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3 NOVEMBER 2012: TAROKO GORGE MARATHON, CHINESE TAIPEI

MEN:
1  Hosea Kipyego KOGEI            KEN  2:24:22
2  Richard MUTISYA                KEN  2:43:10
3  Chih-Fong HO                   TPE  2:45:55
4  Chih-Bing SU                   TPE  2:49:48
5  Kuang-Chou PONG                TPE  2:50:28

WOMEN:
1  Ecler Chelimo LOYWAPEI         KEN  2:51:11
2  Michael WAYUA                  KEN  3:01:46
3  Pei-Yu CHIEN                   TPE  3:03:08
4  Ling-Chun CHOU                 TPE  3:26:03
5  Shou-Yu DAI                    TPE  3:29:36

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4 NOVEMBER 2012: MARATHON DES ALPES MARITIMES NICE-CANNES, FRANCE

MEN:
1  Eliud MAGUT                    KEN  2:10:32
2  William BIAMA                  KEN  2:10:37
3  Katui KIPKEMOI                 KEN  2:13:14
4  Eliud KIPLAGAT                 KEN  2:13:40
5  Gezahagne ABERA                ETH  2:15:01
6  Abebe HUNDE                    ETH  2:16:23
7  Stephane LEFRAND               FRA  2:18:02
8  Alban CHORIN                   FRA  2:19:43
9  Freddy GUIMARD                 FRA  2:20:29
10 Sebastien CHARNAY              FRA  2:20:57

WOMEN:
1  Aregu LECHISA                  ETH  2:31:57
2  Emily ROTICH                   KEN  2:32:56
3  Ayantu DAKEBO                  ETH  2:35:45
4  Aline CAMBOULIVES              FRA  2:38:49
5  Tirulem BEKELE                 ETH  2:39:19
6  Corinne HERBRETAU-CANTE        FRA  2:40:21
7  Sisay MEASSO                   ETH  2:46:53
8  Sharon TAVENGWA                ZIM  2:51:26
9  Marilyne DELAGARDE-CHARPIN     FRA  2:54:46
10 Celine BOUSREZ                 FRA  2:56:29

4 NOVEMBER 2012: BASS PRO-SHOPS CONSERVATION MARATHON, USA

MEN:
1  Richard Kessio TIROP           KEN  2:27:44
2  Aaron HONE                     USA  2:32:41
3  Silas KISORIO                  KEN  2:39:07
4  Zachary BREITENSTEIN           USA  2:46:24
5  Ian CAMPBELL                   USA  2:50:14
6  Hilary KOGO                    KEN  2:51:40
7  Justin ADAMS                   USA  2:53:11
8  Billy SKORUPSKI                USA  2:54:06
9  Matt SWANWICK                  USA  2:58:56
10 Doug ASSENMACHER               USA  3:00:52

WOMEN:
1  Megan EARNEY                   USA  2:59:21
2  Laura EAKIN                         3:00:49
3  Melissa BELK                        3:04:27
4  Jenna MUTZ                          3:19:38
5  Karin HURLEY                        3:20:48
6  Becky LOWRANCE                      3:29:45
7  Jill MARBLE                         3:32:04
8  Devra GOWER                         3:33:42

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Kipkirui RUTTO                 KEN  1:10:27
2  Julius ROTICH                  KEN  1:11:53
3  Marshall REED                  USA  1:12:58

WOMEN:
1  Kimi REED                      USA  1:18:18
2  Dorcas CHESANG                 KEN  1:20:45
3  Ellyn ATKINSON                 USA  1:25:33

4 NOVEMBER 2012: XXVIII MARATON GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

MEN:
1  Hillary KIMAIYO                KEN  2:16:24
2  Nixon CHERUTICH                KEN  2:20:07
3  Christopher TOROITICH          KEN  2:22:11
4  Jose ARREDONDO                 MEX  2:22:29
5  Stephen TANUI                  KEN  2:23:54
6  Fidel Garcia QUINTANA          MEX  2:24:27
7  Festus KIKUMO                  KEN  2:27:21
8  John KANYIRI                   KEN  2:27:26
9  Abraham NOGUEZ                 MEX  2:34:35
10 John EKULAN                    KEN  2:34:39

WOMEN:
1  Truphena TARUS                 KEN  2:39:25
2  Neriah ASIBA                   KEN  2:40:29
3  Monicah OTWORI                 KEN  2:44:20
4  Paula Apolonia JUAREZ          MEX  2:44:30
5  Dorcas KANGOGO                 KEN  2:45:11
6  Ruth KIMUTAI                   KEN  2:47:53
7  Judith Ramirez HERNANDEZ       MEX  2:53:39
8  Salina KIPTARUS                KEN  3:02:36
9  Alejandra Jacobo LARIOS        MEX  3:03:59
10 Maria Noyola GONZALEZ          MEX  3:04:12

4 NOVEMBER 2012: MARATONA INT'LE RAVENNA CITTA D'ARTE, ITALY

MEN:
1  Neals STRIK                    NED  2:29:43
2  Nixon Kipkemoi SEGEI           KEN  2:30:48
3  Alessandro BENERECETTI         ITA  2:38:15
4  Marco SERASINI                 ITA  2:39:57
5  Rafaele FOCCHI                 ITA  2:42:18
6  Thomas CAPPONI                 ITA  2:43:34
7  Alberto DI PETRILLO            ITA  2:44:12
8  Alberto RICCI                  ITA  2:47:23
9  Claudio PIROTTI                ITA  2:49:01
10 Antonello GALLI                ITA  2:50:37

WOMEN:
1  Irina PANKOVSKAYA              RUS  2:53:08
2  Daniela PONTIERI               ITA  2:59:38
3  Serena CAGNONI                 ITA  3:12:24
4  Aurora PLACCI                  ITA  3:17:47
5  Rosa ALFIERI                   ITA  3:22:00
6  Stefania BERNADELLI            ITA  3:22:26
7  Laura SANGALLI                 ITA  3:22:52
8  Lorena PIASTRA                 ITA  3:28:25
9  Silvia ANCARANI                ITA  3:29:56
10 Valeria GALIMBERTI             ITA  3:31:09

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Wilson Kipkemei BUSIENI        KEN  1:10:19
2  Isaack Kiprotich TANUI         KEN  1:10:23
3  Abderrazak HAOUL               MAR  1:14:46

WOMEN:
1  Eunice CHEBET                  KEN  1:19:13
2  Angeline NYIRANSABIMANA        RWA  1:19:14
3  Monica BACCANELLI              ITA  1:25:32

4 NOVEMBER 2012: JOONGANG SEOUL INT'L MARATHON, KOREA

Seoul Marathon

James Kwambai defended his title and set a new course record, by well over two minutes. Over 14,000 runners from 11 countries took part in favourably cool (10°C) conditions. Pacemaker Stephen Kibet passed through 10km in 29:56, 20km in 59:58 and 30km in 1:30:00. He then dropped out to leave Kwambai with a clear lead. Kwambai sped up through 35km (1:44:33) and 40km in 1:59:15 to coast home to an easy win and an impressive new record.

