:03
9 Christopher MACKAY GBR 1:08:12
10 Robert GILROY GBR 1:08:55
WOMEN:
1 Penninah ARUSEI KEN 1:10:47
2 Hayley HAINING GBR 1:11:18
3 Aya MANOME JPN 1:11:31
4 Yoshika HOSOKAWA JPN 1:12:28
5 Liz YELLING GBR 1:13:11
6 Karolina JARZYNSKA POL 1:13:25
7 Susan PARTRIDGE GBR 1:14:24
8 Elke SCHMIDT GER 1:19:21
9 Jill KNOWLES GBR 1:20:42
10 Nicola MAY GBR 1:20:51
10KM
MEN:
1 Alan MACPHERSON GBR 31:39
2 Shaun O GRADY GBR 33:09
3 Michael GILLESPIE GBR 33:14
WOMEN:
1 Rebecca MOORE GBR 34:50
2 Fiona MATHESON GBR 36:26
3 Susan FINCH GBR 37:13
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7-8 SEPTEMBER 2007: JUNGFRAU MARATHON, SWITZERLAND
Photos: Andy Mettler
MEN:
1 Jonathan WYATT NZL 2:55:33
2 Hermann ACHMULLER ITA 2:58:36
3 Gerd FRICK ITA 3:02:42
4 Ranulfo SANCHEZ MEX 3:05:57
5 Galen BURRELL USA 3:11:06
6 Serguej KALEDINE RUS 3:11:29
7 Marc LAUENSTEIN SUI 3:13:42
8 Zac FREUDENBURG USA 3:14:58
9 Serhiy OKSENJUK 3:15:29
10 Urs JENZER SUI 3:15:48
WOMEN:
1 Anita E HAKENSTAD NOR 3:23:06
2 Elena KALEDINA RUS 3:31:16
3 Jeanna MALKOVA RUS 3:36:44
4 Anja CARLSOHN GER 3:36:59
5 Claudia LANDOLT SUI 3:37:59
6 Elizabeth HAWKER GBR 3:40:01
7 Corinne ZELLER SUI 3:41:13
8 Marie-Luce ROMANENS SUI 3:42:51
9 Britta MULLER GER 3:45:23
10 Daniela WYSS SUI 3:46:28
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8 SEPTEMBER 2007: NOVOSIBIRSK HALF MARATHON,
RUSSIA
Around 750 runners took part in the 10th edition of this multi-lap race in the centre of
the Siberian capital. Sammy Kipkoech Tum broke the old course record by almost a minute.
Second-placed Yevgeniy Ribatov, with his brother just 10 seconds behind him, was also well
inside the old mark — which had belonged to him. Rashida Hairutdinova clinched the women's
race by besting marathon veteran Irina Timofeyeva.
MEN:
1 Sammy Kipkoech TUM KEN 1:02:40
2 Evgerie RIBAKOV RUS 1:03:04
3 Anatoly RIBAKOV RUS 1:03:23
4 Hillary Kipkemboi LAGAT KEN 1:03:52
5 Grigory ANDREEV RUS 1:03:55
6 Sergey RYBIN RUS 1:04:00
7 Dmitry SEMENOV RUS 1:04:03
8 Jury ABRAMOV RUS 1:05:01
9 Vasily GLUHOV RUS 1:05:02
10 Maxim KARAMASHEV RUS 1:06:15
WOMEN:
1 Rashida HAIRUTDINOVA RUS 1:10:38
2 Irina TIMOFEEVA RUS 1:10:50
3 Olga GLOK RUS 1:11:10
4 Natalia KURBATOV RUS 1:13:00
5 Larissa ZJUZKO RUS 1:13:48
6 Elza KIREEVA RUS 1:13:57
7 Tatyana AZORKINA RUS 1:14:10
8 Oksana KUZMICHEVA RUS 1:14:16
9 Julia SMIMOVA RUS 1:14:50
10 Anna SELNITSYNA RUS 1:16:06
8 SEPTEMBER 2007: RUSKA MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Mika PENTTINEN 2:34:25
2 Teppo RONKAINEN 2:35:58
3 Matti LINNA 2:39:05
4 Sami VALIMAA 2:47:22
5 Aki MOILANEN 2:55:59
6 Jyrki PERTTUNEN 2:57:07
7 Mika NUORTIO 3:03:16
8 Simo VAARALA 3:03:38
9 Ville LESKINEN 3:04:57
10 Heikki IMMONEN 3:07:21
WOMEN:
1 Marjo MULARI 3:06:05
2 Anna-Leen N- ROININEN 3:11:27
3 Anu URJANHEIMO 3:22:36
4 Outi SULASALMI 3:24:02
5 Jaana HEIKKINEN 3:30:31
6 Tanja KANKKUNEN 3:32:52
7 Pauliina ALAKYRO 3:35:29
8 Johanna DAVIDILA 3:36:56
9 Eila JUNTIKKA 3:43:01
10 Briitta IMPIO 3:55:04
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Joni RAUTIO 1:11:12
2 Tatu AIRISNIEMI 1:12:51
3 Reima IDSTROM 1:15:58
WOMEN:
