February 2014
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2 FEBRUARY 2014: BEPPU-OITA MAINICHI MARATHON, JAPAN
MEN:
1 Abraham KIPLIMO UGA 2:09:23
2 Masato IMAI JPN 2:09:30
3 Ken-ichi SHIRAISHI JPN 2:10:36
4 Ser-Od BAT-OCHIR MGL 2:10:59
5 Soji IKEDA JPN 2:11:11
6 Takaaki KOUDA JPN 2:11:21
7 Jason MBOTE KEN 2:12:44
8 Ryo KINAME JPN 2:12:48
9 Gezehagne ABERA ETH 2:13:08
10 Daniel NJENGA KEN 2:13:50
WOMEN:
1 Haruka YAMAGUCHI JPN 2:41:56
2 Miyuki KANEKO JPN 2:53:35
3 Tomoko OBA JPN 2:55:42
4 Hisayo MATSUMOTO JPN 2:59:03
5 Wakako OYAGI JPN 2:59:47
6 Mika OKUNAGA JPN 3:01:01
7 Hitoko YOKOI JPN 3:01:27
8 Yoko HANAOKA JPN 3:02:20
9 Yumiko ISHITSUKA JPN 3:03:18
10 Mayumi NAGAI JPN 3:04:17
2 FEBRUARY 2014: 68th KAGAWA-MARUGAME INT'L HALF MARATHON, JAPAN
Race favourite Martin Mathathi won in the third-fastest time yet run, just 23 seconds short of Mekubo Meguso's 2007 course record writes Ken Nakamura.
Just before 10km, Japan's Kenta Murayama edged ahead to pass through in 28:29 with five runners — Mathathi, the Japanese pair of Hiroto Inoue and Masato Kiuchi, Kenya's Daniel Kitonyi and Australia's defending champion Collis Birmingham four seconds behind. Mathathi soon gave chase and caught Murayama at 13km. They ran together through 15km in 42:48 before Mathathi pulled away to eventually cross the line 39 seconds ahead. Behind him Murayama ran the third fastest time ever by a Japanese, but said: "I was shooting for a low 60 minutes. I lacked the endurance." Defending champion Birmingham finished a disappointing 15th in 1:02:40.
Japan's Eri Makikawa, only 20, was the surprise winner of the women's race on her competitive debut. Colombia's Yolanda Caballero had set the early pace, passing through 10km in 33:12 with only Makikawa able to stay close. They ran together though 15km in 50:03 before the local runner pulled ahead.
MEN: 1 Martin MATHATHI KEN 1:00:11 2 Kenta MURAYAMA JPN 1:00:50 3 Hiroto INOUE JPN 1:01:39 4 Daniel KITONYI KEN 1:01:44 5 Masato KIKUCHI JPN 1:01:50 6 Yemane TSEGAYE ETH 1:02:29 7 Koki OCHIKAWA JPN 1:02:30 8 Hiromitsu KAKUAGE JPN 1:02:30 9 Taichi TAKASE JPN 1:02:32 10 Masutoshi KIKUCHI JPN 1:02:34 WOMEN: 1 Eri MAKIKAWA JPN 1:10:27 2 Yolanda CABALLERO COL 1:10:45 3 Kitomi TAKAYAMA JPN 1:11:19 4 Jessica AUGUSTO POR 1:11:56 5 Misato HORIE JPN 1:11:57 6 Ayame TAKAKI JPN 1:12:44 7 Seoung-Eun KIM KOR 1:13:56 8 Chika NAKAMA JPN 1:13:29 9 Aiko SAKATA JPN 1:14:03 10 Kikuyo TSUZAKI JPN 1:14:08
9 FEBRUARY 2014: KITAKYUSHU MARATHON, JAPAN
MEN: 1 Shinji TATEISHI JPN 2:17:42 2 Shuji TSUKAMOTO JPN 2:21:54 3 Kazuaki TASHIRO JPN 2:23:42 4 Yusaku FUKUOKA JPN 2:26:35 5 Ryosuke OGATA JPN 2:28:15 WOMEN: 1 Yuka YANO JPN 2:31:02 2 Risa TAKEMURA JPN 2:40:39 3 Misato TOMOEDA JPN 2:41:45
14 FEBRUARY 2014: RAS AL KHAIMAH HALF MARATHON, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Painfully slow starts in both races put paid to records on a clear, still, race morning. Things livened up after 5km, but despite the front-running efforts of Bernard Koech and Priscah Jeptoo, in the men's and women's races respectively, the chance for really fast times had already slipped away.
