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4 DECEMBER 2010: REGGAE MARATHON, JAMAICA

A record field of nearly 1,200 runners from 29 countries took part in the 10th edition, with local favourites Rupert Green and Elizabeth Mondon taking top honours. Defending champion Green took the lead early, but Mondon ran a slow tactical first half before pushing ahead of last year's women's champion, Terry Refjimbal, to finish in a personal best. A Frenchwoman, Mondon lives in Kingston and is a member of the Jamdammers Running Club, giving the hosts of the Reggae Marathon their first victory in ten years.

At the start the excitement generated by the torchbearers and drummers took the runners' minds off the light rain. The skies eventually cleared and the temperature remained a cool 23°C for most of the race. The route took runners along the Negril coastline and ended at the Long Bay Beach Park, where runners poured unto Negril's famous seven-mile white sand beach to enjoy post race massages and a swim. The race boasts an even mix of local and international runners. President of the Jamdammers Running Club, Emile Leiba, said "We're proud of creating and sustaining a world class event that promotes local running and brings visitors from all over the world to Jamaica."

MEN:
1  Rupert GREEN                   JAM  2:30:27
2  Gregory MCKENZIE               JAM  2:39:31
3  Corey LEVIN                         2:41:24
4  Linton MCKENZIE                JAM  2:45:22
5  Anthony JACKSON                     2:51:14
6  Brian HUBERTY                       2:53:51
7  Colin GRAHAM                        3:07:10
8  Richard SHAW                        3:09:40
9  Omar ATKINS                         3:14:48
10 Wilfred WILSON                      3:20:21

WOMEN:
1  Elizabeth MONDON                    2:55:50
2  Terri RAFJIMBAL                     3:09:17
3  Outi BEN AMMAR                      3:37:37
4  Eva HOOD                            3:39:54
5  Karlene BLADGROVE                   3:42:34
6  Ina DALEY                           3:45:18
7  Chrystal PETER                      3:57:19
8  Angela GONZALEZ                     4:08:09
9  Jackie SCHUMACHER                   4:10:42
10 Shelley Anne STEWART                4:11:33

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Kirk BROWN                          1:10:57
2  Damion BENT                         1:12:23
3  Oraine WINT                         1:15:48

WOMEN:
1  Twishauna WILLIAMS             JAM  1:29:08 
2  Michellle HARBURG                   1:30:32
3  Stacey BELL                         1:32:04

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5 DECEMBER 2010: MACAU GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT INT'L MARATHON

MEN:
1  Tekest Nektiabeb NURELIGN      ETH  2:16:15
2  Stephen Kweilo CHEMLANY        KEN  2:16:22
3  Patrick Kipkemboi ROTICH       KEN  2:16:38

WOMEN:
1  Xue Lin WANG                   CHN  2:37:37
2  Rose Kerubo NYANGANCHA         KEN  2:38:09
3  Yenaealem Ayano BULI           ETH  2:39:32

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Siyuan GUAN                    CHN  1:09:01
2  Jose Amaro LOURENCO                 1:09:13
3  Geduren GEXI                        1:10:22

WOMEN:
1  Zhihua XU                      CHN  1:21:33
2  Jane HODGSKIN                       1:30:08
2  Aya NOYES                           1:34:19

5 DECEMBER 2010: STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON SINGAPORE

Kenneth Mungara and Irene Jerotich Kosgei triumphed in warm and humid conditions. "The race is good but very hot," said Mungara, who took home a US $50,000 first place prize. "The first half of the race was quite slow but I broke away at the 30km and I knew that if I maintained my pace, I would win." The women's race saw a close contest as the recently-crowned Commonwealth Games Marathon champion fended off the challenge of Ethiopian Ayelu Lemma Geda by a nine-second margin. "I couldn't run under 2:29.00 because of the humid weather" said Kosgei.

In three events, a record-breaking 60,000 runners took to the streets. Flagged off from three different start points, they pounded past Singapore's iconic landmarks, including Orchard Road, Chinatown, Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore, Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore Flyer. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. George Yeo was the Guest of Honour for the Marathon, which was flagged off at 05:00 at Orchard Road for the first time as 20,000 runners passed under a flood of Christmas lights. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, flagged off the Half-Marathon at 06:30 where 15,000 runners started the race at the Sentosa Gateway, bringing them through the island of Sentosa and amidst the sights and sounds of Universal Studios Singapore. The 10km, with a field of 20,000, started at 07:45 from the Esplanade Bridge.

