May 2009
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3 MAY 2009: EUGENE MARATHON AND HALF, USA
MEN:
1 Matt HOOLEY 2:18:38
2 Chad WORTHEN 2:26:36
3 John NGIGI 2:31:02
4 Ian NURSE 2:31:25
5 Tim RIEGER 2:31:49
6 Ian DRUCE 2:33:20
7 Michael DECOSTE 2:34:39
8 Joel GORDON 2:35:41
9 Glen TUCKER 2:37:00
10 Robert WAYNER 2:37:19
WOMEN:
1 Emily ENSTICE 2:58:37
2 Elizabeth BROADBENT 2:59:38
3 Emily MAH-NAKANISHI 3:01:26
4 Heather DANIEL 3:07:55
5 Kristy AALBERG 3:08:28
6 Michelle HAMILTON 3:08:48
7 Julianna LOONEY 3:09:47
8 Leeann RICE 3:10:33
9 Constance CZEH TANMEN 3:13:08
10 Sarah AGSTEN 3:14:24
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Ian FRASER 1:10:01
2 Jason PYLES 1:11:48
3 Derek VINGE 1:13:26
WOMEN:
1 Danielle QUATROCHI 1:17:41
2 Christy L MACOLL 1:18:09
3 Marian PYLES 1:21:57
3 MAY 2009: 10th MARATONA D'EUROPA, ITALY
It was a big party in Trieste with a spectacular finish in the Piazza Unità d'Italia for the 11,000 participants - an event record.
The colourful flow of the non-competitive event finished with an explosion of applause and music in the piazza as the former champion
Salvatore Antibo completed in support of an epilepsy charity.
MEN:
1 Justus Kipchirchir KIPRONO KEN 2:14:48
2 Philip Kipkoech KANDA KEN 2:14:50
3 Cherkaoui LAALAMI 2:14:51
4 David Chirchir MAIYO KEN 2:15:43
5 David CHEPKWONY KEN 2:17:36
6 Jacob ROTICH KEN 2:18:27
7 Giacomo Licen PORRO ITA 2:34:27
8 Paolo MASSARENTI ITA 2:38:23
9 Pietro LIGUORI ITA 2:38:30
10 Alessandro LEBAN ITA 2:38:42
WOMEN:
1 Sabino de Siqueira NADIR BRA 2:47:02
2 Stefania SATINI ITA 2:56:22
3 Paola PILLON ITA 3:03:22
4 Sara BRADASCHIA ITA 3:07:24
5 Anna PARRELLA ITA 3:18:31
6 Roberta VENICA ITA 3:18:37
7 Antonella PERUFFO ITA 3:20:31
8 Simonetta CASTELLI ITA 3:21:01
9 Frederica FERRARI ITA 3:21:46
10 Ana ZUPIC CRO 3:24:36
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Stefano ZANCAN ITA 1:09:31
2 Giovanni IOMMI ITA 1:10:14
3 Stefano GOTTI ITA 1:10:54
WOMEN:
1 Paola VERALDI ITA 1:20:22
2 Elena CASARO ITA 1:21:05
3 Eireni KIKINARION 1:24:18
3 MAY 2009: BMO VANCOUVER MARATHON, CANADA
A total of nearly 13,000 took part in the Marathon, Half Marathon 8km fun run and the Kids' "MaraFun" event. The standout performance came
from Mary Akor, who defended her title less than two weeks after finishing 13th (5th American) with her 2:41:09 in the Boston Marathon.
MEN:
1 Bernard ONSARE KEN 2:28:26
2 Adam CAMPBELL CAN 2:33:33
3 Duncan MARSDEN CAN 2:33:59
4 Aaron HEIDT CAN 2:34:40
5 Jeremy ZUBER CAN 2:36:55
6 Helmuth STEINACHER 2:38:45
7 Kevin SEARLE CAN 2:40:22
8 Paul SLAYMAKER CAN 2:40:45
9 Craig MCMILLAN CAN 2:40:53
10 Thomas BEYER CAN 2:42:50
WOMEN:
1 Mary AKOR USA 2:46:24
2 Bridget DUFFY USA 2:52:52
3 Joan MCGRATH CAN 2:56:00
4 Kim DIRKSON CAN 2:59:39
5 Kim LERBEKMO CAN 3:01:46
6 Amy Drury ESARY USA 3:05:48
7 Marie Van ZANDT USA 3:06:46
8 Hisayo MATSUMOTO CAN 3:09:10
9 Nikki Vander WIELE USA 3:10:00
10 Margaret DIETZ CAN 3:10:24
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Willy KIMOSOP KEN 1:05:03
2 Kip KANGOGO KEN 1:05:12
3 David JACKSON CAN 1:08:43
WOMEN:
1 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 1:17:11
2 Kristina RODY CAN 1:18:12
3 Cheryl MURPHY CAN 1:19:30
3 MAY 2009: NEW JERSEY MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Michael ARNSTEIN USA 2:38:42
2 Diego VANEGAS USA 2:38:57
3 David MCGOVERN USA 2:40:21
4 Raymond BENTLEY USA 2:41:09
5 Kevin WHITE USA 2:42:52
6 Gauti HOSKULDSSON ISL 2:44:26
7 James MCGOVERN USA 2:45:57
8 David DYE USA 2:48:47
9 Derek BIEDERMAN USA 2:49:17
10 Peter HYLAND USA 2:49:42
1 Lauren UHLER USA 2:52:10
2 Gretchen STUMP USA 2:55:56
3 Maureen TERWILLIGER USA 3:00:56
4 Holly PARKER USA 3:09:46
5 April HUDSON USA 3:13:16
6 Eissa SHIVELY USA 3:14:35
7 Grace DEMARRAIS USA 3:15:00
8 Kari GAST USA 3:15:26
9 Jessica SEBOR USA 3:18:43
10 Jessica KENNEDY USA 3:19:14
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Craig SEGAL USA 1:08:41
2 Robert DENNIS USA 1:08:59
3 Tom MARTIN USA 1:12:45
WOMEN:
1 Noel BROCK USA 1:22:09
2 Jeanne PARE USA 1:23:26
3 Jennifer MALAVOLTA USA 1:24:17
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10 MAY 2009: BERLIN BIG 25, GERMANY
The 29th edition of the BIG 25 was the best ever. On the fast course through Germany's capital 25 year-old Matthew Koech ran the seventh fastest time
ever run, while Peninah Arusei clocked a course record, the fourth fastest time ever for a woman, and became the first runner to achieve a third victory
in this race. In total 9,871 entries from 45 nations were registered for Germany's oldest city road race. "Today's event brings the race back to its
former glory, when it was organised by the French allied forces in West Berlin" said Race Director Gerhard Janetzky.