Koech, Boston winner Lelisa Desisa and eventual third placer Wilson Kiprop pushed the tempo, running a second 5km of 14:01 and a third of 14:08, to put a sub-60 minute clocking back on the cards. Desisa and Eritrea's late developer Nguse Amlosom cut loose with 3km to go and a kilometre later Desisa won a critical gap that he held to the end. Behind them the next six athletes battled to the line, all of them going under the hour. Never before have eight men done so in the same race.
After a similarly slow opening 5km the women's race was blown apart by Priscah Jeptoo. Her second 5km (15:27) was fully 1:47 faster than the first. Flomena Cheyech, Guteni Shone and Helah Kiprop remained within a few seconds of her, but she ran the next 5km in exactly the same time and only slowed slightly from there to 20km, picking up again in the last 1.1km to win by 71 seconds. Behind her, the next five athletes broke 69 minutes and three more were under 70 minutes.
MEN: 1 Lelisa DESISA ETH 59:36 2 Nguse AMSOLOM ERI 59:39 3 Wilson KIPROP KEN 59:45 4 Bernard KOECH KEN 59:46 5 Bernard KIPYEGO KEN 59:47 6 Micah KOGO KEN 59:49 7 Feyisa LILESA ETH 59:51 8 Paul LONYANGATA KEN 59:54 9 Jacob KENDAGOR KEN 1:01:27 10 Ibrahim JEILAN ETH 1:01:47 WOMEN: 1 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 1:07:02 2 Flomena CHEYCH KEN 1:08:13 3 Guteni SHONE ETH 1:08:31 4 Helah KIPROP KEN 1:08:36 5 Rita JEPTOO KEN 1:08:49 6 Mare DIBABA ETH 1:08:56 7 Feyse TADESE ETH 1:09:19 8 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 1:09:22 9 Worknesh DEGEFA ETH 1:09:43 10 Caroline KILEL KEN 1:10:33
16 FEBRUARY 2014: CAPE PENINSULA MARATHON, SOUTH AFRICA
Nearly 5000 people took part in this year's 50th anniversary event. Started in 1964, the race was not held for a four-year peiod in the 1990s. The forecast temperature of 38°C fortunately did not materialise. Although it was still a hot and blustery day, overall the conditions were pleasant for running with the Marathon starting at 05:15. Many international runners participated, coming from Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom and the USA, among other places. Next year's Cape Peninsula Marathon will take place on Sunday 15, February 2015.
MEN: 1 Dicardo JACOBS RSA 2:23:08 2 Wanda RORO RSA 2:23:27 3 Bernard RUKADZA RSA 2:24:28 4 Admire RUSHIKA RSA 2:32:19 5 Hein CAMPHOR RSA 2:33:43 6 John MBOKO RSA 2:34:14 7 Luyanda MAPOYI RSA 2:35:37 8 Anele NDZUTA RSA 2:36:11 9 Mwanengeni TSUNGAI RSA 2:37:30 10 Snyman ABONGILE RSA 2:38:44 WOMEN: 1 Kerry-Anne MARAIS RSA 3:11:46 2 Candyce HALL RSA 3:17:10 3 Tracy FORBES RSA 3:17:42 4 Kutlwano RAMABOA RSA 3:20:22 5 Adele WALDRON RSA 3:20:55 6 Mariette STRAUSS RSA 3:22:00 7 Tania ANDERSON RSA 3:22:13 8 Theresa BRAND RSA 3:23:53 9 Linda SMART RSA 3:25:07 10 Laura PEDDLE RSA 3:34:47 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Nkosinathi MADYO RSA 1:09:52 2 Peter TSAWAYO RSA 1:11:40 3 Bronwyn VAN RHYN RSA 1:11:45 WOMEN: 1 Zintle XINIWE RSA 1:23:25 2 Khaye MATEYISI RSA 1:24:22 3 Danette SMITH RSA 1:24:35