MEN:
1  Kenneth MUNGARA                KEN  2:14:06
2  Thomas CHEROGONY               KEN  2:14:32
3  Vincent KIPROP                 KEN  2:14:57

WOMEN:
1  Irene Jerotich KOSGEI          KEN  2:35:22
2  Ayelu Lemma GEDA               ETH  2:35:31  
3  Annerien VAN SCHALKWYK         NED  2:35.32

5 DECEMBER 2010: CAYMAN ISLANDS MARATHON

MEN:
1  Steve SPIERS                   USA  2:52:20
2  Mark HOGAN                     CAY  2:59:24
3  Eduardo TORRES                 CAY  3:04:15
4  Tom DEHART                     USA  3:10:11
5  Richard BARBER                 CAY  3:29:35
6  Thomas DANKENBRING             USA  3:32:17
7  David FINCH                    CAY  3:32:38
8  Tristan MILLER                 CAY  3:34:23
9  Mark TRENTON                   CAN  3:36:36
10 Robert MOORHEAD                CAY  3:41:05

WOMEN: 
1  Beth SCHREADER                 CAY  3:10:16
2  Caroline CAHILL                CAY  3:29:53
3  Jacqui REITIF                  CAY  3:55:17
4  Pam TRAVERS                    CAY  3:56:20
5  Niki LAUZON                    CAN  3:57:48
6  Natalie PRIVETTE               CAN  4:00:34
7  Noel TUCKER                    CAN  4:02:30
8  Nancy COE                      CAN  4:02:49
9  Barbara REID                        4:16:17
10 Deirdre BILLES                 CAY  4:21:27

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Marius ACKER                   CAY  1:15:50
2  Geoff RIGGS                    CAN  1:23:06
3  Rus COLEMAN                    CAY  1:23:57

WOMEN:
1  Chrissy DOOLING                CAY  1:28:02
2  Julie Anne PEARSON             CAY  1:36:52
3  Erin NICOTRA                   CAY  1:41:36

5 DECEMBER 2010: MARATON PACIFICO, MEXICO

MEN
1  Simon KARIUKI                  KEN  2:14:16
2  Daniel Vargas SANCHEZ          MEX  2:14:48
3  Cosmas Kiplimo LETTING         KEN  2:18:04
4  Erick Moses MONYENYE           KEN  2:20:32
5  Juan Vargas SANCHEZ            MEX  2:21:14
6  Paul Gatheru WACHIRA           KEN  2:21:54
7  Pedro Espinoza PEREZ           MEX  2:23:00
8  Roman Arroyo TREJO             MEX  2:23:04
9  Gerardo Perez MARTINEZ         MEX  2:23:35
10  Cornelius Lel KIRWA           KEN  2:23:39

WOMEN:
1  Hyvon NGETICH                  KEN  2:44:11
2  Truphena Jemeli TARUS          KEN  2:44:31
3  Liliana Cruz VALDEZ            MEX  2:44:50
4  Daniela Alonso ARREOLA         MEX  2:46:28
5  Maria Gudalupe SANTANA         MEX  2:47:16
6  Adriana Medel RAMIREZ          MEX  2:49:58
7  Pauline WANJIRU                KEN  2:53:58
8  Emma Maldonado CARMONA         MEX  2:59:17
9  Sugey Perez CORONA             MEX  3:00:20
10 Martha Jimenez PORTILLA        MEX  3:03:45

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Isaac KIMAIYO                  KEN  1:02:46
2  Carlos CORDERO                 MEX  1:02:57
3  Oscar Ceron SANTOS             MEX  1:03:00

WOMEN:
1  Neriah Asiba NYABONG           KEN  1:15:01
2  Lucy Kurgat CHEROTH            KEN  1:16:15
3  Adriana PIRTEA                 ROM  1:17:23

5 DECEMBER 2010: PAMPULHA LAGOON 17.8km ROAD RACE, BRAZIL

Kenyans Barnabas Kiplagat and Bornes Jepkirui extended the Kenyan run of victories in the 12th edition to three years. Edielza Alves Guimarães and Damião Ancelmo de Souza salvaged Brazilian pride with podium places.