The women's race featured a domestic field in which Kyung-Hee Choi went clear after 35km to win by a margin of two minutes.

MEN:
1  James Kipsang KWAMBAI          KEN  2:05:50
2  William Chebon CHEBOR          KEN  2:10:24
3  Benjamin Kolum KIPTOO          KEN  2:10:35
4  Hafid CHANI                    MAR  2:11:11
5  Dereje TESFAYE                 ETH  2:11:55
6  Boniface KIRUI                 KEN  2:12:50
7  Gebreselassie TSEGAY           KEN  2:13:49
8  Kenneth Mburu MUNGARA          KEN  2:16:53
9  Young-Jin KIM                  KOR  2:17:00
 
WOMEN:
1  Kyung-Hee CHOI                 KOR  2:39:20
2  Ho-Sun PARK                    KOR  2:41:43
3  Ji-Eun KIM                     KOR  2:41:49
4  Sun-Jung KIM                   KOR  2:44:56

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11 NOVEMBER 2012: ATHENS CLASSIC MARATHON, GREECE

Athens Classic Marathon

Raymond Bett shaved a few seconds from the event record in this 30th edition of the race over the original marathon course used in the inaugural 1896 Olympics. Bett, who won the race two years ago, ran conservatively with a lead group of about a dozen until the first flat 11km had been run and the 20km-long rolling ascent into the hills had begun. By the end of it, with 11 gently downhill kilometres to run, he had only three others for company and they gradually peeled away so that after he dropped Alex Kirui with about 4km to go he was left with a clear run to the finish line in the Panathenaiko stadium. Paul Kosgei passed Kirui inside the stadium to take second place.

Athens Classic Marathon

Bett said, "I used the experience of winning here two years ago to come through at the end. The conditions today were good, but if I come back again, I think I could break the course record". The course record, set during the 2004 Olympics winner, is Stefano Baldini's 2:10:55.

In her marathon debut Consolater Chemtai Yadaa won the women's race in exactly 2:40:00, only 30m ahead of Svitlana Stanko. Prizes were presented by World record holder Patrick Makau and 1988 Olympic Champion Rosa Mota, who had themselves collected awards on the Friday night at the AIMS-Athens Classic Marathon 30th Anniversary Gala.

The race has expanded considerably since the 2500th anniversary two years ago, of the Battle of Marathon, the event which ultimately gave rise to the creation of the event for the inaugural modern Olympic Games. There were just under 10,000 runners in the Marathon and 20,000 in the 5km and 10km races in Athens city centre.

MEN:
1  Raymond BETT                   KEN  2:11:35
2  Paul KOSGEI                    KEN  2:12:20
3  Alex KIRUI                     KEN  2:12.26
4  Japhet KIPKORIR                KEN  2:13:31
5  Peter BIWOTT                   KEN  2:14:37
6  Charles NGOLEPUS               KEN  2:16:55

WOMEN:
1  Cosolater Chemtai YADAA        KEN  2:40:00
2  Svitlana STANKO                UKR  2:40:07
3  Viola Chelangat KIMETTO        KEN  2:40:28
4  Sviatlana KOHOUN               BLR  2:42:30
5  Magdalini GAZEA                GRE  2:44;42
6  Tetiana IVANOVA                UKR  2:46:48

11 NOVEMBER 2012: BLOM BEIRUT MARATHON, LEBANON

Under difficult weather conditions, Ethiopians Kedir Fekadu and Saeda Kedir were victorious at the 10th edition. The rain and wind did not stop more than 33,000 participants from 96 countries filling the streets of the city. Apart from the Marathon, there was a 42.195 km relay race, a 10km fun run, a 5km youth run, and a 1km run with mom and celebrity run.

The 1km celebrity race was added this year in order to get the general public interested in running and in order to create an atmosphere of positive sports values in the country in the face of the unrest in the region, and especially after the unfortunate explosion that rocked Beirut a few weeks back. The running community rallied to help the victims and seven Lebanese Marathon runners dedicated their race to raising funds for this cause, in coordination with local television station LBC, who ran a telethon for this purpose during its live broadcast of the race. Lebanese winners were Houssein Awada (2:28:29) and Maria Pia Nehme (3:16:38).

MEN:
1  Kedir FEKADU                   ETH  2:12:57
2  Stephen CHEPKOPOL              KEN  2:13:14
3  William KIPSANG                KEN  2:14:53
4  James ROTICH                   KEN  2:16:42
5  Ebisa EJIGU                    ETH  2:19:08
6  Samuel GOITOM                  KEN  2:24:41
7  Norman DLOMO                   RSA  2:25:53
8  Ibrahim YEHIA                  LIB  2:26:50
9  Hussein AWADAM                 LIB  2:28:29
10 Omar ISSA                      LIB  2:32:16

WOMEN:
1  Saeda KEDIR                    ETH  2:35:08
2  Monica JEPKOECH                KEN  2:36:20
3  Mary AKOR                      USA  2:37:32
4  Selomie KASSA                  ETH  2:39:26
5  Alemnesh HABTEMIKAEL           ETH  2:40:19
6  Habiba BEDU                    ETH  2:43:46
7  Maria Pia NEHME                LIB  3:16:38
8  Laurent BILLET                 FRA  3:17:27
9  Susan VAN DUYL                 NED  3:19:45
10 Maria EL AMM                   LIB  3:21:21

11 NOVEMBER 2012: GARDA-TRENTINO HALF MARATHON, ITALY

MEN:
1  Hillary Kiprono BII            KEN  1:05:09
2  Jaouad ZAIN                    ITA  1:05:42
3  Daniel Kipkirui NGENO          KEN  1:06:08
4  Peter BII                      KEN  1:06:49
5  Abraham Kipkemei TALAM         KEN  1:06:59
6  Khalid EN GUADY                MAR  1:07:19
7  Abdelaziz EL MAKHROUT          MAR  1:07:38
8  Heiko MIDDELHOFF               GER  1:09:25
9  Nicola VENTUROLI               ITA  1:10:12
10 Gabriele ABATE                 ITA  1:10:52

WOMEN:
1  Elisa DESCO                    ITA  1:17:42
2  Sandra URACH                   AUT  1:18:56
3  Anissa BADIS                   HUN  1:21:20
4  Silvia MORENI                  ITA  1:22:58
5  Emily LOUGHNAN                 AUS  1:24:06
6  Livia TOTH                     HUN  1:24:45
7  Cristina TENAGLIA              ITA  1:26:19
8  Laura Carlotta BENEVENIA       ITA  1:26:31
9  Rita BRAND                     GER  1:29:31
10 Michaela DANNER                GER  1:29:51

11 NOVEMBER 2012: 34TH VODAFONE ISTANBUL EURASIA MARATHON, TURKEY

Stephen Chebogut held back until late in the race as Kiprotich Yegon paced the field through halfway in 1:02:47. After 35km Chebogut led as others quickly fell back, giving him a winning margin of over four minutes.