For a long time it looked as if Matthew Koech might break the world and course records set by his fellow countryman Paul Kosgei in 2004 (1:12:45) in
Berlin. He reached the 10km in 28:19 minutes together with Fred Kosgei and marathon world champion Luke Kibet (all Kenya). At 15km (42:50) Koech was 20
seconds ahead of Kosgei. The final stages, leading back to the Olympic Stadium, is slightly uphill and the record slipped away from Koech.
Peninah Arusei blasted through 10km in 31:18, 12 seconds ahead of Caroline Cheptonui and on course for the first ever sub-1:20 time by a woman.
But, like Matthew Koech in the men's race, she slowed in the final stages and missed Mizuki Noguchi's world record of 1:22:13 by 18 seconds.
MEN:
1 Matthew KOECH KEN 1:13:24
2 Fred KOSGEI KEN 1:14:35
3 Luke KIBET KEN 1:15:31
4 Imanuel SAMAL KEN 1:16:31
5 Henry KOSGEI KEN 1:17:05
6 Josphat KAMZEE KEN 1:18:36
7 Daniel KOSGEI KEN 1:18:59
8 Richard LAGAT KEN 1:19:43
9 Timon KEINO KEN 1:20:01
10 Dmytro BARANOVSKY UKR 1:21:12
WOMEN:
1 Peninah ARUSEI KEN 1:22:31
2 Furtuna ZEGERGISH ETH 1:22:57
3 Caroline CHEPTONUI KEN 1:23:43
4 Magdalene MUKUNZI KEN 1:25:03
5 Weini TEDROS ERI 1:28:11
6 Joan AIYABEI KEN 1:30:52
7 Sara JERIWOI KEN 1:32:01
8 Masila NDUNGA KEN 1:33:31
9 Karsta PARSEIGLA GER 1:43:51
10 Mieke WOELKY GER 1:47:20
10 MAY 2009: MARATHON DE GENEVE, SWITZERLAND
In ideal weather conditions 3231 runners started the 5th edition. 896 finished the marathon and 2289 the half marathon, encouraged on their way by a
very enthusiastic crowd. Winner of all previous editions of the Geneva Marathon, Tesfaye Eticha, this time contested the half marathon and broke the
course record by two minutes. The course was a half marathon lap, completed twice by the marathon runners, and went through the centre of Geneva, along
the shore of Lac Leman and the banks of the Rhone and Avre Rivers. The route was carefully planned to avoid work on construction of the Geneva
tramiline.
MEN:
1 Germa TSIGE ETH 2:19:50
2 Eusebio BOCHONS SUI 2:39:25
3 Laurent DUFAUX SUI 2:40:15
4 Ramzi BOUJDAY SUI 2:40:32
5 Jo KOSTER SUI 2:42:37
6 Bruno FIORE FRA 2:43:01
7 Markus STREIT SUI 2:43:43
8 Antonio TEXEIRA SUI 2:44:13
9 Pascal BOHN SUI 2:45:07
10 Eric PUTOUD FRA 2:45:12
WOMEN:
1 Stijntje REULEN SUI 2:52:47
2 Igrid LA TOURNEUR SUI 3:05:12
3 Jane FARDELL AUS 3:08:08
4 Carole GENOUD SUI 3:12:31
5 Aline LIEVRE SUI 3:17:05
6 Andrea Ricarda BETHKE SUI 3:21:51
7 Kerstin HOFT GER 3:21:54
8 Ursula AYSCOUGH GBR 3:24:32
9 Verena KUHN SUI 3:27:53
10 Claudia BLANKE SUI 3:31:51
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Tesfaye ETICHA SUI 1:04:05
2 Hailu BEGASHAW ETH 1:04:54
3 Wissam HOSNI TUN 1:05:04
WOMEN:
1 Askale MARACHI ETH 1:15:58
2 Fabiola RUEDA OPPLIGER SUI 1:23:04
3 Astrid SCHAFFNER SUI 1:28:07
10 MAY 2009: VOLKSWAGEN PRAGUE MARATHON, CZECH REPUBLIC
On a bright sunny morning in the historic Old Town Square of the Czech capital over 6000 runners started the 15th edition of the race. Passing
through 10km in 30:04 conditons clouded over and kept the temperature from rising too quickly. A group of 10 went through halfway in 1:04:08, but by
30km they were beginning to break up. Only Patrick Ivuti was left, alongside the final pacemaker Duncan Kibet (1:31:09) with Leonardo Maina seven
seconds back, slighlty ahead of Mykola Antonenko. By 35km Stephen Kibiwott had caught Ivuti and they ran together until, with only a kilometre to go,
Ivuti surged ahead to win and break the course record by over a minute. Kibiwott improved his personal best by more than two minutes, while defending
champion Kenneth Mungara came in a distant third.
An Ethiopian trio led the women's race through 10km in 35:08. By halfway two of them, Mulu Seboka and Eyrusalem Kuma, continued to lead, about 100m
ahead of the Russian Olga Glok. By 30km Glock had joined them, and then moved ahead to win from Seboka by over two minutes.