Over 12,500 registered athletes started in a close and sunny morning. It was already 25°C at 08:55, when the 22 elite women started. Bornes led from the start and after 9km started to run away from the rest. The men's race fielded 49 elite runners of which 44 were Brazilians. João Ferreira de Lima started strongly but did not last. Giovani dos Santos tried to escape the bunch at 6km but was soon overtaken by the better-prepared Kenyans.

MEN:
1  Barnabas Kiplagat KOSGEI       KEN  54:08
2  Mark KORIR                     KEN  54:10
3  Damiao Ancelmo DE SOUZA        BRA  54:14
4  Giovani DOS SANTOS             BRA  54:15
5  Paulo Roberto ALMEIDA          BRA  54:15
6  Matthew Kiptoo CHEBOI          KEN  54:16
7  Franck CALDEIRA                BRA  54:20
8  Joao FERREIRA                  BRA  54:42
9  Endale MEKKONEN                ETH  54:44
10 Marco JOSEPH                        55:07

WOMEN:
1  Bornes Jepkirui KITUR          KEN  1:05:12
2  Edielza Alves DOS SANTOS       BRA  1:05:59
3  Maurine Jelegat KIPCHUMBA      KEN  1:06:19
4  Tatiele Roberta DE CARVALHO    BRA  1:06:35
5  Conceicao CARVALHO             BRA  1:06:45
6  Joziane DA SILVA               BRA  1:07:35
7  Maria Zeferina BALDAIA         BRA  1:08:30
8  Antonia Lins DA SILVA          BRA  1:10:02
9  Adriana Rosa PEREIRA           BRA  1:10:35
10 Elizabeth Esteves DE SOUZA     BRA  1:10:46

5 DECEMBER 2010: 64th FUKUOKA INT'L OPEN MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, JAPAN

Jaoud Gharib, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Champion, ran away from the field at 15km writes Ken Nakamura. Run in sunny and unseasonably warm conditions, it was the slowest winning time since 2005 when Dmytro Baranovsky won in 2:08:29; second-placed Dmitriy Safronov finished nearly two minutes adrift. In third, Takayuki Matsumiya failed to crack 2:09:30 which would have won him a place in the 2011 World Championships marathon team. Final team selection is made only after the Lake Biwa Marathon in March.

Runners passed 10km in 30:17 and at 15km pacemaker Eliud Kiptanui upped the pace with a 14:15 5km split, breaking up the leading pack. Gharib followed 100m behind Kiptanui through halfway in 1:03:14 but then at half) started to close the gap. They were followed by Kiprono, Tekeste Kebede, Dmytri Baranovskyy and Masato Imai, 30 seconds behind. Gharib went further clear of the chasing pace as he closed on Kiptanui, who passed 30km in 1:29:56 and then dropped out.

Gharib ran on alone to the finish on a course that is completely exposed to the sun and won handily. Behind him, the group had over extended themselves and Safronov, who was seventh at halfway, moved up steadily to second place before 35km. He covered the final 2.195km in 6:41 to smash his personal best by more than a minute and half. Likewise, Takayuki Matsumiya, was not even in the top 10 at 30km but eventually finished third.

MEN:
1  Jaouad GHARIB                  MAR  2:08:24
2  Dmitriy SAFRONOV               RUS  2:10:12
3  Takayuki MATSUMIYA             JPN  2:10:54 
4  Chiharu TAKADA                 JPN  2:12:44 
5  Masato IMAI                    JPN  2:13:23 
6  Dmytro BARANOVSKY              UKR  2:13:40 
7  Tekeste KEBEDE                 ETH  2:14:44 
8  Tomoya SHIMIZU                 JPN  2:16:22 
9  Satoshi IRIFUNE                JPN  2:16:42
10 Yuki KAWAUCHI                  JPN  2:17:54