The women's race was more tactical, although Jelela, the fastest in the field, led from the start. At halfway (1:12:30) she led by 20m from compatriots Amane Gobena and Alemitu Abera, with Ethiopian-born Sultan Haydar, running for Turkey, a similar distance further in arrears. Jelela and Gobena went clear in the final stages, and Jelela eventually proved the stronger of the two.

MEN:
1  Stephen CHEBOGUT               KEN  2:11:05
2  Kiprotich YEGON                KEN  2:15:34
3  Evans KIPLAGAT                 KEN  2:16:43
4  Megersa BACHA                  ETH  2:20:10
5  Nicholas KEMBOI                QAT  2:20:40

WOMEN:
1  Koren JELELA                   ETH  2:28:05
2  Amane GOBENA                   ETH  2:28:38
3  Sultan HAYDAR                  TUR  2:29:41
4  Alemitu ABERA                  ETH  2:30:14
5  Ummu KIRAZ                     TUR  2:36:15

11 NOVEMBER 2012: PAN-AMERICAN RIO 10km ROAD RACE, BRAZIL

MEN:
1  Edwin Kipsang ROTICH           KEN  28:32
2  Ismael Juma GALLET             KEN  28:45
3  Giovani DOS SANTOS             BRA  28:56
4  Damiao Ancelmo DE SOUZA        BRA  29:24
5  Hilary Kipgetich KIBET         KEN  29:37
6  Valdir Sergio DE OLIVEIRA      BRA  29:52
7  Gladson Alberto Silva BARBOSA  BRA  29:53
8  Eliezer De Jesus SANTOS        BRA  30:05
9  Edmilson Dos Reis SANTANA      BRA  30:19
10 Gilmar Silvestre LOPES         BRA  30:25

WOMEN:
1  Mirlene Da Silva DOS SANTOS    BRA  37:51
2  Raimunda Ma Brito DA FONSECA   BRA  40:45
3  Andressa De Mesqu NASCIMENTO   BRA  42:28
4  Claudine HOTZ                  BRA  44:03
5  Vitoria Regia DE ARAUJO        BRA  44:42
6  Thais De Oliveira LAURIA       BRA  45:00
7  Adriana Lustosa GASPAR         BRA  45:32
8  Helena Luriko YANAGUI          BRA  46:23
9  Alva Valeria DE MENEZES        BRA  47:50
10 Claudia Paes MURO              BRA  48:07

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18 NOVEMBER 2012: STANDARD CHARTERED BANGKOK MARATHON, THAILAND

MEN:
1  John Kiprop SAMOEI             KEN  2:30:24
2  Edwin Kipkemai LAGAT           KEN  2:30:37
3  Shardack KIPKOSGEI             KEN  2:32:01
4  Negash MOGESE                  ETH  2:32:22
5  Gedara Nananda Asele BANDARA   SRI  2:34:30
6  Daniel GACHUI                  KEN  2:39:58
7  Birhanu MEGERSA                ETH  2:40:59
8  Charles TAIYA                  KEN  2:47:11
9  Javaratne PATHIRANALAGE        SRI  2:47:49
10 Wikramsingha PUSHPAKUMARA      SRI  2:50:46

WOMEN:
1  Everline Nyamu ATANCHA         KEN  2:50:12 
2  Anusha SHYAMALEE               SRI  3:11:38
3  Manjula KUMARASINGHE           SRI  3:12:57
4  Arpassara PRASARTHINPIMAI      THA  3:15:11
5  Sintayehu Adal KIBEBO          ETH  3:18:32
6  Chorthip KAN-UARM              THA  3:24:06
7  unknown                        THA  3:26:46
8  Mary KIGURU                    KEN  3:31:20
9  Mei Lun Melissa YEUNG          CHN  3:40:30
10 Camilla WADE-WEST              GBR  3:40:54

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Joseph Ngare MWANGI            KEN  1:06:03
2  Mohammed TEMAN                 ETH  1:06:45
3  Bernard Musendia MUTHANII      KEN  1:06:47

WOMEN:
1  Margaret Njunga WANGUI         KEN  1:18:46
2  Alice Kabura NJOROGE           KEN  1:21:10
3  Aregasn Abate GUBAE            ETH  1:21:20

18 NOVEMBER 2012: BIG SUR HALF MARATHON ON MONTEREY BAY, USA

MEN:
1  Benjamin BRUCE                 USA  1:04:46
2  Samuel KOSGEI                  KEN  1:06:00
3  Fred CHUMBO                    KEN  1:06:00
4  Joseph MUTINDA                 KEN  1:06:14
5  Ryan BAK                       USA  1:06:42
6  Eddie ERNEST-JONES             USA  1:08:58
7  Mark PILJA                     USA  1:09:32
8  Jesus CAMPOS                   USA  1:10:40
9  Adam ROACH                     USA  1:11:32
10 Chris KNORZER                  USA  1:12:14

WOMEN:
1  Stephanie ROTHSTEIN-BRUCE      USA  1:12:19
2  Risper GESEBWA                 KEN  1:13:40
3  Kellyn JOHNSON                 USA  1:14:30
4  Mary AKOR                      USA  1:17:50
5  Natalie BAK                    USA  1:17:54
6  Jenny WILSON                   USA  1:19:18
7  Julia MALLON                   USA  1:19:23
8  Emily LARRIMER                 USA  1:20:15
9  Lisa HARVEY                    CAN  1:20:44
10 Mary COORDT                    USA  1:20:57

18 NOVEMBER 2012: SEMI MARATHON INT'L DE LAAYOUNE, MOROCCO

MEN:
1  Luka ROTICH                    KEN  1:03:26
2  Khalid BOUMILI                 MAR  1:04:21
3  Abraha ZEBREBA                 ETH  1:04:21

WOMEN:
1  Alice MUJER                    KEN  1:12:22
2  Samira RIAF                    MAR  1:14:59
3  Salam ABIR                     ETH  1:19:14

