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1 NOVEMBER 2009: AIRTEL DELHI HALF MARATHON, INDIA
Photos: Marathon-photos.com
Cool early morning conditions promised some fast running, but the fierce pace at the start was probably what prevented even faster winning times than
that under the hour by Deriba Merga and under 67 minutes by Mary Keitany. The women's word half marathon champion from Birmingham three weeks previously
started particularly fast, passing the first kilometre in 2:59 and 10km in 30:40. By that point she had shed all opposition, with Peninah Arusei trying
in vain to prevent the gap widening. The only question was quite how fast a time she would end up with. Ayelew Wude, who had started more cautiously,
came through the field in the final stages for a well-judged runner up spot.
Merga was almost as enthusiastic a starter as Keitany, and by 7km he had strung out the early pack as only his countrymen Eshetu Wendimu and Tilahun
Regassa remained alongside him. Wilson Kipsang and Titus Masai lagged by around 40m as they took the first turnaround in Rajpath just after 9km. They
passed through 10km in 27:45, practically on world record schedule, but inevitably slowed on the return journey. Regassa dropped back shortly after
halfway, and Merga edged ahead of Wondimu in the closing kilometres to retain the title he won last year.
MEN:
1 Deriba MERGA ETH 59:54
2 Eshetu WENDIMU ETH 1:00:02
3 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 1:00:04
4 Tilahun REGASSA ETH 1:00:37
5 Titus MASAI KEN 1:00:43
6 Dieudonne DISI RWA 1:01:37
7 Kiplimo KIMUTAI KEN 1:01:40
8 Juwawo WIRIMAI ZIM 1:01:45
9 Stephen MOKOKA RSA 1:01:47
10 Ezekiel CHEROP KEN 1:01:50
WOMEN:
1 Mary KEITANY KEN 1:06:54
2 Ayelew WUDE ETH 1:07:58
3 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 1:07:59
4 Mamitu DASKA ETH 1:08:07
5 Peninah ARUSEI KEN 1:08:30
6 Maria IBRAHINOVA AZE 1:08:45
7 Teyba ERKESSO ETH 1:09:05
8 Amane GOBENA ETH 1:09:32
9 Aselefech MERGIA ETH 1:10:02
10 Pamela CHEPCHUMBA KEN 1:10:04
1 NOVEMBER 2009: JOONGANG SEOUL MARATHON, KOREA
In the 11th edition of the race 11,000 runners from 25 countries ran the marathon, and nearly as many again ran the associated 10km event. Kenyans
dominated the men's event but the women's race was effectively a domestic competition.
Eight runners went through 10km in 30 minutes and slowed only slightly to pass 20km in 61 minutes. After 25km the group slowly splintered under a
pace set mainly by Francis Kibiwott. Between 35-40km he traded surges with his remaining opponent, David Kipkorir. It was only in the final desperate
lunge for the line that Kibiwott prevailed.
In the women's race Sung-Young Lee defended her title with cautious racing tactics. She lagged the leaders in the early stages but by halfway
had race leader Seong Eun Kim in her sights. She continued to run strongly and went on to take a convincing win.
MEN:
1. Francis Kibiwott LARABAL KEN 2:09:00
2. David Mandago KIPKORIR KEN 2:09:01
3. Stephen Kipkoech KIBIWOT KEN 2:09:24
4. David Kemboi KIYENG KEN 2:10:45
5. Jacob Kiplagat YATOR KEN 2:11:33
6. Wegayehu TEFERA ETH 2:11:33
7. Felix LIMO KEN 2:13:13
8. El Gady NAJIM MAR 2:14:29
9. Park Youn MIN KOR 2:15:03
10. Myung-Seung LEE KOR 2:15:23
WOMEN:
1. Sun Young LEE KOR 2:34:22
2. Seong Eun KIM KOR 2:37:30
3. So Jeong HEO KOR 2:47:42
1 NOVEMBER 2009: UWI-SPEC HALF MARATHON, TRINIDAD
MEN:
1 Alfonsi YATICH KEN 1:06:48
2 Simon SAWE KEN 1:08:56
3 Zepherinus JOSEPH 1:09:10
4 Richard JONES TRI 1:10:10
5 Ronnie HOLASSIE TRI 1:10:56
6 Kelvin JOHNSON GUY 1:11:19
7 Jules LA RODE TRI 1:11:52
8 Curtis COX TRI 1:13:07
9 Pamenos BALLANTYNE SVG 1:13:15
10 Brian MAYNARD TRI 1:17:36
WOMEN:
1 Mary AKOR USA 1:18:46
2 Tanice BARNETT JAM 1:24:58
3 Shermin LASALDO TRI 1:27:38
4 Ruth METIVIER TRI 1:31:22
5 Samantha SHUKLA TRI 1:32:38
6 Arieta MARTIN JAM 1:33:16
7 Christine REGIS TRI 1:33:50
8 Paulette LUCESS TRI 1:37:01
9 Kema MC SHINE TRI 1:38:43
10 Karlene BLAGROVE JAM 1:38:48
1 NOVEMBER 2009: BASS PRO SHOPS SPRINGFIELD MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 James CHERUIYOT 2:25:03
2 Kipruto ROTICH 2:32:48
3 Steve WERTHS 2:35:28
4 Dan HAY 2:46:03
5 Jonathan GARRETT 2:56:56
6 Gary KRUGGER 2:58:29
7 Steve COLE 2:59:44
8 Michael FARMER 3:00:00
9 David VONARX 3:02:07
10 Brett RINEHART 3:02:09
WOMEN:
1 Traci KRESSER 2:56:39
2 Andrea MCGEHEE 3:15:10
3 Rosie LAUGHLIN 3:23:25
4 Cherie MEEK 3:35:46
5 Christy CURTIS 3:37:15
6 Tiffany INGERSOLL 3:42:41
7 Beverly BREWER 3:45:14
8 Jana NOBLE 3:46:23
9 Maria RHODEN 3:48:02