5 DECEMBER 2010: RUN BARBADOS MARATHON

MEN:
1  Richard Tirop KESSIO           KEN  2:29:49
2  Zepherinus JOSEPH              LCA  2:32:38
3  Simon SAWE                     KEN  2:32:45
4  Curtis COX                     TRI  2:35:12
5  Alphonce K YATICH              KEN  2:45:02
6  Pamenos BALLANTYNE             SVG  2:48:35
7  Owen SOBERS                    TRI  3:07:36
8  Emerson WALDRON                BAR  3:08:58
9  Mark MATYAZIC                  USA  3:14:57
10 Winston MASCOLL                BAR  3:17:23

WOMEN:
1  Mary AKOR                      USA  2:53:21
2  Teresia MOUGUA                 KEN  3:01:49
3  Amy CHALK                      GBR  3:02:34
4  Euleen JOSIAH-TANNER           GUY  3:33:52
5  Arieta MARTIN                  JAM  3:34:33
6  Christine REGIS                TRI  3:37:23
7  Sarah WILLIAMS                 GBR  3:42:28
8  Kathleen BROWNSDEN             STK  3:43:17
9  Wendy SHALLOW                  TRI  3:50:52
10 Kim GOFF                       USA  3:58:28

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Robert K LETTING               USA  1:09:47
2  Richard JONES                  TRI  1:10:14
3  Philip Tirop LAGAT             KEN  1:11:28

WOMEN:
1  Janet CHEROBON                 KEN  1:19:46
2  Megan BROWN                    CAN  1:22:10
3  Erin OMARA                     USA  1:29:39

10km (4 DEC)
MEN:
1  Robert K LETTING               USA  28:53
2  Reid COOLSAET                  CAN  30:10
3  Simon SAWE                     KEN  30:35

WOMEN:
1  Janet CHEROBON                 KEN  34:39
2  Megan BROWN                    CAN  35:05 
3  Mary AKOR                      USA  37:18

5 DECEMBER 2010: ROCK 'N' ROLL LAS VEGAS MARATHON, USA

MEN:
1  Josh COX                     USA  2:25:05
2  Steve DEKEKER                USA  2:31:21
3  Stalin BARROS                ECU  2:31:52
4  Nicholas PINNING             USA  2:37:03
5  Ryan HERZOG                  USA  2:37:10
6  Steve CUTTITTER              USA  2:38:41
7  Chris EVERSMAN               USA  2:39:00
8  Jordan DUBON                 USA  2:42:18
9  Kevin CUTJAR                 CAN  2:42:18
10 Blaine PENNY                 CAN  2:42:24

WOMEN:
1  Dorota GRUCA                 POL  2:44:36
2  Beth WOODWARD                USA  2:59:04
3  Beth WALSH                   USA  2:59:05
4  Adriana BERMUDEZ             USA  2:59:05
5  Amanda DI PAOLO              USA  3:00:33
6  Rachel ROSS                  USA  3:03:40
7  Lisa VENEZIANO               USA  3:04:05
8  Joylin NODWELL               CAN  3:05:48
9  Katherine NICHOLS            USA  3:07:51
10 Heather KUHLMAN              USA  3:08:20

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Scott BAUHS                  USA  1:02:39
2  Patrick SMYTH                USA  1:03:31
3  Matt LOISELLE                CAN  1:05:12

WOMEN:
1  Jen RHINES                   USA  1:14:57
2  Nicki ARCHER                 GBR  1:18:01
3  Johanna BONFIGLIO            USA  1:19:08

5 DECEMBER 2010: LISBON INT'L MARATHON, PORTUGAL

MEN:
1  Vasco AZVEDO                   POR  2:23:09
2  Olexey RYBACHENKO              RUS  2:24:55
3  Carlos SANTOS                  POR  2:31:01
4  Nuno NUNES                     POR  2:35:40
5  Roman PRODIUS                  MDV  2:37:23
6  Mario MELO                     POR  2:39:37
7  Yuri VINOGRADOV                RUS  2:40:56
8  Antonio CUSTODIO               POR  2:41:25
9  Mario NEVES                    POR  2:42:24
10 Mathias MUSTONEN               SWE  2:43:17