1 Marja RIITTA 1:21:34
2 Manuela KRAMER 1:26:14
3 Elli HEMMINKI 1:28:23
8 SEPTEMBER 2007: VILNIUS MARATHON & HALF, LITHUANIA
MEN:
1 Richard ROTICH KEN 2:21:15
2 Reuben KWAMBAI KEN 2:21:27
3 Pavel MASHEI 2:26:25
4 Imar TSETSERUKOU 2:27:42
5 Dmitry CHATKIN 2:31:56
6 Marek DZIEGIELEWSKI 2:33:06
7 Aurimas SKINULIS 2:35:15
8 Vidmantes SERNA 2:37:24
9 Pavelas FEDORENKA 2:38:27
10 Justinas KRIZINAUSKAS 2:39:40
WOMEN:
1 Natalija CHATKINA 2:51:19
2 Volha YUDZINKOVA 2:51:29
3 Modesta KAMINSKIENE 3:06:52
4 Renata SILIUK 3:10:35
5 Kaja VALS 3:13:43
6 Sada BUKSNIENE 3:20:52
7 Vilija DAMASICKIENE 3:22:55
8 Ausra KAVALIAUSKIENE 3:24:37
9 Danguole BICKUNIENE 4:17:08
10 Medeina AUGUSTINAVICIENE 4:25:06
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9 SEPTEMBER 2007: HOKKAIDO MARATHON, JAPAN
The race had been rescheduled from its traditional date on the last weekend in August to
avoid conflict with World Championships in Osaka writes Ken Nakamura. Despite the later
date, the weather was still far from ideal with 27°C and 50% humidity at the start. The
winning times were accordingly slow with Julius Gitahi, a marathon debutant, recording 2:17:26,
and Yuri Kano, in her second marathon, running 2:30:43.
The men started slowly, passing 1km in 3:12 and 5km in 16:16. Just before 15km Yasukazu
Miyasato and Tadashi Shitamori moved ahead. Soon Miyazato fell back again and Shitamori was
alone in front. Shitamori led by 24 seconds at 20km and 64 seconds at 25km. He then slowed,
but the gap had narrowed only slightly by 30km when Gitahi and Ombeche Mokamba made their
move. They caught Shitamori just before 35km and soon after Gitahi shook off Mokamba, and ran
alone for a comfortable win. Masaru Takamizawa passed Mokamba in the final metres to take
second place.
Yuri Kano ran aggressively from the start, passing 5km in 17:17 and 10km in 34:04. The
chase pack, which included Harumi Hiroyama and Masayo Kobayashi, was 13 seconds behind Kano at
5km and 18 seconds at 10km. Slowly but surely she continued to increase her lead, from 21
seconds at 15km, to 33 seconds at 20km. Although Kobayashi was trailing behind Hiroyama during
the early part of the race, by 23km she had caught her and started to break away. But
Kobayashi was unable to get any closer to Kano, whose lead at 35km had grown to 57 seconds.
Kano finished exhausted, but her coach Manabu Kawagoe said: "Because she is trying to
make the Olympic marathon team, it is good for her to experience a summer marathon."
Kano made her marathon debut in the 2007 Osaka Ladies Marathon in January, finishing third
with 2:24:43, and was an alternate for the World Championships.
MEN:
1 Julius GITAHI KEN 2:17:26
2 Masaru TAKAMIZAWA 2:18:13
3 Ombeche MOKAMBE KEN 2:18:18
4 Ken-ichiro KAWAZU 2:18:45
5 Seiji KOBAYASHI 2:19:39
WOMEN:
1 Yuri KANO 2:30:43
2 Masayo KOBAYASHI 2:33:00
3 Harumi HIROYAMA 2:33:39
4 Mika HIKICHI 2:36:16
5 Chihiro TANAKA 2:37:52
9 SEPTEMBER 2007: PILA INT'L HALF MARATHON, POLAND
The race incorporated the Polish Half Marathon Championships. In occasionally rainy and
windy weather 1092 runners finished, coming from 13 countries.