MEN:
1 Patrick IVUTI KEN 2:07:48
2 Stephen KIBIWOTT KEN 2:07:54
3 Kennth MUNGARA KEN 2:10:29
4 Mykola ANTONENKO UKR 2:10:54
5 Luis FEITEIRA POR 2:11:57
6 Sergi F RIGOR SILVA POR 2:12:09
7 Moses Kibet KANGOGO KEN 2:14:36
8 Nicholas P LEKURAA KEN 2:15:00
9 Shiferaw T ASFAW ETH 2:16:12
10 Maco C DIDA ETH 2:16:12
WOMEN:
1 Olga GLOK RUS 2:28:27
2 Mulu SEBOKA ETH 2:30:39
3 Eyrusalem KUMA ETH 2:32:43
4 Emma MUTHONI KEN 2:33:02
5 Maragaret TOROITICH KEN 2:33:22
6 Malgorzata SOBANSKA POL 2:34:35
7 Karolina JARZYNSKA POL 2:35:28
8 Roba R ADLO ETH 2:36:01
9 Kateryna STETSENKO UKR 2:36:46
10 Josephine WANGOI KEN 2:42:43
10 MAY 2009: SKOPJE MARATHON, MACEDONIA
More than 1500 runners took part in the marathon, half marathon, 5km and Children's race. Despite very hot weather (about 25°C)
both men's and women's winners of the Marathon, Sreten Ninkovic from Serbia, and Marija Vrajic from Croatia, set new course records.
MEN:
1 Sreten NINKOVIC SRB 2:29:08
2 Stanislav LAMBEV BUL 2:36:19
3 Aleksandar ANDONOV BUL 2:39:26
4 Ferenc BIRI HUN 2:43:43
5 Gorgi TRENDAFILOV MKD 2:48:10
6 Trpe MARTINOVSKI MKD 2:54:20
7 Zoran SAZDIV MKD 2:55:14
8 Tomislav SPASEVSKI MKD 3:00:28
9 Zoran DIMOV MKD 3:07:55
10 Trajce MIHOV MKD 3:09:54
WOMEN:
1 Marija VRAJIC CRO 2:56:16
2 Lidija MIKLOS MNE 3:01:58
3 Ksenija BODLOVIC SRB 3:13:30
4 Vesna KIRADZIEVA MKD 3:57:22
5 Katerina DIMOVSKA MKD 4:22:59
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Kristijan STOSIC SRB 1:12:29
2 Goran MOMCILOVIC SRB 1:22:46
3 Pero TODOROVSKI MKD 1:23:57
WOMEN:
1 Marija BOGDANOVSKA MKD 1:57:26
2 Jillian SCHUSTER USA 1:57:27
3 Marija STOJCEVSKA MKD 2:02:48
 
10 MAY 2009: MARATON MARTIN FIZ, SPAIN
MEN:
1 Rachid NADIJ 2:26:57
2 Oscar Sanchez PEREZ ESP 2:27:37
3 Francisco Rodrigues TOVAR ESP 2:27:57
4 Mohamed AFAADAS 2:30:57
5 Jose Antonio Merono ESCUDERO ESP 2:33:05
6 Yosu Amutio KAREAGA 2:33:26
7 Francisco Javier Del Olmo MORA ESP 2:33:48
8 Miguel Angel Jimenez PAREJO ESP 2:34:15
9 Antonio Jose Blanco GUTIERREZ ESP 2:34:47
10 Luisvindo Romero CONDE ESP 2:38:21
WOMEN:
1 Paqui Lombardo ORIHUELA ESP 3:01:32
2 Gemma Perez BERASATEGUI ESP 3:25:35
3 Maria Belen Barba LOPEZ ESP 3:26:02
4 Maria Rosa Romero ANTON ESP 3:29:17
5 Yolanda BURGOS ESP 3:30:37
6 Yolanda Gonzalez JURADO ESP 3:30:59
7 Ma.Dolores Benitez CABALLERO ESP 3:35:34
8 Elena Urrutia GONZALEZ ESP 3:37:39
9 Marian Escalona MATUTE ESP 3:50:31
10 Elena Fanco DELGADO ESP 3:52:15
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16 MAY 2009: THREE HEARTS MARATHON, SLOVENIA
MEN:
1 Mitja KOSOVELJ SLO 2:23:10
2 Bojan BRUS SLO 2:46:36
3 Zdenko KLEMENCIC SLO 2:46:46
4 Marjan ROZMANIC SLO 2:53:48
5 Bostjan POTOCNIK SLO 2:58:17
6 Andrej ROBIC SLO 3:00:43
7 Zvonko BLATNIK SLO 3:01:37
8 Uros KRALJ SLO 3:03:02
9 Matej CERKOVNIK SLO 3:03:28
10 Nejc STALEC SLO 3:06:14
WOMEN:
1 Neza MRAVLJE SLO 3:04:35
2 Marija VRACIC CRO 3:27:14
3 Monica JENKO SLO 3:39:47
4 Branka MRVAR SLO 3:45:15
5 Natasa PECNIK SLO 3:46:26
6 Marta SORLI SLO 4:05:42
7 Kristina KUSAR SLO 4:17:34
8 Simona OSTROZNIK SLO 4:30:21
9 Edit GERGELY HUN 4:35:44
10 Sonja LESKOVAR SLO 4:43:18
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Zsolt KOSZAR HUN 1:08:44
2 Lajos BEREC HUN 1:09:18
3 Tone KOSMAC SLO 1:11:08
WOMEN:
1 Daneja GRANDOVEC SLO 1:21:28
2 Ida SURBEK SLO 1:21:31
3 Aleksandra FORTIN SLO 1:29:19
16 MAY 2009: GREAT WALL MARATHON, CHINA
This year over 1500 participants from 45 countries took part in either the marathon, half marathon, 10km or 5km and enjoyed ideal conditions.
