August 2009
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1 AUGUST 2009: SIBERIAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, RUSSIA
MEN:
1 Sergey LUKIN RUS 2:15:06
2 Oleg MARUSIN RUS 2:16:08
3 Andrei BRYZGALOV RUS 2:18:09
4 Oleg KNYAGIN RUS 2:22:32
5 Roman DEDOV RUS 2:22:52
6 Marat ABUBAKIROV RUS 2:23:15
7 Sergei KOSTYLEV RUS 2:29:09
8 Evgeni LYKOV RUS 2:29:13
9 Ivan KRASNOPEROV RUS 2:29:45
10 Dmitri TSYGANOV RUS 2:29:54
WOMEN:
1 Evgenia DANILOVA RUS 2:34:52
2 Gulnara VYGOVSKAYA BLR 2:35:05
3 Lydia YADZHAK RUS 2:35:38
4 Oksana KUZMINCHEVA RUS 2:39:52
5 Svetlana SYOMOVA RUS 2:41:16
6 Ilyusa KHARETDINOVA RUS 2:45:14
7 Nina MAKSIMOVA RUS 3:03:40
8 Olga SHIBALINA RUS 3:04:19
9 Anzhelinka VAGIRA RUS 3:09:17
10 Marina KOVALEVA RUS 3:13:54
10km
MEN:
1 Boris ZAKHAROV RUS 30:11
2 Mikhail KULKOV RUS 30:37
3 Maksim KARAMASHEV RUS 31:11
WOMEN:
1 Maria STARODUBSEVA RUS 41:10
2 Alena YANKOVSKAYA RUS 41:18
3 Elena SUSHKO RUS 43:23
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2 AUGUST 2009: BOGOTA INT'L HALF MARATHON, COLOMBIA
Photo: Victah Sailer
Isaac Macharia completed a hat-trick of victories while Lydia Cheromei took the women's race from illustrious competition in the 10th anniversary
edition writes Dave Kuehls.
Macharia's main opponent Patrick Makau, this year's world leader at the distance, showed up with an injured left knee and from the gun he was never
a factor. Instead, Macharia contested with, sub-hour performer Wilson Chebet and late entry Patrick Nthlwa, but by 7km it was only Macharia vs Chebet.
Macharia bided his time until the 14km, on the only hill on the course, he made his move. "It is my place to go," he said after the race.
Chebet could not respond: "This was my first time running this race and when Isaac went I was feeling the (2600m) altitude," he said.
The women's elite race was highlighted by a special start, ahead of the rest of the field (by 5 minutes) on the Brazilian model. Lydia Cheromei
wasted no time, surging at 3km to break up a small pack. Behind her was defending champion Pamela Chepchumba, Mexico's Maria Dulce Rodriguez, Ethiopia's
Genet Getaneh and Catherine Ndereba.
Ndereba was first to drop off the pace. "I just wanted to pace myself", she said later. Up front Cheromei reached 5km in 16:05, 10m ahead
of Rodriguez. The Mexican stayed in contact as Cheromei went through 10km in 33:10, before drifting back. Cheromei stayed the course: "The race was
very tough," she said. Rodriguez closed a bit but was still 50m back, while Pamela Chepchumba never looked on form, and had to be carried from the
finish in a stretcher. "I didn't train well," she said. "I didn’t train at altitude."
In the headline half marathon and associated 10km, 45,000 runners toured Bogota to finish in Simon Bolivar Park.