MEN:
1 Michael KORONEI KEN 1:03:25
2 Paul NGETICH KEN 1:03:37
3 Arkadiusz SOWA POL 1:03:42
4 Rafal WOJCIK POL 1:03:54
5 Stiapan RAHUTSOV BLR 1:03:59
6 Piotr DRWAL POL 1:04:05
7 Radoslaw DUDYCZ POL 1:05:50
8 Mariusz GIZYNSKI POL 1:07:07
9 Bartosz MAZERSKI POL 1:07:51
10 Marek JAROSZEWSKI POL 1:08:31
WOMEN:
1 Dorota GRUCA POL 1:13:29
2 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 1:14:37
3 Agnieszka GORTEL POL 1:15:10
4 Renata PARADOWSKA POL 1:15:28
5 Ewa BRYCH PAJAK POL 1:16:10
6 Malgorzata SOBANSKA POL 1:16:14
7 Arleta MELOCH POL 1:16:21
8 Malgorzata JAMROZ POL 1:16:29
9 Agnieszka JANASIAK POL 1:16:46
10 Natalia KULESH BLR 1:17:20
9 SEPTEMBER 2007: REEBOK BRISTOL HALF MARATHON, GREAT BRITAIN
Conditions were nearly perfect and the women's race was of a particularly high standard.
Jane Muria set a new race record and there were some strong domestic performances. In the
men's event Tewodros Shiferaw just failed to beat last year's winning time.
The race was a trial for the World Road Running Championships to be held in Udine (ITA) on
14 October. First British runner home, Phil Wicks, ran his debut half marathon and professed
himeself pleased despite just missing the World Championships qualifying time.
MEN:
1 Tewodros SHIFERAW ETH 1:03:01
2 Simon TONUI KEN 1:03:08
3 Phil WICKS GBR 1:04:43
4 Toby LAMBERT GBR 1:04:45
5 Billy FARQUHARSON GBR 1:05:22
6 Haggai CHEPKWONY KEN 1:05:32
7 Simon JONES GBR 1:05:58
8 Dave MITCHINSON GBR 1:06:11
9 Gareth RAVEN GBR 1:06:17
10 Ben HOPE GBR 1:07:22
WOMEN:
1 Jane MUIA KEN 1:10:26
2 Elizabeth YELLING GBR 1:10:46
3 Louise DAMEN GBR 1:12:46
4 Michelle R COPE GBR 1:13:28
5 Wendy NICHOLLS GBR 1:14:16
6 Rosemary RYAN GBR 1:14:28
7 Sue HARRISON GBR 1:14:48
8 Lucy HASELL GBR 1:15:20
9 Holly MAY GBR 1:15:33
10 Alice BRAHAM GBR 1:15:37
9 SEPTEMBER 2007: MEDIA MARATON INT'L CIUDAD DE MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
MEN:
1 Mauricio MORA COL 1:04:25
2 Kimutai KIPLIMO KEN 1:05:52
3 Isaack K KEMBOI KEN 1:06:32
4 Joshep KOECH PER 1:06:41
5 Diego COLORADO COL 1:07:35
6 Gobin CONDOR PER 1:07:36
7 Constantino LEON COL 1:08:01
8 Giovanny AMADOR PER 1:09:04
9 Paulino CANCHANYA COL 1:09:11
10 Edwin ROMERO COL 1:09:14
WOMEN:
1 Ogla KIMAIYO KEN 1:15:39
2 Emily SAMOIE KEN 1:16:04
3 Berta SANCHEZ COL 1:17:15
4 Lucy M NYERY KEN 1:18:11
5 Yolanda FERNANDEZ COL 1:18:23
6 Ruby RIATIBA COL 1:19:46
7 Mercedes AGUILAR COL 1:20:01
8 Lina ARIAS COL 1:21:28
9 Julia RIVERA PER 1:21:53
10 Diana Judith LANDI ECU 1:23:58
9 SEPTEMBER 2007: MOSCOW PEACE MARATHON, RUSSIA
MEN:
1 Ivan BARBARIKA UKR 2:20:34
WOMEN:
1 Tatyana VERNYHOR UKR 2:50:43
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16 SEPTEMBER 2007: HALF MARATHON OF PORTUGAL
The men's field held together until the final two kilometres, whereas the women's winner led
throughout in this eighth edition of the race.
