September 20086 SEP | 7 SEP | 13 SEP | 14 SEP | 20 SEP | 21 SEP | 28 SEP 6 SEPTEMBER 2008: JUNGFRAU MARATHON, SWITZERLANDMEN: 1 Hermann ACHMULLER ITA 3:03:19 2 Martin COX GBR 3:05:33 3 Patrick WEISER SUI 3:08:08 4 Tim SHORT GBR 3:08:38 5 Gerd FRICK ITA 3:11:16 6 Grigory MURZINE RUS 3:11:33 7 Mike TANUI KEN 3:12:25 8 Anssi RAITTILA FIN 3:12:43 9 Sergey KALEDINE RUS 3:17:17 10 Urs JENZER SUI 3:18:29 WOMEN: 1 Simona STAICU HUN 3:39:06 2 Jeanna MALKOVA RUS 3:41:16 3 Elena KALEDINA RUS 3:43:22 4 Carolina RIEBER SUI 3:44:32 5 Petra GUGGISBERG-OBERLI SUI 3:50:29 6 Tanja AMIET SUI 3:51:55 7 Andrea HUSER SUI 3:53:00 8 Carina LILGE-LEUTNER AUT 3:53:29 9 Karin JAUN SUI 3:55:01 10 Yuri KAMBARA JPN 3:56:35 6 SEPTEMBER 2008: STOCKHOLM HALF MARATHON, SWEDENMEN: 1 Henrik SKOOG SWE 1:04:41 2 Adil BOUAFIF SWE 1:05:49 3 Fredrik UHRBORN SWE 1:06:16 4 Said REGRAGUI SWE 1:06:19 5 Erik PETERSSON SWE 1:07:01 6 Daniel WOLDU SWE 1:07:19 7 Peter GROSS SWE 1:08:02 8 Johan OLSSON SWE 1:08:20 9 Jonas BUUD SWE 1:08:35 10 Emil LERDAHL SWE 1:08:51 WOMEN: 1 Anna RAHM SWE 1:13:56 2 Lena ELIASSON SWE 1:15:53 3 Lena GAVELIN SWE 1:16:23 4 Kajsa BERG SWE 1:17:55 5 Anja LINDBERG SWE 1:18:58 6 Lilian MAGNUSSON SWE 1:19:16 7 Anita NORDENSTROM SWE 1:20:37 8 Cecilia FAQER SWE 1:21:15 9 Therese HAGERSJO SWE 1:21:32 10 Catherine WILDING GBR 1:22:18 7 SEPTEMBER 2008: MEDIO MARATON ATLAS DE GUADALAJARA, MEXICOHillary Kimaiyo had no competition to push him but recorded an impressive 1:03:17 in winning the 19th edition of the race. Kimaiyo and Julius Ketter got away from the beginning but Kimaiyo then opened up such a gap on Ketter that it looked like he would break the course record. He eventually fell short by 14 seconds, but had obviously recovered well from his 2:13 win in the Mexico City Marathon three weeks earlier, where he also finished ahead of Julius Ketter. It was a familiar result, with Kenyan winners of both races, but Adriana Fernández fought hard with the Kenyans Kimaiyo and Lucy Njeri, finishing ahead of Njeri and her Mexican rivals and only 30 seconds behind Kimaiyo. With this performance Fernandez will be contesting the World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro on 12 October. In 4th and 5th places in the men's race Julio César Pérez Morales and Alejandro Cuauhtepitzi won the places available for the men's event. Around 3500 runners started, probably along with another thousand without race numbers. The race limit had been reached the day before and a long waiting list had grown of those hoping to join the great running festival. There were also some exciting races in the youth and visually impaired categories. MEN: 1 Hillary KIMAIYO KEN 1:03:17 2 Julius KETTER KEN 1:04:03 3 Anthony KORIR KEN 1:04:36 4 Cesar J M PEREZ MEX 1:04:38 5 Alejandro J CUAUHTEPITZI MEX 1:04:47 6 John KIPROTICH KEN 1:05:19 7 Charles KANDIE KEN 1:05:30 8 Christopher TOROITICH KEN 1:05:34 9 Hillary LELEI KEN 1:05:39 10 Odilon R CUAHUTLE MEX 1:05:46 WOMEN: 1 Ogla KIMAIYO KEN 1:15:10 2 Adriana M FERNANDEZ MEX 1:15:40 3 Lucy M NJERI KEN 1:16:57 4 Angelica I SANCHEZ MEX 1:17:18 5 Paula J APOLONIO MEX 1:17:28 6 Judith H RAMIREZ MEX 1:19:34 7 Alicia S RODRIGUEZ MEX 1:20:50 8 Ma Dolores J VALENCIA MEX 1:21:02 9 Isabel S ORELLANA MEX 1:22:12 10 Regina M YAMIN MEX 1:22:48 7 SEPTEMBER 2008: PILA INTERNATIONAL HALF MARATHON, POLAND
The race was incorporated the Polish half marathon championships. In total 1213 runners completed, coming from 13 different countries. MEN: 1 Boniface NDUVA KEN 1:03:48 2 Joel KOMEN KEN 1:04:07 3 Artur KOZLOWSKI POL 1:04:29 4 Stiapan RAHAUTSOU BLR 1:04:33 5 Michal KACZMAREK POL 1:04:46 6 Pawel OCHAL POL 1:04:53 7 Rafal WOJCIK POL 1:06:08 8 Nathan SOIMO KEN 1:06:21 9 Mariusz GIZYNSKI POL 1:06:42 10 Michal SMALEC POL 1:07:19 WOMEN: 1 Volha KRAUTSOVA BLR 1:14:45 2 Agnieszka FORTEL POL 1:14:48 3 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 1:14:54 4 Yelena BURKOVSKA UKR 1:15:06 5 Marzena KLUCZYNSKA POL 1:15:20 6 Olga KALENDAROVA UKR 1:16:33 7 Katarzyna CZYZ POL 1:17:22 8 Agnieszka JANASIAK POL 1:17:40 9 Maria BUTAKOVA BLR 1:21:34 10 Volha KAMINSKAYA BLR 1:22:25 7 SEPTEMBER 2008: 23RD NIKE BUDAPEST INT'L HALF MARATHON, HUNGARYThere were 5000 individual finishers and overall almost 7000 runners took part in the 23rd edition. Besides the half marathon runners could also choose to run the race in a team of two. There was a 3.5km fun run for children and family members. This year featured a new course along the river Danube and through the city centre, past the main sights of the city, including World Heritage sites. This race is for amateur runners, and no elite runners were invited. More than 1000 runners came from abroad, mainly from the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, France, Denmark