18 NOVEMBER 2012: MARABANA MARATHON, CUBA

MEN:
1  Jorge Luis SUAREZ              CUB  2:23:19
2  Jacinto MILANES                CUB  2:28:18
3  Henry JAEN                     CUB  2:30:48
4  Isbel MILLIAN                  CUB  2:42:33
5  Daniel MIRANDA                 CUB  2:42:49
6  Elisaldo LEON                  CUB  2:43:58
7  Jorge Luis MORA                CUB  2:46:08
8  Eddy Evelio SUAREZ             CUB  2:49:10
9  Ana Maria HERNANDEZ            CUB  2:56:21
10 Wilmer FONSECA                 CUB  3:03:16

WOMEN:
1  Yailen GARCIA                  CUB  2:45:27
2  Leticia CEDENO                 CUB  3:15:35
3  Aracelis LAMOTH                CUB  3:18:59
4  Zini FEDERICA                  ITA  3:27:48
5  Ineisi BENITEZ                 CUB  3:28:01
6  Raquel MARTINEZ                CUB  3:58:36
7  Maria Elena CASTELLANA         ITA  4:08:22
8  Daniela Jorgelina BARTOLACCI   ARG  4:11:40
9  Ana Maria HERNANDEZ            CUB  4:17:52
10 Gabi SCHMIDT                   GER  4:28:20

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Richer PEREZ                   CUB  1:06:59
2  Carlos RODRIGUEZ               CUB  1:10:50
3  Jose SANCHEZ                   CUB  1:11:22

WOMEN:
1  Dailin BELMONTE                CUB  1:15:22
2  Yudileyvis CASTILLO            CUB  1:20:37
3  Milena PEREZ                   CUB  1:21:55

18 NOVEMBER 2012: PENANG BRIDGE INT'L MARATHON, MALAYSIA

MEN:
1  I Kiplagat KIMAIYO             KEN  2:31:02
2  N Kutung CHEPSE                KEN  2:33:06
3  Frederick MATHIU                    2:35:07
4  G Kiprotich BIRGEN             KEN  2:41:38
5  E Kiprono CHEMWOLO             KEN  2:44:24
6  D Kiprotich KOGO               KEN  2:47:57
7  S Bin HASHIM                        2:49:27
8  F Osmond BIN                        2:52:43
9  P Chirchir LAGAT               KEN  2:58:07
10  Mark John WILLIAMS            KEN  2:58:30

WOMEN:
1  Monica FISCHER                 GER  3:25:10
2  Deborah CHINN                       3:27:13
3  Ninik SUGIWATI                      3:37:31
4  Clementine                          3:39:37
5  Tan Geok PHENG                      3:40:55
6  Elke LEWERENZ                       3:46:00
7  Ling Mee ENG                        3:51:19
8  A Ohene KENA                        3:54:19
9  Yee Pei NI                          3:56:39
10 Megan Foo Bee FON                   4:00:03

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  R Kennedy KIBET                KEN  1:07:40
2  David MUTAI                    KEN  1:08:25
3  M Johndan KIPLIMO              KEN  1:10:45

WOMEN:
1  W Wambui KARIMI                KEN  1:25:18
2  Monicah JEPKORIR               KEN  1:25:35
3  Amelia BINTI                        1:29:57

18 NOVEMBER 2012: PHILADELPHIA MARATHON, USA

MEN:
1  Michael MCKEEMAN               USA  2:17:49
2  Scott MACPHERSON               USA  2:18:32
3  Abiyot ENDALE                  USA  2:19:11
4  Evan GAYNOR                    USA  2:20:33
5  Tesfaye Asefa DUBE             ETH  2:20:34
6  Mark CHEPSES                   KEN  2:20:55
7  Kipyegon KIRUI                 KEN  2:21:26
8  Glenn RANDALL                  USA  2:21:29
9  Ryan JOHNS                     USA  2:21:33
10 Francois LHUISSIER             USA  2:21:40

WOMEN:
1  Irina MASHKANTCEVA             RUS  2:35:37
2  Venemo SARMASOVA               RUS  2:35:56
3  Katie DICAMILLO                USA  2:38:50
4  Meagan NEDLO                   USA  2:39:08
5  Heidi PEOPLES                  USA  2:40:55
6  Elena ORLOVA                   RUS  2:41:28
7  Sarah CUMMINGS                 USA  2:43:03
8  Alison MACSAS                  USA  2:44:56
9  Dalena CUSTER                  USA  2:46:06
10 Colleen TINDALL                USA  2:46:16

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Isaac KORIR                    KEN  1:02:52
2  Samuel NDEREBA                 KEN  1:03:02
3  Mengistu NEBSI                 ETH  1:03:44

WOMEN:
1  Misiker DEMISSIE               ETH  1:11:56
2  Hellen JEMUTAI                 KEN  1:12:37
3  Stephanie PEZZULLO             USA  1:13:12

18 NOVEMBER 2012: TURIN MARATHON, ITALY

MEN:
1  Patrick TERER                  KEN  2:10:34
2  Daniel RONO                    KEN  2:11:40
3  Jackson KIRWA                  KEN  2:13:29
4  Seboka Niguse ERRE             ETH  2:14:48
5  Ahmed NASEF                    MAR  2:15:11
6  Nicholas KOECH                 KEN  2:15:35
7  Stefano SCAINI                 ITA  2:16:26
8  Flavio ANDRADE                 BRA  2:17:58
9  Andrew Ben KIMTAI              KEN  2:18:48
10 Hugo VAN DEN BROEK             NED  2:24:44

WOMEN:
1  Sharon CHEROP                  KEN  2:23:57
2  Hilda KIBET                    NED  2:25:46
3  Valeria STRANEO                ITA  2:27:04
4  Derbe Godana GEBISSA           ETH  2:27:32
5  Emma QUAGLIA                   ITA  2:28:15
6  Milka KIPKEROR                 KEN  2:29:33
7  Romina CAVALLERA               ITA  2:42:37
8  Ana CAPUSTIN                   ITA  2:43:06
9  Iness CHENONGE                 KEN  2:44:52
10 Monica PANUELLO                ITA  2:49:03

18 NOVEMBER 2012: YOKOHAMA WOMEN'S MARATHON, JAPAN

WOMEN (ONLY):
1  Lydia CHEROMEI                 KEN  2:23:07
2  Mizuho NASAUKAWA               JPN  2:26:42
3  Marisa BARROS                  POR  2:26:51
4  Jelena PROKOPCUKA              LAT  2:26:55
5  Mai ITO                        JPN  2:27:06
6  Kim SMITH                      NZL  2:27:35
7  Mayumi FUJITA                  JPN  2:29:02
8  Yukiko AKABA                   JPN  2:31:43
9  Eri HAYAKAWA                   JPN  2:33:21
10 Hiroko MIYAUCHI                JPN  2:33:21