10 Aimee WASHAM 3:49:47
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6 NOVEMBER 2009: SHARM EL SHEIKH HALF MARATHON, EGYPT
MEN:
1 Ottavio ANDRIANI ITA 1:10:09
2 Mohammed EL HUSSAIN EGY 1:11:09
3 Marzwq HASN EGY 1:11:44
4 Amer Ayad EID EGY 1:12:33
5 Marzwq SID EGY 1:13:09
6 Alla Moharm HMD EGY 1:13:34
7 Rocco NITTI ITA 1:15:06
8 Giovanni IOMMI ITA 1:15:25
9 Nady Mustafa YASSER EGY 1:16:40
10 Enrico FANTASIA ITA 1:17:11
WOMEN:
1 Rasa DRAZDALISKAITE LIT 1:21:54
2 Mulu Emebet FIKENDA ETH 1:28:31
3 Marta SANTAMARIA ITA 1:29:48
4 Paola ZAGHI ITA 1:30:43
5 Emma DELFINE ITA 1:31:48
6 Larish USACHEVA RUS 1:32:24
7 Elena KONSTANTOS ITA 1:37:35
8 Paola LAZZINI ITA 1:42:16
9 Carmen CARELLA ITA 1:42:55
10 Rosa BERNI ITA 1:47:51
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7 NOVEMBER 2009: TAROKO GORGE INT'L MARATHON, CHINESE TAIPEI
MEN:
1 James CHERUIYOT KEN 2:24:20
2 Francis KIPROP KEN 2:24:24
3 Motoharu FUKUNAGA JPN 2:43:23
WOMEN:
1 Esther Wanjiku MUTUKU KEN 2:53:24
2 Junko SUZUKI JPN 2:57:50
3 Hsiao-Yu LI 3:13:00
4 Pei-Yu CHIEN 3:24:57
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Yung-Chun YANG 1:15:48
2 Yen-Chieh TSENG 1:17:01
3 Chen-Chan WEI 1:18:25
WOMEN:
1 Yu-Fang HSU(I) 1:22:30
2 Chih-Huei CHEN 1:34:53
3 Chi-Wen WANG 1:36:52
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8 NOVEMBER 2009: ATHENS CLASSIC MARATHON, GREECE
Josephat Kipkirui Ngetich proved the best of the inheritors of the legend of Phillipides (who reputedly ran to Athens with news of the victory, then
died) writes Pat Butcher. On one of the toughest courses in the world, 23 year old Kenyan, in only his second marathon improved his personal best
by over three minutes, and post the second fastest time in the race's 26-year history.
Ngetich had dropped 25m behind at 28km but rallied shortly afterwards and by 35km was engaged in a head to head with Ethiopian Alemayehu Ameta,
with Edwin Kipchom a further 100m behind. Ameta cracked completely in the last 5km. Kipchom came past to finish second in what up until last year would
have been an event record. Persistent early morning rain lasted well into the race but Ngetich said: "the rain wasn't really a problem, but the
course is tough".
After a flat start, which takes the runners round the tomb of the Athenian soldiers who died in the celebrated battle in 490BC, the road from
Marathon to Athens climbs from 11-31km, which is to say, a half-marathon uphill, before the gentle decline into the city, with the finish in the
atmospheric Panathenaiko, the marble stadium built for the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896.
Akemi Ozaki of Japan was overjoyed to have won the women's race on what she called "this historic course". Ozaki tracked the leading
trio of Natalia Volgina of Russia, Sviatlana Kouhan of Belarus, and Ethiopian Eshetu Degefa through halfway before dropping away at 30km. "I
decided it was wiser to run at a steady pace," she said. She was back with the leaders within 2km and broke away with Degefa at 35km, dropping
the Ethiopian at 39km. "I was a little worried at first, because the surface was really slippery with the rain. But when I got to 39km, I said
to myself, now is the time to really run".
Next year's event marks the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, a little skirmish described by many historians as the most crucial event
in European history. But it is also an opportunity for every marathon runner to come and pay their respects to the place (and the time) where their
event truly began. But you'd better be sharp, because entries will be limited.
MEN:
1 Josephat K NGETICH KEN 2:13:44
2 Edwin KIPCHOM KEN 2:14:18
3 Pius MUTUKU KEN 2:14:39
4 Alemayehu AMETA ETH 2:14:51
5 Philemon ROTICH KEN 2:16:14
6 Michael CHEMCHIR KEN 2:16:37
7 Masaru TAKAMIZAWA JPN 2:17:24
8 Emmanuel TIROP KEN 2:19:02
9 John MALUNI KEN 2:19:30
10 Michael KORONEI KEN 2:21:49
WOMEN:
1 Akemi OZAKI JPN 2:39:56
2 Eshetu DEGEFA ETH 2:40:32
3 Sviatlana KOUHAN BLR 2:40:54
4 Natalia VOLGINA RUS 2:41:48
5 Georgia AMPATZIDOU GRE 2:44:23
6 Magdalini GAZEA GRE 2:44:28
8 NOVEMBER 2009: PORTO MARATHON, PORTUGAL
In a very tight race for the podium places in the women's race, Priscah Jeptoo came out on top and set a course record. In 4th place, Fernanda
Ribeiro recorded a qualifying time for the European Championships in Barcelona next year, as did second-placed Alberto Chaiça in the men's event.
A record of number of 844 finishers came from 30 different countries, with another 1044 runners completing the 14km Family Run.
