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5 JULY 2008: ZERMATT MARATHON, SWITZERLAND

MEN:
1  Gerd FRICK                     ITA  3:11:23
2  Tim SHORT                      GBR  3:11:52
3  Jean-Christophe DUPONT         FRA  3:16:14
4  Urs JENZER                     SUI  3:24:37
5  Ruedi BARTSCHI                      3:31:03
6  Steffen POLLACK                     3:34:47
7  Thomas HANSEN                       3:35:26
8  Karl LEIGGENER                      3:38:18
9  Eugen ULRICH                        3:46:29
10 Martin WOLFER                       3:47:25

WOMEN:
1  Lizzy HAWKER                   GBR  3:45:20
2  Claudia LANDOLT                SUI  3:45:41
3  Claudia HELFENBERGER-WEPF      SUI  3:58:02
4  Alexandra BURGER               SUI  3:59:30
5  Christine REIMANN                   4:05:46
6  Carmen MATHIS                       4:19:01
7  Jacqueline KELLER                   4:26:37
8  Silvia HAAB-HERGER                  4:30:05
9  Ines VAN RINSUM                     4:30:27
10 Heike KELLNER                       4:40:07

5 JULY 2008: TALLINN MARATHON, ESTONIA

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6 JULY 2008: GOLD COAST AIRPORT MARATHON, AUSTRALIA

A little-known Japanese and a 37-year-old mother from New Zealand took the men's and women's titles in the 30th edition. Crumpton became the first female repeat winner in over 20 years, having previously won in 2003.

Three-time Sydney Marathon winner Julius Maritim and fellow Kenyan Joel Kiplimo Kemboi could not contain the challenge of Kazuo Ietani, who recorded his first win in six marathon attempts. Of her win, Crumpton remarked "I'll definitely be back to the Gold Coast. It was my third marathon here – it's nice to win again."

Earlier in the day Queensland's Michael Shelley ran the race of his life to win the Asics Half Marathon. As supposed pacesetter in the race for Beijing-bound Lee Troop and three-time Gold Coast 10km winner (2004, 2006 and 2007), he ran a perfectly timed race in his debut at the distance. And while Shelley was justifiably elated with his win, Troop said "I dug deep but he ran unbelievably well. Physically I'm fine, mentally I'm angry."

There were a record 21,001 entries from 29 countries and every Australian state and territory among all events, and just short of 4000 runners in the marathon. The international contingent reached almost 2500 with 1839 runners and walkers from Japan. A 47% increase in Japanese runners shows the enormous potential of the Gold Coast as a sports tourism destination and is something that will be further developed in the future.

MEN:
1  Kazuo IETANI                   JPN  2:14:17
2  Julius MARITIM                 KEN  2:15:19
3  Joel Kiplimo KEMBOI            KEN  2:17:05
4  Matt SMITH                     NZL  2:19:34
5  Rowan WALKER                   AUS  2:19:36
6  Chia Che CHANG                 AUS  2:20:27
7  Nobuaki TAKATA                 JPN  2:20:28
8  Herman Oscar CORTINEZ          ARG  2:23:30
9  DEEPCHAND                      IND  2:23:31
10 Jay PHILLPOTTS                 AUS  2:29:04

WOMEN:
1  Shireen CRUMPTON               NZL  2:38:16
2  Rina HILL                      AUS  2:45:59
3  Roxie SCHMIDT                  AUS  2:47:56
4  Bethany VAN LOENEN             AUS  2:49:17
5  Lisa FLINT                     AUS  2:49:23
6  Gina GRAYSON-CASSEY            AUS  2:52:49
7  Yuka MAEKAWA                   JPN  2:55:37
8  Melanie BURKE                  NZL  2:57:03
9  Glenda BANAGHAN                AUS  2:58:09
10 Vivian TANG                    SIN  2:59:36

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Michael SHELLEY                AUS  1:02:41
2  Lee TROOP                      AUS  1:02:57
3  Martin DENT                    AUS  1:03:49

WOMEN:
1  Yoko NISHIMI                   JPN  1:12:58
2  Yoshie UEHASHI                 JPN  1:13:05
3  Rowan Marie BAIRD              AUS  1:14:01

6 JULY 2008: HSBC CALGARY MARATHON, CANADA

MEN:
1  David CORBETT                  CAN  2:32:39
2  Benard ONSARE                  CAN  2:39:00
3  Michael ARNSTEIN               USA  2:39:23
4  Jack COOK                      CAN  2:45:56
5  Royd BURKART                   CAN  2:46:06
6  Matthew CAVANAUGH              USA  2:46:51
7  Brendan LUNTY                  CAN  2:52:35
8  Dan DOUPOVEC                   CAN  2:56:33
9  Baker LYON                     USA  2:56:41
10 Nicholas HADDOW                CAN  2:57:17