MEN:
1 Isaac MACHARIA KEN 1:02:49
2 Wilson CHEBET KEN 1:03:14
3 Patrick NTIWA KEN 1:04:52
4 Abraham TADESSE ERI 1:05:35
5 William NAREANJO COL 1:05:43
6 Worku BEYI ETH 1:05:55
7 Giovanni AMADOR COL 1:06:05
8 Teodoro VEGA MEX 1:06:28
9 Edwin ROMERO COL 1:06:42
10 Paulino CANCHANYA PER 1:07:18
WOMEN:
1 Lydia CHEROMEI KEN 1:12:29
2 Dulce RODRIGUEZ MEX 1:12:38
3 Pamela CHEPCHUMBA KEN 1:14:18
4 Ogla JERANO KEN 1:14:31
5 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 1:16:01
6 Martha RONCERIA COL 1:17:51
7 Erika ABRIL COL 1:20:20
8 Sonia CALIZAYA BOL 1:21:11
9 Lina ARIAS COL 1:23:01
10 Patricia GONZALEZ COL 1:24:10
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9 AUGUST 2009: PANAMA CITY INT'L MARATHON, PANAMA
MEN:
1 Jose David CARDONA 2:29:18
2 Florencio MACHACUAY 2:30:07
3 Cristian VILLAVICENCIO 2:43:31
4 Fernanado BLANCO 2:46:44
5 Cesar MUNOZ 2:53:11
6 Guillermo RAMIREZ 2:57:01
7 Milton ARGUELLO 2:57:58
8 Leonidas GONZALEZ 2:59:03
9 Simon ALVARADO 2:59:47
10 Nicolas GARCIA 3:02:33
WOMEN:
1 Mary AKOR USA 2:50:56
2 Inglandini GONZALEZ COL 3:13:57
3 Gloria LONDONO COL 3:20:25
4 Margarita CONDE GUA 3:29:43
5 Belkys MUNOZ CRC 3:37:02
6 Eyra LOPEZ PAN 3:49:52
7 Cordero MARTALEGIO CRC 3:50:20
8 Cirza RODRIGUEZ PAN 3:56:49
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15 AUGUST 2009: HELSINKI CITY MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Pavel ANDREEV RUS 2:22:34
2 Anssi RAITTILA 2:25:24
3 Eliud ESINYEN KEN 2:31:42
4 Mika PENTTINEN 2:32:57
5 Marten BOSTROM 2:35:21
6 Michail BUKOV RUS 2:40:01
7 Arto PERTTILA 2:41:56
8 Petteri KUORIKOSKI 2:43:22
9 Matti TEITTINEN 2:45:17
10 Jukka HYTTINEN 2:47:02
WOMEN:
1 Margarita PLAKSINA RUS 2:45:28
2 Irina PANCOVSKAY RUS 2:52:09
3 Anne-mari HYRYLAINEN 2:53:19
4 Leena PUOTINIEMI 2:58:42
5 Anastasya ZAKHAROVA RUS 3:03:58
6 Pauliina TOMMOLA 3:04:30
7 Meena NIKANDER 3:08:20
8 Jeeny VUONORANTA 3:08:23
9 Kukka-maaria MUSTONEN 3:12:20
10 Ida-maria LEIVO 3:13:33
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16 AUGUST 2009: INTACT EDMONTON MARATHON, CANADA
MEN:
1 Hilary CHERUIYOT KEN 2:23:37
2 Philip K SAMOEI KEN 2:25:35
3 Mike BOOTH CAN 2:29:56
4 David JOHN CORBETT CAN 2:33:27
5 Matthew NORMONTON CAN 2:35:07
6 Hans AABYE CAN 2:37:32
7 Bryan PORTMAN CAN 2:38:08
8 Taylor MURPHY CAN 2:38:43
9 Francois LEBOEUF CAN 2:42:18
10 Martin POULIN CAN 2:42:46
WOMEN:
1 Karine BETTS CAN 3:09:05
2 Tara RISLING CAN 3:13:17
3 Wendi CAMPBELL CAN 3:13:24
4 Nadine MUELLER CAN 3:15:37
5 Joylin NODWELL CAN 3:16:46
6 Laurie OLSON CAN 3:17:36
7 Tammy MOLLENKOPH CAN 3:26:48
8 Carla RODRIGUEZ CAN 3:27:49
9 Vanessa JONES CAN 3:28:22
10 Frances CONNOLLY CAN 3:28:59
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Mohamed TRAFEH 1:02:51
2 Kibet RUTTO KEN 1:02:56
3 Kip KANGOGO KEN 1:04:52
WOMEN:
1 Alemtsehay MISGANAW ETH 1:17:19
2 Lisa HARVEY CAN 1:21:26
3 Brandi POZNIAK CAN 1:23:47
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22 AUGUST 2009: REYKJAVIK MARATHON, ICELAND
MEN:
1 David KIRKLAND GBR 2:28:48
2 Ian SHARMAN GBR 2:37:04
3 Pablo RIVERO ESP 2:41:08
4 Valur PORSSON ISL 2:43:39
5 Arnt LUTHARDT GER 2:44:17
6 Luc CAFFIER FRA 2:50:47
7 Andrew DAVIES GBR 2:51:27
8 Robert NILSSON SWE 2:52:05
9 Borgar BISKOPSTO FRO 2:52:38
10 Arnar PETURSSON ISL 2:55:52
WOMEN:
1 Veronika BJARNASDOTTIR ISL 3:08:18
2 Inger MADSEN DEN 3:18:54
3 Sigridur EINARSDOTTIR ISL 3:19:43
4 Barbara DIETERLE GER 3:23:16
5 Sif JONSDOTTIR ISL 3:23:38
6 Saebjorg S LOGADOTTIR ISL 3:23:41
7 Denise RAMIREZ USA 3:25:49
8 Hannah CUNNINGHAM GBR 3:28:09
9 Holmfriour V A SVAVARSDOTTIR ISL 3:28:40
10 Grazvna B KAZMIERSKA POL 3:30:38
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Karoly VARGA HUN 1:13:30
2 Sigurbjorn ANGRIMSSON ISL 1:13:55
3 Jose Luis LOZARO ESP 1:16:33
WOMEN:
1 Martha ERNSTDOTTIR ISL 1:23:09
2 Mari BROX NOR 1:25:34
3 Iris Anna SKULARSDOTTIR ISL 1:25:38
22 AUGUST 2009: 12TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, BERLIN
MEN'S MARATHON
Despite Kenyan men dominating the world marathon circuit for at least a decade and a half, only one had won a world title before 2007 (Douglas
Wakihuri, 1987). Then Luke Kibet won the Osaka World Championships. Sammy Wanjiru followed up with Olympic Gold in Beijing, and now Abel Kirui won top
spot, with compatriot Emmanuel Mutai taking silver.