Bizunesh Bekele showed great strength in taking an immediate lead, followed by Tigist Tufa,
as she climbed the span of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. Tufa fell back and the chasing group, at
first led by Magdalene Chemjor, never got her within their sights. Salina Kosgei chased hard
over the final kilometres but the gap was always widening. Chemjor fell back, perhaps under
the heavy training load as she builds towards a marathon debut in Amsterdam.
Eight men were detached in the first five kilometres, passed in 14:49. The second 5km
split was 14:20, on the outward section of an out and back stretch on featureless highways.
Olympic Marathon Champion Stefano Baldini led the chase but the gap continued to grow. Only
two runners fell out of the lead pack until they reached 19km, when Robert Cheruiyot made a
strong move and took only Jaouad Gharib with him. Cheruiyot edged ahead over the next
kilometre or more, but Emmanuel Mutai was saving himself for later. Over the final kilometre
he first took Gharib and then passed Cheruiyot for a dramatic win.
MEN:
1 Emmanuel MUTAI KEN 1:01:54
2 Robert CHERUIYOT KEN 1:02:01
3 Jaouad GHARIB MAR 1:02:05
4 Francis KIPROP KEN 1:02:11
5 Wilberforce TALEL KEN 1:02:15
6 Paul KOSGEI KEN 1:02:20
7 Silas SANG KEN 1:02:39
8 Wesley OCHORO KEN 1:03:53
9 Stefano BALDINI ITA 1:03:54
10 Jose ROCHA POR 1:04:09
WOMEN:
1 Bizunesh BEKELE ETH 1:10:20
2 Salina KOSGEI KEN 1:11:08
3 Mary PTIKANY KEN 1:11:36
4 Ruth KUTOL KEN 1:12:56
5 Irene JEROTICH KEN 1:13:34
6 Tigist TUFA ETH 1:14:09
7 Fernanda RIBEIRO POR 1:14:15
8 Magdalene CHEMJOR KEN 1:14:41
9 Justyna BAK POL 1:15:49
10 Ayelech WORKU ETH 1:15:50
16 SEPTEMBER 2007: MAUI MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Jacob ROTICH KEN 2:29:22
2 Leighton KATSUDA USA 2:33:55
3 Jonah MAIYO KEN 2:38:03
4 Makoto YAMAMOTO JPN 2:42:54
5 Kenichi SHIRAKATA JPN 2:46:21
6 Ian MORTIMER CAN 2:56:17
7 Masateru KANEKO JPN 2:58:03
8 Paul HOPWOOD USA 2:58:48
9 Gilberto PALLOTTA 2:59:20
10 Steve CATHCART USA 3:01:30
WOMEN:
1 Julie DOHENEY USA 3:18:39
2 Midori FUNABASHI JPN 3:21:11
3 Fumiko IROKAWA JPN 3:21:55
4 Briana STEPHEN USA 3:25:26
5 Lorelle HOVSEPIAN USA 3:25:38
6 Rika AKASHI JPN 3:27:23
7 Elizabeth EDMONDS USA 3:28:16
8 Sara CLARK USA 3:30:28
9 Chantal LI USA 3:30:58
10 Bonnie BAILEY USA 3:34:50
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Blake BOLDON USA 1:14:38
2 Dale SUMMERVILLE USA 1:15:48
3 Jason GERAGHTY USA 1:15:48
WOMEN:
1 Dawn EPPERSON USA 1:23:27
2 Stephanie DICKSON USA 1:27:35
3 Lindsey WILBUR USA 1:31:43
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23 SEPTEMBER 2007: BLACKMORE'S SYDNEY MARATHON, AUSTRALIA
MEN:
1 Julius MARITIM KEN 2:14:37
2 Philip MUIA KEN 2:21:54
3 Nicholas MERICA 2:24:21
4 Josphat MWANGI KEN 2:25:50
5 Damon HARRIS 2:27:58
6 Jeremy HORNE 2:32:42
7 Richard GARDINER 2:33:32
8 Andrew TUCKEY 2:33:58
9 Francis KAMAMI KANYA 2:40:08
10 Matthew PORTA 2:40:09
WOMEN:
1 Naoko TSUCHIYA JPN 2:43:09
2 Eliza MAYGER AUS 2:46:34
3 Verity TOLHURST AUS 2:52:13
4 Heidi CAYZER AUS 2:57:20
5 Johanna PARSONS AUS 2:59:42
6 Stacey PEARSON AUS 3:05:01
7 Lisa FLINT AUS 3:06:27
8 Shelley HOWES AUS 3:09:58
9 Laraine HARTLEY AUS 3:13:07