WOMEN:
1  Ann-Marie GILL                 CAN  3:08:54
2  Stacey BAILEY                  USA  3:08:58
3  Hannah MUIR-HUTCHINSON         CAN  3:10:20
4  Kari ELLIOTT                   CAN  3:12:46
5  Joylin NODWELL                 CAN  3:13:47
6  Claire VAUGHAN-ANDERSON        USA  3:18:51
7  Caroline HAZELL                CAN  3:22:03
8  Carmen PAVELICH                CAN  3:22:39
9  Pam LITWIN                     CAN  3:24:06
10 Rebecca WINTERHALT             CAN  3:24:28

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Kip KANGOGO                    KEN  1:05:08
2  Josephat ONGERI                KEN  1:05:24
3  Andrew LETHERBY                AUS  1:05:56

WOMEN:
1  Maggie FINLAYSON               CAN  1:24:33
2  Erin SASK                      CAN  1:27:11
3  Cindy LYNCH                    CAN  1:30:40

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7-10 JULY 2008: 100km OF THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA

Stage 1: 7 July

The race started one hour before sunset to give runners the opportunity to run with the beautiful colours of the African sunset. The varius kinds of terrain and the varying light up and down hill gave good definition to the route. Great efforts and a fast rhythm allowed the 34 runners to enjoy this leg. A hard battle at the head of the race took place between the veteran Massimo Russo and Matio Villa and Massimil Ferrari. Among the women the Californian Susan Nowell won the leg from Rita Serra.

MEN:
1  Mario VILLA                    ITA  1:05:49
2  Massimo RUSSO                  ITA  1:05:51
3  Massimil FERRARI               ITA  1:06:24
4  Luciano ROSSI                  ITA  1:07:26
5  Marco BONFIGLIO                ITA  1:10:04
6  Johnny DONNELLY                IRL  1:11:10
7  Carlo DE GIULI                 ITA  1:12:13
8  Osvaldo MARMONTI               ITA  1:15:54
9  Peter GOEL                     AUT  1:18:44
10 Peter HINZE                    GER  1:21:03

WOMEN:
1  Susan NOWELL                   USA  1:20:07
2  Rita SERRA                     ITA  1:25:54
3  Adele RASICCI                  ITA  1:28:46

Stage 2, 20km: 8 July

The three leaders from the first stage, Villa, Russo and Rossi, were joined by the Irishman Donnelly while Susan Nowell drew further ahead in the women's standings. The highlight of the day was passing through the Seseriem Canyon.

MEN:
1  Massimiliano FERRARI           ITA  1:29:21
2  Mario VILLA                    ITA  1:29:23
3  Massimo RUSSO                  ITA  1:29:25
4  Luciano ROSSI                  ITA  1:32:40
5  Johnny DONELLY                 IRL  1:35:15
6  Osvaldo MARMONTI               ITA  1:37:51
7  Carlo DE GIULI                 ITA  1:38:10
8  Marco BONFIGLIO                ITA  1:38:51
9  Hans-Jurgen HINZE              GER  1:44:59
10 Peter GOEL                     AUT  1:45:41

WOMEN:
1  Susan NOWELL                   USA  1:47:11
2  Adele DE LA REY                NAM  1:54:54
3  Rita SERRA                     ITA  1:59:10

Stage 3, Marathon: 9 July

After 20km four runners emerged at the head of the race and they arrived at the finish line with just a few seconds between them: Ferrari, Russo and Rossi. Susan Nowell again led the way in the women's race.

Annamaria Malpighi, in her first marathon experience, forwent a better position in order to await her father Marcello and cross the finish line hand in hand with him. The entire group appreciated this great moment of joy and love.

MEN:
1  Massimiliano FERRARI           ITA  3:17:08
2  Massimo RUSSO                  ITA  3:18:09
3  Luciano ROSSI                  ITA  3:26:33
4  Mario VILLA                    ITA  3:36:34
5  Johnny DONELLY                 IRL  3:37:14
6  Osvaldo MARMONTI               ITA  3:38:34
7  Carlo DE GIULI                 ITA  3:39:06
8  Marco BONFIGLIO                ITA  3:39:06
9  Hans-Jurgen HINZE              GER  3:52:49
10 Peter HINZE                    GER  3:57:12

WOMEN:
1  Susan NOWELL                   USA  4:05:40
2  Adele DE LA REY                NAM  4:20:35
3  Rita SERRA                     ITA  4:45:02
4  Adele RASICCI                  ITA  4:49:29
5  Linn POSSEL                    USA  4:57:11

Stage 4, 26km: 10 July

The final stage included the highlight of the trip - the crossing of the giant "Dune 45".