All runners cross a 3.5km section of the Great Wall, featuring 5164 steps, early in the race. Marathon runners repeat that section in reverse, late
in the race. In between runners pass through a number of historical Chinese villages that are typical of the Huangyuguan region. Most runners say
"that was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life" but often continue "and also one of the most enjoyable and satisfying".
American runners made a clean sweep of the top places in the men's marathon, while in the women's race New Zealanders were almost as dominant,
taking three of the first four places. Winner Joanne Gosse posted the second fastest time on record. The race record was set in 2007 when Sara Winter,
also a New Zealander, ran 3:50:21.
Australians were prominent in the half marathon. Heather Lea Danks was the only runner to break a record, winning the half and leading five other
Australian women across the line amongst the top eight.
American runners were again the most prevalent with 432, up from 370 last year. There were 146 from Great Britain and 115 from Australia. There
was also good representation from Germany and China (both 92), Canada (76), New Zealand (61), Denmark (42) and France (41).
MEN:
1 Justin WALKER USA 3:40:54
2 Patrick CASTLE USA 3:51:12
3 Andrew SCHORR USA 4:06:31
4 John KISER USA 4:06:54
5 Jens-Kristian KRAGELUND DEN 4:07:03
6 Benjamin LLOYD GBR 4:09:32
7 Tadeusz SZEWCZAK POL 4:10:42
8 Thomas DUKE GBR 4:15:45
9 Shouqiang LI CHN 4:20:32
10 David NIV ISR 4:20:39
WOMEN:
1 Joanna GOSSE NZL 4:03:23
2 Heidi MORSE USA 4:07:19
3 Gaela KILGOUR NZL 4:15:57
4 Jennifer SMITH NZL 4:19:50
5 Sophie DUPRAT FRA 4:22:49
6 Rachel BALDING AUS 4:28:57
7 Deanne YOUNG NZL 4:30:40
8 Jane HUNT AUS 4:32:41
9 Lynn BIESHEUVEL RSA 4:43:05
10 Emma DE CAMPO AUS 4:49:03
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Daneil PHILLIPS AUS 1:41:24
2 James TIMMIS GBR 1:46:32
3 Andrea OSCHETTI ITA 1:47:03
WOMEN:
1 Heather Lea DANKS AUS 1:51:12
2 Gaye GIBSON AUS 2:08:40
3 Joanne May PURCELL NZL 2:09:32
16 MAY 2009: GOTEBORG HALF MARATHON, SWEDEN
MEN:
1 Nicholas M KAMAKYA KEN 1:01:54
2 Denis NDISO KEN 1:03:09
3 Bazu WORKU ETH 1:03:38
4 Japhet K KIPKOR KEN 1:03:40
5 Patrick KIMELI KEN 1:04:18
6 Lewis KORIR KEN 1:04:26
7 Erik PETERSSON SWE 1:06:48
8 Duncan KIPTANUI KEN 1:06:48
9 Mikael EKVALL SWE 1:07:08
10 Lars JOHANSSON SWE 1:07:41
WOMEN:
1 Ana Dulce FELIX MEX 1:11:27
2 Isabellah ANDERSSON SWE 1:14:21
3 Susan KURUI KEN 1:15:22
4 Jorunn REKKEDAL SWE 1:18:34
5 Anneli OSTERBERG SWE 1:19:17
6 Camilla LINDHOLM SWE 1:19:41
7 Inga KAZLAUSKAITE LIT 1:19:44
8 Siri STORMER SWE 1:20:29
9 Johanna BOHLIN SWE 1:20:50
10 Meseret DUGO ETH 1:21:51
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17 MAY 2009: KARSTADT MARATHON DORTMUND-ESSEN, GERMANY
MEN:
1 Samson BUNGEI KEN 2:09:23
2 Hillary B KIPLAGAT KEN 2:09:29
3 Raymond KIPKOECH KEN 2:09:35
4 Ekiru John KELIA KEN 2:11:15
5 Johnstone K CHANGWONG KEN 2:12:07
6 Henry CHERONO KEN 2:12:11
7 Korir B KIPROTICH KEN 2:12:56
8 John BIRGEN KEN 2:14:16
9 Hillary KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:15:35
10 Matthew SIGEI KEN 2:16:51
WOMEN:
1 Rose CHESIRE KEN 2:36:52
2 Jane NYAMBURA KEN 2:37:18
3 Selina CHELIMO KEN 2:44:24
4 Jekosgei P SAWE KEN 2:54:47
5 Svenja GAYK GER 2:07:52
6 Tina CHRIST GER 2:16:46
7 Rita NOWOTTNY-HUPKA GER 2:23:14
8 Melanie KRONIGER GER 2:24:18
9 Sandra FRITSCHE GER 2:24:45
10 Simone THORWESTEN GER 2:27:06
17 MAY 2009: KARSTADT MARATHON OBERHAUSEN-ESSEN, GERMANY
MEN:
1 Carsten SCHEUTZ GER 2:36:13
2 Frank PASHKE GER 2:46:03
3 Tim TERSLUISEN GER 2:52:57
4 Hendrik GREMMEL GER 2:55:35
5 Benedict STRAETLING GER 2:59:19
6 Olaf KRACHT GER 2:59:19
7 unknown 2:59:20
8 Gregor VAN NUSS GER 2:59:42
9 unknown 2:59:46
10 Oliver MEULLER GER 3:04:13
WOMEN:
1 Silvia BALBACH GER 3:16:06
2 Ulrike WITTICH GER 3:28:16
3 Sonja SIKORSKI GER 3:30:25
4 Klaudia BRUNS GER 3:37:22
5 Katja FISCHER GER 3:37:31
6 Sandra ZELLMER GER 3:37:50
7 Christine GIESBERS GER 3:38:15
8 Anja REUKMANN GER 3:38:39