and the USA. There were runners even from such far away countries as New Zealand, Israel and Mexico. MEN: 1 Roberto P RUTIGLIANO ITA 1:07:24 2 Ashenafi ERKOLO ETH 1:08:25 3 Albert MINCZER HUN 1:10:28 4 Istvan ORI HUN 1:10:48 5 Roland KEDVES HUN 1:11:05 6 Szabolcs KUSTOS HUN 1:12:00 7 Norbert SOMOGYI HUN 1:12:35 8 Daniele GRANDE ITA 1:12:41 9 Janos Tamas NAGY HUN 1:13:16 10 Mihaly ZSIROS HUN 1:13:35 WOMEN: 1 Beata RAKONCZAI HUN 1:14:38 2 Krisztina PAPP HUN 1:16:46 3 Judith N FOLDINGNE HUN 1:19:45 4 Zsuzsa VAJDA HUN 1:25:29 5 Reka BATAI HUN 1:27:29 6 Melinda KISS HUN 1:27:33 7 Agnes JAKAB HUN 1:28:32 8 Andrea DER HUN 1:28:33 9 Darjus HOSSZEJNI HUN 1:30:13 10 Helmie RAMAKERS NED 1:32:23 7 SEPTEMBER 2008: TORSHAVN MARATHON, FAROE ISLANDSMEN: 1 Andrias HANSEN 2:49:54 2 Sam VANG 2:53:07 3 Johan HAVN 2:54:51 4 Cecil WEIHE 2:55:11 5 Borgar BISKOPSTO 2:57:56 6 Siguro B JUSTINUSSEN 3:01:38 7 Eirikur HANSEN 3:02:55 8 Andrass JOENSEN 3:18:33 9 Pauli JOHANNESEN 3:18:36 10 Josvein HERUP 3:20:16 WOMEN: 1 Friounn STEINBERG 4:03:26 2 Ingrid B PATURSSON 4:09:29 3 Lydia GARDAR 4:17:55 4 Birita LASSEN 4:22:46 5 Karin K PETERSEN 4:34:57 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Regin ZACHARIASEN 1:22:49 2 Absalon HANSEN 1:27:56 3 Jonhard LARSEN 1:28:37 WOMEN: 1 Ann THOMSEN 1:49:19 2 Kristiana SAMUELSEN 1:53:21 3 Karin R NIELSEN 1:56:06 7 SEPTEMBER 2008: FRESH 'N' LO GREAT SCOTTISH RUN HALF MARATHON, GREAT BRITAINMEN: 1 Emmanuel MUTAI KEN 1:01:10 2 Jason MBOTE KEN 1:02:55 3 Bernard BARMASAI KEN 1:03:07 4 Ryoske FUKUYAMA JPN 1:03:20 5 Elias K MAINDI KEN 1:03:34 6 Ryo YAMAMUTO JPN 1:03:55 7 Michinori TAKANO JPN 1:03:56 8 Koichi MITSUYUKI JPN 1:04:00 9 Tsegezead WOLDMICHAEL ETH 1:04:05 10 Thomas ABYU GBR 1:04:14 WOMEN: 1 Worknesh TULA ETH 1:11:00 2 Mayumi FUJITA JPN 1:11:02 3 Hailey HAINING GBR 1:11:28 4 Flomena CHEPCHIRCHIR KEN 1:12:24 5 Rie MATSUMOTO JPN 1:12:28 6 Birhan DAGNE GBR 1:13:59 7 Mai ITO JPN 1:14:01 8 Alyson DIXON GBR 1:14:37 9 Amy CHALK GBR 1:15:43 10 Suzie BUISH 1:15:51 13 SEPTEMBER 2008: RUSKA MARATHON, FINLANDMEN: 1 Matti LINNA 2:38:48 2 Teppo RONKAINEN 2:38:49 3 Arto KUOPUS 2:46:32 4 Jarmo RAATEROVA 2:53:03 5 Petri HAARALA 2:55:04 6 Erkki SIEPPI 2:55:28 7 Carl SILANDER 2:55:45 8 Mikko KOIVUKANGAS 3:04:06 9 Jarmo TAKALA 3:04:40 10 Juha LAAKKONEN 3:04:45 WOMEN: 1 Anu URJANHEIMO 3:00:52 2 Pauliina AULA-KYRO 3:17:47 3 Eija RISTANEN 3:23:54 4 Jaana HEIKKINEN 3:26:19 5 Outi SULASALMI 3:28:02 6 Johanna DAVIDILA 3:28:11 7 Erja KIVINIEMI 3:28:58 8 Marjo KYLMANEN 3:34:35 9 Sari ORVOLA 3:38:22 10 Ilona LURO 3:39:37 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Joni RAUTIO 1:10:44 2 Taty AIRISNIEMI 1:11:16 3 Jani SEPPA 1:12:19 WOMEN: 1 Anitta TERVO 1:26:46 2 Anni HEMMINKI 1:27:12 3 Elli HEMMINKI 1:28:30 13 SEPTEMBER 2008: VILNIUS MARATHON & HALF, LITHUANIAMEN: 1 Kestutis JANKUNAS LIT 2:28:42 2 Marek DZILGIELEWSKI POL 2:35:28 3 Darius SKARNULIS LIT 2:37:22 4 Vytautas GRAZYS LIT 2:39:07 5 Mihails SELIVANOVS LAT 2:43:59 6 Maris PAKARKLIS LAT 2:44:23 7 Vidas TOTILAS LIT 2:45:00 8 Ian SHARMAN GBR 2:48:59 9 Aurimas GUDAITIS LIT 2:49:12 10 Tadas KAVALIAUSKAS LIT 2:51:14 WOMEN: 1 Diana LOBACEVSKE LIT 2:45:31 2 Justina JASUTYTE LIT 2:46:45 3 Kaja VALS EST 3:17:00 4 Sada BUKSNIENE LIT 3:21:46 5 Vilija DAMASICKIENE LIT 3:22:41 6 Amanda WILSON GER 3:33:58 7 Justina KACEVICIUTE LIT 3:56:21 8 Katarzyna KRYSTOSZYK POL 3:59:14
13 SEPTEMBER 2008: NOVOSIBIRSK HALF MARATHON, RUSSIAPhoto: Yohei Kamiyami / Agence SHOT — Olesya Syreva running for Russia in the Yokohama Ekiden The race incorporated the Russian Championships, and offered $5000 prize money to each winner, both of whom came close to the course records. In cool (9°C) conditons 700 runners ran over the six-lap course. The Rybakov twins performed exceptionally, and an unexpectedly fast run from Mikhael Lemaev relegated the course record holder and defending champion Sammy Kipkoech to third place. In the women's race youth prevailed over experience as 40-year old Irina Permitina could not quite match the finishing pace of Olesya Syreva, 15 years her junior. A total of around 20,000 runners took part in all events of the Siberian Running Festival, of which the Half Marathon was the showcase. MEN: 1 Anatoly RYBAKOV RUS 1:02:54 2 Mikhail LEMAEV RUS 1:03:22 3 Sammy Tum KIPKOECH KEN 1:03:39 4 Yevgeniy RYBAKOV RUS 1:04:15 5 Dmitriy SEMENOV RUS 1:05:47 6 Fedor SHUTOV RUS 1:05:59 WOMEN: 1 Olesya SYREVA RUS 1:09:52 2 Irina PERMITINA RUS 1:09:56 3 Olga GLOK RUS 1:10:24 4 Alena SAMOKHVALOVA RUS 1:10:47 5 Lyudmila BIKTASHEVA RUS 1:12:07 6 Larisa ZUZKO RUS 1:12:55 14 SEPTEMBER 2008: REEBOK BRISTOL HALF MARATHON, GREAT BRITAINMEN: 1 Tom PAYNE GBR 1:05:48 2 Toby LAMBERT GBR 1:06:28 3 Ben MONREAU 