The race soon became an East African duel, with the Kenyan trio, including four-time Boston winner Robert Cheruiyot, facing up to the Ethiopians
Tsegaye Kebede and Deribe Merga, third and fourth in Beijing last year, and Dieudonne Disi of Rwanda.
The pace was relentless, and like Wanjiru in Beijing last year, Kirui simply wore everyone down with his elevated pace. Merga and Disi suffered so
much they dropped out, and Mutai and Kebede were left as the last men running in Kirui's wake for the minor medals. Kirui's winning time was a championship
best by over a minute and a half (although 22 seconds slower than Wanjiru ran in Beijing).
Kenya won the World Marathon Cup team competition, with Ethiopi a in second and Japan third.
1 Abel KIRUI KEN 2:06:54
2 Emmanuel MUTAI KEN 2:07:48
3 Tsegay KEBEDE ETH 2:08:35
4 Yemane TSEGAY ETH 2:08:42
5 Robert Kipkoech CHERUIYOT KEN 2:10:46
6 Atsushi SATO JPN 2:12:05
7 Adil ENNANI MAR 2:12:12
8 Jose Manuel MARTINEZ ESP 2:14:04
9 Jose MOREIRA POR 2:14:05
10 Luis FEITEIRA POR 2:14:06
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23 AUGUST 2009: 12TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, BERLIN
WOMEN'S MARATHON
In the women's Marathon, held earlier in the day through the city centre, the favourites gradually fell away (literally in the case of Dire Tune)
from a large group at 25 kilometres, when Nailiya Yulamanova of Russia put in a lengthy surge. Within 5km, she only had Bai Xue of China, Yoshimi
Ozaki of Japan, and Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia for company. But at a drinks station, the Russian slowed drastically, and started jogging, clutching
her stomach. She eventually finished eighth.
Olympic bronze medallist Zhou Chunxiu of China began a late surge, and came within 100 metres of the leading trio before they broke up with two
kilometres to run, with coincidentally a run for home by her colleague, Bai. It was good enough to get rid of first Mergia then Ozaki. China won the
World Marathon Cup team competition, with Japan in second and Russia, third.
1 Xue BAI CHN 2:25:15
2 Yoshimi OZAKI JPN 2:25:25
3 Aselefech MERGIA ETH 2:25:32
4 Chunxiou ZHOU CHN 2:25:39
5 Xiaolin ZHU CHN 2:26:08
6 Marisa BARROS POR 2:26:50
7 Yuri KANO JPN 2:26:57
8 Natalia YULAMANOVA RUS 2:27:08
9 Alevtina BIKTIMIROVA RUS 2:27:39
10 Kara GOUCHER USA 2:27:48
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29 AUGUST 2009: RUTA DE LAS IGLESIAS, ECUADOR
MEN:
1 Angel M C ALMACHI 31:10
2 Vladimir E B GUERRA 31:21
3 Oswaldo S J JAMI 31:30
4 Jose C A NARVAEZ 31:45
5 Geovanni G S VILLACRES 32:16
6 Manuel P I RAMOS 32:17
7 Guillermo S U CHALCO 32:18
8 Roberto P BUENANO 32:26
9 Mauricio X C SIMBANA 32:32
10 Diego J C ORTEGA 32:48
WOMEN:
1 Judith D A LANDI 36:31
2 Alba R C CHACHA 36:35
3 Raquel V A ACOSTA 37:40
4 Margoth J G PAGUAY 38:25
5 Balbina M A PASTUNA 38:34
6 Geanine E S SUNTAXI 38:39
7 Alexandra E G ANANGONO 39:02
8 Concepcion M Z ACUNA 39:39
9 Mercedes N OSORIO 39:57
10 Patricia S M ORTIZ 40:18
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30 AUGUST 2009: HOKKAIDO MARATHON, JAPAN
Photo: Kazutaka Eguchi, Agence SHOT
Running away from their competitors just 10km into the race, Daniel Njenga and Kiyoko Shimahara won their respective races writes Ken Nakamura.