9 Antje THALMAIER GER 3:43:48
10 Susanne MAASSEN GER 3:46:53
17 MAY 2009: mBANK LODZ MARATHON, POLAND
MEN:
1 Marcin FELAHU POL 2:18:10
2 Viktor STARODUBCEV POL 2:20:53
3 Aleksander KIPTACZ POL 2:27:33
4 Wladimir JURCZUK POL 2:27:36
5 Witalin SAWCZIN POL 2:30:27
6 Richard ROTICH KEN 2:31:02
7 Abraham YATOR KEN 2:32:44
8 Samson BIWOTT KEN 2:32:53
9 Sebastian BONCLER POL 2:41:23
10 Pawel WOJCIECHOWSKI POL 2:45:15
WOMEN:
1 Arleta MERLOCH POL 2:40:52
2 Wioletta URYGA POL 2:47:30
3 Maria BUTAKOVA RUS 2:56:08
4 Karoliuna RAKIEC POL 2:56:50
5 Jarema DUBIECKI POL 2:58:00
6 Tatiana BULYSZCZENKO POL 2:59:18
7 Dominika STAWCZYK POL 3:00:26
8 Ireneusz BOROWIECKI POL 3:15:53
17 MAY 2009: NORDEA RIGA MARATHON, LATVIA
MEN:
1 Oleg GUR BLR 2:18:35
2 Rik CEULEMANS BEL 2:20:08
3 Raivis ZAKIS LAT 2:28:19
4 Ivo ZIGADLO LAT 2:30:43
5 Janis ARSENIKOVS LAT 2:34:21
6 Normunds FRIEMANIS LAT 2:35:59
7 Valts EIDUKS LAT 2:44:51
8 Kaspars TUBELIS LAT 2:45:51
9 Andris DUDELS LAT 2:46:17
10 Gerry HOGG GBR 2:47:29
WOMEN:
1 Katsiaryna DZIAMIDAVA BLR 2:47:30
2 Kirsi KOVACS FIN 3:02:55
3 Michelle MITCHELL 3:04:49
4 Katrin KUUSK EST 3:07:10
5 Irina STULA-PANKOKA LAT 3:07:34
6 Anita CUHNOVA LAT 3:14:24
7 Kaja VALS EST 3:17:41
8 Rosalie WILSON GBR 3:20:25
9 Elinor SCOTT GBR 3:24:06
10 Maija PUPOLA LAT 3:24:32
17 MAY 2009: PISA MARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 Abdelhafid EL HACHLIMI MAR 2:26:38
2 Emanuele ZENUCCHI ITA 2:30:01
3 Unai C LAFUENTE ESP 2:35:29
4 Stefano PERETTI ITA 2:36:09
5 Claudio COSTI ITA 2:42:26
6 Nicola DE LUCA ITA 2:43:48
7 Gabriele CARTA ITA 2:45:52
8 Andrea CAPRETTI ITA 2:49:25
9 Andrea GALIGANI ITA 2:50:22
10 Francesco TUVERI ITA 2:51:42
WOMEN:
1 Laurence WYLCANS GER 3:09:10
2 Ewa KEPA POL 3:10:42
3 Kelli WITTER USA 3:13:01
4 Frederica POESINI ITA 3:17:39
5 Faniela DI CESARE ITA 3:23:17
6 Christina ARRIGHI ITA 3:28:36
7 Antonietta SCHETTINO ITA 3:28:40
8 Ano OSSBERG FIN 3:32:37
9 Marlene JOCALLAZ FRA 3:36:06
10 Mara ROSSI ITA 3:38:48
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23 MAY 2009: NIGHTMARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 Johnstone CHANGWONG KEN 2:28:28
2 Yada YRKO ETH 2:30:05
3 Ferruccio ZORZETTO ITA 2:39:46
4 Marco BOFFO ITA 2:41:24
5 Stefano MASETTO ITA 2:42:58
6 Loris FANTON ITA 2:46:41
7 Joan VAIDA 2:48:34
8 Ivano NOVELLO ITA 2:48:57
9 Martino MASSIGNANI ITA 2:49:27
10 Andrea ZANATTA ITA 2:51:32
WOMEN:
1 Marija VRAJIC CRO 2:54:53
2 Melaku ZENAWORK ETH 2:56:23
3 Monica CARLIN ITA 3:03:56
4 Maria Ilaria FOSSATI ITA 3:23:55
5 Anna CONTI ITA 3:27:21
6 Lorena A DI VITO ITA 3:30:02
7 Marilena DALL'ANESE ITA 3:31:27
8 Simonetta CASTELLI ITA 3:32:41
9 Antonella FELTRIN ITA 3:33:27
10 Angela BRUNSON USA 3:40:58
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Corrado MORTILLARO ITA 1:11:45
2 Lucio SACCHET ITA 1:14:10
3 Fabio COPES ITA 1:16:40
WOMEN:
1 Rosa ALFIERI ITA 1:24:49
2 Francesca ZANUSSO ITA 1:25:14
3 Maria C ORLANDI ITA 1:29:16
23 MAY 2009: TERWAMARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Vladimir SOZONOV RUS 2:34:37
2 Petr KULIKOV RUS 2:42:14
3 Andrea SMIRNOV RUS 2:42:27
4 Juri SHIKALOV FIN 2:50:21
5 Marko HEIKKINEN FIN 2:50:25
6 Lasse KUMPULAINEN FIN 2:54:26
7 Jarmo RAATEROVA FIN 2:55:59
8 Kari RAUHANEN FIN 2:57:21
9 Meir OVADJE FIN 2:59:04
10 Juha HONKANEN FIN 2:59:31
WOMEN:
1 Anne MAKELA FIN 3:22:37
2 Kariina KAUPPINEN FIN 3:34:17
3 Sanna HUOTARI FIN 3:34:25
4 Outi SULASALMI FIN 3:35:09
5 Johanna KOSKELA FIN 3:35:39
6 Susanna IEKKI FIN 3:35:40
7 Helena SAVELA FIN 3:35:44
8 Elina HEIKKINEN FIN 3:36:44
9 Ilona LUIRO FIN 3:37:45
10 Janna LIIAS FIN 3:37:52
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24 MAY 2009: OTTAWA MARATHON, CANADA
Continuing to out sprint successively younger athletes, 39-year-old David Cheruiyot won his fourth Ottawa Marathon title by beating Wegayehu Girma
of Ethiopia, 19 years his junior, by 6 seconds. Four-time winner Lioudmila Kortchaguina could not match Morocco's Asmae Leghzaoui, who broke her own
2008 course record by over a minute.