MEN:
1 Johnstone CHANGWONY KEN 2:13:12
2 Alberto CHAIÇA POR 2:13:18
3 Gilbert ROTICH KEN 2:14:40
4 Mandefru Bira GERMECHU ETH 2:18:37
5 Paul LOMOL KEN 2:21:59
6 Thomas KIPKOSGEI KEN 2:23:11
7 Haile Shiferaw ZEWUDE ETH 2:26:19
8 Pedro PESSOA POR 2:28:28
9 Eurico CANDEIAS POR 2:31:33
10 Baltazar SOUSA POR 2:32:50
WOMEN:
1 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 2:30:40
2 Yeshimabet Tedese BIFA ETH 2:30:41
3 Debola Wudnesh NEGA ETH 2:30:56
4 Fernanda RIBEIRO POR 2:31:11
5 Patricia PEREIRA POR 2:52:46
6 Chantal XHERVELLE BEL 3:05:06
7 Lidia PEREIRA POR 3:09:53
8 Conceicao GRARE POR 3:10:07
9 Cristina SANCHES POR 3:12:03
10 Myriam BELABBES BEL 3:14:41
8 NOVEMBER 2009: MARATHON DES ALPES MARITIMES NICE-CANNES, FRANCE
MEN:
1 Adelo ROBA ETH 2:10:17
2 Gebo BURKA ETH 2:10:18
3 Gemechu LEMMA ETH 2:10:19
4 Philip BIWOTT KEN 2:10:27
5 Philemon KEMBOI KEN 2:10:58
6 James BETT 2:13:07
7 Shami Abdullah DAWIT 2:14:09
8 Philemon BAARU KEN 2:14:59
9 Tekesete NEKATIBEB 2:15:22
10 Dadi Ourge BEDANE ETH 2:17:46
WOMEN:
1 Merima MOHAMED ETH 2:33:56
2 Elizabeth KURKOR 2:50:26
3 Sandra ANNEN-LAMARD FRA 2:57:23
4 Vicky COTTER 2:58:14
5 Frederica VIANO 2:59:05
6 Catherine ROUGERIE FRA 3:01:44
8 NOVEMBER 2009: HANGZHOU MARATHON, CHINA
MEN:
1 Moris Mureithi MWANGI KEN 2:18:37
2 Yilang DING CHN 2:27:47
3 Sadik JEMAL ETH 2:36:17
4 Xiaoyan LIU CHN 2:43:00
5 Shankuan WU CHN 2:49:56
6 Binbin ZHAO CHN 2:49:57
7 Chenlong ZHANG CHN 2:51:19
8 Jiawei HUANG CHN 2:51:58
9 Ting ZHAO CHN 2:53:24
10 Gengqiang CHEN CHN 2:54:45
WOMEN:
1 Chao YUE CHN 2:39:58
2 Junxia WU CHN 2:43:01
3 Jie WEI CHN 2:46:38
4 Di WU CHN 2:50:20
5 Bizunesh TADESSE ETH 2:59:05
6 Linlin WANG CHN 3:03:57
7 Yinmei HE CHN 3:05:32
8 Yan WANG CHN 3:06:23
9 Guangxia FANG CHN 3:13:28
10 Wen MENG CHN 3:21:08
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Shaobo CAO CHN 1:15:05
2 Bruno Civera 1:17:40
3 Wenbin BI CHN 1:20:17
WOMEN:
1 Meimei TAO CHN 1:21:16
2 Luyi ZHU CHN 1:23:46
3 Chengcheng JIANG CHN 1:27:17
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13 NOVEMBER 2009: PHARAONIC 100KM, EGYPT
MEN:
1 Ahmed M EL-MAGRABI EGY 9:43:20
2 Mahmoud DEHIS EGY 10:24:55
3 Brian PEARCE CAN 10:52:30
4 Daniel DYKES USA 10:54:25
5 Kazuo SHIMIZU JPN 11:29:28
6 Daniel FAHY GBR 11:41:24
WOMEN:
1 Ruth OCONNELL GBR 11:41:24
TEAMS:
1 Egypt 1 (5 members) EGY 6:29:11
2 Egypt 2 (5 members) EGY 6:45:49
3 Anglo-American (2 UK, 2 US) 7:27:07
4 FRA/ITA/USA/EGY 7:36:30
5 Holland (4 members) NED 8:10:18
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14 NOVEMBER 2009: CHOTT MARATHON EXTREME, TUNISIA
MEN:
1 Paolo VENTURINI ITA 3:07:00
2 Nicola DAL GRANDE ITA 3:07:42
3 Gianluca BARBERO ITA 3:12:36
4 Giovanni SEMERARO ITA 3:20:34
5 Massimio STAFFOLANI ITA 3:25:43
6 Luciano ROSSI ITA 3:26:12
7 Giorgio SARA ITA 3:30:58
8 Roberto SCOPEL ITA 3:32:20
9 Carlo DE GUILI ITA 3:36:08
10 Emilio BIANCU ITA 3:36:48
WOMEN:
1 Alice MODIGNANI ITA 3:41:08
2 Rita SERRA ITA 3:48:45
3 Frederica BUDONI ITA 3:50:33
4 Giovanna VILLA ITA 3:55:32
5 Natascia BERTONCELLI ITA 3:59:59
6 Paola PIROVANO ITA 4:05:39
7 Claudia DE MARCHI ITA 4:14:28
8 Ines MEO ITA 4:20:57
9 Maria BONGIASCA ITA 4:23:21
10 Alfia VILARDO ITA 4:28:08
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15 NOVEMBER 2009: YOKOHAMA WOMEN'S MARATHON, JAPAN
WOMEN:
1 Inga ABITOVA RUS 2:27:18
2 Kiyoko SHIMAHARA JPN 2:28:51
3 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 2:29:13
4 Bruna GENOVESE ITA 2:29:57
5 Miki OHIRA JPN 2:30:22
6 Robe GUTA ETH 2:31:49
7 Zivile BALCIUNAITE LTU 2:32:09
8 Hiroko MIYAUCHI JPN 2:32:30
9 Hiromi OMINAMI JPN 2:33:16
10 Naoko TSUCHIYA JPN 2:35:12
15 NOVEMBER 2009: BIG SUR HALF MARATHON ON MONTEREY BAY, USA
Near perfect racing conditions made for fast times and a memorabble experience for 5500 finishers. Foremost among these was Stephen Muange
originally from Kenya, who recorded the second fastest time in the event's seven-year history. A tight pack of elites tore through the first two
miles in 9:57. Near mile 3, Muange and Ezkyas Sisay pulled away from the other hopefuls, opening a 26 second lead by mile 4. On the event's steepest
hill rising into downtown Pacific Grove, Muange powered ahead to put away Sisay, his final challenger. A 4:38 fifth mile ended any questions about
the winner of this year's event. As Muange continued his solo race, Sergio Reyes slowly closed in on Sisay. Sisay, a native Ethiopian who now trains
in Flagstaff, AZ, won an all-out sprint for second with Reyes one second behind.
The female competition was a four woman battle until the turnaround point just prior to mile 8. Mary Akor (CA), the 2005 Big Sur International
Marathon champion, Lauren Johnson (OR), Fiona Docherty (CO), and Peris Chumba (CO) jostled for position while drafting behind some fast male runners.