1:07:28 4 Richard HOPE 1:08:13 5 Nathaniel LANE GBR 1:08:23 6 Daniel DALMEDO GBR 1:08:24 7 John MCFARLANE GBR 1:08:46 8 Mark JENKIN GBR 1:09:00 9 Soren MOLBECH GBR 1:09:28 10 Nigel STIRK GBR 1:09:46 WOMEN: 1 Birhan DAGNE GBR 1:14:18 2 Lucy MCALITER GBR 1:14:35 3 Claire MARTIN GBR 1:16:54 4 Jo FRIDAY GBR 1:18:27 5 Louise GARDNER GBR 1:18:52 6 Nicola BROOKLAND GBR 1:19:01 7 Fiona CLARK GBR 1:19:12 8 Helen PARKINSON GBR 1:19:16 9 Clare MARTIN GBR 1:23:02 10 Emma PHILLIPS GBR 1:26:26 14 SEPTEMBER 2008: MEDIA MARATON INT'L CIUDAD DE MEDELLIN, COLOMBIAMEN: 1 Julius KIPYEGO KEN 1:02:34 2 Kimutai KIPLIMO KEN 1:03:53 3 Diego COLORADO COL 1:04:46 4 Willian NARANJO COL 1:05:27 5 Joseph KAHUGU TAN 1:05:39 6 Javier GUARIN COL 1:05:54 7 Cristopher ISEGWE KEN 1:06:15 8 Jhon LENNON PER 1:07:24 9 Edmundo TORRES COL 1:07:58 10 Florencio MACHACUAYA PER 1:08:48 WOMEN: 1 Ogla KIMAYO KEN 1:13:56 2 Emily S CHEPKEMOI KEN 1:14:28 3 Yolanda FERNANDEZ COL 1:18:22 4 Kigen G JELAGAT KEN 1:19:01 5 Helen J MISAYAURI PER 1:20:03 6 Erika ABRIL COL 1:20:33 7 Lina ARIAS COL 1:21:45 8 Marta RONCERIA COL 1:21:56 9 Cinthia RUIZ PER 1:25:23 10 Paola E G ACOSTA COL 1:25:25 14 SEPTEMBER 2008: WROCLAW MARATHON, POLANDMEN: 1 Wilfre CHESEREK KEN 2:19:51 2 Richard ROTICH KEN 2:23:26 3 Jaroslaw JANICKI POL 2:24:07 4 Tomasz SOBCZYK POL 2:34:27 5 Grzegorz CZYZ POL 2:36:01 6 Jerzy SIEMASZKO POL 2:36:05 7 Andrzej RUDNICKI POL 2:40:12 8 Slawomir PIECZUROWSKI POL 2:41:08 9 Edward BACZEWSKI POL 2:42:35 10 Marian CZERSKI POL 2:47:23 WOMEN: 1 Barbara TWARDOCHLEB POL 2:57:18 2 Katarzyna PANEJIKO-WANAT POL 3:06:15 3 Antonina RYCHTER POL 3:11:33 4 Grazyna POPIEL POL 3:17:52 5 Joanna DREWNICKA OGRODNIK POL 3:26:40 6 Anna POGORZELSKA POL 3:28:20 7 Elzbieta BUNIEWSKA POL 3:28:43 8 Natalia CZARTORYSKA POL 3:30:45 9 Aleksandra NIWINSKA POL 3:38:05 10 Justyna BOCZKOWSKA POL 3:41:20 14 SEPTEMBER 2008: MAUI MARATHON & HALF, USAMEN: 1 Junichi KAWABATA JPN 2:36:24 2 Clement SIMON JPN 2:50:05 3 Yoshiaki MIKAMI JPN 2:52:47 4 Keish DOI USA 2:54:54 5 Paul HOPWOOD USA 2:56:43 6 Akihiko FUTAKI JPN 2:57:43 7 Remy OREL JPN 2:58:21 8 Steve CATHCART USA 2:58:39 9 Ryuichi TAKASU JPN 3:06:03 10 David CARLSSON USA 3:08:35 WOMEN: 1 Youko YAMAZAWA JPN 3:09:40 2 Sharon MORAN USA 3:25:37 3 Chiharu MIKAMI JPN 3:26:09 4 Dolores VALENCIA USA 3:30:40 5 Ayako MIURA JPN 3:33:18 6 Miwa MITSUE JPN 3:33:28 7 Hatsue KURIHARA JPN 3:34:25 8 Rachel LEIER JPN 3:35:44 9 Morita MARIKO JPN 3:36:09 10 Satomi NAKAYAMA JPN 3:38:29 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Michael DAWDY USA 1:17:11 2 Allister KNOX USA 1:17:59 3 Alan RYAN USA 1:21:05 WOMEN: 1 Krissandra BERENS USA 1:27:39 2 Carla HOLMES USA 1:27:47 3 Lindsey WILBUR USA 1:28:31 14 SEPTEMBER 2008: MOSCOW PEACE MARATHON, RUSSIA664 men and 55 women finished the race. MEN: 1 Ivan BABARYKA UKR 2:20:11 2 Maksim SKRIPNIK UKR 2:22:38 3 Ilya PETROSHENKO RUS 2:25:23 4 Oleg KNYAGIN RUS 2:25:50 5 Vyacheslav PRIKHODKO UKR 2:28:44 6 Igor SCHERBIN RUS 2:29:04 7 Igor TURIN RUS 2:31:15 8 Vitaly NASRENOV RUS 2:35:30 9 Sergey GLUSHKOV RUS 2:36:42 10 Alexander MEDVEDEV RUS 2:37:38 WOMEN: 1 Oksana BELYAKOVA RUS 2:43:57 2 Tatiana PEREPELKINA RUS 2:46:03 3 Irina VISHNEVSKAYA RUS 2:51:45 4 Vera ILINA RUS 2:52:16 5 Elena PARAMONOVA RUS 2:54:54 6 Irina KOZYBOVSKAYA RUS 2:55:25 7 Alena TRUBINA RUS 3:27:06 8 Kristina BUDAKOVA RUS 3:31:26 9 Anna DOBROSERDOVA RUS 3:35:06 10 Olga LEBEDEVA RUS 3:35:16 20 SEPTEMBER 2008: AFRICA UNIVERSITY INT'L PEACE MARATHON, ZIMBABWE26 year old Zimbabwean, Point Chaza broke his own record by over two minutes and walked away with USD1000 in prize money. He shook off fierce competition from one-time marathon winner, Tapiwa Chingadayi of the Zimbabwe Prison Service. Tabitha Tsatsa (36) of the Zimbabwe Republic Police club clocked in just a minute slower than her winning time of last year. Second placer Lizzy Chikore won USD500 while USD250 went to third-placed Monica Kativu. Chikore is also preparing for the Greatest Race on Earth, the first sta ge of which will be held in Nairobi on 26 0ctober. "I am training very hard, and going up the Christmas Pass has given me exposure to hilly terrains." The race started at the Africa University campus and ended at the Mutare Sports Club. Chaza took a decisive lead before halfway, after overtaking Chingadayi and Felix Musvuurwa. He maintained his lead to become the first person to reach the Christmas Pass summit, for which he won an additional prize and was crowned King of the Christmas Pass. "Going up the Christmas Pass last year was a real challenge, but today, I felt strong." Tsatsa won the Queen of the Christmas Pass title and was fresh from representing Zimbabwe at the Beijing Olympics. "I eat kilometres for a living," said Tsatsa