WOMEN:
1  Maria KOVALEVA                 RUS  2:42:40
2  Ekaterina SLAHOVA              RUS  2:56:30
3  Laura Govena MAJUTO            ESP  3:16:05
4  Stephanie AMBLARD              FRA  3:28:22
5  Chloe LE VAGUERES              FRA  3:28:25
6  Raquel GUIMARAES               POR  3:28:45
7  Ana VIEIRA                     POR  3:32:02
8  Carmen PIRES                   POR  3:36:22
9  Ruth KALDA                     EST  3:39:13
10 Isabel MOLEIRO                 POR  3:43:13

5 DECEMBER 2010: ST CROIX MARATHON, US VIRGIN ISLANDS

MEN:
1  Jose RODRIQUEZ                 PUR  2:51:27
2  Eric YVES LEGROS               USA  3:09:39
3  Steve BURKHOLDER               USV  3:46:10
4  Mike KLEIN                     USV  3:46:19
5  Matt HALK                      USV  3:50:23
6  Adam PRATT                     USV  3:52:22

WOMEN:
1  Maureen MANNING                USA  3:18:14
2  Ana GUTIERREZ                  USV  3:43:50
3  HEIDI SNOW                     USV  4:04:13
4  Patricia MAHONEY               USV  5:00:03

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Juan ROBLES                    USV  1:15:32
2  Jason SNOW                     USV  1:38:45
3  James DEAN                     USV  1:42:55

WOMEN:
1  Theresa HARPER                 USV  1:39:18
2  Cindy PRATT                    USA  1:46:36
3  Julie SOMER                    USV  1:46:37

5 DECEMBER 2010: NARA MARATHON, JAPAN

MEN:
1  Nobuyuki MATSUMOTO             JPN  2:23:16
2  Ryo HAYATA                     JPN  2:26:31
3  Osamu HIRATA                   JPN  2:29:35
4  Kinya HASHIRA                  JPN  2:30:45
5  Kazuyoshi MAEDA                JPN  2:31:54
6  Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI              JPN  2:32:13
7  Koji FUJIMAKI                  JPN  2:35:35
8  Shigeyuki NOMURA               JPN  2:36:16
9  Naoki HIGASHIDA                JPN  2:37:06
10 Akiyoshi KAWAHARA              JPN  2:37:23

WOMEN:
1  Ikue TABATA                    JPN  2:49:52
2  Mai FUJISAWA                   JPN  2:56:21
3  Makiko SHIMAMURA               JPN  2:56:33
4  Fumiko YAMASHITA               JPN  2:57:46
5  Tomoyo TSUJII                  JPN  2:58:24
6  Keiko MIYAUCHI                 JPN  3:01:27
7  Mayumi NEGISHI                 JPN  3:03:26
8  Emi NAKAGAWA                   JPN  3:07:11
9  Yuka KATO                      JPN  3:07:12
10 Sachiyo NABESHIMA              JPN  3:09:17

5 DECEMBER 2010: ANGKOR WAT INT'L HALF MARATHON, CAMBODIA

MEN:
1  Hem BUNTING                    CAM  1:10:10
2  Evan FOX                       USA  1:15:49
3  Hiroshi NEKO                   JPN  1:15:59
4  Hadnier MULLER                 GER  1:19:43
5  Jay JOHANNESEN                 SWE  1:19:47

WOMEN:
1  Satako UETANI                  JPN  1:22:29
2  Vivian TANG                    SIN  1:26:33
3  Heather DANKS                  AUS  1!29:46
4  Tomoko YAMADA                  JPN  1:31:34
5  Ly NARY                        CAM  1:32:32

5 DECEMBER 2010: PUNE INT'L MARATHON, INDIA

MEN:
1  Gudeta Gemechu BIRATU          ETH  2:13:20
2  Cosmas Mutuku KYEVA            KEN  2:15:30
3  Tumicha Worana HORSA           ETH  2:15:39
4  Sammy Kimeli LIMO              KEN  2:15:45
5  Daniel Kipkorir KILIMO         KEN  2:16:08
6  Jackson KAKORI                 KEN  2:16:17
7  Hilary KIPLETING               KEN  2:16:34
8  Erihun GEBREMEDHIN             ETH  2:17:28
9  Tesfaye TAKETA                 ETH  2:17:32
10 Mohammed ABDUH                 QAT  2:17:34

