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December 2013

São Silvestre de Luanda 10k, Angola

Tue 31 December 2013

-8.83833 13.2344

Despite 32°C and 52% humidity, the race was very competitive. Stanley Biwott headed the world class field up the initial climb from City Hall, before letting others take over on the steeper climbs in the first 3km. Yenew Alamirew took the wind head-on with Edwin Kipyego and Zersenay Tadese tucked in and Biwott tailing the group. “During the last two kilometres I knew that perhaps I could win,” said Biwott, and in the twists and turns towards the stadium he dropped his competition one by one and opened up a slight gap on Alamirew as they sprinted down the home straight. Seven men broke 29 minutes despite the adverse conditions.

Riscah Jeptoo defended her title after a conservative start in which Pauline Njeru led up the steep climb towards an underpass 3km into the race. By the time the field emerged from under the crowd-lined bridge Jeptoo had eased into the lead. Despite the conditions Jeptoo improved her 2012 time by 21 seconds while behind her Flomena Daniel overtook Njeru for second place.

The race is one of the oldest in Africa and has been held every year throughout the four decades of war which only ended in 2002, excepting only 1961 and 1978. Over 1300 runners from throughout the country lined up for the mass participation event.

10km
Men
1 Stanley BIWOTT KEN 28:31
2 Yenew ALAMIREW ETH 28:34
3 Edwin KIPYEGO KEN 28:39
4 Zersenay TADESE ERI 28:43
5 Simon CHEPROT KEN 28:44
Women
1 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 32:10
2 Flomena DANIEL KEN 32:23
3 Pauline NJERU KEN 32:59
4 Sofia ABEBE ETH 33:02
5 Ruti AGA ETH 33:13

Taipei Fubon Marathon, Chinese Taipei

Sun 15 December 2013

25.0344 121.543
marathon
Men
1 Josphat Kamzee KEPKOPOL KEN 2:14:10
2 Yemane TSEGAYE ETH 2:14:17
3 Julius Nderitu KARINGA KEN 2:15:19
4 Chin Ping HO TPE 2:23:33
5 Abraham KIPROTICH KEN 2:25:22
Women
1 Rebecca Kangogo CHESIRE KEN 2:33:20
2 Rachel Jemutai MUTGAA KEN 2:34:38
3 Helena Loshanyang KIROP KEN 2:37:07
4 Viola Jepleteng BOR KEN 2:39:00
5 Ruth CROFT NZL 2:46:39

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, India

Sun 15 December 2013

28.6353 77.225

Atsedu Tsegay demolished a highly competitive men’s field and set a new course record, shaving three seconds off the mark set by Deriba Merga in 2008. After competent pacemaking to 12km he injected his own pace just after 15km which world leader Geoffrey Kipsang and Wilson Kiprop could not match. He eased ahead as they returned past India Gate, and stretched his lead to 100m by the finish just outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The race took place later than usual and benefited from cool (12C) conditons. Kipsang was coping with the loss of his 17-year-old brother Elias, who passed away on Friday. He did wonderfully well to overcome his grief and ran a brave race. Atsedu, the fastest half marathoner of 2012, had a poor run at this event last year. He finished 20th and suffering an ankle injury that kept him out of competition for nearly a year.

The women set off five minutes behind the men and got off to a slow start, refusing the pace set by Alice Kimutai. It picked in the second 5km so that a lead group of six passed through 10km in 33:17. In the second half a competitive race developed between world leader Lucy Kabuu, former World Champion Florence Kiplagat and Gladys Cherono. They stuck together until 16km at which point Kiplagat started to forge a significant lead. It was enough to dispose of Lucy Kabuu’s challenge. Gladys Cherono tenaciously started to claw back the deficit but over the final kilometre Kiplagat had the finish in her sights, and managed to keep herself in front.

A total of 31,000 runners participated in the half marathon and associated 6km fun run. Prize money totalled USD 210,000, with USD25,000 each for the winners. As usual the race attracted the participation of many celebrities, among them industrialist Anil Ambani and actor Rahul Bose. A host of dignitaries, including event ambassadors 1996 Olympic 100m Champion Donovan Bailey and actress Bipasha Basu, were present to cheer on the participants.

Half marathon
Men
1 Atsedu TSEGAYE ETH 59:12
2 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 59:30
3 Wilson KIPROP KEN 59:49
4 Kenneth KIPKEMOI KEN 59:55
5 Nicholas KIPKEMBOI KEN 1:00:24
Women
1 Florence KIPLAGAT KEN 1:08:00
2 Gladys CHERONO KEN 1:08:03
3 Lucy KABUU KEN 1:08:10
4 Meseret HAILU ETH 1:09:05
5 Wude AYALU ETH 1:09:21

Vadodara Marathon, India

Sun 15 December 2013

22.3072 73.1812
half marathon
Men
1 Asefa MENGISTU ETH 1:03:45
2 Ifa BALDA ETH 1:03:46
3 Jemal SHEKO ETH 1:03:48
4 Elaydisda WOLEHAWARIAT ETH 1:03:49
5 Chala CHIMSA ETH 1:03:53
Women
1 Letebrahm HAILE ETH 1:11:37
2 Yewbdar TESHOME ETH 1:11:40
3 Dastanegash BILILA ETH 1:15:54
4 Tinbitgidey WOLDE ETH 1:15:54
5 Genet ALBURKADIR ETH 1:16:59

PisaMarathon, Italy

Sun 15 December 2013

43.7228 10.4017

Results not yet available

Nara Marathon, Japan

Sun 8 December 2013

34.6908 135.822
marathon
Men
1 Osamu HIRATA JPN 2:23:46
2 Tomoya NAGASAWA JPN 2:29:26
3 Tomoya MORI JPN 2:30:31
4 Kazuyoshi MAEDA JPN 2:31:38
5 Takeshi OGOSHI JPN 2:33:16
Women
1 Yuri YOSHIZUMI JPN 2:46:21
2 Ikue TABATA JPN 2:51:49
3 Maki INAMI JPN 2:54:23
4 Satomi TAKASE JPN 2:55:06

Discoveries Half Marathon, Portugal

Sun 8 December 2013

38.706 -9.18042
Half marathon
Men
1 Robert KOSGEI KEN 1:05:53
2 Joao PEREIRA POR 1:06:40
3 Hermano FERREIRA POR 1:07:32
4 Bruno FRAGA POR 1:09:21
5 Jose GASPAR POR 1:10:36
Women
1 Violet JELEGAT KEN 1:11:27
2 Sandra TEIXEIRA POR 1:19:12
3 Vera FERNANDES POR 1:21:53
4 Pamella OLIVEIRA POR 1:22:43
5 Vera NUNES POR 1:22:48

Run Barbados Half Marathon, Barbados

Sun 8 December 2013

13.1132 -59.5988
Half marathon
Men
1 Richard KESSIO CAN 1:09:04
2 Sammy KIPLAGAT KEN 1:11:15
3 Silas KISORIO KEN 1:11:44
4 Kirk BROWN JAM 1:12:36
5 Cleveland FORDE GUY 1:13:35
Women
1 Jess DRASKAU-PETERSEN USA 1:19:22
2 Leah KIGEN KEN 1:19:59
3 Dominique MARSHALL BEL 1:32:39
4 Arieta MARTIN JAM 1:35:42
5 Carlie PIPE BAR 1:37:21

Maratón Powerade Monterrey, Mexico

Sun 8 December 2013

25.6866 -100.316
marathon
Men
1 Jesus CAPULA MEX 2:31:48
2 Alejandro OSUNA MEX 2:38:45
3 Jose TORRES MEX 2:41:05
4 Roberto RODRIGUEZ MEX 2:41:10
5 Abraham ARTEAGA MEX 2:43:33
Women
1 Yabeth ROCHA MEX 3:06:04
2 Esmeralda Pulido GUERRERA MEX 3:07:05
3 Maria Luisa SANCHEZ MEX 3:07:43
4 Marisol FRANCO MEX 3:08:35
5 Perla Janeth REQUENES MEX 3:15:47

Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, Jamaica

Sat 7 December 2013

17.9673 -76.7904
marathon
Men
1 Gregory MCKENZIE JAM 2:40:45
2 Mark NEELD XXX 2:56:52
3 Karl BAKER XXX 3:01:11
4 Kwabena DEBRAH-DAMWENA XXX 3:04:59
5 Colin GRAHAM XXX 3:07:03
Women
1 Elina JUNNILA FIN 3:00:04
2 Elizabeth MONDON XXX 3:27:57
3 Franziska SCHNEIDER XXX 3:38:51
4 Josee BEAUREGARD XXX 3:44:39
5 Julie LEMIEUX XXX 3:47:00

Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon, Jordan

Fri 6 December 2013

29.5319 35.0061

A wheelchair event was included within both the title event and the associated 10km, won by Ali Sawalmeh (1:23:38) and Ala’a Al Din Al Kaza’a (47:43). The winner of the 21km race for the visually impaired was AbdeulRaouf Al Khatib (1:46:16) and the 10km winner was Nabil Maqableh.

There were also separate boys’ and girls’ races over a 4.2km course.

Half marathon
Men
1 Rafat AL ZBOUN JOR 1:10:01
2 Bashar IRHAYEL JOR 1:11:01
3 Bilal AL SHAAR JOR 1:11:46
4 Mosab MIQDADI JOR 1:12:21
5 Mohammed AL NAWASREH JOR 1:15:38
Women
1 Razan MUQBEL JOR 1:30:07
2 Maya CHOLLET SUI 1:33:19
3 Tuuli MERIKOSKI FIN 1:41:52
4 Ghorood AL DGHAIMAT JOR 1:43:27
5 Elizabeth WHITMAN USA 1:46:07
10km
Men
1 Wesam AL MASRI PLE 31:36
2 Ahmad ABABNEH JOR 31:45
3 Ahmad AL ISSA JOR 32:14
Women
1 Sojood AL KHOTABA JOR 37:35
2 Hanoia ADAM JOR 38:14
3 Sabryh AL MURADAT JOR 38:53

Fukuoka Int’l Open Marathon Championship, Japan

Sun 1 December 2013

33.5904 130.402

In his Marathon debut in this race last year Martin Mathathi dropped at 35km but this year, on a cool but humid day, he took control of the race at that point writes Ken Nakamura. He started to push the pace hard in the final seven kilometres to drop his final challenger and last year’s winner Joseph Gitau. Local star Yuki Kawauchi came third, in his tenth Marathon of the year. Since he was the first Japanese in the race, at this point, Kawauchi is the leading contender for the Japanese marathon team for the next year’s Asian Games in South Korea. But in two weeks he plans to run the Hofu Marathon, again targetting a sub-2:10 time.

The leaders reached halfway in 1:03:48 and, with pacemaking finished, Kawauchi jumped into the lead and left the chase pack 10 seconds behind. Henryk Szost closed him down and two ran together in front with six men in the chasing pack. They were caught just after 28km. Mekubo Mogusu then led for a couple of kilometres, before Mathathi made his decisive effort at 32km, which only Gitau could match. They passed 35km in 1:46:13, nine seconds ahead of a four-man chasing group from which Szost and Kawauchi emerged to give chase. Kawauchi did start to close on Gitau but just fell short by five seconds. Mathathi’s 5km split from 35–40km was 14:39, only two seconds slower than Tsegaye Kebede ran when he set the course record of 2:05:18 in 2009.

marathon
Men
1 Martin MATHATHI KEN 2:07:16
2 Joseph GITAU KEN 2:09:00
3 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:09:05
4 Nenryk SZOST POL 2:09:37
5 Chiharu TAKADA JPN 2:10:39

Shanghai International Marathon, China

Sun 1 December 2013

31.2304 121.474

South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka and Ethiopia’s Aberu Kebede won in times just short of the course records set last year writes Mirko Jalava. Kebede bounced back from a disappointing outing at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, where she finished only in 13th, by winning in season’s best and missing the course record by only 21 seconds.

There were several men with faster personal bests than Mokoka, but Mokoko had placed highly before in Shanghai (second in 2011 and fourth last year). Running his first Marathon of 2013, he won with a time 28 seconds short of the course record. Behind him Eritrean Beraki Beyene was best in a thrilling finish over the final few hundred metres where the five came home in the space of 10 seconds. The six runners were on their own from 32km before Mokoka broke away in the last two kilometres.

More than 35,000 people took to the streets of Shanghai on Sunday morning, 8000 in the Marathon, 10,000 in Half Marathon, 5000 in a 10km run and approximately 12,000 persons in a Mini Marathon.

marathon
Men
1 Stephen MOKOKO RSA 2:09:29
2 Beraki BEYENE ERI 2:09:48
3 Stephen CHEMLANY KEN 2:09:50
4 Teferi KEBEDE ETH 2:09:52
5 Samuel NDUNGU KEN 2:09:55
Women
1 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 2:23:28
2 Merima MOHAMMED ETH 2:26:30
3 Ashu KASIM ETH 2:26:34

Macau Galaxy Entertainment Int’l Marathon, Macau, China

Sun 1 December 2013

22.196 113.546

More than 6000 local and overseas runners started the race from the Olympic Sport Centre Stadium. Julius Kiplimo Maisei from Kenya set a new race record and collected total prize money of USD35,000. Mi Gyong Kim from North Korea won the women’s race and USD20,000.

marathon
Men
1 Julius KIPLIMO KEN 2:12:43
2 Julius KIPRONO KEN 2:14:10
3 Elijah MWANIKI KEN 2:14:56
4 Duncan CHIERUIYOT KEN 2:15:51
5 Cosmas KIGEN KEN 2:16:44
Women
1 Mi Gyong KIM PRK 2:36:32
2 Purity KANGOGO KEN 2:37:20
3 Ruth MATEBO KEN 2:38:42
4 Viola CHELANGAT KEN 2:39:32
5 Keneni ASSEFA ETH 2:46:35
Half marathon
Men
1 Silas MUTURI KEN 1:04:36
2 Miguel BAPTISTA POR 1:06:27
3 John LORONO KEN 1:07:18
Women
1 Edna JERUTO KEN 1:16:26
2 Naomi WAMBUI KEN 1:18:32
3 Elisabete URBANO POR 1:18:49

Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, Cambodia

Sun 1 December 2013

11.5449 104.892
Half marathon
Men
1 Minoru ONOZUKA JPN 1:16:11
2 Assad ATTAMIMI AUS 1:17:41
3 Peter GEITHNER USA 1:18:21
4 UNKNOWN XXX 1:18:29
5 Hidenori YAJIMA JPN 1:18:47
Women
1 Vivian TANG SIN 1:27:29
2 Janette AGURA PHI 1:31:42
3 Charlotte CUTLER GBR 1:33:37
4 Anne Marie WARE GBR 1:34:39
5 Kelly Leigh OLVER NZL 1:36:00
10km
Men
1 Anand PAREKH USA 38:05
2 Jamie CHAMBERS GBR 38:24
3 Leng SOPHORN CAM 41:43
Women
1 Heidi MAKINEN FIN 44:38
2 Kanokporn MINKWANPOTHONG THA 46:11
3 Sophie CHAVANEL CAN 46:49

Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore, Singapore

Sun 1 December 2013

1.28009 103.851

Considering he was running his third Marathon in nine weeks Chelimo Kipkemoi was something of a surprise winner writes Phil Minshull. He had missed out on getting placed among the elite racers in front of the 11,000-plus runners and was part of the mass start, crossing the line approximately 35 seconds after the gun had gone. Kipkemoi is adept at winning races in difficult conditions: he won three of his six Marathons in 2011 and two last year, but has never broken 2:10. His win extended the Kenyan hold on the Singapore men’s title to 12 editions.