18 NOVEMBER 2012: DIVINA PASTORA VALENCIA MARATHON, SPAIN

MEN:
1  Luka KANDA                     KEN  2:08:14
2  Joel KIMURER                   KEN  2:08:18
3  Gemechu BIRU                   ETH  2:09:59
4  Isaac KOSGEI                   KEN  2:11:01
5  Hassane AHOUCHAR               MAR  2:11:22
6  Mehari BARAKI                  ETH  2:14:37
7  Solonei Rocha DA SILVA         POR  2:22:26
8  Marco Cepeda MARTIN            ESP  2:25:08
9  Roberto Bueno LOSADA           ESP  2:25:23
10 Luis Martinez GOMEZ            ESP  2:25:34

WOMEN:
1  Birhane DIBABA                 ETH  2:29:22
2  Amelework FIKADU               ETH  2:32:39
3  Olha KOTOVSKA                  BLR  2:33:44
4  Adriana DA SILA                BRA  2:34:11
5  Hellen KIMUTAI                 KEN  2:35:30
6  Emily NGETICH                  KEN  2:36:57
7  Fatima AYACHI                  ESP  2:37:45
8  Nazha MACROUH                  ESP  2:39:39
9  Sandra Cordoba OTERO           ESP  2:40:02
10 Estela NAVASCUES               ESP  2:40:55

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21 NOVEMBER 2012: ANTARCTIC ICE MARATHON

MEN:
1  Andrew MURRAY                  GBR  3:41:15
2  Luis Alonso MARCOS             ESP  3:49:50
3  Douglas WILSON                 GBR  4:17:03
4  Steve BIRNIE                   GBR  4:37:35
5  Julen Urdaibai KALZADA         ESP  4:46:40
6  Mark COOPER                    AUS  4:54:44
7  Cees HARDEMAN                  NED  4:57:07
8  Marcelo Rodrigo ALVES          BRA  4:59:41 
9  Walter JAHRIES                 USA  5:07:22
10 Aad RUIJGROK                   NED  5:08:56

WOMEN:
1  Demelza FARR                   AUS  5:09:43
2  Nancy MOUNDALEXIS              USA  5:41:40
3  Amanda BARLOW                  AUS  5:44:22
4  Lenneke BOOD                   NED  5:51:37
5  Janet CODY                     USA  6:06:42
6  Shona THOMPSON                 GBR  6:23:10
7  Anna CHERNOVA                  GBR  6:27:22
8  GiGi VAN OSTRAND               USA  6:35:26
9  Danielle WHITNEY               USA  6:46:27
10 Gloria LAU                     SIN  7:13:45

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23-25 NOVEMBER 2012: MALTA CHALLENGE MARATHON

Runners started the three-day Challenge on Friday afternoon in bright sunshine and good weather continued right through the weekend. The first 11.195km stage is a lap run from the old capital of Mdina in the centre of the island.

Many previous winners started, along with two runners invited by the Malta Tourism Authority, Bartsz Mazerski from Poland and Vladimir Sementsov from Russia. Mazersky quickly established himself in the men's race with five-time series winner Carmen Hili heading the women. By the end Mazersky led Sementsov by 53 seconds, and Hili had a lead of over four minutes.

Stage 2 the next day was a 6km lap around the pretty seaside resort of Birzebbuga. The course record for this stage has stood since 1992 but Mazerski ducked under it by three seconds — yet Sementsov was a further two seconds ahead with 18:26. Hili, now 41, stretched out her overall lead by almost another two minutes over the Dutch runner Suzanne Weide.

Sunday's 25km final stage started at 7:00 am from St Paul's Bay for an eastbound coastal run-in to the island's capital, Valetta. Vladimir Sementsov's wife had been taken ill and he had spent most of the night in hospital with her, but at 10km was matching Mazersky's torrid pace, and both were on track to break the 20-year old overall course record. Although both runners later slowed they were neck and neck in the final kilometre, with Mazersky eventually prevailing by a single second. His overall time was the fastest for 15 years.

Hili had the women's race won, and with it the series, but behind her the young Maltese Roberta Schembri ran a strong race to hoist herself above Weide for second in the overall ranking.

MEN:                       day 1  day 2   day 3    total
1  Bartosz MAZERSKI   POL  36:11  18:08  1:25:37  2:20:16
2  Vladimir SEMENTSOV RUS  37:04  18:26  1:25:38  2:21:08
3  Brian MAGRI        MLT  40:17  20:53  1:34:55  2:36:05 
4  David MANSBRIDGE   GBR  40:01  22:10  1:34:53  2:37:04 
5  Alex SCHEMBRI      MLT  41:27  20:50  1:35:46  2:38:03
6  Johann GALEA       MLT  40:32  21:18  1:36:25  2:38:15
7  Drew LANG          MLT  40:33  21:25  1:37:01  2:39:09
8  Matthew CUTTAJAR   MLT  42:06  21:07  1:36:21  2:39:34
9  Antoine ABELA      MLT  42:29  21:24  1:38:32  2:42:25
10 Jimmy SACCO        MLT  43:18  22:08  1:41:43  2:47:09

WOMEN:
1  Carmen HILI        MLT  44:18  22:56  1:46:00  2:53:14  
2  Roberta SCHEMBRI   MLT  50:42  24:55  1:54:19  3:09:56
3  Suzanne WEIDE      NED  48:38  24:47  1:56:59  3:10:24
4  Marthesa MERCIECA  MLT  48:14  24:28  2:01:48  3:11:38
5  Silvana CAMILLERI  MLT  51:17  26:16  1:59:43  3:17:16
6  Jacqueline BOOKER  MLT  50:13  26:07  2:01:01  3:17:21
7  Elaine MILFSUD     MLT  58:39  28:43  2:07:46  3:35:08
8  Catharina VAN HOF  NED  56:39  27:57  2:11:46  3:36:22
9  Maria DOHMEN       NED  59:33  29:10  2:19:31  3:48:14
10 Clare MILFSUD      MLT  59:44  30:30  2:20:16  3:50:30

23 NOVEMBER 2012: PHARONIC 100km, EGYPT

MEN:
1  Mohamed ABOZAID                EGY   8:40:20
2  Mahamoud DEHIS                 EGY   8:47:40
3  Brian LANG                     CAN  10:50:30
4  Robert PREIST                  USA  11:55:05

WOMEN:
1  Susannah GILL                  GBR  10:40:15
2  Madhusmita JENA-DAS            IND  11:02:00

TEAMS:
1  Egypt                               7:43:15
2  France                              7:52:05
3  GBR/NED/NZL                         8:01:00
4  France                              8:27:20
5  EGY/GER (3-person)                  8:30:15

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25 NOVEMBER 2012: BEIJING MARATHON, CHINA

The 32nd Beijing Marathon, re-scheduled from 14 October, hosted 30,000 runners in feezing conditions writes Mirko Javala.