Akor, originally from Nigeria, made her move just past the turnaround and pulled away to win by almost one minute. Docherty, a native New Zealander,
who now trains in Boulder took second.
In the Master's race, Kevin Sheehy of Boise, ID, dominated the 40 and older crowd with a new Masters course record of 1:10:29, breaking Fred
Arapmayiek's 2006 record of 1:12:00 by over a minute and a half. Magdalena Visser and Mary Coordt waged a good battle for the women's Master's
crown with Visser of San Francisco, CA, taking the title in a time of 1:20:13, 14 seconds ahead of Coordt.
MEN:
1 Stephen MUANGE 1:03:37
2 Ezkyas SISAY 1:05:25
3 Sergio REYES 1:05:26
4 Moses KORORIA 1:06:32
5 Crosby FREEMAN 1:06:43
6 Josh SPIKER 1:07:03
7 Kevin PETERS 1:08:31
8 Matt TYRRELL 1:09:40
9 Kevin SHEEHY 1:10:29
10 Duncan WERU 1:11:39
WOMEN:
1 Mary AKOR 1:15:55
2 Fiona DOCHERTY 1:16:37
3 Lauren JOHNSON 1:17:04
4 Peris CHUMBA 1:17:47
5 Brooke WELLS 1:19:24
6 Magdalena VISSER 1:20:13
7 Mary COORDT 1:20:27
8 Jenny WILSON 1:23:11
9 Alexis W SMITH 1:23:50
10 Jennifer DOREGO 1:25:00
15 NOVEMBER 2009: MARABANA HALF AND FULL MARATHON, CUBA
MEN:
1 Jorge L SUAREZ J 2:27:42
2 Elizardo LEON A 2:33:06
3 Jorge L MORA A 2:34:00
4 Yoel RICARDO H 2:36:00
5 Yumier FOUMAN S 2:38:38
6 Isbel MILIAN A 2:41:37
7 Jacinto MILANES V 2:42:07
8 Jorge L BARZAGA A 2:49:17
9 Yoel CUBA A 2:50:59
10 Roberto SANCHEZ P 2:51:03
WOMEN:
1 Liuris M FIGUEREDO S 3:03:23
2 Yadira GONZALEZ H 3:11:57
3 Raquel MARTINEZ M 3:19:32
4 Monica RIVERA DE AMADO 3:26:55
5 Ana Maria HERNANDEZ V 3:44:05
6 Maria DEL PILAR CORDOVI B 3:53:38
7 Susanne MAHLSTEDT 4:03:34
8 Caridad M GUERRA A 4:10:03
9 Barbara SABEL 4:14:30
10 Dorte ZAMPERONI 4:22:05
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Henry JAEN O 1:06:16
2 Maury S CASTILO Y 1:08:39
3 Livan LUQUE R 1:09:38
WOMEN:
1 Dailin BELMONTE T 1:18:09
2 Yudisleivis CASTILLO T 1:18:16
3 Yailen GARCIA D 1:18:40
15 NOVEMBER 2009: GARDA TRENTINO HALF MARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 Julius TOO KEN 1:05:01
2 Mohkraji LAHCEN ITA 1:05:10
3 Isaac Kipkoech KIPLAGAT KEN 1:05:31
4 Rachid JARMOUNI MAR 1:05:42
5 Ahmed NASF ITA 1:07:04
6 Solomon ROTICH KEN 1:07:59
7 Bohdan DZIUBA POL 1:08:43
8 Artur BLASINSKI POL 1:09:37
9 Radouan BOUSSEHAIB ITA 1:10:08
10 Antonio LUONGO ITA 1:10:09
WOMEN:
1 Ivana IOZZIA ITA 1:12:55
2 Emily CHERUIYOT KEN 1:14:40
3 Frederica BALLARINI ITA 1:19:40
4 Elaine LAVER 1:24:23
5 Rosalia ZANONER 1:26:19
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22 NOVEMBER 2009: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN
Koreni Jelila and Tilahun Regassa won the 9th edition of the race in new course records, writes Elshadai Negash. Jelila reproduced her
winning form of one week earlier when she had won the season's first domestic cross-country race of 2009 by breaking clear of Mestawot Tufa and
Belaynesh Oljira in the last mile of the race. Regassa had a much harder struggle in a race led for most of the way by Abera Kuma, only getting the
better of his younger rival in a fierce sprint over the final 200m. In breaking the course records, both athletes picked up a bonus of 10,000 birr
($800) to add to their prizewinning of 25,000 Birr ($2,000).
An estimated 34,000 took part in the race which included around 2,000 unofficial runners, thus beating the previous total of 31,500 set last year.
The races were started by the Mayor of Addis Ababa Kuma Demeksa standing alongside Haile Gebrselassie, Derartu Tulu and Paula Radcliffe. Radcliffe
has been in Addis Ababa for the weekend supporting a number of events and projects connected with the race.
The TOYOTA Ambassadors' Competition was won for a fourth consecutive year by Norwegian Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemperud in a time of 50 minutes.
The first foreigner to finish was an Irish participant in a time of 38 minutes who came to Addis Ababa with a group of 72 Irish runners raising funds
for ORBIS Ireland. Assefa Gebrselassie, the older brother of Haile Gebrselassie finished his ninth consecutive Great Ethiopian Run 10km in just under
39 minutes.
MEN:
1 Tilahun REGASSA ETH 28:36
2 Abera KUMA ETH 28:37
3 Feyisa LELISA ETH 28:41
4 Getu FELEKE ETH 28:49
5 Tadesse TOLLA ETH 28:54
6 Abera CHANE ETH 29:05
7 Birhanu BEKELE ETH 29:14
8 Solomon TSIGE ETH 29:20
9 Dejene ASFAW ETH 29:21
10 Bilisume SHUME ETH 29:23
WOMEN:
1 Koreni JELILA ETH 33:03
2 Amane GOYNA ETH 33:18
3 Belaynesh ALGIRA ETH 33:31
4 Mestawet TUFA ETH 33:38
5 Workinesh SHASHA ETH 33:43
6 Sofiya ASSEFA ETH 33:54
7 Netsanet ACHAM ETH 34:03
8 Abebech AFEWORK ETH 34:07
9 Etenesh DIRO ETH 34:13
10 Frehiwot GOSHU ETH 34:18
22 NOVEMBER 2009: VALENCIA HALF MARATHON, SPAIN
Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai, in his first ever half marathon run outside of his country Kenya, won with an outstanding performance of 59:30, beating
his colleague Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich who pushed him all the way to finish only three seconds adrift. The race attracted a record 6050 entries and
ended up with 5353 finishers.