just after the race. "The hilly terrain to me is like any challenge — it has to be overcome." Tsatsa is based in South Africa and is scheduled to compete in the Dublin Marathon on 27 October. Africa University's Interim Vice Chancellor, Professor Fanuel Tagwira said the marathon event was conceptualized in 2002 to serve as a platform for the promotion of peace across the world. He also said it was part of the University's multifaceted approach to seeking lasting solutions to the challenges facing the continent. The race saw about 200 athletes competing in the various categories; apart from the Marathon and half marathon there was a 10km race for the physically challenged, a 5km race for primary school children and a 500m fun run for peace. MEN: 1 Point CHAZA ZIM 2:27:00 2 Tapiwa CHINGADAYI ZIM 2:30:49 3 Perkins MUSHANINGWA ZIM 2:33:27 WOMEN: 1 Tabitha TSATSA ZIM 3:00:17 2 Lizzy CHIKORE ZIM 3:11:41 3 Monica KATIVU ZIM 3:14:39 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Millen MATENDE ZIM 1:10:42 2 Lyno MUCHENA ZIM 1:11:09 3 Munyaradzi SINGWA ZIM 1:15:38 WOMEN: 1 Josephine TSHUMA ZIM 1:44:38 2 Precious MUKUZA ZIM 1:45:06 3 Blessing MURANDA ZIM 1:56:44 21 SEPTEMBER 2008: DAM TOT DAMLOOP, NETHERLANDSKenyans Sammy Kitwara and Peninah Arusei took top honours in the 24th edition of the classic "Dam to Dam" race held over 10 miles (16.093km) in the largest running event held in Holland, with over 35,000 runners. MEN: 1 Sammy KITWARA KEN 45:17 2 Ayele ABSHIRO ETH 45:24 3 Bernard KIPYEGO KEN 46:03 4 Micah KOGO KEN 46:13 5 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 46:15 6 Wesley LANGAT KEN 46:29 7 John KIBOWEN KEN 46:39 8 Nathan NAIABEI KEN 46:54 9 Yigeze ZEMBABA ETH 47:00 10 Martin LAURET NED 47:12 WOMEN: 1 Peninah ARUSEI KEN 51:22 2 Mestewat TUFA ETH 51:36 3 Ayanu WORKITU ETH 53:17 4 Constantina DITA ROM 53:23 5 Tirework MEKONNEN ETH 53:37 6 Pauline WANGUI KEN 53:57 7 Fikadu AMELEWORK ETH 54:01 8 Emily CHEMUTAI KEN 55:11 9 Bizunesh URGESA ETH 55:28 10 Flomena CHECHIRCHIR KEN 57:06 21 SEPTEMBER 2008: BLACKMORE'S SYDNEY RUNNING FESTIVAL MARATHON, AUSTRALIAMEN: 1 Julius MARITIM 2:19:01 2 Benson MBITHI 2:24:10 3 Jeremey HORNE 2:33:17 4 Yabushita HIROO 2:34:46 5 Darren MOYLE 2:37:07 6 Gregory GRAVES 2:37:40 7 Chris TRUSCOTT 2:38:06 8 Jonathan BLAKE 2:43:33 9 Michael ARNDELL 2:43:42 10 Will SMITH 2:46:39 WOMEN: 1 Lisa FLINT AUS 2:47:43 2 Magda KARIMALI-POULOS AUS 2:48:54 3 Jackie FAIRWEATHER AUS 2:53:43 4 Vanessa PARRY-WILLIAMS AUS 2:59:02 5 Naoko TSUCHIYA JPN 2:59:28 6 Tanabe MIYO JPN 2:59:30 7 Johanna PARSONS AUS 2:59:51 8 Satoko IWASEWA JPN 3:00:08 9 Verity TOLHURST AUS 3:03:21 10 Clare HOLLAND AUS 3:05:54 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Gemechu WOYECHA 1:06:18 2 Josphat MWANGI 1:07:07 3 Colin JOHNSTON 1:09:24 WOMEN: 1 Jenny WICKHAM 1:18:03 2 Tara PROWSE 1:19:22 3 Pacharee CHAITONGSRI 1:22:05 21 SEPTEMBER 2008: HC ANDERSEN MARATHON, DENMARKBenjamin Serem won the marathon from 1553 others in his debut race. The women-only half marathon attracted 1046 participants. MEN: 1 Benjamin SEREM KEN 2:14:44 2 Charles KANYAO KEN 2:16:41 3 Jonah KEMBOI KEN 2:21:07 4 Moses NJODZI ZIM 2:25:34 5 Henrik SIMONSEN DEN 2:35:23 6 Finn KACZMAREK DEN 2:37:02 7 Vasiliy GLUKHOV RUS 2:38:34 8 Carsten SILLEHOVED DEN 2:41:02 9 Steffen BANG PENDERSEN DEN 2:45:15 10 Kare SCHNEEKLOTH DEN 2:45:50 WOMEN: 1 Tantiana MIRONOVA RUS 2:42:00 2 Gitte KARLSHOJ DEN 2:46:43 3 Jane ROTICH KEN 2:47:29 4 Irina SONGERLAYNEN RUS 2:50:29 5 Kitty KRISTENSEN DEN 3:06:54 6 Anitta HANSEN DEN 3:07:48 7 Lene ANDERSEN DEN 3:11:50 8 Jette SCHMIDT DEN 3:16:26 9 Lilly JEPPESEN DEN 3:18:47 10 Melina Neergaard OLSEN DEN 3:20:44 HALF MARATHON WOMEN-ONLY: 1 Agnes MUTUNE KEN 1:18:47 2 Julie PRASZ DEN 1:19:40 3 Anne-Sophie ERIKSEN DEN 1:21:29 21 SEPTEMBER 2008: MARATÓN LEÓN INDEPENDENCIA, MEXICOHillary Kimaiyo took the lead from the gun and recorded the fastest time run in a Mexican marathon this year, running by himself writes Ruben Romero. Kimaiyio clocked 2:11:47, breaking Simon Sawe's previous record by five minutes, and finishing six minutes before his closest competitor. Despite running alone Kimaiyo paced himself well, running the first downhill half in 1:05:30 and came back with 1:06:17 for the second half. The new record of the oldest marathon in Mexico, located in the heart of the country, is particularly significant because the City of Leon is at an altitude of 1800m. The women's winner, Sara Cedillo, finished well outside Viola Bor's course record of 2:37:21. This year's marathon, which celebrates the Independence of Mexico, attracted 1722 runners, about 15% up on last year, but the high point of the "marathon weekend" was the kids' race, in which some 1400 children of all