After passing through halfway 33 seconds down Kipkemoi very gradually closed down this deficit. 2007 world champion and two-time winner in Singapore Luke Kibet pushed on ahead from 25–35km, accompanied by Kiptanui. But by 38km Kipkemoi’s patience had paid off, and he took the lead, passing 40km with an unchallenged 13-second advantage. Kibet drifted back to fourth in the final stages.

Sharon Cherop, the 2012 Boston Marathon champion lived up to her billing as pre-race women’s favourite but left it right to the line after running with Ethiopia’s Debre Godana. The pair went ahead of what had been an eight-woman lead group until 30km. After their last-gasp sprint Cherop and Godana were given the same time. “The race was so close but I am happy that my strategy to sprint only when I was close to the finish line worked,” reflected Cherop. Behind them Russia’s Alina Prokopeva took third place in Singapore for the second consecutive year.

marathon
Men
1 Chelimo KIPKEMOI KEN 2:15:00
2 Eliud KIPTANUI KEN 2:15:27
3 Mike MUTAI KEN 2:15:41
4 Luke KIBET KEN 2:17:14
5 Aadam KHAMIS BRN 2:17:47
Women
1 Sharon CHEROP KEN 2:41:12
2 Debre GODANA ETH 2:41:12
3 Alina PROKOPEVA RUS 2:41:16
4 Elizabeth CHEMWENO KEN 2:42:43
5 Winifrida KWAMBOKA KEN 2:43:00
Half marathon
Men
1 Peter KETER KEN 1:05:57
2 Daniel KIARIE KEN 1:06:47
3 Gideon KIPKEMBOI KEN 1:08:25
Women
1 Gladys CHEMWENO KEN 1:15:02
2 Margaret NJUGUNA KEN 1:18:38
3 Esther KARIMI KEN 1:22:20

XXXVII Panama International Marathon 2013, Panama

Sun 1 December 2013

9.10118 -79.4029

Simon Kariuki ran away from the opposition early on, with Juan Cardona (who often runs with cyclist support, against the rules of international marathons) chasing in vain. Kariuki occasioned excitement in the crowd as it seemed he might crack the 2:16:24 course record Alene Reta ran in 2010 (this year he won the half marathon), and win a $10000 bonus for doing so, but he fell 100 seconds short of the mark. First Panamanian was Augustin Alcazar in eighth place with 2:44:03. More than 1500 runners entered: 600 in the marathon along with 65 eight-man relay teams, and 600 in the half marathon.

marathon
Men
1 Simon KARIUKI KEN 2:18:04
2 Juan Carlos CARDONA COL 2:21:56
3 Marc Chepses KIPKOSGEI KEN 2:27:38
Women
1 Alicia ZORILLA PAN 3:27:49
2 Iris CAMARENA PAN 3:30:42
3 ? ? ESA 3:32:44
Half marathon
Men
1 Alene RETA ETH ??
Women
1 Wendy Panchi HERRERA ECU 1:30:54

Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon, Cayman Islands

Sun 1 December 2013

19.3222 -81.2409
marathon
Men
1 Justin GRUNEWALD USA 2:42:39
2 Steve SPIERS USA 2:56:19
3 Chadwick WEBSTER CAY 3:05:03
4 Marko KAHILAINEN FIN 3:25:46
5 Jens PANKALLA CAY 3:41:27
Women
1 Pham DOAN USA 3:42:52
2 Stephanie RAFFERTY USA 3:43:42
3 Justine PLENKIEWICZ CAY 3:47:20
4 Heiki WEBER CAY 3:53:10
5 Jody MCFARLAND CAY 4:05:54
Half marathon
Men
1 Dominic CORBIN GBR 1:21:07
2 Marius ACKER XXX 1:21:13
3 Dave WALKER CAY 1:23:29
Women
1 Gabriele GRUNEWALD USA 1:21:39
2 Heidi Bassett BLAIR CAY 1:37:07
3 Joanna MANSI CAY 1:39:54

San José Costa Rica Half & Marathon, Costa Rica

Sun 1 December 2013

9.91667 -84.1014
marathon
Men
1 Hillary KIMAIYO KEN 2:17:27
2 William CHAMAN GUA 2:41:55
3 Jhonatan VARELA CRC 2:41:57
4 Misael MALEANO CRC 2:49:00
5 Esklei ROJAS CRC 3:03:53
Women
1 Leah KIGEN KEN 3:01:36
2 Jessica PORRAS CRC 3:28:07
3 Elitania VARGAS MEX 3:29:47
4 Irene SANCHEZ CRC 3:39:23
5 Adriana CAMACHO CRC 3:52:29
Half marathon
Men
1 Ian BURRELL USA 1:06:39
2 Mario RAMIRO MEX 1:09:08
3 Luis MIRAVETE MEX 1:11:23
4 Jose CHINCHILLA CRC 1:12:00
5 Eliar CALLADO CRC 1:17:15
Women
1 Stephanie PEZZULLO USA 1:19:29
2 Cristina MARIN CRC 1:24:08
3 Norma RODRIGUEZ CRC 1:25:32
4 Mayra PEREYRA CRC 1:35:09
5 Meylin DELGADO CRC 1:36:09

November 2013

Eilat Half Marathon Desert Run, Israel

Fri 29 November 2013

29.5577 34.9519

Results not yet available

Mount Fuji Marathon, Japan

Sun 24 November 2013

35.6817 139.765
marathon
Men
1 Yuta KOYAMA JPN 2:24:16
2 Akiyoshi KAMIJYO JPN 2:27:19
3 Masataka UCHINO JPN 2:27:54
4 Shotaro MITSUWA JPN 2:30:55
Women
1 Toshiko YOSHIKAWA JPN 2:51:59
2 Natsue UCHIDA JPN 3:01:04
3 Natsuko MURAMATSU JPN 3:01:08
4 Mayumi UCHIYAMA JPN 3:01:56

UNICEF Charity Run Half Marathon & 10km, Hong Kong, China

Sun 24 November 2013

22.2687 114.187
Half marathon
Men
1 Ka Ho CHAN HKG 1:11:21
2 Stefan PASSARELLO ITA 1:12:13
3 Matt CLARKE XXX 1:13:24
4 Brendan KEAN XXX 1:13:45
5 Cheuk Hei WANG XXX 1:13:51
Women
1 Michelle LOWRY XXX 1:22:45
2 Jane RICHARDS XXX 1:25:22
3 Lise HARROW XXX 1:32:34
4 Ann Cheng ECHEVERRIA XXX 1:32:38
5 Kara LASKOWSKI XXX 1:33:39

Great Ethiopian Run 10km, Ethiopia

Sun 24 November 2013

8.9806 38.7578
10km
Men
1 Atsedu TSEGAYE ETH 29:22
2 Adugna HUNDE ETH 29:26
3 Hunegnaw MESFIN ETH 29:29
4 Yikber BAYABELE ETH 29:33
5 Tebelu ZEWDE ETH 29:39
Women
1 Netsanet GUDETA ETH 33:24
2 Tadelech BEKELE ETH 33:45
3 Atsede BAYSA ETH 33:51
4 Emebet TADESSE ETH 33:54
5 Ababel YEGNANECH ETH 34:00

Firenze Marathon, Italy

Sun 24 November 2013

43.771 11.248
marathon
Men
1 Oleksandr SITKOVSKYY UKR 2:09:14
2 Geoffrey NDUGU KEN 2:12:18
3 Kiprop LIMO KEN 2:12:55
4 Teferi Wodajo KURE ETH 2:13:53
5 Walter KORORIA KEN 2:16:06
Women
1 Abeba Tekelu GEBREMESKEL ETH 2:30:37
2 Hanane JANAT MAR 2:36:01
3 Lemlem Berha YACHEM ETH 2:38:48
4 Claudia GELSOMINO ITA 2:46:13
5 Francesca IACHEMET ITA 2:48:12

Serge Vigot La Rochelle Int’l Marathon, France

Sun 24 November 2013

46.1603 -1.15114
marathon
Men
1 Isaac KOSGEI KEN 2:12:28
2 Wilfred MURGOR KEN 2:14:00
3 Hailu ABEBE ETH 2:14:12
4 Bernard ROTICH KEN 2:14:17
5 Aleksey TROCHKIN RUS 2:16:40
Women
1 Zerfe BOKU ETH 2:38:00
2 Zana JEREB SLO 2:38:59
3 Abebech ETCHA ETH 2:40:06
4 Habiba BEDU ETH 2:42:02
5 Kelly CRICKMORE GBR 2:45:14

Semi Marathon Int’l de Laayoune, Morocco

Sun 24 November 2013

33.0955 -7.58549
Half marathon
Men
1 Abderrahim EL ASRI MAR 1:02:59
2 Youssef NASIR MAR 1:02:59
3 Toaoufik ALLAM MAR 1:03:21
4 Josphat KIPROP KEN 1:03:28
5 Youssef KAMALI MAR 1:03:43
Women
1 Poline WANJIKU KEN 1:13:24
2 Fatiha BEN CHATKI MAR 1:17:16
3 Tatiana VELISOVA RUS 1:20:21
4 Sanaa ACHAHBAR MAR 1:22:22
5 Naima ELYADI MAR 1:26:07

Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k, Antarctica

Wed 20 November 2013–Fri 22 November 2013

-79.7833 -82.8
marathon
Men
1 Petr VABROSEK CZE 3:34:47
2 Alistair MCLAREN AUS 3:56:54
3 Daniel PALKO SVK 4:18:18
4 Pieter JOUBERT RSA 4:44:56
5 Retief JOUBERT RSA 4:44:56
Women
1 Fiona OAKES GBR 4:20:02
2 Lauren JONES AUS 4:44:56
3 Charlotte WALLER GBR 5:47:23
4 Audrey MCINTOSH GBR 5:47:53
5 Sarah STEER GBR 5:55:40
100km
Men
1 Petr VABROUSEK CZE 11:21:46
2 Daniel PALKO SVK 16:52:37
3 Tom WILHELM USA 19:04:18
Women
1 Audrey MCINTOSH GBR 17:19

Kobe Marathon, Japan

Sun 17 November 2013

34.6901 135.196
marathon
Men
1 Hironori ARAI JPN 2:17:01
2 Shoji TAKADA JPN 2:17:15
3 Harun MALEL KEN 2:17:45
Women
1 Chihiro TANAKA JPN 2:36:53
2 Hiromi SAITO JPN 2:39:51
3 Satoko UETANI JPN 2:43:42

Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon, Thailand

Sun 17 November 2013

13.7279 100.524
marathon
Men
1 John Kiprop SAMOEI KEN 2:30:27
2 Henrik JANNBORG DEN 2:31:51
3 Chakrit BOONKONG THA 2:41:12
4 Saravut NGAMSRI THA 2:46:33
5 Jackson Kibet KENEI KEN 2:47:39
Women
1 Sunisa SAILOMYEN THA 3:02:31
2 Arpatsara PRASARTHINPIMAI THA 3:11:59
3 Genevive Uchechi NJOKU NGR 3:12:42
4 Misao ISHIKAWA JPN 3:14:20
5 April NELSON USA 3:17:45
Half marathon
Men
1 Bryan MOROTTA USA 1:08:59
2 Jirattikan BUNMA THA 1:11:29
3 Chatchai SOOTSUPON THA 1:14:27
Women
1 Natthaya THANARONNAWAT THA 1:21:42
2 Linda CHANTACHIT THA 1:21:43
3 Suwaree DEENUK THA 1:22:13

Penang Bridge International Marathon, Malaysia

Sun 17 November 2013

5.41846 100.331
marathon
Men
1 James TALLAM KEN 2:24:43
2 Joseph Gitau KARIUKI KEN 2:25:43
3 Isaac Kiplagat KIMAIYO KEN 2:25:58
4 Bernard Mwendia MUTHONI KEN 2:27:54
5 Shaharudin BIN HASHI MAS 2:46:14
Women
1 Naomi Wambui MURIUKI KEN 2:53:04
2 Cecilia Wanhgui WARUTUMO KEN 3:11:19
3 Caroline KIGEN KEN 3:14:54
4 Deborah CHINN USA 3:23:20
5 Esther Njeri NGANGA KEN 3:41:27
Half marathon
Men
1 Paul Kimani WAMBUI KEN 1:06:01
Women
1 Alice Kabura NJOROGE KEN 1:18:48

Vodafone 35th İstanbul Marathon, Turkey

Sun 17 November 2013

41.025 28.9302

In just her second ever race over the classic distance, Kenya’s Rebecca Chesire held off a late charge from marathon debutante Elvan Abeylegesse writes John Mulkeen. Abraham Kiprotich opened up a gap of almost a minute over the rest of the field in the closing stages of the men’s race.