A very competitive course, mild weather (18°C at the start, 20°C at the finish), and very little wind, gave the talented elite field perfect
conditions in which to realise the organizer's target of running under the hour.
Guided by the first pacemaker Boniface Kirui, the leaders passed 5km in 14:02, 10km in 28:21, and the 15km in 42:34, at which point only Mutai and
Kiprotich were left. Victory was decided in the last 800m, with a strong surge by the winner, using the same strategy as he employed in the Eindhoven
Marathon. Both Mutai and Kiprotich said that without wind they might have made even a better performance, maybe 20 to 30 seconds better.
In the women's race, there was no fight, and Beatrice Jepchumba from Kenya led the race from start to finish, crossing the finish line in 1:15:31.
MEN:
1 Geoffrey Kiprono MUTAI KEN 59:30
2 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 59:33
3 Shumi Eticha GERBABA ETH 1:00:43
4 Joseph Kiptoo BIRECH KEN 1:01:11
5 Adam Ishmael KHAMIS BRN 1:01:35
6 Boniface KIRUI KEN 1:03:08
7 Luis FEITERIA POR 1:03:45
8 Leonard Kipkoech KIPYEGO KEN 1:03:46
9 Samsom CHEROP ESP 1:03:59
10 Hassane AHOUCHAR MAR 1:04:15
WOMEN:
1 Beatrice JEPCHUMBA KEN 1:15:31
2 Maria Yolanda GUTIERREZ ESP 1:18:31
3 Carmen SALA ESP 1:23:12
4 Teresa GRACIA ESP 1:26:44
5 Patricia MONTALVO ESP 1:27:20
6 Maria Esher BALAGUER ESP 1:27:59
7 Maria Jose GINER ESP 1:28:20
8 Maria Jesus ALGARRA ESP 1:29:26
9 Laura CLAVERIA ESP 1:30:07
10 Carmen PEREZ ESP 1:30:28
22 NOVEMBER 2009: 21KM NUEVO LEON, MEXICO
MEN:
1 Patrick NTHIWA 1:00:57
2 Alene RETA 1:02:27
3 Isaack KIMAIYO 1:02:59
WOMEN:
1 Jenoveva GELAGAT 1:10:26
2 Olga KIMAYO 1:11:04
3 Adriana F MIRANDA 1:13:03
22 NOVEMBER 2009: 15th SAMSUNG 10km CORPORE SAO PAULO CLASSIC, BRAZIL
After a few very hot days, rain arrived in time to refresh the athletes at the 08.00 start of the 15th edition. Kenyan Titus Kipkosgei Kibii,
Ethiopian Kende Ademe and Brazilian David Benedito de Macedo took the early lead, but Kibii provedby far the strongest. Likewise in the women's race,
where the Kenyan Maurine Jelagat Kipchumba, dominated from the start.
As part of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Brazil and South Korea, there was a Tae Kwon Do presentation before the awards
ceremony, when Sports Secretary Walter Feldman presented the Zumbi dos Palmares Trophy and spoke about the event: "Today, we see a massive public
presence in one of the best races in São Paulo. We pay tribute to Zumbi dos Palmares."
 
MEN:
1 Titus Kipkosgei KIBII KEN 29:38
2 Yetwale Kende ENDEME ETH 30:20
3 David Benedito de MACEDO BRA 30:25
4 Jose Magno dos Santos MOTA BRA 30:43
5 Reginaldo O CAMPOS BRA 30:55
6 Ivanildo Dias de SOUZA BRA 30:56
7 Rafael Dos SANTOS BRA 30:59
8 Ederson Vilela PEREIRA BRA 31:04
9 Jose Rodrigues Dos SANTOS BRA 31:11
10 Edmilson dos Reis SANTANA BRA 31:16
WOMEN:
1 Maurine Jelegat KIPCHUMBA KEN 34:26
2 Edielza dos Santos GUIMARAES BRA 35:46
3 Camila Aperecida Dos SANTOS BRA 36:24
4 Ma Lucia Dos Santos NASCIMENTO BRA 36:40
5 Ma Lucia Alves Viera MORAES BRA 37:42
6 Sirlene Sousa de PINHO BRA 38:05
7 Beatriz G S NASCIMENTO BRA 38:22
8 Elizabeth Esteves DE SOUZA BRA 38:49
9 Rozirene Ferreira de MORAES BRA 38:57
10 Rosangela Figeredo SILVA BRA 39:54
22 NOVEMBER 2009: PHILADELPHIA MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 John CREWS USA 2:17:15
2 Emory MORT USA 2:24:31
3 Karl SAVAGE USA 2:26:04
4 Cesar LIZANO CRC 2:26:15
5 Conor LANZ USA 2:26:46
6 Adam TENEROWICZ USA 2:26:51
7 Craig SEGAL USA 2:27:37
8 Mike CARRIGLITTO USA 2:28:30
9 Timothy MULLIGAN USA 2:29:43
10 Kelly FERMOYLE USA 2:30:54
WOMEN:
1 Jutta MERLAINEN CAN 2:46:44
2 Doreen MCCOUBRIE USA 2:49:09
3 Muliye GURMU ETH 2:49:24
4 Mary BERTRAM USA 2:49:35
5 Kritin WHITE USA 2:53:58
6 Emily HUME USA 2:55:06
7 Anne FALCONE USA 2:56:06
8 Conni GRACE USA 2:57:15
9 Jenna FASULO USA 2:58:11
10 Jaclyn TRUNCELLITO USA 2:58:33