Debut marathoner Reid Coolsaet, Canada's top 5000m runner, was the first Canadian man to finish. Kortchaguina and Coolsaet won the Canadian Marathon
Championships, which were incorporated within the race.
The previous day, in the Nordion 10km, Deriba Merga passed through 8km in a new world best time of 21:48 en route to finishing in 27:24. The previous
8km "best" was 22:02. The greater goal of a 10km world record (worth a $100,000 bonus) eluded him as he finished 23 seconds slower than the
time posted by Micah Kogo in Brunssum earlier this year (27:01, pending ratification). Single leg amputee Rick Ball did achieve a world best time for the
full distance (at 37:55 just 5 seconds inside the old time).
MEN:
1 David CHERUIYOT KEN 2:13:23
2 Wegayehu GIRMA ETH 2:13:29
3 Ahmed BADAY MOR 2:13:56
4 Laban MOIBEN KEN 2:14:17
5 Ketema Amensitsa TADESEE ETH 2:14:48
6 Abraham KABETO ETH 2:16:23
7 Thomas OMWENGA KEN 2:16:32
8 Reid COOLSAET CAN 2:17:10
9 Fikadu LEMMA ETH 2:18:31
10 Josephat ONGARI KEN 2:19:47
WOMEN:
1 Asmae LEGHZAOUI MOR 2:27:41
2 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 2:32:10
3 Irene Jerotich KOSGEI KEN 2:34:28
4 Salomie GETNET ETH 2:37:22
5 Fiona DOCHERTY NZL 2:42:11
6 Evaline KIMURIA KEN 2:43:51
7 Katarina JANOSIKOVA SLO 2:44:50
8 Caroline CHEPKORIR KEN 2:49:48
9 Myriam GRENON CAN 2:51:09
10 Caroline MCILROY CAN 2:54:00
10km
MEN:
1 Deriba MERGA ETH 27:24
2 Boaz CHEBOIYWO KEN 28:17
3 Hosea Kibet RUTTO KEN 28:21
WOMEN:
1 Teyba ERKESSO ETH 31:51
2 Emebet BACHA ETH 32:45
3 Jane MURAGE KEN 33:06
24 MAY 2009: KIGALI PEACE MARATHON, RWANDA
MEN:
1 Benjamin T KIPKOSGEI KEN 2:21:38
2 Nicolas KIPKEMOI KEN 2:22:08
3 Emmanuel NABEI KEN 2:22:32
4 Kipserem MICAH KEN 2:22:44
5 John KIPKEMOI KEN 2:23:02
WOMEN:
1 Bryton BANUELIA TAN 2:47:49
2 Chepkoech ZEDDY KEN 2:49:07
3 Kirui J TRUPHENA KEN 2:58:48
4 Jane JESANG KEN 3:09:00
5 Teclah JEPLETING KEN 3:11:39
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 James MELI KEN 1:03:52
2 Sulle MARTIN TAN 1:04:07
3 Kanyao M CHARLES KEN 1:04:47
WOMEN:
1 Sarah RAMADHANI TAN 1:16:55
2 Epiphanie NYIRABARAME RWA 1:17:38
3 Catherine WEBOMBESA UGA 1:18:03
24 MAY 2009: GLITNIR COPENHAGEN MARATHON, DENMARK
MEN:
1 Toyokazu YOSHIMURA 2:18:04
2 Luigi LA BELLA 2:19:02
3 Jonah KEMBOI 2:21:40
4 Martin PARKHOI 2:24:06
5 Matthew JANES 2:26:36
6 Pedar TROLDBORG 2:30:35
7 Claus BENTSEN 2:31:32
8 Kim J GODTFREDSEN 2:34:21
9 Mortem Bendix ANDERSEN 2:37:41
10 Morten B ANDERSEN 2:37:57
WOMEN:
1 Anne-Sofie P HANSEN 2:44:30
2 Lene HJELMSO 2:56:04
3 Maren SKAU 2:58:18
4 Vibeke HOULBORG 2:59:17
5 Annette B SCHOLAR 3:05:04
6 Mette N OSTERBALLE 3:09:13
7 Mia SORENSEN 3:10:15
8 Camilla LARSSON 3:10:26
9 Lotte NIELSEN 3:11:09
10 Anette H CHRISTENSEN 3:11:31
24 MAY 2009: COMRADES MARATHON (89km), SOUTH AFRICA
MEN:
1 Stephen MUZHINGI ZIM 5:23:27
2 Leonid SHVETSOV RUS 5:33:10
3 Charles TJIANE RSA 5:34:21
4 Fusi NHLAPO RSA 5:36:17
5 Lucas NONYANA RSA 5:39:29
6 Mncedisi MKHIZE RSA 5:41:14
7 Bongmusa MTHEMBU RSA 5:41:52
8 Peter MOLAPO RSA 5:42:25
9 Bethuel NETSHIFHEFHE RSA 5:43:35
10 Harmans MOKGADI RSA 5:44:49
WOMEN:
1 Olesya NURGALIEVA RUS 6:12:12
2 Elena NURGALIEVA RUS 6:12:14
3 Tatyana ZHIRKOVA RUS 6:15:03
4 Marina MYSHLYANOVA RUS 6:30:42
5 Farwa MENTOOR RSA 6:45:33
6 Lesley TRAIN RSA 7:01:07
7 Marina BYCHKOVA RUS 7:03:24
8 Lindsay VANASWEGEN RSA 7:08:55
9 Belinda WAGHORN RSA 7:09:36
10 Kashmira PARBHOO RSA 7:16:13
24 MAY 2009: iWELT MARATHON WUERZBURG, GERMANY
MEN:
1 Michael TLUVAY TAN 2:24:15
2 Joel KIPTOO KEN 2:35:05
3 George STEWART GBR 2:38:56
4 Richard SCHUMACHER GER 2:42:34
5 Oliver NEUMANN GER 2:44:40
6 Jurgen SACK GER 2:48:54
7 Jurgen ZEISSNER GER 2:51:18
8 Joachim SEM GER 2:58:06
9 Jurgen HERRMAN GER 2:58:24
10 Michael BAUNACH GER 2:58:31
WOMEN:
1 Peris POYWO KEN 2:54:44
2 Carolin MEYER GER 3:09:14
3 Sabine PULLINS GER 3:11:33
4 Eva ROSENSTIEL GER 3:31:23
5 Anna WEBER GER 3:32:09