MEN:
1  Massimo RUSSO                  ITA  2:30:50
2  Massimiliano FERRARI           ITA  2:30:50
3  Mario VILLA                    ITA  2:32:15
4  Luciano ROSSI                  ITA  2:32:49
5  Johnny DONNELLY                IRL  2:36:21
6  Peter HINZE                    GER  2:39:28
7  Hans-Jurgen HINZE              GER  2:39:28
8  Carlo DE GIULI                 ITA  2:40:22
9  Osvaldo MARMONTI               ITA  2:44:09
10 Peter GOEL                     AUT  2:51:01

WOMEN:
1  Adele DE LA REY                NAM  3.06.03
2  Rita SERRA                     ITA  3.06.43
3  Linn POSSELL                   USA  3.07.26
4  Susan NOWELL                   USA  3.11.24
5  Adele RASICCI                  ITA  3.24.39

FINAL RESULTS

MEN:
1  Massimiliano FERRARI           ITA  8:23:43
2  Massimo RUSSO                  ITA  8:24:15
3  Luciano ROSSI                  ITA  8:39:28
4  Mario VILLA                    ITA  8:44:01
5  Johnny DONELLY                 IRL  9:00:00
6  Carlo DE GUILI                 ITA  9:09:51
7  Osvaldo MARMONTI               ITA  9:16:28
8  Hans-Jurgen HINZE              GER  9:40:34
9  Peter HINZE                    GER  9:43:53
10 Peter GOEL                     AUT  9:53:25

WOMEN:
1  Susan NOWELL                   USA  10:24:22
2  Adele DE LA REY                NAM  10:47:46
3  Rita SERRA                     ITA  11:16:49
4  Linn POSSEL                    USA  11:41:41
5  Adele RASICCI                  ITA  11:52:05
6  Annama MALPIGHI                ITA  12:16:45

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19 JULY 2008: GREAT TIBETAN MARATHON, INDIA

108 runners kicked up the dust on the old road between Hemis and Spituk monasteries, with 46 in the full marathon, and the remainder spread among the half marathon, 10km and 5km distances, writes Lars Fyhr.

The race started with a ceremonial blessing at Hemis monastery performed by the lama monks.

The first 5km, steeply downhill, saw Maricruz Lopez from Mexico taking the marathon lead, but as the route flattened out Trausti Valdimarsson from Iceland took over. From then on he never let anyone get close enough to pass him. In the women's competition Maricruz Lopez was unbeatable.

As if running in an altitude of 3500m wasn't hard enough the temperatures reached 35°C, but no runners gave up or got pulled out by the medical team.

MEN:
1  Trausti VALDIMARSSON            ISL  3:44:50
2  Behzad RAJABIAN                 USA  3:52:24
3  Petur Haukur HELGASON           ISL  3:57:07
4  Sumarlidi OSKARSSON             ISL  4:17:57
5  Ashok NATH                      IND  4:21:28
6  Athreya CHIDAMBI                IND  4:32:19
7  Erlendur BIRGISSON              ISL  4:48:09
8  Dorjey LUNDUP                   IND  5:02:50
9  Gaijong STANZIN                 IND  5:03:01
10 Jon SIGURDSSON                  ISL  5:03:02

WOMEN:
1  Maricruz LOPEZ                  MEX  4:27:09
2  Julia HUTCHINSON                AUS  4:30:25
3  Kristin MAGNUSSEN               NOR  4:58:37
4  Elin REED                       ISL  5:03:02
5  Kathryn WILLIAMS                USA  5:14:23
6  Nischal Pai KARKALA             IND  5:23:44
7  Pia Ojen BJERREGAARD            DEN  5:45:08
8  Lilja Bjork OLAFSDOTTIR         ISL  5:48:19
9  Ragnheidur VALDIMARSDOTTIR      ISL  6:17:13
10 Leona MENG                      AUS  6:18:57

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Yaqub M                         IND  1:49:06
2  Angchok THINLES                 IND  1:50:05
3  Namgail THINLES                 IND  1:53:50
 
WOMEN:
1  Suzanne BAIRD                   USA  2:15:36
2  Spalzom TSERING                 IND  2:28:45
3  Pamela SISNEY                   USA  2:32:07

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26 JULY 2008: SWISS ALPINE POST MARATHON DAVOS, SWITZERLAND

Photos: Andy Mettler

After a gripping race, local runner Jasmin Nunige and Sweden's Jonas Buud came up trumps in the 78km ultra with four Swiss managing to secure places on the podium, writes Anita Fuchs. Buud made no distinction between this and last year's race. "I ran at the same speed both times, and didn't look around at the competition." Buud had already wrapped up his first interview by the time Konrad von Allmen from Olten crossed the finish line to thunderous applause and with a pain-racked face. The former top long-distance triathlete suffered cramps on the Panorama Trail, and from the pressure. "I did not know where the person behind me was". No complaints whatsoever about the demanding "Mountain Classic" came from René Fuchser from Dübendorf, however, who turned up the heat after Bergün, to come in third, as he had done last year in the K42 (Bergün–Davos, won this time by Max Frei and Diana Lehmann).