Eliud Kiptanui took the lead from a large group around 24km, pulling the Ethiopian pair Tariku Jufar and Solomon Molla along with him. This trio travelled together to 35km, which they passed in 1:52. The 28-year-old Jufa then quickly opened up a big gap. Molla moved into second as Kiptanui slipped back to third, but the Kenyan regained second place soon after 37km. Things stayed this way until the finish line with no real sprint finish.

The women's race remained open up to 35km where Sun Lamei and Jia Chaofeng were running side-by-side in the lead with Sun Weiwei following close behind. Jia changed pace quite close to the same place where Jifar took the lead and just like in the men's race, she quickly left Sun behind and was really not threatened in the long final straight. Sun Lamei, 21, took an impressive second in her second career Marathon with a big personal best 13 minutes faster than her debut in 2009 at the age of 18. Third-placed Sun Weiwei, who clocked her personal best 2:25:15 for fifth place in Beijing 2002 at the age of 17 in her Marathon debut, finished with a season's best and the fourth best clocking of her career.

MEN:
1  Tariku JUFAR                   ETH  2:09:39
2  Eliud KIPTANUI                 KEN  2:10:15
3  Solomon MOLLA                  ETH  2:10:20

WOMEN:
1  Chiaofeng JIA                  CHN  2:27:40
2  Lamei SUN                      CHN  2:27:55
3  Weiwei SUN                     CHN  2:28:03

25 NOVEMBER 2012: CYPRUS APHRODITE HALF MARATHON

MEN:
1  Andrey LEYMAN                  RUS  1:09:30
2  Michael KEENAN                 GBR  1:18:06
3  Chrysanthos ANTONIOU           CYP  1:21:42
4  Demos PAPADAVID                CYP  1:23:33
5  George TSIANAKAS               CYP  1:23:42
6  Charalambos IOANNOU            CYP  1:23:51
7  Lee GREEN                      GBR  1:25:44
8  Costas PATINIOS                CYP  1:26:27
9  Vasilis PERIKLEOUS             CYP  1:26:28
10 Richard RUTKOWSKI              GBR  1:27:03

WOMEN:
1  Julia TULLY                    GBR  1:31:56
2  Victoria WHITE                 GBR  1:34:22
3  Owena GURUNG                   GBR  1:34:30
4  Carmen MACHERIOTOU             CYP  1:38:11
5  Caroline LINARES               GBR  1:40:43
6  Melanie REED                   GBR  1:40:56
7  Doris FENNER                   GER  1:44:57
8  Helen WUETHRICH                SUI  1:48:12
9  Christine LANGENEGGER          SUI  1:48:13
10 Sue NICOLLS                    GBR  1:48:32

25 NOVEMBER 2012: FIRENZE MARATHON, ITALY

MEN:
1  Endeshaw NEGESSE               ETH  2:09:59
2  Birhanu BEKELE                 ETH  2:10:38
3  Habtamu ASEFA                  ETH  2:10:55
4  Mohamed MUSTAFA                SWE  2:12:34
5  Yakob YARSO                    ETH  2:13:40
6  Massimo LEONARDI               ITA  2:19:55
7  Hamid KOHAMMEDNUR              ERI  2:19:56
8  Carmine BUCCILLI               ITA  2:20:18
9  Henri MANNINEN                 FIN  2:20:21
10 Stephen KIPKOECH               KEN  2:22:23

WOMEN:
1  Shuru DIRIBA                   ETH  2:30:08
2  Janat HANANE                   MAR  2:34:21
3  Johanna KYKYRI                 FIN  2:38:27
4  Tadelech BIRRA                 ETH  2:41:11
5  Charlotte KARLSSON             SWE  2:44:28
6  Denise CAVALLINI               ITA  2:46:03
7  Sofia RIGA                     GRE  2:47:09
8  Elena FRATUS                   ITA  2:50:02
9  Josephine AMBJORNSSON          SWE  2:54:51
10 Lisa FINLAY                    GBR  2:54:58

25 NOVEMBER 2012: GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN

The race brings together Ethiopia's best traditions in long distance running with the country's unique cultural celebrations writes Elshadai Negash. It usually serves as an opportunity for Ethiopia's young and upcoming runners to move on to an international running career. This year's winners, however, were no newcomers.

Hagos Gebrhiwet, 19, earlier this year became world junior record holder for 5000m and Aberu Kebede won the Berlin Marathon. Gebrhiwet had to battle long and hard with Berhanu Legesse and Belete Assefa before clinching his first ever victory in this race. Gadisa Berhanu headed a lead pack of 15 through the first half before trying to break at 6.5km. He succeeded in dropping all but five others, leaving six still in the hunt at 7km. Gebrhiwet then dropped back slightly, which slowed the field and allowed the six to re-group before the pace began to increase again from 8km. Assefa and Legesse exchanged the lead for the next kilometre but did not get any gap. Gebrhiwet assumed the lead at 9km and surged to victory. "I opted to stay behind because the weather and pace was a bit tough" explained Gebrhiwet.

The women's race had a similar sustained finish from Aberu Kebede, overcoming the challenge of up-comer Tsegereda Girma and Olympic 10,000m finalist Belaynesh Oljira for a closely-fought victory. Fifteen women passed halfway in 16:18 with Kebede already leading the way. After 7km (23:06) Kebede made the first of two breakaway attempts, but Girma stormed out of the pack to cover the move. The group then dwindled to six as Girma went ahead, putting most others in trouble. Kebede was the exception, and she opened up a 10m gap. Girma and Oljira got back on terms but Kebede kicked again with 300m to go, and sailed through the finish 15m clear. "I was a bit scared of losing today because for a long time I was training only for the Marathon" said Kebede.

MEN:
1  Hagos GEBRHIWET                ETH  28:37
2  Birhanu LEGESSE                ETH  28:41
3  Belete ASSEFA                  ETH  28:45
4  Kinde ATONE                    ETH  28:58
5  Yigrem DEMELASH                ETH  29:14
6  Gemechew EDEO                  ETH  29:16
7  Yenew ALAMEREW                 ETH  29:19
8  Zelalem BAMA                   ETH  29:20
9  Mekashaw ESHETE                ETH  29:20
10 Ayele MEGERSA                  ETH  29:21

WOMEN:
1  Aberu KEBEDE                   ETH  33:27
2  Tsegereda GIRMA                ETH  33:30
3  Belaynesh OLJIRA               ETH  33:33
4  Rutti AGA                      ETH  33:41
5  Werkinesh SHASHE               ETH  33:53
6  Alem FIKRE                     ETH  34:00
7  Alemitu HAROYE                 ETH  34:01
8  Denknesh MEKASH                ETH  34:02
9  Tsehay CHAKA                   ETH  34:08
10 Sule ULTRA                     ETH  34:11

25 NOVEMBER 2012: JAMBA CLOUD HYDERABAD 10km, INDIA

Hyderabad 10km

The 10th edition of the Hyderabad 10km celebrated a new partnership as the race founders brought on board professional race organisers Procam International who recruited a new title sponsor, Jamba Cloud.