Turkish record-holder Sultan Haydar led the lead group in the women’s race while marathon debutant Elvan Abeylegesse languished in 10th place, 40 seconds behind at 10km. Haydar reached halfway in 1:12:50 with six African runners still a stride or two behind. Abeylegesse lagged by a minute. Haydar still led at 30km with with just Rebecca Chesire and Amane Gobena left for company, while Abeylegesse had steadily made her way through the field into sixth place. She made up 30 seconds over the next 5km and moved into fourth. The race really came alive in the closing kilometres as Haydar finally surrendered her lead to Chesire, while Abeylegesse looked poised to challenge on the shoulder of the Kenyan with 1600m to go. But Chesire had saved enough for the finish to win, 73 seconds slower than her marathon debut earlier this year. Abeylegesse achieved her sub-2:30 goal while Haydar ran one second faster than when she finished in the same position last year.

Marathon debutant Desta Alemu took a group through halfway in the men’s race in 1:04:23, with Abraham Kiprotich on his shoulder. The group slowed considerably in the next 14km until Kiprotich moved ahead decisively at 35km. Deriba Merga tried to follow him as Siraj Gena came through strongly into third position and went on to overtake Merga.

marathon
Men
1 Abraham KIPROTICH FRA 2:12:28
2 Siraj Gena AMDA ETH 2:13:19
3 Deriba MERGA ETH 2:14:43
4 Ketema TADESSE ETH 2:14:51
5 Moses TOO KEN 2:17:23
Women
1 Rebessa Kongogo CHESIRE KEN 2:29:05
2 Elvan ABEYLEGESSE TUR 2:29:30
3 Sultan HAYDAR TUR 2:29:40
4 Bizunesh Uresa MOHAMMED ETH 2:31:16
5 Natalia PUCHKOVA RUS 2:31:32

Maratón Divina Pastora Valencia, Spain

Sun 17 November 2013

39.4699 -0.376288

Felix Kipkemoi Keny fulfilled his prediction when he won the race in the fastest time yet run in Spain writes Phil Minshull. He took 17 seconds off his personal best and 16 seconds off the Spanish all-comers record dating from Jackson Kipkoech’s win in Barcelona three years ago. Keny also sliced 45 seconds from the course record, set in 2011. A pack of about 20 runners, led by Qatari pacemaker Nicholas Kemboi, went through halfway in 1:03:44. Jacob Kendagor then took the pace to 30km and shortly afterwards Keny broke away for the biggest win of his career. Ethiopia’s Azalech Masrecha won the women’s race comfortably, taking more than a minute off the previous course record set in 2002. A total of 9778 runners finished.

marathon
Men
1 Felix Kipkemoi KENY KEN 2:07:14
2 Amanuel MESEL ERI 2:08:17
3 Dejene YIRDAW ETH 2:09:55
4 John MWANGANGI KEN 2:10:40
5 Samson Kiptoo BUNGEI KEN 2:10:58
Women
1 Azalech MASRESHA ETH 2:27:01
2 Faith Jeruto CHEMAOI KEN 2:28:54
3 Beata NAIGAMBO NAM 2:30:48
4 Drbe Neme KUMSA ETH 2:33:13
5 Fatima AYACHI MAR 2:33:50

Marabana Marathon & Half, Cuba

Sun 17 November 2013

23.0541 -82.3452
marathon
Men
1 Henry JAEN CUB 2:30:30
2 Jorge Luis SUAREZ CUB 2:36:44
3 Yumier FOUMAN CUB 2:38:47
4 Alexeis MACHADO CUB 2:45:56
5 Alberni CLAVEL CUB 2:47:38
Women
1 Yailen Garcia DOME CUB 3:00:28
2 Leticia Cedeno MACIA CUB 3:09:45
3 Aracelis Lamoth LUIS CUB 3:27:24
4 Fabiola HURTADO MEX 3:46:10
5 Debbie MOORE GBR 3:57:19
Half marathon
Men
1 Richer Perez COBAS CUB 1:05:32
Women
1 Dailin Belmonte TORRES CUB 1:17:14

Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay, United States

Sun 17 November 2013

36.45 -121.84

The AmeriKenyan Running Club dominated the top spots. Both winners times were the second fastest ever run in this race, now in its 11th year. Nine men finished under 1:05 this year after a total of only 13 runners breaking 1:05 in the past six years combined. Prize money of $17,850, the largest half marathon purse in the western US, was distributed between the top eight runners and top three masters. 7,200 finishers enjoyed in perfect race conditions along the rolling course that mostly tours the scenic and historic coastlines of Monterey and Pacific Grove.

14 runners passed one mile (1.6km) in 4:53, but a mile later there were five and by four miles Nelson Uyogi and Jacob Chemtai were away. They dueled all the way with Chemtai sprinting away on the gentle downhill finish. Sarah Kiptoo determined the women’s race early on by going out with the lead men and building a substantial lead by two miles (10:10).

Half marathon
Men
1 Jacob CHEMTAI KEN 1:02:44
2 Nelson OYUGI KEN 1:02:50
3 Aissa DGHOUGHI ETH 1:03:20
4 Fernando CABADA XXX 1:03:25
5 Benson CHERUIYOT KEN 1:03:37
Women
1 Sarah KIPTOO KEN 1:11:21
2 Everlyne LOGAT KEN 1:13:49
3 Jess DRASKAU-PETERSON USA 1:13:49
4 Lindsay FLANAGAN USA 1:13:56
5 Sarah CROUCH USA 1:16:11

BDL Beirut Marathon, Lebanon

Sun 10 November 2013

33.8886 35.4955

William Kipsang won his first Marathon since Rotterdam 2008, and posted his fastest time since then, to end a six-year Ethiopian winning streak in Beirut writes Phil Minshull. He broke away from the leading group shortly after halfway and went through 30km in 1:33:56 with a 19-second lead over the five-man chasing group. By 35km his lead had grown to 39 seconds with Kenya’s Benjamin Serem and Sammy Malakwen, along with Ethiopia’s Gemechu Lemma still together around 250m behind. Serem then started to chase but could not quite reel him in. Race favourite Kedir Fekadu, who won last year in 2:12:57, was part of the chasing group at 30km but soon afterwards the Ethiopian started to struggle and he finished a disappointing seventh. Temperatures reached an unseasonably warm 23°C and the course records were never threatened. Over 36,000 participated in the event which included various youth and fun runs.

marathon
Men
1 William KIPSANG KEN 2:13:34
2 Benjamin SEREM KEN 2:13:45
3 Gemechu LEMMA ETH 2:14:17
4 Sammy MALAKWEN KEN 2:14:47
5 Stephen CHEPKOPOL KEN 2:15:56
Women
1 Rehime Kedir ROBEL ETH 2:33:29
2 Shuko Genemo WOTE ETH 2:36:47
3 Rebecca Jerotich TALLAM KEN 2:41:07
4 Ayantu DAKEBO ETH 2:42:03
5 Rahel Kebede SHIFEREW ETH 2:47:25

Athens Classic Marathon, Greece

Sun 10 November 2013

37.9839 23.7294

In his marathon debut Hillary Yego won the Athens Classic Marathon over the original Marathon course from Marathon to the Panathenaikon Stadium, built for the first modern Olympics in 1896 writes Pat Butcher. For the women Joan Rotich led from the start to finish 100m ahead of Svitlana Stanko with Greek National Champion Magda Gazea in third. A record entry of 11,000 took part in the 31st edition, with a total more than 30,000 participants entered in all events.

For the first few kilometres both men and women were on course for much faster times but from 12km, as both temperatures and topography rose, the pace of the men’s lead group of 10 (including pacemakers) slowed to reach halfway in 1:06:48. Shortly afterwards defending champion Raymond Bett dropped out because of stomach problems. With the hills getting tougher until the highest point at 31km, more dropped behind, or dropped out. On the descent into Athens only a trio remained. David Rutoh was dropped with 5km to go, then Yego made the decisive move just before the 40km to ease ahead of Cheruiyot.

In contrast to the men’s race Joan Rotich led from the start and built up a big lead, passing 15k nearly two and a half minutes ahead of Ukraine’s Svitlana Stanko. Rotich slowed on the hills and Stanko gradually cut back into her lead, but she still remained 25 seconds adrift as Rotich crossed the finish line. “The Athens Marathon is a special race, so I am very happy to have won it. It was a great feeling to run into the Olympic Stadium,” she said.

marathon
Men
1 Hilary Kipkogei YEGO KEN 2:13:55
2 Dickson Kimeli CHERUIYOT KEN 2:14:36
3 David Kipkorir RUTO KEN 2:14:43
4 Paul Kibet KOSGEI KEN 2:16:53
5 Jean-Pierre MVUYEKURE RWA 2:17:20
Women
1 Nancy Joan ROTICH KEN 2:41:34
2 Svitlana STANKO UKR 2:41:59
3 Magda GAZEA GRE 2:46:03
4 Seika IMAWURA JPN 2:50:06
5 Venera SARMOSOVA RUS 2:50:18

Ravenna City of Art International Marathon, Italy

Sun 10 November 2013

44.4184 12.2035
marathon
Men
1 Nicodemus BIWOTT ITA 2:28:08
2 Renars ROZE LAT 2:28:43
3 Marco SERASINI ITA 2:38:13
4 Marco VERARDO ITA 2:41:43
5 Alan SEVERI ITA 2:42:11
Women
1 Barbara CIMMARUSTI ITA 3:07:16
2 Simonetta LAZARROTTO ITA 3:12:34
3 Maida DEL ZOTTO ITA 3:13:53
4 Sabrina SANTINI ITA 3:18:23
5 Aurora PLACCI ITA 3:23:50
Half marathon
Men
1 Giovanni RUGGIERO ITA 1:09:23
2 Mohamed RITY MAR 1:09:55
3 Paolo VITALI ITA 1:15:21
Women
1 Rosa ALFIERI ITA 1:23:36
2 Raffaella MALVERTI ITA 1:26:26
3 Barbara MARCHIORO ITA 1:30:30

French Riviera Marathon Nice-Cannes, France

Sun 10 November 2013

43.7102 7.26195

Encouraged by Paula Radcliffe, women’s world marathon record holder and race patron, 12,814 runners were attracted to the 6th edition. Of these, 8652 set off from the marathon start on the Promenade des Anglais to pass through seven coastal cities under sunny Mediterranean skies. First to cross the finish line on the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes were Ethiopia’s Abdisa Sori among the men and Salina Jebet for the women. For Sori the battle lasted the entire 42195m as countryman Edeo Telo finished within the same second, A strongly gusting wind slowed runners in the second half. Jebet, the race favourite, won by a minute.

Wilson Kipketer, patron of the official charity Peace and Sport and triple 800m World Champion finished his second marathon in 3:15:08. “The route is fantastic. I’ll be back next year,” he said. Joining Kipketer was Vénuste Niyongabo from Burundi, who became the only Burundi national to win an Olympic medal by taking the 5000m title at the 1996 Olympic Games. These outstanding athletes joined forces as a team to run the Relay Marathon for Peace and Sport.

The 6-person relay format is divided into sections of varying distances between 3km and 11km. 400 teams were on the start-line made up of friends, co-workers and families. New in 2013, the 2×21.1km race offers each runner the chance to run a Half-Marathon between Nice and Cannes. It was a huge success and attracted 881 two-member teams. In all 62 nationalities were represented with foreign runners making up 31% of the field.

marathon
Men
1 Abdisa SORI ETH 2:13:58
2 Edeo TELO ETH 2:13:58
3 Wosen ZELEKE ETH 2:14:13
4 Titus KURGAT KEN 2:16:00
5 Hadera ASAY ETH 2:18:01
Women
1 Salina JEBET KEN 2:41:34
2 Genet TEKA ETH 2:42:32
3 Gladys KWAMBAI KEN 2:44:12
4 Immaculate CHEMUTAI KEN 2:48:48
5 Matilda JEPCHIRCHIR KEN 2:53:13

adidas Auckland Marathon, New Zealand

Sun 3 November 2013

-36.7259 174.698
marathon
Men
1 Samuel WREFORD NZL 2:18:57
2 Stephen LETT NZL 2:24:58
3 Rowan WALKER NZL 2:25:33
4 John DUTTON NZL 2:25:54
5 Tony PAYNE NZL 2:26:22
Women
1 Kirsten MOLLOY NZL 2:52:24
2 Angela LECK NZL 2:54:08
3 Kelly PARLANE NZL 2:54:14
4 Kirsten MILNE NZL 2:58:03
5 Lisa ROBERTSON NZL 2:58:26
Half marathon
Men
1 Oska INKSTER-BAYNES NZL 1:07:26
2 Jonathan JACKSON NZL 1:07:46
3 Josh MAISEY NZL 1:09:05
Women
1 Danielle INGRAM-TREVIS NZL 1:19:29
2 Gabrielle OROURKE NZL 1:21:31
3 Candice HAMMOND NZL 1:25:01

JoongAng Seoul Marathon, Korea

Sun 3 November 2013

37.5665 126.978
marathon
Men
1 James Kipsang KWAMBAI KEN 2:06:25
2 Mark KORIR KEN 2:07:08
3 Mustapha EL AZIZ MAR 2:07:55
4 Jason MBOTE KEN 2:09:48
5 Jacob Kendagor KIPLETING KEN 2:11:18

Hangzhou International Marathon, China

Sun 3 November 2013

30.2698 120.168

Results not yet available

Porto Marathon EDP, Portugal

Sun 3 November 2013

41.1771 -8.62468
marathon
Men
1 Joash Kipkoech MUTAI KEN 2:13:04
2 Getachew ABAYU ETH 2:13:07
3 Rui Pedro SILVA POR 2:13:11
4 Jacob CHESIRE KEN 2:16:01
5 Jose MOREIRA POR 2:16:19
Women
1 Chaltu WAKA ETH 2:37:47
2 Haiyimanot SHEWE ETH 2:40:44
3 Linah CHIRCHIR KEN 2:43:10
4 Rosa MADUEIRA POR 2:43:14
5 Marlene LOPES POR 2:56:52

October 2013

Airtricity Dublin Marathon, Ireland

Mon 28 October 2013

53.3353 -6.25216

Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF and defending champion Maria McCambridge made it a Dublin club double at the Airtricity Dublin Marathon.