16 FEBRUARY 2014: GIULIETTA AND ROMEO HALF MARATHON, ITALY
MEN: 1 William KIBOR KEN 1:00:51 2 Daniele MEUCCI ITA 1:02:44 3 Wilson BUSIENEI KEN 1:03:06 4 Yassine RACHIK ITA 1:03:18 5 Gianmarco BUTTAZZO ITA 1:03:26 6 Simone GARIBOLDI ITA 1:03:45 7 Vasyl MATVIYCHUK UKR 1:04:01 8 Oleksandr MATVIYCHUK UKR 1:04:25 9 Domenico RICATTI ITA 1:04:31 10 Stefano SCAINI ITA 1:04:37 WOMEN: 1 Valeria STRANEO ITA 1:09:45 2 Anna INCERTI ITA 1:10:10 3 Veronica INGLESE ITA 1:11:24 4 Nadfia EJJAFINI ITA 1:12:19 5 Laila SOUFYANE ITA 1:13:41 6 Emma QUAGLIA ITA 1:14:00 7 Claudia PINNA ITA 1:14:03 8 Ivana IOZZIA ITA 1:15:01 9 Giovanna EPIS ITA 1:15:18 10 Teresa MONTRONE ITA 1:15:37
16 FEBRUARY 2014:STANDARD CHARTERED HONG KONG MARATHON
Neither Feyera Gemeda nor Rehima Kedir were on the list of official invitees but they won the men's and women's races after paying their own way to the race from Addis Ababa writes Pat Butcher. Defending champion Julius Maisei was pre-race favourite for the men's race but Gemeda bided his time among more than 20 runners who passed halfway in 70 minutes. "I was waiting for Maisei to push and there were some others with faster times than me. But when we got to 37k, I saw I could win" said Gemeda. He pushed on and Masei dropped back, with the three others doing likewise soon afterwards as Gemeda kept the pressure on to complete a second half five minutes faster than the first.
Kedir took the women's title for her second successive marathon victory after a win in Beirut last November. She also beat the defending champion, fellow Ethiopian Misiker Mekonnin, who was going for a third win but fell short by 12 seconds. Kedir complained of hamstring trouble after 32km and said she only felt confident of winning in the final kilometre.
On one of the most temperate days the race has every enjoyed over 60,000 people took to the streets in the various races, with the overall prize money totalling $300,000.
MEN: 1 Feyera GEMEDA ETH 2:15:05 2 Bedada ABDISA ETH 2:15:11 3 Elisha KIPROP KEN 2:15:12 4 Willy KIBOR KEN 2:15:30 5 Julius MAISEI KEN 2:15:45 6 Gebremeskel HAFTU ETH 2:16:27 7 Luke KIBET KEN 2:16:42 8 Paul KATISA KEN 2:16:49 9 Soloman MOLLA ETH 2:16:55 10 David BARMASAI KEN 2:16:55 WOMEN: 1 Rehima KEDIR ETH 2:34:53 2 Misiker MEKONNIN ETH 2:35:05 3 Shitaye GEMECHU ETH 2:35:18 4 Emily CHEPKEMOI KEN 2:35:56 5 Ruth MATEBOR KEN 2:37:34 6 Woynishet GIRMA ETH 2:38:29 7 Viola BOR KEN 2:40:21 8 Margaret TOROITICH KEN 2:41:22 9 Suyun LI CHN 2:42:15 10 Gulzhanat ZHANATBEK KZK 2:45.05