6 Alexandra SANDHAGE-HOFMANN GER 3:36:37
7 Annette SEIFFERT GER 3:38:27
8 Alexandra LEHNER GER 3:40:06
9 Carmen KREBS GER 3:43:38
10 Anne ZACHARIAS GER 3:43:55
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Julius ARILE KEN 1:04:20
2 Collins KIBET KEN 1:07:20
3 Yisaya DENGWE TAN 1:07:30
WOMEN:
1 Sally KAPTICH KEN 1:18:52
2 Eliza LOPILALE KEN 1:26:23
3 Rebecca GESSAT GER 1:27:12
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30 MAY 2009: STOCKHOLM MARATHON, SWEDEN
MEN:
1 Paul Kipkemei KOGO KEN 2:15:35
2 Benajmin SEREM KEN 2:22:51
3 Said REGRAGUI SWE 2:22:57
4 Jonas BUUD SWE 2:24:37
5 Boubker EL AFOUI MAR 2:24:49
6 Phillip BANDAWE ZIM 2:26:00
7 Lars JOHANSSON SWE 2:26:47
8 Emil LERDAHL SWE 2:28:47
9 Marek POSZENCZYNSKI SWE 2:28:54
10 Johan ERS FIN 2:29:02
WOMEN:
1 Isabellah ANDERSSON SWE 2:33:52
2 Lena GAVELIN SWE 2:40:52
3 Veronika LOPATINA RUS 2:46:35
4 Alexandra SVENSSON SWE 2:47:06
5 Therese HAGERSJO SWE 2:50:27
6 Tatyana BELKINA BLR 2:51:21
7 Johanna BOHLIN SWE 2:52:50
8 Jenny JANSSON SWE 2:55:29
9 Marlene PERSSON SWE 2:58:39
10 Hanna BARTHOLEMEW 3:00:36
30 MAY 2009: FREIHOFERS RUN FOR WOMEN 5km, USA
Photos: Jeff Foley/www.JeffFoley.com
Teyba Erkesso won the 31st editon after a close tussle with Mamitu Daska. Three-time winner and defending champion Benita Johnson had not raced in the
past six months, and could manage only sixth place.
With a record 4028 women starting, including elite runners from 11 countries, the start was frenetic. On entering Washington Park after 1.6km 10
runners held close formation, with Erkesso and Daska leading, but with Kenyans Rose Kosgei, Millicent Gathoni, Genoveva Kigen, and several others in
close attendance. Johnson faded on an incline just before leaving the Park and never got back on terms.
Only four contenders remained after 3km: Erkesso,
Daska, Kosgei and Kigen. Erkesso was most agressive in the final stages, despite having raced twice in the previous eight days (10km in Ottawa on 23 May
and the Bolder Boulder 10km in Colorado on 25 May, both of which she won). Daska held on longest, but with 400m remaining and the finish line within
sight Erkesso unleashed a long drive for home to win by three seconds. Erkesso, with the seventh fastest time in the race's history, became only the
second African winner after Asmae Legzhoui's record setting 15:18 victory in 2003.
Colleen DeReuck (42), the holder of the world masters record at this distance, edged Ukraine's Anzhelika Averkova in the over-40 category, 16:39 to
16:40. Joan Benoit-Samuelson, 1984 Olympic Games women's marathon champion, just missed her own over-50 record of 17:24, falling short by four seconds.
WOMEN (ONLY):
1 Teyba ERKESSO ETH 15:27
2 Mamitu DASKA ETH 15:30
3 Rose KOSGEI KEN 15:39
4 Genoveva KIGEN KEN 15:41
5 Ashu KASIM ETH 15:53
6 Benita JOHNSON AUS 16:00
7 Jane GAKUNYI KEN 16:07
8 Dulce RODRIGUEZ MEX 16:07
9 Millicent GATHONI KEN 16:10
10 Rene KALMER RSA 16:14
 
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31 MAY 2009: SUNFEAST WORLD 10km BANGALORE, INDIA
Near namesakes Deriba Merga and Aselefech Mergia took the titles according to pre-race expectations, but both of them were pushed closer than they
might have expected.
The men set off first from Bangalore's Kanteerava Stadium, with the temperature still relatively cool for the 07.10 start. It took less than two
kilometres before for Deriba Merga stamped his authority on the race, stringing out the leaders behind him. But they kept close through the 4km turn
point and it was only from about 6km that a small gap appeared. Over the next two kilometres it seemed on the point of being lost and perhaps Merga's
was paying for his unsuccessful attack on the 10km world record a week earlier. But oveer the final, downhill, two kilomstres he pulled ahead again and
managed to hold on to it over the final 350m on the stadium track.