For Hehir, it was his first marathon victory and a second attempt at Dublin after finishing 13th and second Irish last year. His time of 2:18:19 saw him almost a minute clear of early leader Joe Sweeney from DSD, who was making his marathon debut. Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu, who had run the marathon at the World Championships in August, was third in 2:22:02, with Thomas Frazer fourth in 2:22:34, having run 2:17:45 in Berlin a few weeks before.

McCambridge was trailing Leevale’s Clare McCarthy at 21 miles after an enforced pit stop at 18 miles. Only in the last half mile of the race did she catch McCarthy for her third Irish marathon title, crossing the line in 2:38:51. McCarthy was second in 2:39:27 – her first time under 2 hrs 40 mins.
Former Olympian and multiple Irish champion Pauline Curley of Tullamore Harriers finished third place in 2:42.57 – her best time in some years. In fourth place was Fiona Stack in 2:49.07.

In the wheelchair race, Paul Hannon was winning for a fourth time.

marathon
Men
1 Sean HEHIR IRL 2:18:19
2 Joe SWEENEY IRL 2:19:26
3 Sergiu CIOBANU MLD 2:22:02
4 Thomas FRAZER IRL 2:22:24
5 Paddy HAMILTON IRL 2:23:38
Women
1 Maria MCCAMBRIDGE IRL 2:38:51
2 Claire MCCARTHY IRL 2:39:27
3 Pauline CURLEY IRL 2:42:58
4 Fiona STACK IRL 2:49:07
5 Annette KEALY IRL 2:50:09

Osaka Marathon, Japan

Sun 27 October 2013

34.6097 135.483

A strong typhoon lingering in the southern ocean caused concern among race organisers during race week, especially as another typhoon in its wake made their respective paths very difficult to predict. Both typhoons diverted into the East Pacific Ocean and runners enjoyed cloudless and temperate conditions on marathon day.

marathon
Men
1 Jackson LIMO KEN 2:12:06
2 Ser-Od BAT-OCHIR MGL 2:13:31
3 Atsushi HASEGAWA JPN 2:15:53
4 Yasuyuki NAKAMURA JPN 2:16:16
5 Tomohiko TAKENAKA JPN 2:17:44
Women
1 Monica JEPKOECH KEN 2:39:23
2 Yuri YOSHIZUMI JPN 2:41:00
3 Kiyoko SHIMAHARA JPN 2:44:37
4 Yoshimi HOSHINO JPN 2:46:25
5 Reiko KOBAYASHI JPN 2:47:30

Chosun Ilbo Chuncheon Int’l Marathon, Korea

Sun 27 October 2013

37.8813 127.73

More than 20000 runners enjoyed an autumn tour of the beautiful scenic lakeside course. Nickson Kurgat broke his personal best to win his second Chuncheon Marathon. Last year he was second to David Kemboi Kiyeng but their positions were reversed this year.

marathon
Men
1 Nickson KURGAT KEN 2:08:29
2 David Kemboi KIYANG KEN 2:08:30
3 Francis BOWEN KEN 2:08:53
4 Marius KIPSEREM KEN 2:10:09
5 Paul Kipkemoi KIPKORIR KEN 2:15:19
Women
1 Yu Jin PARK KOR 2:41:30
2 Sun Jeong KIM KOR 2:49:28
3 Eun Mi HONG KOR 2:51:41

Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon and Half, Kenya

Sun 27 October 2013

-1.29207 36.8219
marathon
Men
1 Kenneth MUNGARA KEN 2:11:40
2 Hosea KORIR KEN 2:12:05
3 Barnabas KIPYEGO KEN 2:14:07
4 Joseph BIWOT KEN 2:14:17
5 Sammy KIPTOO KEN 2:14:21
Women
1 Winifrida KWAMBOKA KEN 2:33:18
2 Florence CHEPSOI KEN 2:33:56
3 Agnes CHESERECK KEN 2:39:17
4 Eunice JEPTOO KEN 2:40:28
5 Emmah OYUGI KEN 2:43:11
Half marathon
Men
1 Solomon MUTAI KEN 1:02:55
2 Joelly KIPKEMEI KEN 1:03:08
3 Mathew KIPROTICH KEN 1:03:36
Women
1 Corret JEPKOECH KEN 1:11:52
2 Agnes CHEBET KEN 1:12:14
3 Pascalia CHEPKORIR KEN 1:13:37

Ljubljana Marathon, Slovenia

Sun 27 October 2013

46.0569 14.5058

Just under 19000 runners finished Slovenia’s biggest running event in ideal autumn weather. The flat two-lap course winds through the city streets and outskirts, before finishing in the city centre.

marathon
Men
1 Mulugetu WAMI ETH 2:10:26
2 Deribe ROBI ETH 2:10:30
3 Julius CHEPKWONY KEN 2:10:31
4 Ishimael BUSHENDICH KEN 2:10:32
5 Goshu Girma TEFERA ETH 2:10:50
Women
1 Caroline CHEPKWONY KEN 2:27:27
2 Edinah KWAMBAI KEN 2:29:35
3 Emily SAMOEI KEN 2:30:01
4 Etalemahu KIDANE ETH 2:31:33
5 Degefa Brutayit ESHETU ETH 2:34:19
Half marathon
Men
1 Mitja KREVS SLO 1:09:00
2 Fabio BERNARDI ITA 1:11:08
3 Rok PUHAR SLO 1:11:16
Women
1 Lidia CERKOVNIK SLO 1:22:35
2 Mojca GRANDOVEC SLO 1:24:49
3 Tina CACILO SLO 1:26:18

Venice Marathon, Italy

Sun 27 October 2013

45.4808 12.2451

Once again the Kenyans took the honours but Andrea Lalli ran a great debut marathon, sticking with the leading group until 30km when Titus Masai, Raymond Kiplagat and Nixon Machichim opened up a gap on him. Machichim built up winning a margin over the last 2km, fending off Kiplagat’s desperate attempt to catch him in the final sprint. Lalli paced himself well to finish third: ”When I saw Masai closer I gritted my teeth and tried to speed up to finish third.” Mercy Jerotich Kibarus was a clear winner of the women’s race.

At the tail end of the race groups of Italian and Japanese runners dressed in a colourful T-shirts enlivened the race course. There were 5344 finishers. Thousands of spectators cheered on all runners and both were entertained by music groups located in 22 different locations.

marathon
Men
1 Nixon MACHCHIM KEN 2:13:10
2 Raymond Kiplagat KANDIE KEN 2:13:11
3 Andrea LALLI ITA 2:14:26
4 Dickson Kipkoros TERER KEN 2:17:30
5 Titus Kwemoi MASAI KEN 2:17:36
Women
1 Mercy Jerotich KIBARUS KEN 2:31:14
2 Halima Hussen KAYO ETH 2:38:49
3 Sosena Tekle GEZAW ETH 2:42:29
4 Meselech TSEGAYE ETH 2:43:23
5 Ambra VECCHIATO ITA 2:48:16

BMW Frankfurt Marathon, Germany

Sun 27 October 2013

50.1095 8.69671

Vincent Kipruto braved high winds to beat fellow-Kenyan and debutant Mark Kiptoo by just one second writes Pat Butcher. Caroline Kilel ran a personal best for her second Frankfurt victory. 14,964 runners from 96 nations entered among whom were five men with personal bests of under 2:05:30 and three women who had run sub-2:22.

But winds of up to 50km/hour blew away any hopes of a fast time. as 14 runners passed halfway in 1:03:06. Then, without any pacemaker left, runners tried to shelter behind each other and the pace dropped. Kipruto led a group of six at 30km (1:29:21) as they expected to benefit from a tailwind, but the wind swirled and provided no assistance. Kipruto pressed on to have only Kiptoo alongside him at 34km. Shortly before they entered the Festival Hall for the final 100m, Kipruto made the decisive break to finish just one second ahead. The Ethiopian challenge never materialised. Feyisa Lilesa had already fallen behind and dropped out at 37km with a back problem. Dino Sefir, the fastest in the field with 2:04:50, had lost contact with the leaders before halfway and finally finished seventh.

The women enjoyed better protection from the wind by their pacemakers and with five women under 2:24 there was greater depth than any previous German marathon. Six women reached halfway in 1:11:10 minutes. Debutante Gelete Burka’s hopes of a winning debut Marathon soon faded as she lost ground before reaching 25km. The other five remained together to 35km from which point Caroline Kilel began to build a winning lead, and improving her personal best by two seconds.

marathon
Men
1 Vincent KIPRUTO KEN 2:06:15
2 Mark KIPTOO KEN 2:06:16
3 Elijah KEMBOI KEN 2:07:34
4 Jacob CHESARI KEN 2:07:46
5 Albert MATEBOR KEN 2:08:17
Women
1 Caroline KILEL KEN 2:22:34
2 Flomena CHEPCHIRCHIR KEN 2:23:00
3 Birhane DIBABA ETH 2:23:01
4 Mamitu DASKA ETH 2:23:23
5 Eunice Jepkirui KIRWA KEN 2:23:45

SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne, Switzerland

Sun 27 October 2013

47.0525 8.33558
marathon
Men
1 Bartosz OLSZEWSKI POL 2:31:16
2 Daniel BOLT SUI 2:34:09
3 Davide GIRARDET SUI 2:35:53
4 Erich HUBER SUI 2:37:37
5 Tomas EISNER SUI 2:38:18
Women
1 Martina STRAHL SUI 2:39:14
2 Petra EGGENSCHWILER SUI 2:52:22
3 Franzi INAUEN SUI 2:58:53
4 Yvonne TURI-HODEL SUI 3:05:25
5 Marlies BUTIKOFER SUI 3:06:18
Half marathon
Men
1 Daniel LUSTGARTEN SUI 1:10:29
2 Fabian KREIENBUHL SUI 1:10:57
3 Roger KUNG SUI 1:11:52
Women
1 Rebecca RUEGGE SUI 1:19:16
2 Angela HALDIMANN-RIEDO SUI 1:20:40
3 Kbra KIROS SUI 1:20:50

Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland

Sun 27 October 2013

46.5154 6.60928

Of the 14,155 people signed up 11,972 completed the various courses in the 20th anniversary edition. There was some rain and a light wind which hampered runners on their return journey from the turnaround at La Tour-de-Peilz-Lausanne. Maciek Miereczko retained the men’s title while the women’s winner was British Olympic (2nd place in Beijing) cycling time triallist Emma Pooley.

marathon
Men
1 Maciek MIERECZKO POL 2:29:02
2 Patrick JEANNERET SUI 2:31:18
3 Geoffrey Kiplagat TOROITICH KEN 2:33:17
4 Maciej LUCYK POL 2:34:28
5 Adrian JENNY SUI 2:36:58
Women
1 Emma POOLEY GBR 2:44:29
2 Laurence YERLY SUI 2:51:39
3 Carole GENAUD SUI 3:00:48
4 Lucilia DELPEDRO SUI 3:03:16
5 Leah KUSAR KEN 3:06:40
Half marathon
Men
1 Oleksandr MATIVCHUK UKR 1:07:04
2 Estefanus HAILEMICHAEL ETH 1:10:16
3 Manu SASSI SUI 1:11:24
Women
1 Elena SEDOVA FRA 1:16:54
2 Lucia MAYER-HOFFMAN SUI 1:22:14
3 Tina In-Albon WAMPFLER SUI 1:23:45

Grand Marathon International de Casablanca, Morocco

Sun 27 October 2013

33.5333 -7.58333
marathon
Men
1 Milton ROTICH KEN 2:08:55
2 Sintayehu LEGESE ETH 2:12:23
3 Abdelkrim BOUBKER MAR 2:13:32
4 John EKIRU KEN 2:13:41
5 Alemayehu DEGUSHE ETH 2:14:56
Women
1 Gululat TAYE ETH 2:34:46
2 Risper JEMELI KEN 2:36:25
3 Zenebi HAFTU ETH 2:40:22
4 Hellen JEMAIYO KEN 2:42:26
5 Tesfanesh MEROL ETH 2:43:18
Half marathon
Men
1 Aboulwafa EL HOUSSINE MAR 1:04:29
2 Mousaab HADOUT MAR 1:06:46
3 Ahmed ADRASSAS MAR 1:06:50
Women
1 Khadija EL AARIBI MAR 1:22:59
2 Ilham BATAL MAR 1:27:00
3 Nora FALAKI MAR 1:28:07

UWI-SPEC Half Marathon, Trinidad & Tobago

Sun 27 October 2013

10.65 -61.4
Half marathon
Men
1 George TOWETT USA 1:08:25
2 Richard JONES TRI 1:09:44
3 Matthew HAGLEY TRI 1:10:05
4 Curtis COX TRI 1:10:30
5 Danzel Everand RAMIREZ TRI 1:11:20
Women
1 Tonya NERO TRI 1:18:20
2 Celine LESTRADE TRI 1:35:05
3 Juliet JOHN-SAMBRANO TRI 1:40:45
4 Carlie PIPE BAR 1:43:56
5 Thais GUTIERREZ TRI 1:47:35

Maratón Aguascalientes, Mexico

Sun 27 October 2013

21.8853 -102.292
marathon
Men
1 Festus Kioko KIKUMO KEN 2:25:56
2 Stephen Kibot CHELALA KEN 2:28:43
3 Guillermo Eduardo ESTRADA MEX 2:29:54
4 Antonio Martinez FRAUSTO MEX 2:38:16
5 Edward Kipkorir KIPTUM KEN 2:39:50
Women
1 Ruth Chepkoech CHEMUTAI KEN 2:56:36
2 Monica Villegas MUNOZ MEX 3:00:25
3 Emma Maldonado CARMONA MEX 3:04:52
4 Claudia Elioza AGUILAR MEX 3:11:46
5 Sara Elizabeth Cedillo SANCHEZ MEX 3:22:01
Half marathon
Men
1 Samuel Njoroge NGANGA KEN 1:10:31
Women
1 Caroline KIPTOO KEN 1:26:46

Beijing International Marathon, China

Sun 20 October 2013

39.8841 116.426

Tadese Tola broke the 33-year old course record and pulled the Kenyan pair Bernard Kipyego and Daniel Rono under the old mark, Taisuke Kodama’s 2:07:35 from 1986 writes Mirko Javala. The weather was perfect for a Marathon with clear skies, minimal wind and a temperature a little over 10C. The men passed halfway, led by Festus Langat, in 1:03:35 with a group of 11 still together. Tola kicked at 24km and was followed by Kipyego.