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Steve HALLINAN USA 1:05:34
2 Demesse TEFERA ETH 1:06:33
3 Jon PHILLIPS USA 1:06:40
WOMEN:
1 Teyba NASER ETH 1:14:44
2 Jenna BOREN USA 1:17:16
3 Jennifer CREATORO USA 1:18:15
22 NOVEMBER 2009: CYPRUS APHRODITE HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Kassahun EBEL ETH 1:08:03
2 Zsolt BENEDEK HUN 1:08:04
3 Dan HORNERY AUS 1:11:09
4 Theofnis SKOUFIAS GRE 1:13:20
5 Amine KHADIRE MAR 1:14:48
6 Apostolos TSIANAKAS GRE 1:15:23
7 Spyros PAPPAS GRE 1:18:17
8 Costas PATINIOS CYP 1:18:17
9 Michael KEENAN CYP 1:19:22
10 Andrew BUCKLEY GBR 1:21:21
WOMEN:
1 Georgia AMBATZIDOU GRE 1:19:13
2 Magda GAZEA GRE 1:20:26
3 Irini KOKKINARIDOU GRE 1:28:06
4 Paraskevi KATSIAKORI GRE 1:30:47
5 Gabriele TENDLER GER 1:41:48
6 Emilia HRISTOVA BUL 1:42:21
7 Sharon TOWNLEY GBR 1:42:34
8 Ioulia KANNAVA CYP 1:42:50
9 Ilka GOMOLL GER 1:44:36
10 Maria AVRAMIDOU CYP 1:45:47
22 NOVEMBER 2009: HYDERABAD HALF MARATHON, INDIA
MEN:
1 Irappa D AKKI IND 1:06:36
2 Mukesh Kumar YADAV IND 1:06:53
3 Deepak SINGH IND 1:07:10
4 Keteme Made SESIBE ETH 1:07:20
5 Nitendra SINGH IND 1:13:04
6 Berhanu Bernesa KENEA ETH 1:13:56
7 Neeraj Pal SINGH IND 1:15:39
8 B RAMESH IND 1:19:26
9 M Prabhakar RAO IND 1:19:56
10 K BABU INF 1:21:49
WOMEN:
1 Kavitha RAUT IND 1:14:52
2 Giday Walde GEBRIEL ETH 1:16:59
3 Gebre Meskele AREGAY ETH 1:24:58
4 BHAGWATI IND 1:30:40
5 G Uma MAHESHWARI IND 1:35:59
6 Teja SRI IND 1:37:01
7 Divya SEGHAL IND 1:39:25
8 A SARASWATHI IND 1:43:09
9 Ami STOKKE USA 1:57:17
10 Mamatha BANERJEE IND 2:20:10
22 NOVEMBER 2009: MEDIO MARATON MITAD DEL MUNDO, ECUADOR
MEN:
1 Segundo Osvaldo JAMI ECU 1:04:40
2 Cristobal Jose Anrango NARVAEZ ECU 1:05:20
3 Paul Roberto BUENANO ECU 1:06:36
4 Juan Antonio Manjarres ORTEGA ECU 1:07:56
5 Walter Benjamin Acero BALBOA ECU 1:08:08
WOMEN:
1 Diana Judith Landi ANDRADE ECU 1:17:26
2 Nancy Mercedes Otranjo OSORIO ECU 1:21:16
3 Wendy Estefania Herrera PANCHI ECU 1:21:50
4 Zuniga Fani VILACUNDO ECU 1:23:46
5 Edith Geanine SUNTAXI ECU 1:24:14
22 NOVEMBER 2009: PENANG BRIDGE MARATHON, MALAYSIA
MEN:
1 Kenedy Kiptoo LILAN KEN 2:23:55
2 Mwelu Daniel MUEMA KEN 2:25:57
3 Benjamin METO KEN 2:28:46
4 Silas Kipruto SEMETEI KEN 2:29:51
5 Richard Mutua MUTISYA KEN 2:30:04
6 Johnson Kipkosgei TARUS KEN 2:32:08
7 Elly BETT KEN 2:32:37
8 Charle Muchiri MAINA KEN 2:33:00
9 Vincent Kipchirchir CHEPDIROR KEN 2:33:19
10 Shaharudin Bin HASHIM MAS 2:35:36
WOMEN:
1 Dorice Chepchumba TODOPUS KEN 3:08:37
2 Lucy Karimi MUGAMBI KEN 3:09:44
3 Susan Jemutai CHEPKWONI KEN 3:27:52
4 Kari ELLIOTT CAN 3:31:28
5 Poywo Peris CHEPKECH KEN 3:33:07
6 Melly CHELIMO KEN 3:34:31
7 Lee Chin TAN MAS 3:37:48
8 Michele Tan Bee KIANG MAS 3:40:38
9 Lai Chee YONG SIN 3:51:50
10 Setsuko KIMURA JPN 3:55:03
22 NOVEMBER 2009: MARATONA INTERNACIONAL DE ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
MEN:
1 Zerihun AMBAYE ETH 2:17:38
2 Belachew KIFLE ETH 2:18:18
3 J Carlos CYPRIAN ESP 2:25:37
4 Jose Maria CAMARA ESP 2:27:16
5 Victor Gonzalo GUIRAO 2:33:40
6 Juan Jose ROYO ESP 2:34:45
7 Jose Antonio DE LA FUENTE ESP 2:35:42
8 Joaquin Salvador SANCHEZ ESP 2:36:09
9 Miguel Angel RABANAL ESP 2:36:12
10 Vincente Sellares OLIVERAS ESP 2:36:20
WOMEN:
1 Luisa Larrago CACHO ESP 2:53:55
2 Kristinja LOONEN NED 2:57:00
3 Carmen Felix VIDAL ESP 3:04:15
4 Sabina Moreno GARRIDO ESP 3:17:45
5 Estela San Pedro SORIA ESP 3:18:34
6 Alice BASILIO POR 3:19:26
7 Belinda Catalan RUESCAS ESP 3:21:11
8 Sonia Quintin FERNANDEZ ESP 3:21:37
9 Manuela DIAS POR 3:24:19
10 Antonia Gil MARTINEZ ESP 3:25:51
22 NOVEMBER 2009: STANDARD CHARTERED BANGKOK MARATHON, THAILAND
The 22nd edition started from in front of the Royal Grand Palace with a field of 2800 men and 320 women, among whom were 335 foreign runners.
In all races, including the 10km and 5km events, a total of over 40,000 runners from 42 different counties took part.