WOMEN:
1  Birzaf Tekele GEBRU            ETH  2:38:41
2  Chattu Moha TURE               ETH  2:38:42
3  Abebe Tsegaye BEKELE           ETH  2:39:05
4  Tesehay Desalegn ADHANA        ETH  2:40:36
5  Mildred Chebosis KIMINY        KEN  2:42:15
6  Hiromi OMINAMI                 JPN  2:44:19
7  Viktoria POLIUDINA             KGZ  2:48:46
8  Jemutai LETING                 KEN  2:54:08
9  Eunice JELEGAT                 KEN  3:00:09
10 Chi Ngan CHOW                  HKG  3:01:22

5 DECEMBER 2010: TORAY CUP SHANGHAI MARATHON, CHINA

MEN:
1  Gashaw Melese ASFAW            ETH  2:11:36

WOMEN:
2  Nailya YULAMANOVA              RUS  2:26:05

5 DECEMBER 2010: PANAMA CITY INT'L MARATHON

MEN:
1  Alene RETU                      ETH  2:16:24
2  Christopher KIPYEGO             KEN  2:20:39
3  Phillip METTO                   KEN  2:21:06
4  David CHERUIYOT                 KEN  2:27:11
5  Jose GARCIA                     GUA  2:28:09
6  Jose CARDONA                    COL  2:28:55
7  Leonso JIMENEZ                  COL  2:30:30
8  Marc Roig TIO                   USA  2:34:50
9  Henry JAEN                      CUB  2:36:45
10 Luis CARDONA                    COL  2:39:59

WOMEN:
1  Janet RONO                      KEN  2:45:00
2  Dailen BELMONTE                 CUB  2:45:17
3  Sandra RUALES                   ECU  2:52:11
4  Claudia TANARIFE                COL  2:54:48
5  Inglandini GONZALEZ             COL  3:05:48
6  Isabel OLRELLANO                MEX  3:06:34
7  Miriam RAMIREZ                  VEN  3:21:27
8  Margarita CONDE                 GUA  3:37:59
9  Alicia ZORILLA                  PAN  3:38:08
10 Belkys MUNOZ                    CRC  3:44:08

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12 DECEMBER 2010: POWERADE MONTERREY MARATHON, MEXICO

MEN:
1  Omar Alfonso Luna RAMIREZ      MEX  2:27:55
2  Alfredo Moctezuma EVARISTI     MEX  2:32:32
3  Miguel Angel Ibarra LOPEZ      MEX  2:33:54
4  Abraham Arteaga GARCIA         MEX  2:34:46
5  Jaime Arguelles DE LA CRUZ     MEX  2:37:33
6  Esteban Gernandez PEREZ        MEX  2:37:59
7  Leonardo Rodriguez NARVAEZ     MEX  2:42:35
8  Alejandro Osuna AGUILAR        MEX  2:43:06
9  Santiago Rodriguez ARELLANO    MEX  2:43:09
10 Carlos Guillermo Arneta LOPEZ  MEX  2:43:10


WOMEN:
1  Dulce Maria BANUELOS           MEX  2:51:06
2  Nancy Cerda CISNEROS           MEX  3:08:27
3  Fernanda Cavazos GARZA         MEX  3:14:43
4  Monica Luna GUTIERREZ          MEX  3:21:53
5  Karla Villafuerte CRUZ         MEX  3:23:45
6  Elizabeth Cerda SANTIAGO       MEX  3:24:27
7  Maria Teresa DE LA CRUZ        MEX  3:30:05
8  Tania Ramos ARAGON             MEX  3:31:05
9  Alma Betancourt GARCIA         MEX  3:31:31
10 Maria Garcia LUGO              MEX  3:32:00

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15 DECEMBER 2010: 6th ANTARCTICA ICE MARATHON

A record 37 competitors from 19 countries lined up for the world's southernmost marathon and ultramarathon races which took place on mainland Antarctica on 15 and 16 December, respectively.

This sixth edition of the Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100km changed from its traditional location at Patriot Hills to an area known as Union Glacier some 65km away. Operated at approximately 80 degrees south and only a few hundred miles from the South Pole, the events are the only official marathon and ultramarathon races within the Antarctic Circle. Getting the competitors to the start line is always a challenge. Athletes are flown from the southern tip of Chile on a specialist IL-76 cargo plane to land on a blue ice runway. They stay in tented accommodation on a multi-day expedition-style trip.