Led by Tola, the top five reached 25km in 1:15:03 with Kipyego in second place followed by Ethiopians Abebe Negewo and Afewerk Mesfin and Kenya’s Daniel Rono. The same personnel were still in the lead at 30km in 1:30:14, but soon after Mesfin was dropped from the group, and Negewo dropped back after 37km Tola and Rono began to sprint with 900m to go, but with 500m left Kipyego had joined them and all three were going full throttle, a sight not often seen in the Marathon. With 150m to go Tola finally broke clear.

The women’s race was considerably thinner, with only a handful of runners competing for the top places. Just 23, Zhang had not competed for more than four years, since finishing 18th in the 10,000m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Her first race in Beijing came in 2007 when she was a surprise runner-up in 2:27:20 at age 17 and then ran a world junior best 2:22:38 in Xiamen in January 2008, a day after her 18th birthday. Her 2009 performances were no longer as good, and her career drew to a halt,

After 30km (1:47:24) with Zhang now clearly looking to take the lead and at around 36km she finally stepped up a gear with Yeshimebet Tadesse falling back quickly and Makda Harun able to hang on for just a few more moments.

marathon
Men
1 Tadese TOLA ETH 2:07:16
2 Bernard KIPYEGO KEN 2:07:19
3 Daniel RONO KEN 2:07:20
4 Abebe DEGEFA ETH 2:08:46
5 Jamin NGAUKON KEN 2:11:11
Women
1 Yingyomg ZHANG CHN 2:31:19
2 Makda HARUN ETH 2:33:04
3 Yeshimebet TADESSE ETH 2:35:20
4 Olga KIMAIYO KEN 2:36:57
5 Teshome AYANU ETH 2:37:26

Lago Maggiore Marathon, Italy

Sun 20 October 2013

45.909 8.50558
marathon
Men
1 Charles MAINA KEN 2:16:50
2 Benazzouz SLIMANI MAR 2:20:07
3 Alexander KROTOVICH RUS 2:24:13
4 Pavel BORODIN RUS 2:38:02
5 Alberto DI PETRILLO ITA 2:38:29
Women
1 Zeytuna MUDE ETH 2:37:17
2 Simona GUILIANI ITA 3:06:21
3 Simona CASSISSA ITA 3:13:29
4 Antonella PANZA ITA 3:13:43
5 Annalisa CAPPELLETTA ITA 3:14:58

TCS Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands

Sun 20 October 2013

52.3702 4.89517

Wilson Chebet secured a third consecutive victory and improved the course record by five seconds. Valentine Kipketer posted a personal best to win the women’s race.

A group of about 20 started fast, on course record schedule until 15km, but then a headwind next to the Amstel River slowed them. It was only after 34km that a magnificent battle started between Bernard Koech and Wilson Chebet. This lasted until 38km when Koech cramped, giving Chebet a clear path to his hat-trick of wins in Amsterdam.

Behind Kipketer Serena Burla took a surprising second place. Having survived her battle against cancer she ran with golden shoelaces in support of the VUmc charity marathon for Cancer Center Amsterdam.

There were more participants than ever before in the Olympisch Stadion. An incredible 41,600 runners including 17000 foreign runners from 82 countries entered the various races (marathon, Mizuno Half Marathon, TCS 8km and the children’s run) up 4,500 on last year.

marathon
Men
1 Wilson CHEBET KEN 2:05:41
2 Berhanu GIRMA ETH 2:06:06
3 Bernard KOECH KEN 2:06:29
4 Abdullah Shami DAWIT ETH 2:08:02
5 Yekeber BAYABEL ETH 2:09:39
Women
1 Valentine KIPKETER KEN 2:23:02
2 Serena BURLA USA 2:28:01
3 Alice TIMBILIL KEN 2:28:36
4 Eyerusalem KUMA ETH 2:31:30
5 Isabella OCHICHI KEN 2:31:38
Half marathon
Men
1 Daan VAN DEN ENDE NED 1:10:11
2 Nicholas MONTADOR FRA 1:10:20
3 Niklas WIHLMAN FIN 1:10:29
Women
1 Anna Holm BAUMEISTER DEN 1:18:22
2 Ingrid KLAASSEN NED 1:20:09
3 Valerie LENOIR FRA 2:20:25

Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Spain

Sun 20 October 2013

39.4845 -0.380721
Half marathon
Men
1 Jacob Kibet KENDAGOR KEN 59:58
2 Kenneth Kiprop KIPKEMOI KEN 1:00:03
3 John MWANGANGI KEN 1:00:37
4 Abraham CHEROBEN KEN 1:00:38
5 David Kwemoi MARU KEN 1:00:41
Women
1 Joyce CHEPKIRUI KEN 1:08:15
2 Emily CHEBET KEN 1:08:20
3 Tadelech Bekele ALEMU ETH 1:08:38
4 Adrienne Stefanie HERZOG XXX 1:11:40
5 Jane Moraa ONYANGI KEN 1:11:43

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half Marathon & 5k, Canada

Sun 20 October 2013

43.6501 -79.3638
marathon
Men
1 Deressa CHIMSA ETH 2:07:05
2 Solomon KIPTOO KEN 2:09:03
3 Habtamu ASSEFA ETH 2:10:38
4 Henry SUGUT KEN 2:11:17
5 Eric GILLIS CAN 2:11:49
Women
1 Flomina CHEYECH KEN 2:25:13
2 Sechale ADUGNA ETH 2:26:43
3 Lanni MARCHANT CAN 2:28:00
4 Krista DUCHENE CAN 2:28:32
5 Selomie GETNET ETH 2:28:53
Half marathon
Men
1 Sami JIBRIL CAN 1:07:38
2 Clay PATTERSON USA 1:08:14
3 Philippe VIAU-DUPUIS CAN 1:08:20
Women
1 Lisa AVERY CAN 1:17:43
2 Allison DRYNAN CAN 1:21:24
3 Kate GUSTAFSON CAN 1:21:33

International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon & 5km, Greece

Sat 19 October 2013

40.6205 22.9639
Half marathon
Men
1 Michalis PARMAKIS GRE 1:07:56
2 Konstantinos POULIOS GRE 1:08:50
3 Antonis PAPADIMITROU GRE 1:10:35
4 Giannis PAPADOPOULOS GRE 1:10:48
5 Iason IOANIDIS GRE 1:12:15
Women
1 Magda GAZEA GRE 1:16:15
2 Sofia RIGA GRE 1:18:02
3 Vasiliki KARAGEORGAKI GRE 1:24:00
4 Soi KONTOU GRE 1:26:57
5 Despoina ZAPOUNIDOU GRE 1:27:05

Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival, Australia

Sun 13 October 2013

-37.8428 144.977
marathon
Men
1 Dominic ONDORO KEN 2:10:47
2 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:11:40
3 Dominic KIMWETICH KEN 2:11:56
4 Jonarthan Kipchirchir CHESOO KEN 2:12:54
5 Peter KAMAIS KEN 2:13:51
Women
1 Lisa WEIGHTMAN AUS 2:26:05
2 Eunice KALES KEN 2:27:19
3 Melanie PANAYIOTOU AUS 2:41:47
4 Sara KLEIN AUS 2:42:53
5 Jane FARDELL AUS 2:43:40
Half marathon
Men
1 Wilfred MURGOR KEN 1:01:57
2 Daniel CHERUIYOT KEN 1:03:34
3 Duer YOA XXX 1:05:35
Women
1 Nikki CHAPPLE AUS 1:11:23
2 Anita KEEM AUS 1:17:56
3 Tarli BIRD AUS 1:18:22

Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju Int’l Marathon, Korea

Sun 13 October 2013

37.5695 126.978
marathon
Men
1 Joel Kimurer KEMBOI KEN 2:07:48
2 Boniface Muemu MBUVI KEN 2:09:06
3 Jonathan MAIYO KEN 2:09:49
4 Evans RUTO KEN 2:09:55
5 Mutai KIPKEMEI KEN 2:10:06

Novi Sad Marathon, Serbia

Sun 13 October 2013

45.257 19.8495

Serbia’s second city, the capital of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, staged its 19th edition of the marathon over a flat course starting and finishing at the city’s very core – the square in front of City Hall. The course is mostly along the banks of the Danube and over newly constructed or reconstructed bridges. It leads through newly-built districts, the University precinct, beside the Tanurdzicevapalata, the beautiful old palace which houses the Assembly and Government of Vojvodina, and past the famous Petrovaradin Fortress.

marathon
Men
1 Ognjen STOJANOVIC SRB 2:46:28
2 Gabor VAS HUN 2:47:06
3 Nenad ZIVKOVIC SRB 2:50:56
4 Zoran MARKOVIC SRB 2:51:41
5 Zdravko MISOVIC SRB 2:55:42
Women
1 Jamanta SAFRANJ SRB 3:51:15
2 Biljana VLACIC SRB 3:52:33
3 Danijela CVETKOVIC SRB 4:04:00
4 Samanta GILICE SRB 4:17:07
5 Sarkozi Agnes SOLYANE HUN 4:40:34

28th Spar Budapest International Marathon, Hungary

Sun 13 October 2013

47.4979 19.0402
marathon
Men
1 Gabor JOZSA HUN 2:22:58
2 Tamas Janos NAGY HUN 2:26:44
3 Gabor SZABO HUN 2:32:56
4 Szabolcs BEDA HUN 2:35:05
5 Zsolt KOVACS HUN 2:36:39
Women
1 Simone JUHASZ-STAICU HUN 2:42:26
2 Zsofia ERDELYI HUN 2:47:41
3 Timea Krisztina MERENYI HUN 2:51:44
4 Judit FOLDINGNE-NAGY HUN 2:51:44
5 Zsuzsa LALUSKA HUN 2:56:43

Poznan Marathon, Poland

Sun 13 October 2013

52.3943 16.9275
marathon
Men
1 David Kiptui TARUS KEN 2:13:08
2 Edwin KIRUI KEN 2:15:47
3 Pawel OCHAL POL 2:15:58
4 Emil DOBROWOLSKI POL 2:17:13
5 Geoffrey TOROITICH KEN 2:19:12
Women
1 Maryna DAMANTSEVICH BLR 2:36:02
2 Volha REZKAYA BLR 2:38:24
3 Arleta MELOCH POL 2:43:00
4 Ewa KUCHARSKA POL 2:49:40
5 Olga KAZYMIROWA POL 3:01:29

Zagreb Marathon & Half, Croatia

Sun 13 October 2013

45.8055 15.9662
marathon
Men
1 Stanley KIPROP KEN 2:19:02
2 Elisha Kiprotich SAWE KEN 2:19:04
3 James Meli CHERUIYOT KEN 2:26:33
4 Erkolo ASHENAFI ETH 2:26:53
5 Viktor STARODUBTSEV UKR 2:27:08
Women
1 Ana SUBOTIC SRB 2:39:26
2 Gladys Jepkirui BIWOTT KEN 2:41:04
3 Hellen KIMUTAI KEN 2:41:19
4 Marija VRAJIC CRO 2:52:42
5 Veronika JURISIC CRO 3:01:55
Half marathon
Men
1 Oleksandr MATIVCHUK UKR 1:04:55
2 Dereje DEME ETH 1:04:56
3 Tamas KOVACS HUN 1:05:14
Women
1 Lisa STUBLIC CRO 1:11:43
2 Zinash TOLA ETH 1:16:10
3 Tunde SZABO HUN 1:17:13

Munich Marathon, Germany

Sun 13 October 2013

48.0996 11.53
marathon
Men
1 Frank SCHAUER GER 2:18:56
2 Marcel BRAUTIGAM GER 2:20:51
3 Christian KONIG GER 2:20:52
4 Geronimo VAN WARTBURG GER 2:21:11
5 Boris GIESEN GER 2:21:52
Women
1 Silke OPTEKAMP GER 2:41:50
2 Julia GALUSCHKA GER 2:44:43
3 Sandra KLEIN GER 2:46:50
4 Nora KUSTERER GER 2:48:26
5 Katerina KREIGELOVA CZE 2:50:44

RheinEnergieMarathon Cologne, Germany

Sun 13 October 2013

50.9396 6.97418

A titanic battle among three Kenyans played out on the streets of Cologne until the final kilometre. None of them were able to break away until shortly before the finish line when Nicholas Chelimo summoned the strength to get clear. By contrast Janet Rono led the women’s race from the start to break her personal best by four minutes.

marathon
Men
1 Nicholas CHELIMO KEN 2:09:45
2 Henry CHIRCHIR KEN 2:09:54
3 Duncan KOECH KEN 2:10:10
4 Workneh TIRUNEH ETH 2:10:26
5 Kipsang KIPKEMOI KEN 2:11:25
Women
1 Janet RONO KEN 2:28:36
2 Agnieszka GORTEL POL 2:30:28
3 Lydia KURGAT KEN 2:48:15
4 Susanne GOLZ GER 2:50:05
5 Sabine FROMENT BEL 2:57:21
Half marathon
Men
1 Hendrik PFEIFFER GER 1:05:11
2 Thorben DEITZ GER 1:06:22
3 Vitaly RYBAK UKR 1:06:27
Women
1 Sabrina MOCKENHAUPT GER 1:10:54
2 Maike SCHON GER 1:15:55
3 Isabel HAAG GER 1:19:25

De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven, Netherlands

Sun 13 October 2013

51.4413 5.46695

Ethiopian favourite Yemane Tsegay Adhane won a thrilling battle and ended a 14-year Kenyan winning streak in the Dutch city writes Phil Minshull.