16 FEBRUARY 2014: KYOTO MARATHON, JAPAN
MEN: 1 Hiroki YOKOYAMA JPN 2:25:18 2 Toshihiro HAYASHI JPN 2:27:32 3 Hikaru DEGUCHI JPN 2:28:57 4 Nobeyuki FUJII JPN 2:29:18 5 Yuki ISHIBASHI JPN 2:29:18 WOMEN: 1 Yukari NOMURA JPN 2:49:10 2 Reiko KOBAYASHI JPN 2:54:36 3 Ai OGAWA JPN 2:55:34
16 FEBRUARY 2014: OHME HOCHI 30km ROAD RACE, JAPAN
Race cancelled due to snow
23 FEBRUARY 2014: MEDIO MARATON DE GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
MEN: 1 Julius Kipyego KETER KEN 1:04:26 2 Juan Carlos CARRERA MEX 1:05:25 3 Miguel Angel HERNANDEZ MEX 1:05:28 4 Erick Israel PEREZ MEX 1:05:30 5 Diego Alberto BORREGO MEX 1:05:43 6 Saby Luna ABURTO MEX 1:06:13 7 Sergio Reyes CARRANZA MEX 1:06:17 8 Arturo Regules JARDON MEX 1:06:21 9 Dionisio Castillo CALVARIN MEX 1:06:23 10 Pedro Espinosa PEREZ MEX 1:07:21 WOMEN: 1 Mayra Sanchez VIDAL MEX 1:14:26 2 Kathya Mirella GARCIA MEX 1:14:43 3 Dulce Maria RODRIGUEZ MEX 1:16:23 4 Caroline Jebiwott KIPTOO KEN 1:17:04 5 Margerita Hernandez FIORES MEX 1:17:50 6 Sandra Lopez REYES MEX 1:19:20 7 Anabel Martinez LOPEZ MEX 1:19:27 8 Violeta Rene GOMEZ MEX 1:20:30 9 Liliana CRUZ MEX 1:21:43 10 Maria Guadalupe SANTANA MEX 1:22:22
23 FEBRUARY 2014: MARITZBURG MARATHON, SOUTH AFRICA
MEN: 1 Tsotang MAINE RSA 2:25:18 2 Sandile MAKHAVE RSA 2:25:39 3 Njabulo MAZIBUKI RSA 2:26:14 4 Maropalla MOSOEUNYANE RSA 2:26:58 5 Gilbert MUTANDIRO RSA 2:28:22 6 Matekjase LEFATSA RSA 2:28:40 7 Babalo MTSOKOBA RSA 2:28:50 8 Bongani MSIMANGO RSA 2:30:25 9 Peter TADZIRIPA RSA 2:30:53 10 Mbangwa SHABALALA RSA 2:31:59 WOMEN: 1 Cary-Anne SMITH RSA 2:57:13 2 Fikile MBUTHUMA RSA 3:03:05 3 Debbie PERRY RSA 3:08:10 4 Jabulisile MKHIZE RSA 3:08:10 5 Shani SILVER RSA 3:10:11 6 Helen BULEY RSA 3:12:10 7 Mapulane MAJORO RSA 3:14:45 8 Danielle ADLAM RSA 3:16:58 9 Belinda PADBURY RSA 3:17:29 10 Zisandele MKHIZE RSA 3:17:55
23 FEBRUARY 2014: MARATON DE SEVILLA, SPAIN
Sevilla offers one of the flattest marathon courses in Europe, and the course record was improved in this 30th edition of the race by Kenyan debutant Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat. Pamela Rotich took a very narrow victory over the Spaniard Elena Maria Espeso. It was again a sunny race day for 9,000 registered runner to enjoy the city centre of one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. Lagat pulled away early on and ran with a pacemaker to 28km, before completing the last third of the race alone.
Pamela Rotich set a new personal best and gained and her first victory in a marathon. She was the fastest yo halfway (in 1:15), but Espeso pushed hard to cross the finish line only five seconds behind her in a thrilling finish.