Laban Kagika broke away from the lead pack after 7km, but just 1500m later was absorbed back into the chase pack. Nearing 10km defending champion
Masaru Takamizawa led but Njenga then moved into front and began to push the pace. He covered the next 2km in 2:52 and 2:54, and continued to run under
three minutes pace so that by 13.5km he was clear of the others.
By 20km Njenga led a chase pack of three (Tagami, Seiji Kobayashi, Kagika) by 31 seconds. By 25km his lead had decreased by four seconds but it held
steady during the crucial stage of the race. At 30km Kagika was 28 seconds behind Njenga, who was now showing signs of discomfort although he kept his
lead steady. Approaching 40km marathon debutante Ryo Yamamoto moved up alongside Kagika, 37 seconds behind Njenga. The gap then started to close rapidly
but Njenga held on to win, followed by Yamamoto seven seconds behind him.
Shimahara led almost from the start, followed by Akemi Ozaki, a sister of the World Championships silver medallist, Yoshimi Ozaki, with Kaori Yoshida
running third. Shimahara passed 5km in 16:54, and 10km in 33:28. Around 12km she broken away from Ozaki.
By 20km, Shimahara was 43 seconds ahead, and although she started to slow her position at the front was never threatened. She reached the line in a
course record time of 2:25:10, bettering the Masako Chiba's 2005 mark of 2:25:46.
More than 8000 runners started the race at 12:10 pm in Sapporo, a city of 1.9 million on the northern island of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Marathon is one
of the few races in Japan in which both elites and non-elites, men and women, all run together in a single race.
MEN:
1 Daniel NJENGA KEN 2:12:03
2 Ryo YAMAMOTO JPN 2:12:10
3 Laban KAGIKA JPN 2:12:24
4 Masaru TAKAMIZAWA JPN 2:13:05
5 Seiji KOBAYASHI JPN 2:13:27
6 Chiharu TAKADA JPN 2:14:34
7 Shingo SATO JPN 2:14:35
8 Isamu SUEYOSHI JPN 2:14:37
WOMEN:
1 Kiyoko SHIMIHARA JPN 2:25:10
2 Akemi OZAKI JPN 2:27:23
3 Satoko UETANI JPN 2:33:55
4 Nami TANI JPN 2:33:59
5 Misuzu OKAMOTO JPN 2:34:12
6 Chinami FUKAMINATO JPN 2:34:16
7 Mizuho NASUKAWA JPN 2:34:17
8 Chihiro TANAKA JPN 2:35:15
9 Nozomi IIJIMA JPN 2:36:46
10 Aki FUJIKAWA JPN 2:37:25
30 AUGUST 2009: QUEBEC CITY MARATHON, CANADA
MEN:
1 David SAVARD-GAGNON CAN 2:27:09
2 Hugo SIMARD CAN 2:39:46
3 Ian M SHARMAN GBR 2:46:07
4 Jean-Nicolas DUVAL CAN 2:49:17
5 Patrick PORTER 2:49:45
6 Lee-Manuel GAGNON CAN 2:51:13
7 Camilien BOUDREAU CAN 2:51:18
8 Martin DUBOIS CAN 2:51:50
9 Mark SULLIVAN 2:52:41
10 Philippe KEARNS CAN 2:52:57
WOMEN:
1 Andree PAQUET CAN 2:55:03
2 Nathalie GOYER CAN 2:56:14
3 Isabelle DUMAIS CAN 3:03:05
4 Suzanne MUNGER CAN 3:04:51
5 Maryse NAULT 3:04:52
6 Lisa WALLACE 3:11:18
7 Louise VOGHEL CAN 3:14:37
8 Valerie NOLET CAN 3:22:41
9 Marie-Pierre DALLAIRE CAN 3:24:24
10 Annie LAPERLE CAN 3:26:46
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Kibet RUTTO KEN 1:04:41
2 Josephat ONGERI CAN 1:07:14
3 Francois M KILRANE CAN 1:11:27
WOMEN:
1 Krista DUCHENE CAN 1:19:15
2 Ingrid CLUZEAU CAN 1:19:52
3 Ariel LLANCALEO CAN 1:28:31
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