Like Buud, Nunige enjoyed a repeat win. On the ascent to Keschhütte, the highest point in the race at 2632m, she snatched first place from pre-race favourite and winner of the last two years Elizabeth Hawker. While Nunige then kept up a steady tempo, Hawker slowed down slightly, suffering from mild after-pains from a stress fracture. "After throwing up, I even considered giving up" said Hawker. "In the Teufi area, someone told me that I was leading by five minutes" said Nunige who paraded confidently through to the finish. Deborah Balz from eastern Switzerland also looked ecstatic as she came in third after the Italian, Monica Casiraghi (winner in 2003 and 2004), pulled out of the race in Chants. Even a fall 12km from the finish line could not keep the former duathlete and triathlete (like von Allmen) off the podium.

Dual Swiss-Liechtenstein national, Marcel Tschopp, who will represent Liechtenstein in the Beijing Olympic marathon on 24 August, was among the 5059 participants. He ran the K21 — which starts from the world-famous Sunniberg Bridge in Klosters — as a training run to finish an impressive second behind the Briton, Adrian Marriott. Seraina Boner and Seraina Mischol took a double victory in the half-marathon, just as they had done a year ago.

MEN:
1  Jonas BUUD                      SWE  6:00:27
2  Konrad VON ALLMEN               SUI  6:16:46
3  Rene FUCHSER                    SUI  6:19:15
4  Pius HUNNOLD                    SUI  6:21:39
5  Anssi RAITTILA                  FIN  6:26:21
6  Tobias BRACK                    GER  6:30:34
7  Anton PHILIPP                   GER  6:43:44
8  Christian STORK                 GER  6:45:28
9  Marco GAZZOLA                   SUI  6:46:21
10 Beat BIERI                      SUI  6:48:08
 
WOMEN:
1  Jasmin NUNIGE                   SUI  7:00:38
2  Elizabeth HAWKER                GBR  7:11:09
3  Deborah BALZ                    SUI  7:31:40
4  Jeanette DALCOLMO-JEGEN         SUI  7:47:01
5  Denise ZIMMERMANN               SUI  8:03:15
6  Martina LIEBENDORFER            GER  8:09:34
7  Eveline BLATTER                 SUI  8:10:00
8  Resi ZEPF                       GER  8:10:24
9  Maja PLISKA                     SUI  8:22:46
10 Manuela IMBODEN                 SUI  8:31:05

42km race
MEN:
1  Max FREI                        GER  3:22:14
2  Koen VAN RIE                    BEL  3:30:34
3  Dirk STROTHMANN                 GER  3:30:36
 
WOMEN:
1  Diana LEHMANN                   GER  4:04:40
2  Carolina FEIBER                 SUI  4:07:58
3  Regula MEIER                    SUI  4:15:52

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27 JULY 2008: MEDIA MARATON INT'L DE BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

MEN:
1  Isaac MACHARIA                  KEN  1:03:34
2  Kiprono MUTAI                   KEN  1:03:49
3  Kiplimo KIMUTAI                 KEN  1:05:03
4  Marilson DOS SANTOS             BRA  1:05:59
5  William NARANJO                 COL  1:06:21
6  Paulino CANCHAYA                PER  1:06:26
7  Giovanny AMADOR                 COL  1:06:55
8  Ridouanne HARROUFI                   1:07:02
9  Dagne ALEM U                    ETH  1:07:04
10 Miguel ALMACH                   ECU  1:07:09

WOMEN:
1  Pamela CHEPCHUMBA               KEN  1:12:55
2  Neriah ASIBA                    KEN  1:15:15
3  Emily SAMOEI                    KEN  1:15:53
4  Yolanda FERNANDEZ               COL  1:17:02
5  Martha RONCERIA                 COL  1:18:37
6  Marisol ROMERO                  MEX  1:20:04
7  Erika ACOSTA                    COL  1:21:34
8  Diana LANDI                     ECU  1:21:34
9  Janet COLLAHUAZO                ECU  1:21:40
10 Erika ABRIL                     COL  1:21:58

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