Heavy rain ruled out any course record but there were still three men in contention with a kilometre to go. Adhane surged as the trio entered the old market area in the centre of Eindhoven and shook off his compatriots Bazu Worku and Belay Assefa. The weather forecast had changed dramatically less than 24 hours before and the race started in driving rain, a strong breeze and a temperature of just 6C at the start. 14 runners, including four pacemakers, went through halfway in 1:04:11 but then started to drop off. Six remained at 25km, passed in 1:15:48: Adhane, Worku, Assefa and Sisay Lemma along with their Kenyan pacemakers Timothy Kiptoo and Sammy Kigen Korir. Kiptoo dropped out but Kigen Korir carried on driving the pace as they went through 30km in 1:30:59. He continued to the finish, but once he finished pacing the Ethiopian quartet started to race more tactically. Lemma lost contact from 39km.

marathon
Men
1 Yemane Tsegay ADHANE ETH 2:09:11
2 Bazu WORKU ETH 2:09:19
3 Belay ASEA ETH 2:09:31
4 Sissay LEMMA ETH 2:09:44
5 Sammy Kigen KORIR KEN 2:12:50
Women
1 Ruth WANJIRU KEN 2:34:48
2 Andrea DEELSTRA NED 2:35:39
3 Stefanie BOUMA NED 2:38:18
4 Mariska KRAMER NED 2:38:32
5 Els RENS BEL 2:41:19

Buenos Aires International Marathon, Argentina

Sun 13 October 2013

-34.5455 -58.5009
marathon
Men
1 Julius KARINGA KEN 2:11:02
2 Eric NZIOKI KEN 2:15:33
3 Henry CHERONO KEN 2:16:14
4 Junior Jovadir ACEDO ARG 2:16:29
5 Eliezer De Jesus SANTOS BRA 2:18:09
Women
1 Lucy KARIMI KEN 2:33:36
2 Emily CHEPKORIR KEN 2:37:51
3 Rose Alva CHACHA CHACHA ECU 2:42:03
4 Karina Elizabeth NEIPAN XXX 2:45:52
5 Laura BAZALLO ARG 2:48:58

Maratón Internacional de Guadalajara, Mexico

Sun 13 October 2013

20.6956 -103.334
marathon
Men
1 Tomas Luna DOMINGUEZ MEX 2:18:03
2 Hilary Kipchirchir KIMAIYO KEN 2:19:57
3 Christopher KIPYEGO KEN 2:21:42
4 Benjamin KIPLIMO KEN 2:23:13
5 Fidel Garcia QUINTANA MEX 2:25:35
Women
1 Gladys Mokobi OMWONGA KEN 2:45:45
2 Dorcas Jeruto KANGOGO KEN 2:47:16
3 Paula Apolonia JUAREZ MEX 2:47:45
4 Alejandra Isabel Jacobo LARIOS MEX 2:55:08
5 Angelica Sanchez IBARRA MEX 2:58:19

GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon, Canada

Sun 13 October 2013

48.4284 -123.366

A new course record was set today at the 34th Annual GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon by Kenyan, Lamech Mokono. Running under brilliant, sunny skies Lamech Mokono set a new course record, while local runner Catrin Jones set a personal best in the women’s race and 10 age-group records were also set. Over all four events, 11,768 registered (10,263 finished) with 2008 (1696 finished) in the Marathon and 5471 (4659) in the Half Marathon. The Thrifty Foods Kids Run (1300 entries) sold out for the second year in a row.

Kip Kangogo took an early lead in the men’s race followed by 2011/12 champion Thomas Omwenga, Josephat Ongeri and Lamech Mokono. At 10km Mokono took the lead as Omwenga slowly dropped out of contention. At 30km Mokono and Kangogo were still together but Mokono went ahead at 32km and with 5km to go started widening the gap to eventually break the 2011 course record by 51 seconds.

Oliver Utting, in fifth was first Canadian and top master, becoming British Columbia Champion. Local favourite Catrin Jones took the lead from the start which she claimed afterwards was “worrying” but “At the 24km turnaround I saw Katherine (Moore) and pushed a little more”.

marathon
Men
1 Lamech MOKONO KEN 2:13:42
2 Kip KANGOGO KEN 2:15:35
3 Josephat ONGERI KEN 2:19:53
4 Thomas OMWENGA KEN 2:26:35
5 Oliver UTTING CAN 2:29:55
Women
1 Catrin JONES CAN 2:43:03
2 Katherine MOORE CAN 2:50:57
3 Denise MCHALE CAN 2:56:41
4 Natalie MCPHILLIPS USA 2:59:37
5 Cheryl ORLOVSKY CAN 3:02:30
Half marathon
Men
1 Kelly WEIBE CAN 1:04:59
2 Geoff MARTINSON CAN 1:05:18
3 Willy KIMOSOP KEN 1:06:31
Women
1 Hilary STELLINGWERFF CAN 1:16:11
2 Kimberley DOERKSEN CAN 1:17:27
3 Lisa BROOKING CAN 1:17:42

Colombo Marathon, Sri Lanka

Sun 6 October 2013

6.8685 79.8865
marathon
Men
1 Antony Mugo NDUNGU KEN 2:21:01
2 Elijah Yator KIPKEMOI KEN 2:27:19
3 David CHEPKWONY KEN 2:30:01
4 A. M. Ajith BANDARA SRL 2:31:05
5 W. A. S. CHANDRAPALA SRL 2:37:05
Women
1 Fridah Too JEPKITE KEN 2:48:11
2 Everline ATANCHA KEN 2:52:13
3 B. G. L. A. BOGAHAWATHTHA SRL 2:57:45
4 V. KRISHANTHANI SRL 2:59:41
5 Tisge Tadesse MENGISTU ETH 3:03:25
Half marathon
Men
1 K. G. R. Saman KUMARA SRL 1:08:51
2 T. M. Eranda THENNAKOON SRL 1:11:31
3 H. R. Nimal Vijitha BANDARA SRL 1:11:33
Women
1 H. A. T. C. HEMAMAMLI SRL 1:22:02
2 B. G. D. K. EKANYAKA SRL 1:32:01
3 W. M. Nimesha NIDARSHANI SRL 1:36:01

Bucharest International Marathon, Romania

Sun 6 October 2013

44.4325 26.1039
marathon
Men
1 Victor Bushendich CHELOKOI KEN 2:14:05
2 Wosene Demeke MENGESHA ETH 2:14:21
3 Kenneth Kipkemoi KIPTOO KEN 2:19:27
4 Yuriy TARASOV RUS 2:21:58
5 Stefan Daniel LUPULESCU ROU 2:25:25
Women
1 Tigist Worku NERI ETH 2:37:28
2 Megertu Ifa GELETU ETH 2:39:53
3 Shewaye WOLDEMESKEL ETH 2:42:06
4 Caroline JEPKOECH KEN 2:44:07
5 Liliana Maria DANCI ROU 2:48:54
Half marathon
Men
1 Andrei STEFANA ROU 1:07:24
2 Tudor Mircea MOLDOVAN ROU 1:10:22
3 Alexandru Bogdan STAICU ROU 1:10:59
Women
1 Paula TODORAN ROU 1:16:44
2 Elena MOAGA ROU 1:18:26
3 Cristiana Alexandra FRUMUZ ROU 1:20:29

Košice Peace Marathon, Slovakia

Sun 6 October 2013

48.721 21.2578

Ethiopia’s Ashete Dido set a women’s course record and three men broke the 2:10 barrier in Europe’s oldest Marathon. Starting in cool conditions (6C) Dido took more than three minutes off her personal best set when finishing second in Rome last year. Her compatriot Marta Lema improved by almost three minutes in second place. The lead group passed halfway in 1:13:43 but from 25km the pair were on their own, passing through 35km in 2:02:12 before Dido pulled away in the closing stages of the race.

The halfway point in the men’s race was reached in 1:04:33 by pacemaker David Kibet and there were still seven men together at 36km when Ethiopia’s Alemayehu Abebe surged ahead. But the Kenyan pair of Patrick Kiptanui Korir and Elisha Kiprop worked together and started to reel in Abebe 3km from the line, to set up a thrilling end to the race. The 36-year-old Kiptanui Korir, the 2012 Madrid Marathon winner who only started running international races at the age of 30, proved strongest, but all three set personal bests.

An estimated 9500 competed in the races.

marathon
Men
1 Patrick Kiptanui KORIR KEN 2:09:36
2 Gezahhegne ABEBE ETH 2:09:42
3 Elisha Kiprop BARNO KEN 2:09:45
4 Abebe Negash DUKI ETH 2:11:14
5 Teferi Wodajo KURE ETH 2:11:15
Women
1 Ashere Bekere DIDO ETH 2:27:47
2 Marta Lema MEGRA ETH 2:28:02
3 Lemelem Berha YACHEM ETH 2:29:42
4 Hellen Wanjiku MUGO KEN 2:32:00
5 Ingrid PETNUCHOVA SVK 2:50:38
Half marathon
Men
1 Tibor SAHAJDA SVK 1:09:04
2 Anatoliy MALYY UKR 1:12:30
3 Laszlo MAKAR HUN 1:13:05
Women
1 Katerina BERESOVA SVK 1:14:31
2 Adriana VITKOVA SVK 1:22:51
3 Melanie EDWARDS GBR 1:24:04

Sparkasse 3 Country Marathon & Half, Austria

Sun 6 October 2013

47.5039 9.74626
marathon
Men
1 Richard Kiprono BETT KEN 2:12:45
2 Geoffrey Ngugi KANYANJUA KEN 2:18:56
3 Edwin KIPKORIR KEN 2:19:09
4 Thomas LOKOMWA KEN 2:30:51
5 Harald STEGER AUT 2:36:18
Women
1 Esther Wanjiru MACHARIA KEN 2:30:50
2 Astrid MULLER SUI 2:53:05
3 Inger Dagny SAANUM NOR 2:59:48
4 Angeliki GKREMOU GRE 3:09:31
5 Andrea FEUERSTEIN-RAUCH AUT 3:11:23

Brussels Marathon & Half, Belgium

Sun 6 October 2013

50.8503 4.35171
marathon
Men
1 Samson Kiptoo BUNGEI KEN 2:15:49
2 Joash Kipkoech MUTAI KEN 2:17:30
3 Gino VAN GEYTE BEL 2:18:37
4 Greet BAEMANS BEL 2:33:22
5 Valdemir TONTCHINSKI XXX 2:35:28
Women
1 Maja GLESTI SUI 3:10:21
2 Karen SOBRINO SUI 3:17:03
3 Kelly MALONEY BEL 3:21:57
4 Beryl OTIENO BEL 3:21:59
5 Kaatje ROSSIGNOL BEL 3:23:49
Half marathon
Men
1 Abdeljebbar SIHAMMANE BEL 1:09:50
2 Lander VAN DROOGENBROECK BEL 1:09:51
3 Abdessamad ASRI BEL 1:11:41
Women
1 Petra FASUNGOVA SVK 1:22:40
2 Nicole ARENT GER 1:22:54
3 Siobhan HORGAN IRL 1:24:46

RAHAL 10 Km International de Marrakech, Morocco

Sun 6 October 2013

31.63 -8.00889
10km
Men
1 Jacob KENDAGOR KEN 27:46
2 El Hassan EL ABBASSI MAR 28:02
3 Samir JOUAHER MAR 28:04
4 Youssef KAMALI MAR 28:05
5 Hicham LAQUAHI MAR 28:23
Women
1 Kelthoum BOUASSRIYA MAR 32:08
2 Joan CHELIMO KEN 32:38
3 Adrienne HERZOG NED 32:45
4 Asmae LEGHZAOUI MAR 33:29
5 Soud KENBOUCHIA MAR 34:06

EDP Rock ’n’ Roll Lisbon Marathon & Vodafone Half Marathon RTP, Portugal

Sun 6 October 2013

38.7223 -9.13934
marathon
Men
1 Paul LONYANGATA KEN 2:09:46
2 Sergey LEBED UKR 2:11:24
3 Laban MUTAI KEN 2:12:21
4 Elijah KEITANY KEN 2:15:01
5 Dadi YAMI ETH 2:18:34
Women
1 Agnes KIPROP KEN 2:31:15
2 Helena KIROP KEN 2:32:07
3 Melkam GIZAW ETH 2:35:16
4 Alem MOKONNIN ETH 2:35:43
5 Olena BURKJOVSKA UKR 2:36:25
vodafone half marathon
Men
1 Wilson KIROP KEN 1:00:19
2 Goiton KIFLE ERI 1:01:18
3 Teklemariam MEDHIN ETH 1:02:05
4 Richard SIGEI KEN 1:02:13
5 Imane MERGA ETH 1:02:40
Women
1 Valeria STRANEO ITA 1:09:23
2 Worknesh Degefa DEBELE ETH 1:11:08
3 Firewot DADO ETH 1:12:03
4 Jane KIPTOO KEN 1:12:08
5 Gulume Tollesa CHALA ETH 1:12:16

Gatorade Caracas Rock 10K, Venezuela

Sun 6 October 2013

10.5 -66.9167
10km
Men
1 Alexis PENA VEN 30:31
2 Jose Alejandro VARELA VEN 30:40
3 Lervis ARIAS VEN 30:49
4 Marvin BLANCO VEN 30:55
5 Jose PENIA VEN 30:57
Women
1 Zuleima AMAYA VEN 36:10
2 Raquel AGUDELO VEN 36:18
3 Joselyn BREA VEN 36:24
4 Karla URBINA VEN 37:00
5 Magaly GARCIA VEN 37:53

Samsung Amman International Marathon, Jordan

Fri 4 October 2013

31.9834 35.9278

Tewodros Asfaw won a tactical race spent tailing his countryman Mesfin Lemma in the initial stages of the four-lap tour of Amman’s historical centre. As the early leaders tired from the deceptive inclines Asfaw moved ahead to win by a full kilometre. Jordan’s Olympic Marathoner Methqal Al Abady came through for third in just under 2:30. Mihiret Antoiyos led from gun to tape to claim a second Ethiopian victory. Switzerland’s Maya Chollet took second in her debut Marathon ahead of local athlete Razan Mokbeal. Suhail Nashash became the first visually impaired Jordanian to run a marathon (3:27:16).

Over 7000 runners ran the associated 10km. Both races finished at the Roman Amphitheatre built in 166 AD where HRH Prince Firas bin Raad, Chairman of the Board of Run Jordan honoured the winners, after he had completed the 10km event.