The women's race started slowly, with no one seeing to want to take on the pace. A large group kept together right through to 7km (passing 4km in
13:03) but the pace picked up from there as Mary Keitany, running her first race in two years (after giving birth last year) tried to win a margin of
safety from Asefelech Mergia's usual fast finish. She entered the stadium about 10-15m ahead, but could not hold off the charging Mergia, who won by a
single second.
MEN:
1 Deriba MERGA ETH 28:13
2 Mark KIPTOO KEN 28:15
3 Bernard KIPYEGO KEN 28:24
4 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 28:30
5 Dino SEFIR ETH 28:39
6 Fabiano JOSEPH TAN 28:49
7 Dejere TADESSE ETH 28:55
8 Dechese CHALA ETH 29:00
9 John WAMBUA KEN 29:08
10 Ezekiel CHEROP KEN 29:24
WOMEN:
1 Asefelech MERGIA ETH 32:08
2 Mary KEITANY KEN 32:09
3 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 32:11
4 Hilda KIBET NED 32:22
5 Meseret MENGISTU ETH 32:26
6 Peninah ARUSEI KEN 32:27
7 Workita AYANU ETH 32:36
8 Sally BARSOSIO KEN 33:07
9 Atsede BAYISA ETH 33:14
10 Zakia MRISHKO TAN 33:47
31 MAY 2009: HSBC CALGARY MARATHON, CANADA
MEN:
1 Predrag MLADENOVIC CAN 2:20:15
2 Graeme WILSON CAN 2:31:19
3 Chad KOZAK CAN 2:32:29
4 Ken MYERS CAN 2:36:34
5 Kevin MORGANS CAN 2:43:14
6 Brendan LUNTY CAN 2:43:41
7 Robert RENMAN CAN 2:44:06
8 David CORBETT CAN 2:44:45
9 Hans AABYE CAN 2:45:00
10 Darcy BELL CAN 2:48:00
WOMEN:
1 Melissa KALYN CAN 3:02:39
2 Karen KOZAK CAN 3:13:03
3 Shannyn CLANCY CAN 3:13:26
4 Christine REHWALD CAN 3:13:31
5 Andrea RICE CAN 3:15:02
6 Claudette AUGERT CAN 3:15:54
7 Sally SCHICK CAN 3:17:22
8 Leanne HANEY CAN 3:20:28
9 Joylin NODWELL CAN 3:20:54
10 Amy ANDERSON CAN 3:21:14
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Jon BROWN CAN 1:06:21
2 Philip SAMUEI KEN 1:11:37
3 Graham DIEHL CAN 1:12:32
WOMEN:
1 Lioudmila KORTCHAGUINA CAN 1:17:42
2 Lisa HARVEY CAN 1:22:07
3 Larissa MACMILLAN CAN 1:25:40
31 MAY 2009: EDINBURGH MARATHON, GREAT BRITAIN
MEN:
1 Martin WILLIAMS 2:18:24
2 Andi JONES 2:18:48
3 Antnio SOUSA 2:23:01
4 Darran BILTON 2:23:32
5 Peter TUCKER 2:23:53
6 David KIRKLAND 2:26:11
7 Christopher WILSON 2:26:36
8 Martin FORMSTONE 2:29:46
9 Keith RUSSELL 2:30:02
10 Gary DUNN 2:30:14
WOMEN:
1 Holly RUSH 2:41:38
2 Toni MCINTOSH 2:47:18
3 Jennifer MACLEAN 2:51:37
4 Gill LAITHWAITE 2:57:11
5 Heather FOUNDLING-HAWKER 3:01:02
6 Issy MENZIES 3:02:45
7 Sharon SMITH 3:04:06
8 Gillian DUNCAN 3:05:23
9 Sarah LLOYD 3:06:10
10 Emma D'ALTON 3:09:20
31 MAY 2009: SAO PAULO MARATHON, BRAZIL
MEN:
1 Elias CHELIMO KEN 2:13:59
2 Franck CALDEIRA BRA 2:17:22
3 Jose Do Nascimento SOUZA BRA 2:19:17
4 Giomar Pereira DA SILVA BRA 2:21:36
5 Tola Ketema NEGUSSIE ETH 2:22:38
6 Domingos Nonato DA SILVA BRA 2:23:22
7 Celio FALCAO BRA 2:26:38
8 Marcelo Henrique ROCHA BRA 2:27:58
9 Jose Pereira DA SILVA BRA 2:29:01
10 Jose Rubens DA SILVA BRA 2:30:04
WOMEN:
1 Marizete Moreira DOS SANTOS BRA 2:41:43
2 Marizete De Paula REZENDE BRA 2:44:56
3 Marily DOS SANTOS BRA 2:45:46
4 Edielza Alves DOS SANTOS BRA 2:51:51
5 Tola Aberash TESFAYE ETH 2:53:28
6 Marluce Queiroz BORGES BRA 2:55:30
7 Caroline JEPCHIRCHIR KEN 2:56:58
8 Yeshanbel Simegn ABNET ETH 2:57:49
9 Maria Sandra Pereira SILVA BRA 2:59:40
10 Maria Helena De Jesus LIMA BRA 3:09:52
25km
MEN:
1 Marildo José BARDUCO BRA 1:25:45
2 Ivair Neves LIMA BRA 1:27:43
3 José Ramos Antunes RODRIGUES BRA 1:33:51
WOMEN:
1 Edinalva da Silva NUNES BRA 1:54:33
2 Patrícia Aparecida DOS SANTOS BRA 1:59:43
3 Ana Carolina HOHMANN BRA 2:02:14
10km
MEN:
1 Renilson Vitorino DA SILVA BRA 32:56
2 Samuel RIBEIRO BRA 34:20
3 Sebastião Torres de OLIVEIRA BRA 35:45
WOMEN:
1 Andreia Keilla Galvão LEMES BRA 47:06
2 Angelita Maria de FREITAS BRA 48:01
3 Maria das Graças Silva MOREIRA BRA 48:46
May 2009
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