This year's marathon was delayed by 3 days due to unfavourable flight conditions, but on arrival at Union Glacier runners were greeted by absolutely stunning scenery and the constant daylight that prevails during the Antarctic 'summer'.

Crevasse-checking the course is a very important precaution to ensure runners' safety. The course itself was a 25km loop followed by a 17.2km circuit, on generally flat land surrounded by mountains and hills.

Steve Hibbs (USA), who holds a 2:31 marathon PB in 'normal' conditions, stormed into an early lead over the initial 15km. But he began to suffer in the Antarctic environment and eventually relinquished his lead to Belgium's Marc de Keyser, the 2007 Antarctic Ice Marathon winner. However, in the final quarter a surprise was in store when 33-year-old Bernardo Fonseca of Brazil ran a perfectly judged race to overtake de Keyser, who began to cramp in the soft underfoot snow conditions. Fonseca's time of 4:20:31 established a new record for the race.

In the women's competition, 24-year-old Clare Apps from Great Britain had a convincing win over Denmark's Cathrine Due, the 2008 North Pole Marathon champion, and she set a new record of 4:47:37 in the process.

The marathon was followed by the world's southernmost ultramarathon when six competitors braved it to the start of the Antarctic 100km on 16 December. Temperatures would dip to -18°C as the athletes traversed a 25km loop four times.

Once again, Fonseca prevailed. After running alongside Tommy Yen-Po Chen (TPE) and Alain d'Andria (FRA) over the first 15km, he soon stretched away. Yen Po-Chen, a 2.25 marathoner, and d'Andria, the 2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon winner, could not keep pace as the Brazilian went on to take a notable double. His time of 12:41:52 also established a new record for the 100km race.

Clare Apps (GBR), the previous day's marathon winner, was the sole female participant and reached the finish line in a time of 18:58:19.

Next year's Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k races are scheduled for the slightly earlier dates of 30th November and 2nd December, respectively.

MEN: 
1  Bernardo FONSECA               BRA  4:20:31
2  Marc DE KEYSER                 BEL  4:24:24
3  Steve HIBBS                    USA  4:46:15
4  Henri Alain D'ANDRIA           FRA  4:49:09
5  Tristan MILLER                 AUS  4:59:08
6  Irenesuz SZPOT                 POL  5:04:10
7  Clayton CONSERVANI             BRA  5:12:51
8  Scott James MULLIGAN           GBR  5:16:54
9  Brett KARLSON                  RSA  5:19:32
10 Greg SWAN                      AUS  5:23:11

WOMEN:
1  Clare APPS                     GBR  4:47:37
2  Cathrine DUE                   DEN  5:34:38
3  Sarah OLIPHANT                 USA  6:32:48
4  Uma Devi CHIGURUPATI           IND  8:16:22
5  Rhoda Jones                    USA  9:33:29

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19 DECEMBER 2010: FUBON TAIPEI MARATHON, CHINESE TAIPEI

MEN:
1  Yusuf Chebii SONGOKA            KEN  2:14:04
2  Gebrselassie Tsegay REDA        ETH  2:14:10
3  Samuel Woldemanuel GEBREMICHAEL ETH  2:14:23
4  Yared Dagnaw SHAREW             ETH  2:14:53
5  Kedir Fikadu KASSA              ETH  2:19:04
6  Sammy Kiprop KIPTOO             KEN  2:20:50
7  Joseph Losuloni LUSIKE          KEN  2:25:17

WOMEN:
1  Yeshi Esayias TESEMMA           ETH  2:30:37
2  Yeshimeret Tadesse BIFA         ETH  2:31:09
3  Winifridah KWAMBOKA             KEN  2:32:37
4  Haile KEBEBUSH                  ETH  2:34:38
5  Mulu SEBOKA                     ETH  2:34:46
6  Margaret Karie TOROITICH        KEN  2:36:03
7  Emily SAMOEI                    KEN  2:38:33