MEN: 1 Cosmas Kiplimo LAGAT KEN 2:08:33 2 Benjamin BITOK KEN 2:12:18 3 Birhanu Niguse MELESE ETH 2:12:29 4 Lema Feyisa DEBALA ETH 2:12:33 5 Chala Adugna BEKELE ETH 2:12:37 6 Habteselasie Lemma GEMECHU ETH 2:12:43 7 Felix KANGOGO KEN 2:12:55 8 Martin KOSGEI KEN 2:13:23 9 Jose Carlos HERNANDEZ ESP 2:13:26 10 Joash Kipkoech MUTAI KEN 2:15:48 WOMEN: 1 Pamela ROTICH KEN 2:35:43 2 Elena Maria ESPESO ESP 2:35:48 3 Marthe Katerine MYHRE NOR 2:40:00 4 Joasia ZAKRZEWSKI GBR 2:41:23 5 Barbara SANCHEZ ESP 2:43:31 6 Tove LANGSETH NOR 2:54:39 7 Rosa Maria HURTADO ESP 3:00:37 8 Samantha WOODWARD GBR 3:02:08 9 Paula Irene SALGADO ESP 3:02:41 10 PILAR RUBIO ALARCON ESP 3:03:01
23 FEBRUARY 2014: SEYCHELLES ECO-FREINDLY MARATHON
MEN: 1 Simon LABICHE SEY 3:03:15 2 Roberto GIORDANO ITA 3:22:47 3 Seok-Geun JEONG KOR 3:29:38 4 James BARRA SEY 3:34:33 5 Sulaiman BADUR IND 3:44:06 6 Giovanni ROSSI ITA 3:49:58 7 Pascal DELETANG FRA 3:59:42 8 Fabrizio FOGLIA ITA 4:28:59 9 Jaap Van Den BERG NED 4:32:19 10 Didier FAUCHERET FRA 4:38:32 WOMEN: 1 Anneli SODERGARDS SWE 3:48:30 2 Olivia PEYTOUR FRE 3:54:37 3 Emma HOGBERG SWE 4:37:59 4 Johanna MELIN SWE 4:37:59 5 Maggy HARRAY SEY 5:23:15 6 Zayda MANUEL RSA 5:48:56 7 Ruwayda CHRISTIANS RSA 5:50:43 8 Brenda LOZAIQUE SEY 7:23:10 9 Sarah-Jane TAIEB SEY 7:32:37 10 Tamara Claudia CHRISTEN SEY 7:32:37 HALF MARATHON WOMEN: 1 Nancy BUNBURY GBR 1:58:26 2 Vincze REVA HUN 1:58:42 3 Ana BARRA SEY 2:08:09 MEN: 1 Jemmy ANNACOURA SEY 1:32:52 2 Keddy MOUSTACHE SEY 1:35:17 3 Moses WOIE KEN 1:35:17
23 FEBRUARY 2014: STANDARD CHARTERED TAIPEI MARATHON, CHINESE TAIPEI
MEN: 1 Moses Kiptoo KURGAT KEN 2:16:21 2 Josphat KIPTANUI KEN 2:16:23 3 Joel Kiplimo KEMBOI KEN 2:25:27 4 Daniel Muema MWELU KEN 2:25:27 5 Yon Chun YANG TPE 2:25:55 6 Chih Fong HO TPE 2:43:22 7 Shih Chamg HUNG TPE 2:43:38 8 Koag Chao PONG TPE 2:45:48 9 Chan Yu HSU TPE 2:46:56 10 Chin Wen HO TPE 2:46:57 WOMEN: 1 Mercy Jelimo TOO KEN 2:34:54 2 Immaculate CHEMUTAI KEN 2:44:57 3 Chien Ho SHIEH TPE 2:45:32 4 Jane Jerono ROTICH KEN 2:49:36 5 Ruth Charlotte CROFT 2:51:44 6 Shu Hwa CHEN TPE 3:02:30 7 Susan Jemutai CHEPKWONY KEN 3:06:38 8 Pei Yu CHIEN TPE 3:08:01 9 Yu Shin LIn TPE 3:15:36 10 Chih Chen CHANG TPE 3:20:27
23 FEBRUARY 2014: TOKYO MARATHON, JAPAN