ages ran appropriate distances. The registration fee was to donate a toy, which will be given to kids from poor families in the City. MEN: 1 Hillary KIMAIYO KEN 2:11:47 2 George OKWORO KEN 2:17:50 3 Gualberto VARGAS MEX 2:17:55 4 Festus KIOKO KEN 2:18:48 5 Daniel VARGAS MEX 2:20:34 6 Bethuel CHERUIYOT KEN 2:22:48 7 Peter OMAE KEN 2:25:49 8 Francisco CRUZ MEX 2:25:57 9 Fernando CANO MEX 2:26:04 10 Mauricio RAMIREZ MEX 2:26:06 WOMEN: 1 Sara CEDILLO MEX 2:40:22 2 Anne JELEGAT KEN 2:44:17 3 Martina PAREDES MEX 2:44:47 4 Alice NDIRANGU KEN 2:45:41 5 Regina YAMIN MEX 2:51:32 6 Gisela OLALDE MEX 2:54:22 7 Martha SALDANA MEX 3:01:43 8 Guadalupe GARCIA MEX 3:01:56 9 Judy KARIUKI KEN 3:02:15 10 Penelope LONA MEX 3:03:01 21 SEPTEMBER 2008: BUENOS AIRES CITY HALF MARATHON, ARGENTINAMEN: 1 Adriano BASTOS 1:05:48 2 Leonardo Junior DA SILVA 1:06:41 3 Dario Hernan NUNEZ 1:08:28 4 Juan Javier PEREYRA 1:09:47 5 Esteban Coria QUINTANA 1:10:28 6 Washington CLAUDINO 1:11:59 7 Ramon Armando REBOSSIO 1:13:02 8 Jorge DURAN 1:14:17 9 Alejandro LUCHNIK 1:14:19 10 Rodrigo CARVALHO 1:14:36 WOMEN: 1 Rosa Liliana GODOY 1:16:08 2 Sandra TORRES 1:16:46 3 Carina CORDOBA 1:17:05 4 Andrea GRACIANO 1:20:17 5 Roxana LUISETTI 1:21:10 6 Lorena LAZARO 1:22:08 7 Noel TOW 1:24:25 8 Claudia SCHEMPER 1:24:37 9 Geovana Irusta PINTO 1:26:07 10 Roxana LEGUIZAMON 1:26:31 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: real,- BERLIN MARATHON, GERMANYHaile Gebrselassie did everything expected of him and more. He broke the world record and in addition just managed to squeeze under 2:04. Meanwhile Irina Mikitenko captured a home win and national record for Germany in exceeding her own expectations to win in 2:19:19, just outside Mizuko Noguchi's course record. From the start Gebrselassie was taken out on pace, tucked into a group of seven, including four pacemakers, who passed 5km in 14:34. By 10km (29:13) all that had happened was that the leaders had drawn ever further clear of the second group, now 200m or more further down the road. Weather conditions were ideal, 12°C, sunny through hazy cloud, and little wind. The leade group progressed uneventfully through the first half of the race to record 1:02:04 at halfway, whereupon one of the pacers dropped out. Another departed at 25km, and another at 30km, but there was still one of them left, alongside three contenders: Gebrselassie, Charles Kamathi and James Kwambai, running ambitiously fast for his deceptive personal best of 2:10:20. But the pacemaker dropped out and Kamathi dropped back just after 31km. It was now Gebrselassie and Kwambai, shoulder to shoulder. Kwambai was not fazed and strode onto the Kufurstendamm a couple of metres ahead of the world record holder, at 34km. Although Gebrselassie had finished fast over the closing kilometres in setting the record on the same course a year earlier he seemed to be matching that effort a crucial few seconds up on the schedule. His pace was on for about 2:04:20 at 36km, but he must have felt the margin for error was too slender as from there he pushed on, immediately gaining 20m on Kwambai, and by 38km he was 15 seconds ahead. The 2:04 barrier was now in his sights, and it says much for Gebrselassie's resolve that he stuck so assiduously to the task. He passed through the Brandenburg Gate, with 390m to go, as the clock registered 2:03. Eventually he breezed under the banner with a couple of seconds to spare, although the official time was rounded up to 2:03:59. Irina Mikitenko ran her own race in a different way, allowing Helena Kiprop to blaze her way through the first half in 1:09:37 (an unofficial personal best time). She took Askale Magarsa with her, but Rose Cheruiyot dropped back after 15km and passed through halfway in 1:10:05, alongside Mikitenko and her phalanx of male pacers. From there on Mikitenko gradually cut back the leading pair, and when she caught them Magarsa could only briefly track her, as they passed through 30km together in 1:39:36. From there on it was all Mikitenko, unheedful of her husband's advice to keep the pace steady. "After 35km, I am the boss. I know what I am capable of" she would say later in the press conference. She came down the finishing straight to tumultuous applause and a new German national record. MEN: 1 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 2:03:59 2 James KWAMBAI KEN 2:05:36 3 Charles KAMATHI KEN 2:07:48 4 Mariko KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:09:03 5 Mesfin ADEMASU ETH 2:12:02 6 Joseph NGOLEPUS KEN 2:12:07 7 Kenjiro JITSUI JPN 2:12:48 8 Toshinari SUWA JPN 2:13:04 9 Falk CIERPINSKI GER 2:13:30 10 Francis KIPROP KEN 2:14:30 WOMEN: 1 Irina MIKITENKO GER 2:19:19 2 Askale MAGARSA ETH 2:21:31 3 Helena KIPROP KEN 