The race is organized by a newly launched NGO, Run Jordan, in cooperation with Greater Amman Municipality. Run Jordan aims to promote long distance running and healthy lifestyles among all segments of Jordanian society. It started with a programme for training young runners who competed in a 4.2km race held before race registration opened earlier in the week.

marathon
Men
1 Tewodros ASFAW ETH 2:20:13
2 Mesfin LEMMA ETH 2:23:27
3 Methqail AL ABADY JOR 2:29:45
4 Yosef KHALEF JOR 2:35:14
5 Fathi ALDAYYAT JOR 2:37:33
Women
1 Mihiret ANTOIYOS ETH 3:14:09
2 Maya CHOLLET SUI 3:17:34
3 Razan MOKBEAL JOR 3:24:54
4 Caitlyn MYERS USA 4:28:01
5 Ayu KAJITANI JPN 4:36:26
10km
Men
1 Deifallah MATAR JOR 29:27
2 Rafat AL ZBOUN JOR 29:38
3 Muhammad ABABNEH JOR 30:27
Women
1 Sojood ALKADBA JOR 36:23
2 Hanoia ADAM SUD 36:41
3 Nina BREKELMANBS USA 37:50

September 2013

Standard Chartered KL Marathon, Malaysia

Sun 29 September 2013

3.139 101.687
marathon
Men
1 Kennedy Kiproo LILAN KEN 2:19:01
2 Luka Kipkempoi CHELIMO KEN 2:19:35
3 Robert Kiplagat KOSGEI KEN 2:19:50
4 Nelson Kirwa ROTICH KEN 2:20:02
5 Linus Kipkosgei MAIYO KEN 2:20:12
Women
1 Rose KOSGEI KEN 2:41:05
2 Viola BOR KEN 2:41:26
3 Rose KERUBO KEN 2:42:31
4 Alemnesh Eshetu HABTEMIKAEL ETH 2:45:45
5 Margaret Wangui NJUNGA KEN 2:46:05
Half marathon
Men
1 Bernard Mwendia MUTHONI KEN 1:07:26
2 Peter KETER KEN 1:07:45
3 James Munyi MAREGU KEN 1:08:18
Women
1 Anne Mukuhi NJIHIA KEN 1:17:04
2 Jackline Musyawa NZIVO KEN 1:19:03
3 Viola JELEGAT KEN 1:19:27

35th PZU Warsaw Marathon, Poland

Sun 29 September 2013

52.2297 21.0122

The 35th Warsaw Marathon was a symbolic one for ten veterans of the event who have finished all the past editions of Poland’s oldest marathon race. Since 1979, the magic ten have competed yearly, and likely are a phenomenon on the world’s scale. But all the 8506 finishers of the 35th PZU Warsaw Marathon had a unique chance to celebrate one of the most spectacular finishes in the world – inside the arena of the National Stadium built just last year.

The top contenders started at a record pace – 1:03:55 at 21.1K, but it was clear that the speed may be hard to keep since there were only two of them left in the top group – the course record holder John Sammy Kibet of Kenya (2:08:17 in 2011) and Zeleke Demse Wosen of Ethiopia. Then, at 25K, the Kenyan began to slow down and the only one left in front was the Ethiopian. Yet he began to struggle too and the gap between him and the chasing trio of his countryman Solomon Molla Tiumayui, Eritrea-born Norwegian Weldu Negash Gebretsadik and the local boy Yared Shegumo started to melt. At 35K the leader was still 1:04 ahead, but this did not last and he was caught almost exactly at 40K mark.

The finish in the stadium heated up all those present. Four runners sprinted into the tunnel and it was pure speed that mattered. To the amazement of the crowd the first one to touch the tape was Poland’s Shegumo, ending a 6-year streak without a Polish win in Warsaw. His time: 2:10:34 is his new PB. The same is true about the runner-up Weldu Negash Gebretsadik of Norway.

The story of the Polish marathoner is a fairytale. He fled his homeland Ethiopia in 1999 to find shelter from the war against Eritrea. Stationed in a refuge camp in Poland he was spotted by a local running coach and given a helping hand. In 2003 was granted the Polish citizenship and broke the domestic 3.000 record soon after. But then he was forced to train for shorter distances which killed his passion for the sport and resulted in a series of injuries. He ended his career in 2007. In search of money he emigrated to the UK, where he worked as a nightguard and forklift operator. But he missed running – so, in 2010 he gave himself a second chance, returned to Warsaw and took up training again. This time he turned to the street and started his marathon career. Now, in his fourth performance on the distance, he holds the third-best marathon performance of 2013 in Europe.

Among women the final victory was decided between two Ethiopians (Goitetom Haftu Teshema and Abeba Teklu Gebremeskel) as well as Kenya’s Lydia Rutto. Their goal was to challenge the event record and they did it very efficiently as all three were able to finish under the old record performance. The most experienced Teshema was able to hold to the original pace and write off 28 seconds from the 2:30 standard. She beat her countrywoman Gebremeskel by 46 secs and the Kenyan by 1 minute and 25 seconds.

marathon
Men
1 Yared SHEGUMO POL 2:10:34
2 Weldu NEGASH NOR 2:10:37
3 Solomon MOLLA ETH 2:10:39
4 Wosen ZELEKE ETH 2:10:56
5 Hassan OMWANGA KEN 2:12:36
Women
1 Goitetom Hafte TESHEMA ETH 2:29:32
2 Abeba Tekla GEBREMESKEL ETH 2:30:18
3 Lydia RUTTO KEN 2:30:57
4 Letay NEGASH ETH 2:36:41
5 Anna WOJNA POL 2:50:56

BMW Berlin Marathon, Germany

Sun 29 September 2013

52.5199 13.3732

After spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to matching the marathon world record, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke that record handsomely in Berlin, clocking 2:03:23, thus taking 15 seconds off compatriot Patrick Makau’s 2:03:38, set in this same race two years ago. In only his second marathon, former world 5000m track champion Eliud Kipchoge finished second in 2:04:05, taking a minute off his debut best; and another Kenyan, Geoffrey Kipsang (no relation) was third in 2:06:26, also a personal best.

Barely a month after Makau’s world record in Berlin, Kipsang, 31, won the 2011 Frankfurt Marathon in 2:03:42. He went on to win the 2012 London Marathon, but was relegated to third in the Olympic race in London three months later. Now Kipsang is on top of the marathon hill. And Berlin enhances its reputation as the fastest marathon course in the world once again. This is the eighth world record on the course in 15 years.

With four times winner, and twice world record holder here, Haile Gebrselassie sending the field on its way on a bright sunny morning, with a brisk 8C (46F) at the start rising to 13C (55F) at the finish, the scene was set for another historic BMW Berlin Marathon, the 40th in the series.

And Kipsang was just the man for the job. He kept a watching brief for around three-quarters of the race, content to stay at the back of a group of ten East Africans – mostly Kenyans, with a couple of Ethiopians – led by pacemakers, Edwin Kiptoo and Philemon Rono. The latter pair performed their task admirably, going through 10k in 29.16, and halfway in 61.32, a dozen seconds ahead of Makau’s pace (when he was duelling with Gebrselassie) two years ago.

Kipsang is one of the few Kenyans willing to venture a pre-race prediction of a world record. And since he had run within four seconds of the world record, that opinion was maybe not so rash. And although staying at the back of the group, he seemed to be in control of the whole show, choreographing the assault on Makau’s record himself. Not only was he able to watch his principal rivals, Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kipsang closely, he had the reassurance of knowing that the pacemakers were part of his own training group.

He gave them their head until the wind rose and the pace began to drop after 30k, when Kiptoo dropped out, and two lesser known Kenyans, debutant Wilson Kirwa and Victor Kipchirchir dropped back. And when Rono dropped out at 35k, with the trio of favourites 20 seconds adrift of Makau’s time, Kipsang responded immediately. He strode to the front, and raised the pace; and from then on, the writing was on the road, both for Makau and for Geoffrey Kipsang and Kipchoge, who were already struggling to keep pace. They managed it for another kilometre, and first Kipsang then Kipchoge drifted back.

Kipchoge rallied briefly at 38k, by which time Kipsang was back ahead of Makau’s pace. But the relative experience of the two men then showed, as Kipsang eased into a winning lead, and concentrated on the record. It was touch and go for the next two kilometres – one second ahead, then one behind Makau – but a final onslaught from Kipsang, running the stretch from 40k to the end, ie 2.195km in 6min 11 sec, took him well under the previous record.

Kipsang said, “This is a dream come true. Ten years ago, I watched Paul Tergat break the world record in Berlin, and now I have achieved the dream. I felt strong, so I attacked at 35k, because the pace had become a little too slow.”

With so many world record holders here for the 40th anniversary race – Christa Vahlensiek, Tegla Loroupe, Naoko Takahashi (who ran 3:25 today), Geb, Tergat, Ronaldo da Costa, and Makau – it is tempting to wonder who might be the tenth world record breaker here.

Kipchoge suggested himself, saying, “I felt strong, even though I was running much faster than in my debut in spring. I’ve now run 2:04, so I think one day I could train to run the world record.”

There was another Kenyan duel, virtually throughout the whole of the women’s race. But despite some foot problems, Florence Kiplagat prevailed over colleague, Sharon Cherop, and retrieved the Berlin title she won two years ago. Kiplagat won in 2:21:13, easing well ahead in the final stages, with Cherop second in 2:22:38.

Another former winner, Kazakh-born German record holder Irina Mikitenko, finished third in 2:24:54, and took almost a minute off Ludmilla Petrova’s 2:25:43 world master record set in New York 2008.

Kiplagat said, “I felt strong in the first half of the race, but then I started getting problems with my right foot, I had a blister which forced me to slow down. I found the weather conditions harder than two years ago here, but I’m still very happy.”

Mikitenko said, “I’m very happy to have broken the masters’ world record, but I’m quite sure I can run faster, and improve the record further. There were some problems because of the wind, but I’m very happy.”

But the last word belongs to Kipsang. “Looking at my marathon progress and career so far, I still think I have the potential to run faster. Anything under 2.03.23 would do.”

marathon
Men
1 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 2:03:23
2 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 2:04:05
3 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 2:06:26
4 Stephen CHEMLANY KEN 2:07:45
5 Maswai KIPTANUI KEN 2:08:52
Women
1 Florence KIPLAGAT KEN 2:21:13
2 Sharon CHEROP KEN 2:22:38
3 Irina MIKITENKO GER 2:24:54
4 Helah KIPROP KEN 2:28:02
5 Desiree DAVILA USA 2:29:15

BIL Route du Vin Half Marathon, Luxembourg

Sun 29 September 2013

49.6167 6.09486
Half marathon
Men
1 Jackson LIMO KEN 1:01:31
2 Solomon KIRKA KEN 1:01:56
3 David TARUS KEN 1:02:09
4 Isaac MWANGI KEN 1:02:40
5 Dereje HAILEGIORGIOS ETH 1:02:51
Women
1 Zinash TOLA ETH 1:12:41
2 Mary MAINA KEN 1:12:57
3 Margaret MAINA KEN 1:13:19
4 Agnieszka GORTEL POL 1:13:25
5 Alice KIBOA KEN 1:14:27

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running, Great Britain

Sun 29 September 2013

57.3229 -4.42438

Megan Crawford took full advantage of perfect running conditions to set a new women’s course record in her debut at the distance. Manchester-based Kenyan Tarus Elly was an impressive winner of the men’s race in his first attempt at the event. Crawford, who also won the Scottish championship title, shavd two seconds off the previous leading mark set by Ethiopia’s Dinknnesh Mekash Tefara in 2010. Patryk Gierjatowicz (Edinburgh University) picked up the Scottish Marathon title when finishing as runner-up.

marathon
Men
1 Elly TARUS KEN 2:27:21
2 Patryk GIERJATOWICZ GBR 2:30:49
3 Ross CLARK GBR 2:36:05
4 Roger VAN GOMPEL GBR 2:36:35
5 Ryan SMITH GBR 2:37:39
Women
1 Megan CRAWFORD GBR 2:46:37
2 Alina NITULEASA ROU 2:50:21
3 Lisa FINLAY GBR 2:52:25
4 Carole SETCHELL GBR 2:57:10
5 Julie MALKO GBR 2:58:30
10km
Men
1 John NEWSOM GBR 30:35
Women
1 Rhona AUCKLAND GBR 34:34

Blackmores Sydney Running Festival (incl. Sydney Marathon), Australia

Sun 22 September 2013

-33.8675 151.207
marathon
Men
1 Willy Kibor KOITILE KEN 2:13:48
2 El Hassane Ben LKHAINOUCH MAR 2:14:28
3 Modike Lucky MOHALE RSA 2:15:58
4 Julius Kiplagat KORIR KEN 2:16:22
5 Yared SHAREW ETH 2:20:44
Women
1 Biruktayit DEGEFA ETH 2:32:46
2 Workitu Ayanu GURMU ETH 2:33:20
3 Irene MOGAKA KEN 2:38:20
4 Lingling JIN CHN 2:38:53
5 Mitsuko HIROSE JPN 2:52:26
Half marathon
Men
1 Yoshihiro NISHIZAWA JPN 1:07:02
Women
1 Laura JAMES AUS 1:18:36

Siberian International Marathon, Russia

Sun 22 September 2013

54.9833 73.3667
marathon
Men
1 Nigussi KETEMA ETH 2:13:23
2 Evans Kipkorir TAYGETOS KEN 2:13:28
3 David NGAKANE RSA 2:16:36
4 Andrew MINYAKOV RUS 2:17:00
5 Tewelde WOLDEJOHANNES ETH 2:19:06
Women
1 Yevgenia DANILOV RUS 2:31:50
2 Meseret MENGISTU ETH 2:32:00
3 Emily Rotich JELEGAT KEN 2:33:22
4 Nina PODNEBESNOVA RUS 2:34:59
5 Sardana TROFIMOV RUS 2:35:48

Maratonina Citta di Udine, Italy

Sun 22 September 2013

46.0618 13.2473

L’edizione 2013 della Maratonina Internazionale “Città di Udine” si chiude con un record: quello messo a segno a Udine da Geoffrey Mutai. E’ arrivato in Italia con la volontà di superare il suo personale, non è riuscito a raggiungerlo ma ha stabilito uno dei migliori tempi mondiali del 2013 mettendo la sua firma anche sul nuovo tempo record della manifestazione: 59’06. In solitaria il keniano ha corso con un ritmo da primato mondiale con una media intorno ai 2’45 per chilometro, come un orologio svizzero e lasciando il vuoto dietro di sé. Sul gradino più alto del podio rosa è salita la keniana Correti Jepkoech che ha terminato la competizione in 1h10’06. La città è stata invasa da oltre 4.000 podisti che hanno partecipato alle varie gare in programma.