10 Johanna THOMAS AUS 3:13:46
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Thomas DO CANTO 1:07:28
2 Boonchu JANDACHA 1:09:05
3 Charlie LOW 1:10:12
WOMEN:
1 Jennie WICKHAM 1:18:29
2 Saifon BOONJANG 1:19:19
3 Billinda SCHIPP 1:19:34
23 SEPTEMBER 2007: BALTIC MARATHON & 10km, ESTONIA
MEN:
1 Aleksei SAVELJEV 2:29:33
2 Margus PIRKSAAR 2:34:26
3 Elar VULLA 2:41:58
4 Ilja NIKOLAJEV 2:45:12
5 Magus TAMM 2:46:28
6 Jaanus GROSS 2:48:45
7 Tonis JUULIK 2:49:57
8 Alar SAVASTVER 2:53:26
9 Arved AKSEN 2:56:56
10 Innar SEPP 2:58:20
WOMEN:
1 Kaja VALS 3:07:25
2 Tatjana SOTNIKOVA 3:09:54
3 Alma SARAPUU 3:22:11
4 Ulle KUMMER-LEMAN 3:40:34
5 Maris JAAMA 3:42:15
6 Heleen VENNIKAS 3:50:28
7 Evelin KARNER 3:52:58
8 Agne SOKOLOV 4:00:50
9 Kristina VIND 4:02:44
10 Terje TOOMINGAS 4:10:49
10km
MEN:
1 Vyacheslav KOSOLEV 30:37
2 Taivo PUI 31:55
3 Taavi TAMBUR 33:29
WOMEN:
1 Rasa DRAZDAUSKAITE 35:47
2 Sigrid VALDRE 36:43
3 Ekaterina PATJUK 37:24
23 SEPTEMBER 2007: TURIN HALF MARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 John KIPROTICH KEN 1:02:05
2 Philip SINGOEI KEN 1:03:37
3 Fred C KOSGEI KEN 1:03:53
4 Mostafa ERREBBAH ITA 1:04:17
5 Danilo GOFFI ITA 1:04:55
6 Hicham EL BAROUKI ITA 1:05:18
7 Paolo BATTELLI ITA 1:06:00
8 Liberato PELLECCHIA ITA 1:07:19
9 Mario PRANDI ITA 1:09:07
10 Diego ABBATESCIANNI ITA 1:09:21
WOMEN:
1 Renate RUNGGER 1:13:16
2 Vicenza SICARI ITA 1:13:42
3 Ornella FERRARA ITA 1:14:08
4 Paola VENTRELLA ITA 1:16:33
5 Catherine BERTONE ITA 1:19:53
6 Shebire FISSEHA 1:21:33
7 Guiseppina MATTONE ITA 1:22:20
8 Grazia CAMMALLERI ITA 1:24:49
9 Maria Grazia NAVACCHIA ITA 1:26:20
10 Beverley GIBSON 1:26:24
23 SEPTEMBER 2007: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MARATHON, DENMARK
MEN:
1 Jonah KEMBOI KEN 2:15:05
2 Philip BANDAWE ZIM 2:15:27
3 William KIPROTICH KEN 2:17:43
4 Andrej TOPTUN UKR 2:18:03
5 Julias MUTAI KEN 2:21:56
6 Soren PALSHOJ DEN 2:21:59
7 Steen PETERSEN DEN 2:23:09
8 Thomas SONDERGAARD DEN 2:23:26
9 Jeppe FARSOHT DEN 2:26:13
10 Alexey KHOKHLOV RUS 2:28:16
WOMEN:
1 Irina SONGERLAYNEN RUS 2:42:15
2 Jane ROTICH KEN 2:43:48
3 Agnieszka LEWANDOWSKA POL 2:45:39
4 Lotta SINCLAIR SWE 2:47:36
5 Olga GONCHARENKO UKR 2:48:53
6 Margrethe LOGAVLEN NOR 2:51:25
7 Lene K DUUS DEN 2:57:12
8 Tove BRODERSEN DEN 3:12:45
9 Mia SORENSEN DEN 3:15:17
10 Christina NIELSEN DEN 3:16:04
WOMEN-ONLY HALF MARATHON:
1 Agnes MUTUNE DEN 1:17:44
2 Pauline NJERY DEN 1:17:46
3 Anne-mette AAGAARD DEN 1:19:41
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29 SEPTEMBER 2007: LAKE TAHOE MARATHON,
TRIPLE & HALF, USA
MEN:
1 Tony TORRES USA 2:44:56
2 Lynrd SKYNROD USA 3:04:41
3 Robert BAERS USA 3:10:40
4 John ROCKWOOD USA 3:13:38
5 Marcel POTVIN USA 3:20:03
6 Charles HOFACKER USA 3:20:42
WOMEN:
1 Cheryl MATTISON USA 3:09:47
2 Rebecca ECKLAND USA 3:21:01
3 Gordana VIDOVIC USA 3:26:18
4 Amy JENKINSION USA 3:30:02
5 Jennifer BENNETT ARG 3:30:14
6 Lauren KEARNEY USA 3:37:27
TRIPLE MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Akos KONYA USA 10:39:26
2 Sean MEISSNER USA 10:41:52
3 Sam THOMPSON USA 11:36:06
(no female finishers)
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Michael SHARP USA 1:28:06