MEN:
1 Francis Kiptoo KIBII KEN 2:16:41
2 John Chirchir TUBEI KEN 2:21:38
3 Edward KIPKORIR KEN 2:22:51
4 David Kiplagat KUNIO KEN 2:25:40
5 John Kiprop SAMOEI KEN 2:25:45
6 James CHERUIICH KEN 2:26:02
7 Jason Mosoti MOMANYI KEN 2:27:13
8 Hilary Kipkeny KOECH KEN 2:28:09
9 Moses Kandie KIPSANG KEN 2:29:16
10 Sutas KALLAYANAKITTI THA 2:29:35
WOMEN:
1 Eclfr LORWAPEI KEN 2:43:49
2 Fridah Jeprite LODEPA KEN 2:46:12
3 Sunisa SAILOMYEN THA 2:47:54
4 Wioletta URYGA POL 2:50:51
5 Amnuay KIAM-NGOOLEORM THA 3:08:25
6 Ketmanee SENAPHAN THA 3:09:22
7 Kan KUSUWAN THA 3:15:33
8 Thanyathorn SAMUTNOI THA 3:16:40
9 Somsakul ARAMWATTANAPONG THA 3:23:27
10 Victoria ROWE GBR 3:24:56
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27-29 NOVEMBER 2009: MALTA CHALLENGE MARATHON
The first stage of 11.195km stage of the 19th edition started at Mdina with 133 runners, of which 98 were Maltese and 35 from overseas.
Previous four-time female winner, Carmen Hili was recovering from injury and last year's and also a four-time winner, Carol Walsh was injured in
training the day before, leaving the women's race wide open.
Defending champion and two-time winner Jonathan Balzan was on the start line. It was evident from the start that he meant business and soon opened a
gap from previous winner Brian Magri. Debuting Challenge runner Marisa Muscat took the women's race by 18 seconds from Caroliine Ciappara.
Stage 2, 6km, started and finished in Birzebbuga on Saturday 28th November with no dropouts This short loop normally sees the appearance of the
faster runners but really held no suprises as Balzan and Muscat led the whole way.
Balzan's lead over Magri and Muscat's a lead over Ciappara left them in commanding positions, but neither ran defensively — they set out with
vengence and substatially increased their winning margins. Both are coached by Roger Zammit of St Patrick's AC.
Eight days of excellent weather left all the visitors very well satisfied.
STAGES on 27, 28 & 29 NOV: 11.195km / 6km / 25km
MEN:
1 Jonathan BALZAN MLT 38:11 19:56 1:28:01 2:26:08
2 Brian MAGRI MLT 38:58 20:27 1:31:59 2:31:24
3 Joseph ABDILLA MLT 40:14 20:50 1:32:25 2:33:29
4 Joseph SALIBA MLT 40:14 20:49 1:32:31 2:33:34
5 Antonius STOUTEN NED 40:18 21:21 1:32:19 2:33:58
6 Johann GALEA MLT 40:53 21:07 1:32:19 2:34:19
7 Mario GRECH MLT 41:11 21:27 1:35:39 2:38:17
8 Afrian MIFSUD MLT 41:24 21:32 1:36:55 2:39:51
9 Jimmy SACCO MLT 42:08 21:43 1:37:19 2:41:10
10 Rodney CASSAR MLT 42:44 21:46 1:37:06 2:41:36
WOMEN:1:
1 Marisa MUSCAT MLT 48:32 25:04 1:51:51 3:05:27
2 Caroline CIAPPARA MLT 48:50 25:22 1:54:50 3:09:02
3 Pauline VELLA MLT 51:05 26:40 1:58:18 3:16:03
4 Daniela CASHA MLT 51:38 28:06 2:02:07 3:21:51
5 Greta TREEBY MLT 54:01 28:18 2:04:24 3:26:43
6 Marygrace DEMICOLI MLT 55:03 27:39 2:06:13 3:28:45
7 Donatelle CALLUS MLT 55:33 28:34 2:07:56 3:32:03
8 Marthese MERCIECA MLT 55:07 27:03 2:11:35 3:33:45
9 Charmain MIFSUD MLT 55:28 29:32 2:12:16 3:37:16
10 Jennifer FARUGIA MLT 58:14 30:47 2:17:24 3:46:30
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29 NOVEMBER 2009: XXVI FIRENZE MARATHON, ITALY
MEN:
1 Ben Kipruto CHEBET KEN 2:11:21
2 Reuben Seroney KOSGEI KEN 2:11:22
3 Assefa Reta GIRMA ETH 2:12:42
4 Danilo GOFFI ITA 2:12:45
5 Daniele CAIMMI ITA 2:15:14
6 Abdelhafi EL HACHIMI MAR 2:16:17
7 Francesco BONA ITA 2:17:02
8 Frederico SIMIONATO ITA 2:18:03
9 Diego ABBATESCIANNI ITA 2:19:17
10 Henri MANNINEN FIN 2:19:28
WOMEN:
1 Eva Maria GRADWOHL POL 2:35:41
2 Lena GAVELIN SWE 2:37:11
3 Tedesse GIRMA ETH 2:37:28
4 Ivana IOZZIA ITA 2:37:35
5 Anna PICHRTOVA CZE 2:41:58
6 Emily Perpetua CHEPKORIR KEN 2:42:37
7 Ursula BREDLINGER AUT 2:43:56
8 Judit PETTKO-SZANDTNER HUN 2:47:40
9 Barbara HOSACK NED 2:48:10
10 Sanna KULLBERG FIN 2:48:13
29 NOVEMBER 2009: MARATHON DE LA ROCHELLE - SERGE VIGOT, FRANCE
There was quite a strong wind on race morning, faced first by the wheelchair and visually impaired athletes, five minutes ahead of the main field.
Despite the poor weather and later rain showers, a record 6800 runners started. There was also a record at the finish, thanks to the Ukrainian
Oleksandr Sitkovsky running the outstanding time of 2:10:27.
The women's race was won by a newcomer to La Rochelle, Selomie Getnet followed by her compatriot Konjit Tilahun.