2:25:01 4 Rose CHERUIYOT KEN 2:26:25 5 Gulnara VIGOVSKAYA RUS 2:30:03 6 Shuru DERIBA ETH 2:31:20 7 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 2:33:00 8 Evelyne KIMURIA KEN 2:35:53 9 Daniela CIERLAN ROM 2:36:18 10 Zivile BALCIUNAITE LIT 2:36:40 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: RTP HALF MARATHON OF PORTUGAL, PORTUGALBoth Silas Sang and Rita Jeptoo broke the course records despite the windy conditions writes Antonio Manuel Fernandes. More than 15,000 runners started, including the Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates who completed the 8km fun run before presenting prizes. Kenyans dominated the half marathon from the start on the Vasco da Gama bridge. By 12km the lead group was down to six but everything was decided in the last 5km with the most unlikely contender, Silas Sang, finishing seven seconds ahead of 39-year-old Paul Tergat. But Tergat was pleased: "this was a great test of my performance" he said. The Olympic marathon silver medallist, Moroccan Jaouad Gharib, was the first non-Kenyan in the race while the first Portuguese was Hermano Ferreira, in a distant 16th place (1:05:09). In the women's race Rita Jeptoo, third at the Boston Marathon this year, ran a personal best to break Margaret Okayo's course record from 2004 by five seconds. "This was a good but difficult test" said Jeptoo. "It was too windy. I'm in good shape but I was not expecting this." Portuguese Inês Monteiro was fourth, with a solid 1:11:33 run, ahead of her countrywoman Dulce Félix. MEN: 1 Silas SANG KEN 1:01:26 2 Paul TERGAT KEN 1:01:33 3 Samuel MWANGI KEN 1:01:41 4 Peter KIPKASSI KEN 1:01:48 5 Willy KARIKU KEN 1:01:49 6 Jaouad GHARIB MAR 1:02:17 7 Elijah SANG KEN 1:02:28 8 Tessema ABSHIRO ETH 1:02:32 9 Paul BIWOTT KEN 1:02:41 10 Gordon MUGI KEN 1:03:24 WOMEN: 1 Rita JEPTOO KEN 1:09:48 2 Alice TIMBILILI KEN 1:10:13 3 Salina KOSGEI KEN 1:11:10 4 Ines MONTEIRO POR 1:11:33 5 Dulce FELIX POR 1:11:42 6 Caroline KWAMBAI KEN 1:12:30 7 Lydia NJERI KEN 1:12:49 8 Analia ROSA POR 1:13:37 9 Sara MOREIRA POR 1:13:37 10 Ana DIAS POR 1:14:10 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: TURIN HALF MARATHON, ITALYElija Tarus and Mercy Kibarus took the titles at the ninth edition, held in ideal weather conditions writes Diego Sampaolo. Tarus ran a new course record of 1:01:59, 25 seconds faster than John Kiprotich's time of last year — and nearly three mnutes faster than his previous best. Kibarus, a mother of two children, beat former New York, London and Boston Marathon winner Margaret Okayo who is returning to competitions after being sidelined for some years by a series of injuries. The men's race started slowly, but Tarus picked up the pace at 9km and passed through 10km in 29:28. By 15km he had increased his lead and on course record pace with his split of 44:04. Tarus plans to return to Turin for the Marathon on 19 April. Mercy Kibarus comes from the same training group as Tarus, guided by Gabriele Nicola in Iten. Kibarus pulled away from Okayo as early as 6km, leaving both her and Turin Marathon winner Vicenza Sicari increasingly far behind. She also plans to run the Marathon in Turin next year. Kibarus began running seriously only some months ago after the Abu Dhabi Half Marathon. "The problem was that she needed to look after her children" said Nicola. "I promised her to pay a baby-sitter who could take care of them." Okayo finished second in in 1:14:06. "I am planning to run a Marathon race this autumn. I would be very happy to run 2:29 after many injuries," said Okayo. MEN: 1 Elija Meli TARUS KEN 1:01:59 2 Joseph LOMALA KEN 1:02:58 3 David MAKORI KEN 1:04:28 4 Robert SURUM KEN 1:04:37 5 Fabio RINALDI ITA 1:05:02 6 Migidio BOURIFA ITA 1:05:12 WOMEN: 1 Mercy KIBARUS KEN 1:12:39 2 Margaret OKAYO KEN 1:14:08 3 Vincenza SICARI ITA 1:14:52 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: FORTIS SINGELLOOP UTRECHT, NETHERLANDSThe city of Utrecht had its origins in the stone age and received city rights in 1122. The tower of Dom Church, constructed over a hundred-year period [1320-1420], dominates the skyline of this charming city on the Rhine River. The Singelloop 10km race was first run back in 1925, and this year was the 58th running. On a perfect September "Indian summer" day the elite athletes who headed the field of 5,500 runners posted some very fast times. The field overall was 60% up on the previous year, and looks set to grow further in future editions. MEN: 1 Sammy KITWARA KEN 27:44 2 Joseph KIPTOO KEN 27:51 3 Bernard ROTIC KEN 28:05 4 Allan NDIWA KEN 28:18 5 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 28:21 6 Luwis MASUNDA ZIM 28:35 7 Wesely LANGAT KEN 29:04 8 Nordin AITHAMNA ALG 29:13 9 Larbi ZAROUAL