The race started at 6:40 in cool conditions, with a group of four leading men holding together for the first half of the race, passed in 13:40. Soon after, the group split, with Nicholas Kipkemboi making the pace and Mosinet Geremew following very closely, while looking ominously relaxed. Defending champion Daniel Yegon tailed off alongside Jackson Kiprop, and for the rest of the race it was a tale of two pairs testing each other. Geremew kicked ahead of Kipkemboi with 200m to go, but it remained a close-fought race to the finish.

In the women's race Beatrice Mutai and Yebrgual Melese were a cut above the rest of the field, passing through halfway together in 16:53, already 35 seconds up on the chasing group of three. In the second half Melese upped the pace, and by the finish line had outdistanced Mutai by a margin of 80m. They alone recorded negative splits, and took another minute out of their closest pursuer, India's Sudha Singh.

MEN:
1  Mosinet GEREMEW                ETH  27:36
2  Nicholas KIPKEMBOI             KEN  27:37
3  Jackson KIPROP                 UGA  28:16
4  Daniel YEGON                   KEN  28:41
5  Hillary KEMBOI                 KEN  28:52
6  Sibusiso NIZIMA                RSA  29:35
7  Obadiah KISANG                 KEN  29:39
8  Rattiram SAINI                 IND  30:16
9  Isaac KIPKEMOI                 KEN  30:22
10 Beharu BALCHA                  ETH  30:28

WOMEN:
1  Yebrgual MELESE                ETH  33:21
2  Beatrice MUTAI                 KEN  33:36
3  Sudha SINGH                    IND  35:18
4  Kavitha RAUT                   IND  36:01
5  Eunice JEROTICH                KEN  36:13
6  Monika ATHREY                  IND  37:21
7  Monica RAUT                    IND  38:13
8  Rohini RAUT                    IND  38:57
9  Virginia NJERI                 KEN  40:59
10 Reshma DALVI                   IND  43:55

25 NOVEMBER 2012: KOBE MARATHON, JAPAN

MEN:
1   Kensuke TAKAHASHI             JPN  2:21:13 
2   Masahiro HIGUCHI              JPN  2:25:19 
3   Masaki TANO                   JPN  2:27:54 

WOMEN:
1   Yui OUCHI                     JPN  2:39:52 
2   Chihiro TANAKA                JPN  2:42:21 
3   Kaori OYAMA                   JPN  2:42:41

25 NOVEMBER 2012: MOUNT FUJI MARATHON, JAPAN

MEN:
1  Norio KAMIJO                   JPN  2:21:53
2  Yuta KOYAMA                    JPN  2:24:02
3  Akiyoshi KAMIJO                JPN  2:24:15
4  Masataka  UCHINO               JPN  2:26:38
5  Satoshi NAMAI                  JPN  2:30:36
6  Masashi SHIROTAKE              JPN  2:31:20
7  Tomonori ISOO                  JPN  2:32:28
8  Masaaki WATANABE               JPN  2:32:56
9  Hiroaki HIRANUMA               JPN  2:33:17

WOMEN:
1  Natsuko MURAMATSU              JPN  2:52:54
2  Miho YANAGISAWA                JPN  2:54:45
3  Rebecca ROSEL                  AUS  3:00:37
4  Masae FURUYA                   JPN  3:01:59
5  Shizuka OTSU                   JPN  3:04:43
6  Rie ITO                        JPN  3:06:04
7  Maki HAGIWARA                  JPN  3:08:21
8  Kari HAYAKAWA                  JPN  3:10:15
9  Emi NAKAGAWA                   JPN  3:10:48
10 Yurina KAWASAKI                JPN  3:12:33

25 NOVEMBER 2012: 21K NUEVO LEON, MEXICO

MEN:
1  Alene Amere RETA               ETH  1:02:54
2  Robert Kiprotich LETTING       KEN  1:03:08
3  Alejandro SUAREZ               MEX  1:03:44

WOMEN:
1  Grace WAMBUI                   KEN  1:12:09
2  Ogla KIMAIYO                   KEN  1:14:13
3  Risper GESEBWA                 KEN  1:15:42

25 NOVEMBER 2012: OSAKA MARATHON, JAPAN

MEN:
1  Ser-Od BAT-OCHIR               MGL  2:11:52 
2  Yasuyuki NAKAMURA              JPN  2:15:37 
3  Atsushi SATO                   JPN  2:16:26 
4  Oleg KULKOV                    RUS  2:16:53 

WOMEN:
1  Lidia SIMON                    ROU  2:33:12 
2  Julia MOMBI                    KEN  2:34:16 
3  Yuki INO                       JPN  2:43:24 
4  Yumiko HARA                    JPN  2:44:24

25 NOVEMBER 2012: MEDIO MARATON MITAD DEL MUNDO, ECUADOR

MEN:
1  Jami SEGUNDO                   ECU  1:07:21
2  Miguel ALMACHI                 ECU  1:07:32
3  Paulo BUENANO                  ECU  1:08:06
4  Byron PIEDRA                   ECU  1:08:31
5  Manuel CANAR                   ECU  1:09:49

WOMEN:
1  Diana LANDI                    ECU  1:17:05
2  Rosa CHACHA                    ECU  1:20:54
3  Jeanneth COLLAGUAZO            ECU  1:24:42
4  Nancy OSORIO                   ECU  1:25:51
5  Monica CAJAMARCA               ECU  1:27:47

25 NOVEMBER 2012: MARATHON DE LA ROCHELLE — SERGE VIGOT, FRANCE

MEN:
1  Chentan BUSHENDICH             KEN  2:09:12
2  Nahashon KIMAIYO               KEN  2:11:44
3  David TONIOK                   KEN  2:12:14
4  Elijah TIROP                   KEN  2:13:05
5  Tola LEMA                      ETH  2:14:23
6  Richard ROTICH                 KEN  2:16:29
7  Michal KACZMAREK               POL  2:16:48  
8  Said EL FADIL                  FRA  2:17:03
9  Desta MORKAMA                  ETH  2:19:25
10 Julien COTTIN                  FRA  2:26:16

WOMEN:
1  Zherfe BOKU                    ETH  2:32:59
2  Joyce KANDIE                   KEN  2:38:57
3  Shona CROMBIE-HICKS            GBR  2:51:42
4  Jocelyne PAULY                 FRA  2:57:59
5  Jemila WORTESA                 ETH  2:58:18
6  Virginie BABUREK               FRA  2:58:27
7  Murielle BRIONNE               FRA  3:03:04
8  Christine MAYONNADE            FRA  3:05:51
9  Sandra BEAUVAIS                FRA  3:06:22
10 Coralie DARTIGUES              FRA  3:07:27