MEN:
1 Oleksandr SITKOVSKY UKR 2:10:27
2 Mark TANUI KEN 2:12:32
3 Sentayehu MERGA ETH 2:12:48
4 Simon NJOROGE KEN 2:14:05
5 Pawel OCHAL POL 2:15:39
6 Isaac CHERUIYOT KEN 2:19:57
7 Eliud KIRUI KEN 2:20:15
8 Benjamin ITOK KEN 2:20:38
9 Joseph BIWOTT KEN 2:20:58
10 Alexi HAURYCHENKO BLR 2:21:29
WOMEN:
1 Selomie GETNET ETH 2:33:28
2 Konjit TILAHUN ETH 2:34:23
3 Malgorzata SOBANSKA POL 2:35:05
4 Yekaterina FATEYEVA RUS 2:38:12
5 Olga KALENDAROVA-OCHAL RUS 2:39:16
6 Liliya YADZHAK RUS 2:40:19
7 Margaret WANGUI KEN 2:41:21
8 Makda HUSSEIN ETH 2:42:03
9 Yuliya VINOKUROVA RUS 2:43:45
10 Nathalie VASSEUR FRA 2:45:50
29 NOVEMBER 2009: MARATHON DONOSTIA - SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
MEN:
1 Rafael Iglesias BORREGO ESP 2:10:44
2 Seboka Diababa TOLA ETH 2:17:03
3 Tiruneh Worknesh TESFA ETH 2:20:21
4 Hilario Olano INTXAUSTI ESP 2:20:25
5 Jose Ignacio Martin GARCIA ESP 2:27:02
6 Sergio Supervia POCINO ESP 2:27:14
7 Iker Mayoro ELIZONDO ESP 2:27:21
8 Mikel Saralegi ALBIRA ESP 2:27:30
9 Joseba Jauregi LEUNDA ESP 2:29:12
10 Oscar Marinez CANALES ESP 2:29:19
WOMEN:
1 Maria Jose PUEYO ESP 2:36:28
2 Ana Casares POLO ESP 2:43:27
3 Amada de Jesus Sanchez RIVERO ESP 2:57:44
4 Natasha PITMAN GBR 2:58:15
5 Genma Arenas ALCAZAR ESP 2:58:38
6 Elena Calvillo ARTEGA ESP 3:01:28
7 Eva Busto VILLOSLADO ESP 3:02:15
8 Pauline Cavin DAMIENS ESP 3:07:15
9 Eva Esnaola AGESTA ESP 3:08:15
10 Meritxell Bonet JOU ESP 3:09:40
29 NOVEMBER 2009: AMICA INSURANCE SEATTLE MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Charlie SUNDERLAGE USA 2:32:27
2 Jesse STEVICK USA 2:33:33
3 Brandon FALLOWS USA 2:35:19
4 Spencer WALSH USA 2:35:41
5 Matias SAARI 2:39:08
6 Ian SHARMAN 2:42:53
7 Andy LIEBNER USA 2:43:35
8 Aaron SKOLNIK USA 2:44:24
9 Gilbert ONDUSKO USA 2:46:37
10 Kevin SCHUTZ USA 2:46:43
WOMEN:
1 Lauren BREIHOF USA 2:58:58
2 Katrina TUCKER USA 3:01:03
3 Catrin JONES USA 3:03:28
4 Nell STEPHENSON USA 3:04:21
5 Rebecca GALLAGHER USA 3:04:44
6 Julie DEVLIN USA 3:09:12
7 Kristen LAWRENCE USA 3:10:58
8 Sarna BECKER USA 3:11:47
9 Iliana SACH USA 3:12:38
10 Molly SCMELZLE USA 3:12:41
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Alex CRABILL USA 1:08:56
2 Jacob BRADOSKY USA 1:10:23
3 Chris FOSTER USA 1:11:15
WOMEN:
1 Kristi HOUK USA 1:22:03
2 Jackie DIKOS USA 1:22:10
3 Pauline MCCLEAN USA 1:22:35
29 NOVEMBER 2009: SHANGHAI MARATHON FOR THE TORAY CUP, CHINA
MEN:
1 Gashaw MELESE ETH 2:10:10
2 Isaac MACHARIA KEN 2:11:36
3 Hang GANG CHN 2:13:19
4 Robert CHERUIYOT CHEBORBOR KEN 2:13:48
5 Shuo WANG CHN 2:15:08
6 Xin YANG CHN 2:18:08
7 Siyoum Debele LEMMA ETH 2:18:31
8 Yanming HOU CHN 2:19:35
9 Rong Guo SU CHN 2:20:59
10 Jia Hui SUN CHN 2:25:01
WOMEN:
1 Yanan WEI CHN 2:27:49
2 Tirfi Tsegaye BEYENE ETH 2:28:16
3 Chengcheng WANG CHN 2:31:03
4 Irina TIMOFEYEVA RUS 2:33:33
5 Linlin JIN CHN 2:37:32
6 Otgonbayar LUVSANLUNDEG CHN 2:40:57
7 Di WU CHN 2:42:29
8 Ran LI CHN 2:42:31
9 Siming WANG CHN 2:42:31
10 Xue XU CHN 2:44:01
29 NOVEMBER 2009: UNICEF HONG KONG HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Thomas KIPROTICH 1:09:48
2 Ka Ho CHAN 1:13:58
3 Hok Yan LAI 1:14:20
4 Wang Keun WONG 1:15:08
5 Tat Ming CHOI 1:15:46
6 Tung Hoi YIP 1:15:49
7 Kwing Man LAU 1:16:32
8 Daniel Haile ABOYE 1:16:48
9 Matthew JONES 1:16:52
10 Shing Yi LAM 1:18:05
WOMEN:
1 Ying Suet LEUNG 1:24:15
2 Sui Ping FAN 1:25:22
3 Kit Yee CHAN 1:27:31
4 Pui Shan CHAN 1:27:50
5 Angelina KONG 1:28:29
6 Sandra ORMISTON 1:28:56
7 Rosamund BARKER 1:29:10
8 Chi Ngan CHOW 1:29:21
9 Janet NG 1:30:30
10 Sara JORDAN 1:34:34
10km
MEN:
1 Ka Man GI 32:46
2 Anson Kwik Cheung CHAN 34:14
3 Tin Yau WONG 35:20
WOMEN:
1 Kit Ching YIU 36:59
2 Victoria WHITE 38:40
3 Tania So Ning MAK 42:22
November 2009
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