2 Steve RODRIGUEZ USA 1:29:49
3 Renee OLEA USA 1:30:22
WOMEN:
1 Whitney LINDSEY USA 1:30:05
2 Michele BYINGTON USA 1:37:47
3 Michelle BEHM USA 1:42:20
29 SEPTEMBER 2007: AFRICA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PEACE MARATHON, ZIMBABWE
Marathon debutant, Point Chaza, (25) won a close race from among the field of 400 who contested the race, including a
contingent of 10 Japanese runners, under the Japan International Cooperation Agency currently in Zimbabwe on a stint as
coaching assistants in higher education institutions around the country. There was also a half marathon, a 10km race for
the physically challenged, a 5km run for primary school children and a 500m fun run for pre-schoolers.
"This race is certainly challenging because of the hilly terrain which forms the Christmas pass," said
Aeneas Nhoro of the National Athletics Association. "It allows us to scout for the best sporting talent. Athletes
successful in this event are able to compete better at global showcases." Chaza had previously only run half
marathons and 10km races. "My ultimate aim is to represent Zimbabwe at the Olympics", he said.
Prize money of US$1000 and $500 went to the top two men and women, as well as to athletes in other categories. Vice
Chancellor of Africa University, Professor Rukudzo Murapa offered his profound thanks to the Mutare community and
corporate sponsors for continuously supporting the marathon. "It is through your efforts that we are able to host
this event annually." The idea to host the Africa University International peace marathon was mooted in 2001, as an
international event to promote the concept of peace through sportsmanship, and the first event was held in 2002.
MEN:
1 Point CHAZA ZIM 2:29:11
2 Vusa MUNIKWA ZIM 2:29:53
3 Felix MUSHANGWA ZIM 2:30:15
WOMEN:
1 Tabitha TATSA ZIM 2:59:00
2 Rabia ALIMA ZIM 3:10:59
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30 SEPTEMBER 2007: real,- BERLIN MARATHON, GERMANY
In his seventh attempt at the marathon Haile Gebrselassie finally succeeded in breaking the
world record writes Pat Butcher. He took 29 seconds off the record of friend and rival,
Paul Tergat of Kenya, who ran 2:04:55 in this same event in 2003. "This was something
special," said the 34 year old Ethiopian. "The conditions today were perfect".
After heavy rain on Saturday, it was 14°C at the start, rising to 18°C at the finish
shortly after 11:00. It is the 24th record of Gebrselassie's career.
Within 10 minutes of the finish Gebrselassie received a congratulatory call on the race
director's telephone from Paul Tergat, whose record he had just broken. "That's sport,
records are made to be broken" said Tergat "I'm happy for him, we are good
friends". It was four of Tergat's compatriots — Rodgers Rop, Wilson Kigen, Andrew
Limo and Peter Kiprotich, with fellow Ethiopian, Eshetu Wondimu — who paced him as far
as 30km. No one else tried to follow, even in the first few kilometres. He was always on
target for a sub-2:05 finish, but to break the record he needed to sustain, and even slightly
increase the pace. This he did while running alone for the last 12km to establish the sixth
world record on Berlin's superfast course.