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26 DECEMBER 2010: SEMI MARATHON INT'L DE LAAYOUNE, MOROCCO

MEN:
1  Stephen TUM                    KEN  1:01:52
2  Hafid CHANI                    MAR  1:03:22
3  Ayele MERGERSA                 ETH  1:04:45
4  Hicham Abou ELABBAS            MAR  1:04:58
5  Khalid LABLAQ                  MAR  1:05:07
6  Mouhaine MOUBSSIT              MAR  1:05:21
7  Samir NOUSSAIR                 MAR  1:05:46
8  Abdesslam SIOUANI              MAR  1:06:45
9  Mourad Ben NNOURI              MAR  1:06:48
10 Hassan CHIBANE                 MAR  1:07:04

WOMEN:
1  Samira RAIF                    MAR  1:12:52
2  Malika BELFAKIR                MAR  1:17:21
3  Wodaje Temesgan ETHAFERAHU     ETH  1:18:57
4  Sana ACHABBAR                  MAR  1:20:19
5  Meryem KHALI                   MAR  1:21:07
6  Jolanda VERSTRATEN             NED  1:22:51
7  Amira BENAMOR                  TUN  1:24:01
8  Amina MHIH                     MAR  1:24:24
9  Bouchra KANDIL                 MAR  1:31:18
10 Laila HILAL                    MAR  1:31:53

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31 DECEMBER 2010: SAO SILVESTRE 15km, BRAZIL

Double winner of the New York Marathon Marílson Gomes dos Santos took his third victory in the 86th edition writes Eduardo Biscayart. 27-year-old Alice Timbilil repeated her victory from 2009 in a course record beating the 17-year-old mark of Hellen Kimayo by seven seconds.

The men's race started at 2:50-2:55/km pace before Dos Santos, along with the Kenyan contingent took control after 6km. Dos Santos opened up a gap on the rest of the field at halfway and went on to win by 200m. The women had started 15 minutes before the men with Ecuadorian Diana Landi launching the fist attack after only 2km, although this lasted only until 4km when Timbilil accelerated away from the two Brazilians that were running with her, Simone Alves da Silva, and Cruz Nonata da Silva. Timbilil's superiority was undeniable, but after opening a gap of 60m, she was pushed by Simone de Silva over the final stages.

MEN:
1  Marílson DOS SANTOS            BRA  44:07
2  Barnabas KOSGEI                KEN  44:49
3  James Kwambai KIPSANG          KEN  45:15
4  Giovani DOS SANTOS             BRA  45:34
5  Emmanuel BETT                  KEN  45:41
6  Diego COLORADO                 COL  45:48
7  Mathew Kiptoo CHEBOI           KEN  45:58
8  Mark KORIR                     KEN  45:59
9  Anoé dos Santos DIAS           BRA  46:06
10 Cosme Anselmo DE SOUZA         BRA  46:09

WOMEN:
1  Alice TIMBILIL                 KEN  50:19
2  Simone DA SILVA                BRA  50:25
3  Eunice JEPKURUI                KEN  51:42
4  Cruz DA SILVA                  BRA  51:51
5  Diana LANDI                    ECU  52:35
6  Fabiana Cristine DA SILVA      BRA  53:20
7  Marily DOS SANTOS              BRA  53:43
8  Chemtai RIONOTUKEI             KEN  53:56
9  Sueli Pereira SILVA            BRA  54:10
10 Maurine Jelegat KIPCHUMBA      KEN  54:28

31 DECEMBER 2010: ST CATHERINES MARATHON, EGYPT

MEN:
1  Hassan Issa MARZOUK                      EGY  2:59:30
2  Ahmed EL MAGRABY                         EGY  3:18:50
3  Mohamed Siliman ABU ZID                  EGY  3:47:50
4  Osama Mahmoud AHMED                      EGY  4:12:46
5  Terje TVEITDAL                           NOR  4:15:59
6  Geoff JENNETT                            RSA  4:29:49
7  Dietmar RAUBER                           GER  4"42:25
8  Ewald KOMAR                              GER  4:42:25

WOMEN:
1  Tomolo UETA                              JPN  4:35:13

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Khalid Mahmoud KHALID                    EGY  1:19:47
2  Farid Samir ABDULLAH                     EGY  1:20:19
3  Abd EL RAZEK                             EGY  1:21:09

WOMEN:
1  Jaana JOBE                               SWE  1:40:02
2  Cosette WONG                             USA  1:57:02
3  Regina SCHAER                            SUI  2:03:55

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