MEN: 1 Dickson CHUMBA KEN 2:05:42 2 Tadese TOLA ETH 2:05:57 3 Sammy KITWARA KEN 2:06:30 4 Michael KIPYEGO KEN 2:06:58 5 Peter SOME KEN 2:07:05 6 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 2:07:37 7 Deressa CHIMSA KEN 2:07:40 8 Kohei MATSUMURA JPN 2:08:09 9 Koji KOBAYASHI JPN 2:08:51 10 Abel KIRUI KEN 2:09:04 WOMEN: 1 Tirfi TSEGAYE ETH 2:22:23 2 Birhane DIBABA ETH 2:22:30 3 Lucy KABUU KEN 2:24:16 4 Caroline ROTICH KEN 2:24:35 5 Janet RONO KEN 2:26:03 6 Albina MAYOROVA RUS 2:28:18 7 Mai ITO JPN 2:28:36 8 Rika SHINTAKU JPN 2:31:15 9 Manami KAMITANIDA JPN 2:31:34 10 Hiroko YOSHITOMI JPN 2:32:38
23 FEBRUARY 2014: WORLDS BEST 10km, PUERTO RICO
MEN: 1 Bidan Kardki MUCHIRI KEN 28:35 2 Vincent Chepkok KIPROE KEN 28:46 3 Kenneth KIPKEMOI KEN 28:51 4 Paul TANUI KEN 28:59 5 John KIPKOECH KEN 29:04 6 Birhan NEBEBEW ETH 29:06 7 Timothy TOROITICH KEN 29:18 8 Daniel SALEL KEN 29:21 9 Imane MERGA ETH 29:36 10 Wilson Kwambai CHEBET KEN 29:45 WOMEN: 1 Mary WACERA KEN 32:06 2 Gladys CHERONO KEN 32:09 3 Linet MASAI KEN 32:12 4 Belaynesh OLJIRA ETH 32:24 5 Joyce CHEPKIRUI KEN 32:32 6 Emily CHEBET KEN 32:38 7 Betsy SAINA USA 32:58 8 Sentayehu EJIGU ETH 33:06 9 Sally KIPYEGO KEN 33:14 10 Risper GESEBWA KEN 33:17
24 FEBRUARY 2014: SAHARA MARATHON, ALGERIA
MEN: 1 Rainer PREDL AUT 2:50:06 2 Darius Marek LAKSA POL 3:10:28 3 Marco OLMO ITA 3:12:52 4 Manuel MORENTE ESP 3:16:13 5 Sven HENKES GER 3:23:00 6 Ramon Alvarez SAINZ ESP 3:26:23 7 Juan Pedro GARCIA ESP 3:29:37 8 Yoshu GOMEZ ESP 3:30:31 9 Txema NEGRO ESP 3:30:36 10 Gustavo CEVALLOS ECU 3:30:53 WOMEN: 1 Chiara MARCATO ITA 3:56:34 2 Silvia GRIVE ESP 4:52:26 3 Maria Luz WANDER ESP 5:04:32 4 Barbara DUPRE ITA 5:11:31 5 Marlene STRASSER GER 5:18:10 6 Valentina TRAPIANI ITA 5:19:52 7 Bjorg Oie AASTORP NOR 5:23:49 8 Amalia Apaza URBINA PER 5:37:45 9 Annalisa VOLTAN ITA 5:39:33 10 Immaculada RODRIGUEZ ESP 6:01:38 HALF MARATHON MEN: 1 Aziz Malainin LAGDAF SAH 1:29:58 2 Kertich BOUJEMAA ALG 1:35:11 3 Lassaoui MOHAMED ALG 1:35:25 WOMEN: 1 Maria Teresa IGLESIAS ESP 2:10:45 2 Susana MOYANO ESP 2:26:28 3 Stefania PAVESE ITA 2:40:03
28 FEBRUARY 2014: SAMSUNG TEL-AVIV MARATHON, ISRAEL
MEN:
1 Ezekiel KOECH KEN 2:14:38
2 Emmanuel KETER KEN 2:15:15
3 Sammy Kimeli LIMO KEN 2:20:13
4 Fikade Amdu BERGA ETH 2:20:45
5 Naile Admasu GEBRE ETH 2:28:39
6 Or SHILON ISR 2:45:21
7 Ariel ROSENFELD ISR 2:45:46
8 Liran RAZ ISR 2:48:54
9 Abraham ARKA ISR 2:50:21
10 Eyal TEREM ISR 2:52:03
WOMEN:
1 Margaret NJUGUNA KEN 2:44:22
2 Naomy TUEI KEN 2:45:10
3 Azeb WELDHAWARIAT ETH 2:54:01
4 Hadas DOBOVI ISR 3:19:28
5 Anna PRAIS ISR 3:26:52
6 Inbal Shem TOV ISR 3:32:07
7 Atara RON ISR 3:32:12
8 Shirit KASHER ISR 3:32:26
9 Hanin RADI ISR 3:33:34
10 Helen ZUBER SUI 3:34:31
February 2014