Fellow Ethiopian Gete Wami also successfully defended her title, with a solo run. That was
well outside her time of last year, and she admitted that she cruised the last few kilometres,
because she plans to run the New York Marathon in just five weeks' time. Irina Mikitenko, in
second ran the fastest ever debut by a German woman.
MEN:
1 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 2:04:26
2 Abel KIRUI KEN 2:06:51
3 Salim KIPSANG KEN 2:07:29
4 Philip MANYIM KEN 2:08:01
5 Mesfiu ADIMASU ETH 2:09:49
6 Lee TROOP AUS 2:10:31
7 Arkadiusz SOWA POL 2:12:00
8 Joseph KAHUGU KEN 2:12:08
9 Tomohito SETO JPN 2:12:21
10 Ignacio CACERES ESP 2:12:46
WOMEN:
1 Gete WAMI ETH 2:23:17
2 Irina MIKITENKO GER 2:24:51
3 Helena KIPROP KEN 2:26:27
4 Irina TIMOFEYEVA RUS 2:26:54
5 Naoko SAKAMOTO JPN 2:28:33
6 Hailey HAINING GBR 2:30:43
7 Rose KERUBO KEN 2:31:33
8 Leonor CARNEIRO POR 2:31:41
9 Angeline FLEUCKIGER-JOLY SUI 2:35:57
10 Evba Maria GRADWOHL AUT 2:36:21
30 SEPTEMBER 2007: SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON AND HALF, CANADA
Photo at right: ASI Photo
John Kelai won a thrilling duel with defending champion, Daniel Rono to record the fastest
time ever run on Canadian soil, eclipsing 1976 Montreal Olympic Champion Waldemar Cierpinski's
2:09:55 set in 1976. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Asha Gigi led from start to finish to set
a new course record with last year's winner and former course record-holder, Malgorzata
Sobanska, in second.
Clear skies, low humidity, little or no wind, and a temperature around 12°C at the
07:00 start presented near-perfect conditions. Pacemakers did a solid job of getting a lead
pack of seven to halfway in 65:00 on the flat, scenic course along Lake Ontario. By 30km,
passed in 1:32:37, the group was down to five: Kelai and Rono, Ethiopian Kasime Adilo, and
other Kenyans, Simon Wangai and Henry Kapkyai. By the turn at the eastern end of the course
in The Beaches neighbourhood at 33km, Kapkyai was dropping off. Wangai was the next to go,
around 38km, and a very gutsy Kasime Adilo held on until 40km.
Rono surged and Kelai went with him, dropping Adilo. Rono went hard again just before 41km
and opened up a gap of some 30m. Kelai was looking over his shoulder, and the television
commentators "called it" — Rono had made the decisive break. Then, with about
700m to go, Kelai made his move. He was still well back when they made the final turn onto
Wellington St, with 600m to go, but closing. The signs clicked by as nail-biting spectators
watched on the Finish Line screen… 500m to go, 400m to go, then at 300m to go Kelai blew
by Rono for the victory and the new, long-awaited record. The last 5km was covered in well
under 15 minutes.
Asha Gigi had things all her own way in the Women's race, but did so in dramatic style.
Perhaps over-enthused by Haile Gebrselassie's world record run earlier in the day in Berlin,
Gigi went through 10km in 33:35, and halfway in 72:13. She faded badly in the later stages but
still set a new women's course record. In marked contrast, veteran Malgorzata Sobanska of
Poland ran a very even, controlled race, but just ran out of real estate in closing the gap on
Gigi. She ran just 11 seconds slower than in 2006, when she set the old course record.
In the International Team Challenge for developmental athletes [2 men, 2 women per team],
Team Great Britain narrowly defeated Team Mexico. Team Canada was third and Team America/USA
was 4th.
Over the past 5 years, the sponsorship from Scotiabank and support from adidas have helped
lower winning times from 2:17 to 2:14 to 2:11 to 2:10, to yesterday's 2:09:30, and make the
event one of the few sub-2:10 races in North America.