25 NOVEMBER 2012: MARATON DONOSTIA — SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN

MEN:
1  Asier Cuevas ETTCHETO          ESP  2:23:23
2  Ibon ESPARZA OLANO             ESP  2:29:00
3  Salvador PALOMARES             ESP  2:29:38
4  Ibon Bengotetxea ZABALA        ESP  2:29:43
5  Xabat Manzisidor ERMINA        ESP  2:29:58
6  Moray ANDERSON                 GBR  2:30:12
7  Mark RYALL                     GBR  2:31:21
8  Sabin Arruti MANCISIDOR        ESP  2:32:48
9  Inaki Marsal NICUESA           ESP  2:32:53
10 Etor Etxeandia LEJARZEGI       ESP  2:33:42

WOMEN:
1  Ma Yoland Gutierrez ROBLES     ESP  2:45:43
2  Amaia Ostolazo ANTELO          ESP  2:49:32
3  Ma Lopez de Tejada RUIZ        ESP  2:52:51
4  Claudia Behobide ALCAIN        ESP  2:56:28
5  Amaia Zuloaga EIZAGUIRRE       ESP  3:00:41
6  Kelly WILLIS                   GBR  3:01:55
7  Eneritz Sein AGUIRREGOMEZKORTA ESP  3:02:17
8  Maite Mayora ELIZONDO          ESP  3:02:33
9  Sarah DUDGEON                  GBR  3:02:43
10 Leire Aguirrezabala EZKURDIA   ESP  3:06:54

10km
MEN:
1  Antonio ETXEBERRIA             ESP  30:59
2  Lionel PETRIARQ                     31:13
3  Benjamin FREDRICH                   31:41

WOMEN:
1  Nerea Abrego ANTIA             ESP  36:21
2  Christelle LARRERE                  37:43
3  Cristina Loeda SOTO                 38:12

25 NOVEMBER 2012: AMICA INSURANCE SEATTLE MARATHON, USA

MEN:
1  Uli STEIDL                     USA  2:28:28
2  Evan BLANSHAN                  USA  2:30:19
3  Jesse STEVICK                  USA  2:36:11
4  Bill CONDON                    USA  2:39:18
5  Tyler DUDLEY                   USA  2:39:31
6  James DESALVO                       2:40:51
7  Keegan SYMMES                       2:41:03
8  Jeff TOMASZEWSKI                    2:41:57
9  Matthew HAGGEERTY                   2:43:06
10 Ben HABER                           2:43:25

WOMEN:
1  Kristen CARTER                 USA  2:47:06
2  Susan EMPEY                         2:50:00
3  Lauren MATTHEWS                     2:51:50
4  Dyan SIMON                          3:00:54
5  Milah FROWNFELTER                   3:06:31      
6  Aliza KREISMAN                      3:08:54
7  Christine MOSLEY                    3:10:26
8  Dariusz STUJ                        3:12:47
9  Stephanie HENSTROM                  3:13:02
10 Jennifer TOM                        3:14:17

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1  Jonathan LAFLER                USA  1:08:32
2  Lars-Erik MALDE                     1:09:15
3  Brian MASTERSON                USA  1:10:09

WOMEN:
1  Rachel JATEN                   USA  1:21:18
2  Sarah MACKAY                   USA  1:21:54  
3  Paige PATTILLO                 USA  1:23:00

25 NOVEMBER 2012: UNICEF CHARITY RUN HALF MARATHON, HONG KONG

MEN:
1  Thomas KIPROTICH               KEN  1:12:01
2  Yiu Chong WUN                  HKG  1:15:28
3  Kwok Hang CHAN                 HKG  1:16:14
4  Cheuk Hei WAN                  HKG  1:16:35
5  Kang NGAI                      HKG  1:16:40
6  Yun Leung MAK                  HKG  1:16:57
7  Yat Hung YEUNG                 HKG  1:17:16
8  Phillippe COSENTINO                 1:17:30
9  Thomas BOOTH                        1:18:58
10 Kin Hang LAU                   HKG  1:19:09

WOMEN:
1  Michelle LOWRY                      1:19:44
2  Chi Ngan CHOW                  HKG  1:22:51
3  Angelina KONG                  HKG  1:27:27
4  Mary Kam Man HUI               HKG  1:28:42
5  Sui Ping FAN                   HKG  1:28:51
6  Jane HODGSKIN                       1:29:21
7  Yuen Fan LEONG                 HKG  1:30:22
8  Gillian CASTKA                 GBR  1:31:15
9  Ka Yan LAM                     HKG  1:31:16
10 Mui Ying May CHONG             HKG  1:32:52

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30 NOVEMBER 2012: AYLA RED SEA INT'L HALF MARATHON, JORDAN

Runners started in almost perfect, cool, running conditions but the wind got up after only a few kilometres through the city centre writes Norrie Williamson.

The leading group of six then headed into the north wind in single file. After the turn the pace picked up with Fathi Sliman, Thef Allah Matar and Raafat Alzoboun together in a tight group for the next 7km, after which Sliman and Matar started to test each other. But it was Alzoboun who edged an advantage to take the win on the line. Soujoud Alkhutaba was the only woman to break the 90 minute barrier.

It was windier still for the start of the 10km, as a field of 600 took the 'running tour' along the roads of the sponsors' new lifestyle resort. The large early pack was decimated by their headlong effort and by 5km was down to three. Hamzeh Almadahneh had the better of his challengers who were unable to respond to his kick with 800m remaining. Hanaweeha Hasab was unchallenged in the women's race, the only one to beat 40 minutes.

It was a day of celebration with Prince Firas Raad, and his wife and family running the 10km distance before attending the medical open day at Aqaba hospital as part of the races charity project. The event is organized under the Neurological Society, and is held to raise funds and awareness. Many top doctors donate one day of their skills, knowledge and time to give free medical attention to the most needy.

MEN:
1  Raafat ALZOBOUN                JOR  1:09:00
2  Fathi SLIMAN                   JOR  1:09:02
3  Thef MATAR                     JOR  1:10:07

WOMEN:
1  Sujoud AL-KHATABA              JOR  1:29:31   
2  Razan AL-MOQBEL                JOR  1:33:14
3  Nahida AL-WABAT                JOR  1:35:22

10km
MEN:
1  Hamzeh AL-MADAHNEH             JOR  32:02
2  Bashar RAHAYL                  JOR  32:07
3  Ayman AL-SURADI                JOR  32:11

WOMEN:
1  Hanaweeha Hasab ALLA           SUD  38:55
2  Sabreye AL-MARADAT             JOR  40:56
3  Monica MATSUMOTO               USA  46:14

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