KEN 29:14 10 Francis KHANJE 29:24 WOMEN: 1 Monica CHEPKOECH KEN 32:01 2 Irene K CHIPCHUMBA KEN 33:22 3 Kareema JASIN BRN 33:42 4 Rebby KOECH KEN 33:43 5 Emily CHEMUTAI KEN 33:51 6 Loise KANGOGO KEN 33:54 7 Fatiha BAOUF BEL 34:37 8 Julia VIELLEHNER GER 34:54 9 Miranda BOONSTRA NED 35:09 10 Nadja WEIJENBERG NED 36:03 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: DEXIA ROUTE DU VIN HALF MARATHON, LUXEMBOURGMEN: 1 Charles KORIR KEN 1:02:09 2 Josphat KAMZEE KEN 1:02:13 3 Urige ARADO 1:02:17 4 Peter KOSGEI KEN 1:02:24 5 Matthew KOECH KEN 1:02:36 6 Wilson KIPKOGEY KEN 1:02:40 7 Fred K CHESONDIN KEN 1:02:41 8 Johnstone CHEPKWONY KEN 1:02:50 9 Patrick KIMELI KEN 1:03:02 10 Kipkosgey S SALIL KEN 1:04:13 WOMEN: 1 Mamitu DASKA ETH 1:12:36 2 Anitha KIPTUM 1:12:52 3 Alice MOGIRE KEN 1:14:02 4 Gladys OTERO KEN 1:14:26 5 Fabiola J WILLIAMS TAN 1:16:05 6 Simret RESTLE GER 1:16:09 7 Rionontukei CHEMTAI KEN 1:16:13 8 Emily KIMURIA KEN 1:18:32 9 Tania HARPES 1:26:44 10 Annette JAFFKE 1:27:04 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: GENEVE MARATHON, SWITZERLANDMEN: 1 Eticha TESFAYE ETH 2:14:24 2 Philipp MUIA KEN 2:15:37 3 Berhe ZEREMARIAM KEN 2:17:34 4 Adrian MARRIOTT GBR 2:20:50 5 Sebastien CHARNAY 2:22:23 6 Peter MUTHAMA 2:23:13 7 Joseph BAGO 2:23:29 8 Cyrille COMINGES 2:28:30 9 Pascal BIDAULT 2:29:37 10 Nikolay RYABKOV 2:35:38 WOMEN: 1 Addis GEZAHEGNE 2:46:58 2 Murielle BRIONNE 2:52:02 3 Stijntje REULEN 2:52:11 4 Melanie WOODHOUSE GBR 3:07:53 5 Becky CARLYLE GBR 3:15:31 6 Cecile VANIER 3:17:53 7 Helenka F PRZYSIEZNIAK 3:18:23 8 Sophie SWANEPOEL 3:18:40 9 Kate SEARANCKE NZL 3:22:08 10 Joke TOEPOEL 3:30:32 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Wissam HOSNI TUN 1:08:32 2 Ridha EL AMRI TUN 1:10:32 3 Antonio CAMPOS 1:11:55 WOMEN: 1 Anna KOVALENKO GBR 1:19:58 2 Deborah WHISTON GBR 1:22:50 3 Amanda JONGS GBR 1:23:50 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: MARATHON BY THE SEA, CANADAMEN: 1 Leo MCCOSHAM CAN 2:51:00 2 Darren LIVINGSTON CAN 2:53:44 3 Murray LOWERY-SIMPSON CAN 2:59:49 4 Sean MOORE CAN 3:09:51 5 Dean MERCER CAN 3:12:01 6 Bernie DOUCET CAN 3:12:48 7 Don MURRAY CAN 3:14:21 8 Geoff MATTHEWS CAN 3:15:22 9 Jim JOHNSON CAN 3:16:13 10 Francis FAGAN CAN 3:19:31 WOMEN: 1 Maggie JOHNSON CAN 3:27:52 2 Bev WALSH CAN 3:41:51 3 Sarah BIBERGER CAN 3:57:35 4 Theresa KOPPERT CAN 4:15:24 5 Ellen CAMPBELL CAN 4:18:44 6 Patsy LANGILLE CAN 4:24:34 7 Karen GONZALEZ CAN 4:24:51 8 Jenny MURPHY CAN 4:24:51 9 Edwina FLANAGAN CAN 4:30:59 10 Karen GRIGG CAN 4:44:50 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Alex COFFIN CAN 1:13:25 2 Todd POWER CAN 1:18:27 3 Troy ALLABY CAN 1:19:02 WOMEN: 1 Suzanne DOUCET CAN 1:32:06 2 Michelle MOUNTAIN CAN 1:32:15 3 Brenda GUITARD CAN 1:35:48 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON, CANADAMulu Seboka set a new course record and personal best, taking over four minutes off Asha Gigi's time of last year writes Paul Gains. The 07:30 start temperature was 17°C and humidity over 90%. This did not deter Seboka, a three-time winner of the Mumbai Marathon. The lead group passed 10km in 35:05 and halfway in 1:13:49, but in the second half encountered strong winds off Lake Ontario. Seboka started to forge her lead after 33km, shaking off Gigi and Kenya's Caroline Cheptanui to claim the $CAD 20,000 first place prize and an undisclosed amount for beating 2:30. Overlooked in the pre-race speculation, Seboka commented "I don't care who the favourites are, I just tried from the start to do my job, and it happened. It's a fantastic course and the crowd was impressive — but the wind was hard." Olena Shurkhno of the Ukraine moved through the field during the last 10km to eventually claim second place in a new personal best of 2:30:13. The duel between men's defending champion and record holder John Kelai of Kenya and Ethiopia's Tariku Jufar failed to materialise. A $25,000 bonus was on offer for a sub-2:09 time and pacemakers were set up for a first half in 63:40. But the favourites failed to respond — passing halfway a minute slower than scheduled. Two of the pacemakers went right through to 32km before dropping out. At this point a pair of Kenyans, Peter Kiprotich and Kenneth Mungara were left alone at the front. Mungara, the winner of the 2008 Prague Marathon, pulled away over the last 300m for a two-second victory. Kelai faded to fifth, while Jufar struggled home in 2:18:47 for 13th place. MEN: 1 Kenneth MUNGARA KEN 2:11:01 2 Peter KIPROTICH KEN 2:11:03 3 Amersisa KETEMA ETH 2:11:52 4 David TARUS KEN 2:12:13 5 John KELAI KEN 2:12:43 6 Jonathan YEGO KEN 2:13:23 7 George MAJAJI ZIM 2:14:55 8 Phillip SANGA KEN 2:15:22 9 Evans RUTO KEN 2:15:25 10 Samuel NDEREBA KEN 2:15:50 WOMEN: 1 Mulu SEBOKA ETH 