MEN:
1 John KELAI KEN 2:09:30
2 Daniel RONO KEN 2:09:36
3 Kasime ADILO ETH 2:10:20
4 Simon WANGAI KEN 2:10:53
5 Henry KAPKYAI KEN 2:13:51
6 Edilberto M HERNANDEZ MEX 2:15:02
7 Joseph MUTISO KEN 2:15:28
8 Feyissa TUSSE ETH 2:17:11
9 Scott WINTON NZL 2:17:15
10 Danny KASSAP CAN 2:17:21
WOMEN:
1 Asha GIGI ETH 2:33:16
2 Malgorzata SOBANSKA POL 2:34:21
3 Alevtina BIKTIMIROVA RUS 2:34:54
4 Alice BRAHAM GBR 2:41:08
5 Alicia RODRIGUEZ MEX 2:43:43
6 Jenny CLAGUE GBR 2:44:07
7 Melissa GACEK USA 2:45:06
8 Lisa HARVEY CAN 2:48:48
9 Janelle MORRISON CAN 2:49:39
10 Ariana Q SALAZAR MEX 2:55:05
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Pius KORIR CAN 1:05:10
2 Giitah MACHARIA CAN 1:05:15
3 Joseph NSENGIYUMVA CAN 1:05:20
WOMEN:
1 Pauline GITHUKA KEN 1:18:10
2 Sarah DILLABAUGH CAN 1:19:21
3 Paula WILTSE CAN 1:20:03
30 SEPTEMBER 2007: 46TH DEXIA BIL ROUTE DU VIN HALF MARATHON, LUXEMBOURG
MEN:
1 Wilson CHEBET KEN 1:00:13
2 John KALES KEN 1:00:47
3 Jacob YATOR KEN 1:01:13
4 Francis BOWEN KEN 1:01:13
5 Josphat KAMZEE KEN 1:01:50
6 Elijah MBOGO KEN 1:02:13
7 Urige Arado BUTA 1:02:20
8 David KIPSANG KEN 1:02:23
9 Lafari NGIMBA 1:02:30
10 Matthew KOECH KEN 1:02:34
WOMEN:
1 Mary PTIKANY KEN 1:10:13
2 Kareema SALEH 1:11:52
3 Lydia NJERI KEN 1:12:56
4 Alice K MOGIRE KEN 1:13:18
5 Mirja JENNI-MOSER 1:14:25
6 Anna VON SCHENCK SWE 1:14:40
7 Susan KURUI KEN 1:15:21
8 Christine CHEPKEMEI KEN 1:16:06
9 Monica OTWORI KEN 1:17:30
10 Ferihiwot GEBERYESUS ETH 1:20:02
30 SEPTEMBER 2007: 22nd PLUS BUDAPEST MARATHON, HUNGARY
There were seven individual distances and two relays included in this festival of running
which brought 13,600 runners onto the streets of Budapest. The marathon attracted more than
3000 runners, and almost half of them were foreigners. A new distance of 30km event was
organised this year in which 500 runners joined the marathoners at the 12,195th metre of the
race to finish it together.
A decision not to invite elite foreign runners meant that the winners were Hungarians,
and repeated their victories of the previous year. The course passes the most scenic parts
of the Hungarian capital and 35 music stations along the course cheered the runners and helped
them to achieve their target times. The eldest Hungarian runner was 80 years old and ran a new
Hungarian record in his category, finishing in 4:40.
Overall 1600 foreign runners came to Budapest from 40 different countries; the most runners
came from France and Finland, followed by runners from the UK, German, Italy and the USA.
MEN:
1 Tamas TOTH HUN 2:24:40
2 Ference BIRI HUN 2:25:14
3 Gergely REZESSY HUN 2:26:10
4 Tamas BOGOS HUN 2:26:26
5 Roland ADOK HUN 2:29:48
6 Szabolcs KUSTOS HUN 2:30:06
7 Miklos ZATYKO HUN 2:30:33
8 Peter STEIB HUN 2:31:11
9 Lajos Zoltan PULSZKY HUN 2:32:00
10 Jozsef SAGI HUN 2:32:55
WOMEN:
1 Judit FOLDINGNE-NAGY HUN 2:47:09
2 Katalin FARKAS HUN 2:50:14
3 Andrea TAKACS HUN 2:58:38
4 Eva VARGA HUN 3:08:05
5 Dagny SAANUM IGNER 3:08:08
6 Eniko FEHER HUN 3:15:42
7 Katalin REIMAN 3:17:05
8 Rita PASZTOR HUN 3:18:32
9 Rebecca GRANT 3:22:25
10 Brigitte KUEHLEITNER 3:23:06
September 2007
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