2:29:06 2 Olena SHURKHNO UKR 2:30:13 3 Asha GIGI ETH 2:33:24 4 Caroline CHEPTONUI KEN 2:34:27 5 Atsede BAYISA ETH 2:35:56 6 Irene MOGAKA KEN 2:38:22 7 Winifridah KWAMBOKA KEN 2:41:15 8 Kim FAWKE GBR 2:41:56 9 Suzanne EVANS CAN 2:44:23 10 Nicole STEVENSON CAN 2:44:58 MEN: 1 Pius KORIR CAN 1:04:47 2 Giitah MACHARIA CAN 1:05:13 3 Derek NAKLUSKI CAN 1:06:23 WOMEN: 1 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 1:18:13 2 Atelelech ASFAW ETH 1:18:31 3 Josiane ABOUNGONO CAN 1:19:27 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: MARATONINA CITTA DI UDINE, ITALYThe ninth edition confirmed the race's reputation as the fastest Half Marathon in Italy writes Diego Sampaolo. On a new course Benson Barus set a new personal best and Udine Half Marathon record. The World Half Marathon Championships held on a three-lap course in Udine a year ago had faster times but the event record was Patrick Ivuti's 59:45 in 2002. "I felt ready to tackle this race," said Barus. "I liked the course and the support I received along the streets of Udine. My goal was to go under one hour. John Kiprotich also broke the one-hour barrier running an impressive new 59:44 personal best. Hungarian Aniko Kalovics won the race for the second time in her career after her victory in 2006. "This is an important win because I did not really expect it," said Kalovics. "I have trained well for my next Marathon (Venice, 26 October). I really liked the new course in Udine. The first 10 km were harder, then I ran more relaxed." MEN: 1 Benson BARUS KEN 59:41 2 John KIPROTICH KEN 59:44 3 Lemechu FEYISA ETH 1:02:26 4 Said BOUDALIA ITA 1:03:29 5 Dereje TADESSE ETH 1:04:06 6 Stefano SCAINI ITA 1:04:14 7 Markus HOHENWARTER AUT 1:04:26 8 Gabriele DE NARD ITA 1:04:36 9 Domenico RICATTI ITA 1:05:51 10 Benazzouz SLIMANI ITA 1:07:49 WOMEN: 1 Aniko KALOVICS HUN 1:10:08 2 Mare DIBABA ETH 1:10:32 3 Masresha AZALECH ETH 1:10:35 4 Hellen KIMUTAI KEN 1:11:05 5 Birhane HIRPASA ETH 1:16:38 6 Peta TEVELI HUN 1:18:03 7 Laura URSELLA ITA 1:20:06 8 Sara BRADASCHIA ITA 1:24:29 9 Graziela RIZZA ITA 1:25:34 10 Erika BAGATIN ITA 1:28:05 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: LAKE TAHOE MARATHON, USAMEN: 1 Tony TORRES 2:40:32 2 Lynyrd SKYNROD 2:51:22 3 Marathonjunkie ENGLE 3:04:36 4 Piers STOCKWELL 3:08:49 5 Hugo AHUMADA 3:13:20 6 John NEWMAN 3:15:44 7 Mike MILLER 3:18:57 8 Brian MILLER 3:19:41 9 Michael SEETAN 3:20:10 10 Ed FREYGANG 3:20:29 WOMEN: 1 Kristi ARTHUR 3:05:19 2 Diana VICKERMAN 3:23:26 3 Margaret ASHE 3:30:37 4 Caitlin BLAIR 3:41:02 5 Laura SHYMANSKY 3:41:51 6 Suzanne WETZEL 3:46:09 7 Anca STAMM 3:53:17 8 Kristen KOSKI 4:00:52 9 Lisa MARSHALL 4:02:29 10 Vickie LAU 4:03:49 TRIPLE MARATHON MEN: 1 Chuck ENGLE 3:12:36 2:57:15 3:04:36 9:14:27 2 Blue BENADUM 3:00:52 3:16:54 3:24:37 9:42:23 3 David SPOONER 3:35:13 3:39:03 3:52:25 11:06:41 WOMEN: 1 Suzanne WETZEL 3:42:28 3:40:58 3:46:09 11:09:35 2 Vickie LAU 4:16:11 4:06:52 4:03:49 12:26:52 3 Joyce FORIER 4:12:15 4:05:29 4:12:06 12:29:50 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: MARATHON EXPO ZARAGOZA, SPAINMEN: 1 Neguse REGE ETH 2:13:25 2 Peter LOMURIA KEN 2:14:26 3 Mike ROTICH KEN 2:14:39 4 John EWOI KEN 2:18:51 5 Jose Felix O GARCIA ESP 2:29:10 6 Miguel Angel JIMENEZ ESP 2:30:15 7 Carlos F MORALES ESP 2:31:56 8 Luisdivindo ROMERO ESP 2:32:39 9 Tomas P VEGA 2:33:12 10 Felipe B FERREIRO 2:35:10 WOMEN: 1 Teresa PULIDO 2:33:07 2 Saliha KALDOUN 2:42:34 3 Dolores PULIDO 2:44:04 4 Teresa S CARDONA 3:13:33 5 Cristinana G GARCIA 3:40:38 6 Begona R ELIPE 3:41:43 7 Magdalena V GARCIA 3:43:12 8 Gloria L ERADES 3:44:49 9 Mamen V CASTRANAO 3:45:14 10 Cathy N GARGELLO 3:45:23 28 SEPTEMBER 2008: INTERNATIONAL LAKE GARDA MARATHON, ITALYOn a morning ideal for running, 1670 gathered at the start line in Limone Sul Garda and after passing along the scenic lakeshore through Riva del Garda, 1436 of them crossed the finish line in Malcesine. Philemon Kipketer outran last year's winner Metto Kipkering to win by 100m. The women's race was dominated by the Trentino runner Monica Carlin. MEN: 1 Philemon S KIPKETER KEN 2:25:56 2 Metto P KIPKERING KEN 2:26:17 3 Marco BOFFO ITA 2:30:36 4 Joan VAIDA ROM 2:34:45 5 Pietro COLNAGHI ITA 2:36:12 6 Valentino TANCINI ITA 2:36:38 7 Szabolcs BEDA HUN 2:39:15 8 Gabriele IVALDI ITA 2:39:54 9 Sergio ARIENI ITA 2:40:09 10 Manuel PETRINI ITA 2:42:12 WOMEN: 1 Monica CARLIN ITA 2:46:35 2 Federica BALLARINI ITA 2:48:17 3 Paola SANNA ITA 2:53:54 4 Rosa Maria CELESIA ITA 2:58:20 5 Monica BACCANELLI ITA 3:01:33 6 Monique GIELEN BEL 3:13:02 7 Daniela MONTANARI ITA 3:13:57 8 Simona KOSCOVA CZE 3:15:18 9 Anna CONTI ITA 3:16:19 10 Marilena DALL'ANESE ITA 3:16:58 September 2008 |
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