Half marathon
Men
1 Geoffrey MUTAI KEN 59:06
2 Nicholas Togom KIPCHIRCHIR KEN 1:01:02
3 Simon NDIRANGU KEN 1:01:35
4 Emmanuel SIKUKU KEN 1:01:37
5 Peter Walter KORORIA KEN 1:02:20
Women
1 Coretti JEPKOECH KEN 1:10:06
2 Joyce KIPLIMO KEN 1:10:24
3 Chrisztina PAPP HUN 1:11:59
4 Agnes MUTUNE KEN 1:12:26
5 Dorcas Jeptoo TALAM KEN 1:14:46

H.C. Andersen Marathon, Denmark

Sun 22 September 2013

55.3693 10.4134

The 14th edition of Hans Christian Marathon in Odense attracted 3,606 runners from 27 countries in beautiful autumn weather, among them 1,539 for the marathon distance. The number of participants has grown 24% compared with 2012. The event also includes the only women’s half marathon in Europe with 888 participants, the men’s half marathon and the kids’ mini-marathon (4.2 K). The Kenyan runners dominated the men’s race, and the winner, Julius Mutai, ran the last half four minutes faster than the first! The Danish champion and former international runner Anne-Mette Aagaard was a surprise winner among the female runners.

marathon
Men
1 Julius MUTAI KEN 2:15:12
2 Matthew Kipchirchir KOECH KEN 2:16:42
3 Kenneth Kipchumba TARUS KEN 2:24:02
4 Simpson LIIMERING KEN 2:28:41
5 Klaus HAGENSEN DEN 2:31:35
Women
1 Anne-Mette AAGAARD DEN 2:52:19
2 Daniela CIRLAN ROU 2:56:48
3 Margarethe FRYDENBORG DEN 2:58:32
4 Dorthe DAHL DEN 3:02:45
5 Christina JENSEN DEN 3:18:05
Half marathon
Men
1 Lars VELS DEN 1:14:01
2 Thomas Arp SKOV DEN 1:14:22
3 Brian SCHMIDT DEN 1:14:31
Women
1 Tine Rosengreen PALLISGAARD DEN 1:21:39
2 Martha ERNSTDOTTIR ISL 1:24:31
3 Sanni PEDERSEN DEN 1:25:11

Dam tot Damloop, Netherlands

Sun 22 September 2013

52.3702 4.89517

The 29th Dam tot Damloop concluded with a spine-tingling finish. The men’s and women’s leading group, who enjoyed a head start of 6:04 minutes, raced towards the finish line simultaneously. Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui (51:33), came first in the close finish on Peperstraat in Zaandam. The men’s and women’s competition during the 10 Miles was won by the women, for the first time in four years. With the men, Nguse Amlosom from Eritrea enjoyed a surprising victory (45:28). He left many favourites behind, and in his enthusiasm, he even did the final metres over again, which resulted in a jubilant cheer from the public.

10 miles
Men
1 Nguse AMLOSOM ERI 45:28
2 John MWANGANGI KEN 45:30
3 Peter KIRUI KEN 45:31
4 Abera KUMA ETH 45:31
5 Leonard KOMON KEN 46:32
Women
1 Joyce CHEPKIRUI KEN 51:33
2 Flomena CHEPCHIRCHIR KEN 51:33
3 Sylvia KIBET KEN 52:06
4 Hilda KIBET NED 52:51
5 Lucy MACHARIA KEN 54:03

Danske Bank Oslo Marathon, Norway

Sat 21 September 2013

59.9139 10.7522
marathon
Men
1 Andreas Myhre SJURSETH NOR 2:24:50
2 John Henry STRUPSTAD NOR 2:29:44
3 Ole Kristian HEGGHEIM NOR 2:32:14
4 Stephen Kahiu MBUGUA KEN 2:33:05
5 Jon OLSEN NOR 2:34:07
Women
1 Marianne JOHANSEN NOR 2:47:57
2 Eva SCHEIFLOE NOR 2:53:57
3 Hilde Solland PLASSEN NOR 3:02:12
4 Janne ELIN NOR 2:54:27
5 Gloria VINSTEDT NOR 2:58:39
Half marathon
Men
1 Petter ANTONSEN NOR 1:13:32
Women
1 Karin CARLSSON SWE 1:14:16

Moscow Marathon, Russia

Sun 15 September 2013

55.7558 37.6173
marathon
Men
1 Aleksandr MATVILCHUK RUS 2:19:36
2 Igor GELETIY RUS 2:21:13
3 Sergei MARCHUK RUS 2:21:39
4 Ivan MOTORIN RUS 2:21:58
5 Igor TSCHERBINA RUS 2:28:56
Women
1 Irina SMOLNIKOVA RUS 2:44:55
2 Tatiana BELKINA RUS 2:51:17
3 Nigina KAITOVA RUS 2:53:42
4 Yulia KHAZOVA RUS 2:55:45
5 Olga MALLET RUS 2:59:23

Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon, Lithuania

Sun 15 September 2013

54.6872 25.2797

Ten thousand participants came from more than 30 countries around the world for the 10th edition, more than have ever gathered before in Lithuania. The city’s mayor Artūras Zuokas enthused: “I have no doubt that 10000 is not a limit. Title sponsor “Danske Bank” chief executive Ginautas Galvanauskas ran with his family. “Running is a very democratic sport,” he said.

Tomas Venckūnas ran shoulder to shoulder with Aurimas Skinulis for the first 30km before breaking away for a clear victory. Norway’s Margrethe Logavlen had run for her own pleasure with work colleagues, but surprised herself by winning the women’s race. “I really enjoyed the race and the mood: beautiful places, wonderful old town and friendly people.” Local marathon record holder Diana Lobacevske won the half marathon with a personal best time.

The “Unicef” kids’ 1km run drew a lot of attention. Little athletes proudly held their first ever won medals on their chests. Schools participated in special challenges such as having the biggest team, the fastest team and the coolest team. Prizes included trips to the theatre, to Aqua Park, and to see the Lithuanian rap group G&G Sindikatas in their school.

marathon
Men
1 Tomas VENCKUNAS LTU 2:27:19
2 Aurimas SKINULIS LTU 2:29:35
3 Lukas PANFIL XXX 2:33:46
4 Aleksandr SOROKIN XXX 2:46:00
5 Antanas ZUKAUSKAS LTU 2:48:43
Women
1 Margarethe LOGAVLEN SWE 2:56:03
2 Anastasija BULAVINTCEVA XXX 3:10:44
3 Renate SILIUK LTU 3:11:23
4 Alionka KORNIJENKO XXX 3:17:49
5 Austeja MIEZYTE LTU 3:18:40
Half marathon
Men
1 Ibrahim MUKUNGA KEN 1:05:50
Women
1 Diana LOBACEVSKE LTU 1:13:59

16th Int’l WACHAUmarathon, Austria

Sun 15 September 2013

48.1093 16.298

On September 15th again over 10,000 runners from more than 60 different countries took part at the run through the world cultural heritage WACHAU along the Danube River.

All common distances such as marathon, half marathon and a quarter marathon were offered, whereby the half marathon was the most popular distance with about 6.500 participants. The weather conditions were nearly perfect. The 11 lead runners from 4 different African countries showed a thrilling finish in which Luka Rotich from Kenya could wrap up in a time of 1:01:13. The women’s half marathon competition was won by Polline Wanjiku (KEN) in 1:10:48.

marathon
Men
1 Wolfgang WALLNER AUT 2:32:02
2 Wolfgang UBERFELLNER AUT 2:37:01
3 Herbert REITER AUT 2:46:20
4 Alexander FRUHWIRTH AUT 2:46:38
5 Gerhard RUSEGGER AUT 2:49:00
Women
1 Veronika LIMBERGER AUT 3:12:20
2 Regina LIEBERT AUT 3:18:57
3 Verena LEITNER AUT 3:19:07
4 Larissa GRUNWALD AUT 3:23:18
5 Katja HINZE GER 2:26:01
Half marathon
Men
1 Luka ROTICH KEN 1:01:13
2 Benson OLOISUNGA KEN 1:01:16
3 Kennedy KAPTILA KEN 1:01:19
Women
1 Paulione WANJIKU KEN 1:10:48
2 Joyce KIPLIMO KEN 1:10:56
3 Agnes MUTUNE KEN 1:12:51

Powerade Copenhagen Half Marathon, Denmark

Sun 15 September 2013

55.6761 12.5683
Half marathon
Men
1 William Nyarondia MORWABE KEN 1:03:59
2 Fredrick Kipchumba NGENY KEN 1:04:06
3 Brian NIELSEN DEN 1:10:52
4 Michael NIELSEN DEN 1:11:53
5 Caspar JAKOBSEN DEN 1:12:19
Women
1 Annie Golden BERSAGEL NOR 1:12:01
2 Maria Sig MOLLER DEN 1:16:08
3 Anne-Mette AAGAARD DEN 1:18:49
4 Kirsten PETTERSON DEN 1:19:42
5 Therese NORDSTROM SWE 1:19:50

Sport Zone Oporto Half Marathon, Portugal

Sun 15 September 2013

41.1567 -8.62393
Half marathon
Men
1 Samuel Wanjiku NDUGU KEN 1:01:48
2 Elijah KEMBOI KEN 1:02:19
3 Asefa Tsefgay MEKONNEN ETH 1:02:41
4 David BARU KEN 1:02:41
5 Jacob CHESHARE KEN 1:03:01
Women
1 Mercy Jerotich KIBARUS KEN 1:11:11
2 Viola YATOR KEN 1:12:42
3 Marta Tigabea MEKONNEN ETH 1:15:24
4 Chaltu WAKA ETH 1:16:44
5 Monica SILVA POR 1:16:57

DN Stockholm Half Marathon, Sweden

Sat 14 September 2013

59.3293 18.0686

Isabellah Andersson won the DN Stockholm Half Marathon for the sixth time in in a time of 1:11:31. Andersson has been Sweden´s best long distance runner the last years. In 2010 she came third in marathon at the European Championships in Barcelona. In 2011 she was sixth at the World Championships in South Korea. Last year she finished 20th in the Olympic Games in London. Her next race will be Berlin Marathon on 29 September.

Habe Idris won the men´s division in 1:08:28.

13,308 runners started and 12,932 finished the 2013 DN Stockholm Half Marathon. These numbers are new records for the race. Last year 12,191 runners finished.

It was sunny and 20 degrees C when the first group started at 15:30. When the last runner finished three and a half hour later the temperature was 17 degrees. Runner from 78 countries were registered and 2,559 overseas runners are registered, 15 per cent of the total participants. Both figures are records for the event.

Half marathon
Men
1 Haben IDRIS SWE 1:06:28
2 Adil BOUAFIF SWE 1:07:08
3 Napoleon SOLOMON SWE 1:08:13
4 Mebrehatom YAMANA SWE 1:08:25
5 Henry GROSS SWE 1:08:28
Women
1 Isabellah ANDERSSON SWE 1:11:31
2 Frida LUNDEN SWE 1:18:40
3 Louise WIKER SWE 1:19:42
4 Inga KAZLAUSKAITE SWE 1:20:15
5 Linnea WINBERG SWE 1:21:17

Jungfrau Marathon, Switzerland

Sat 14 September 2013

46.6885 7.85822

Kenyan Geoffrey Ndungu was the first to cross the finishing line of the Jungfrau Marathon with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes, narrowly missing the course record set by Jonathan Wyatt in 2003. Second place went to the reigning world mountain running champion Petro Mamo from Eritrea. In his first Jungfrau Marathon, Viktor Röthlin delivered a strong performance right from the start and came in third. “I’m very happy with my performance. It was a unique experiment and I enjoyed it," said Röthlin at the finish.

In the women’s race, Andrea Mayr from Austria came in first in her Jungfrau Marathon debut. She reached the finish after 3 hours and 20 minutes, setting a new course record. Second place went to Frenchwoman Aline Camboulives, who won the race in 2011.

marathon
Men
1 Geoffrey NDUNGU KEN 2:50:29
2 Petro MAMO ERI 2:52:50
3 Viktor ROTHLIN SUI 2:53:22
4 Robert KRUPICKA CZE 3:00:49
5 Hosea TUEI KEN 3:02:13
Women
1 Andrea MAYR AUT 3:20:21
2 Aline CAMBOULIVES FRA 3:25:09
3 Martina STRAHL SUI 3:25:24
4 Sabine REINER AUT 3:26:00
5 Stevie KREMER USA 3:27:09

SEB Tallinn Marathon, Half & 10k, Estonia

Sun 8 September 2013

59.437 24.7536
marathon
Men
1 Tesfaye Beyene DADI ETH 2:15:01
2 Pharis KIMANI KEN 2:15:22
3 Demisse Haile DIRIBA ETH 2:15:45
4 Lahcen MOKRAJI MAR 2:17:08
5 Gebre Baraki MEHARI ETH 2:20:40
Women
1 Irene CHEPKIRUI KEN 2:34:40
2 Marta MARKOS ETH 2:39:51
3 Anastasia KUSHNIRENKO RUS 2:48:51
4 Lily LUIK EST 2:50:17
5 Olga ANDREJEVA EST 3:00:00
Half marathon
Men
1 Ibrahim MUKUNGA KEN 1:05:42
2 Valerijs ZOLNEROVICS LAT 1:05:47
3 Kaur KIVISTIK EST 1:11:26
Women
1 Yekaterina PATJUK EST 1:17:32
2 Volha REZKAYA BLR 1:19:50
3 Maai KUUSIK EST 1:30:08

28th Nike Budapest International Half Marathon, Hungary

Sun 8 September 2013

47.4979 19.0402

A record 12850 runners registered for the 28th edition, including 1330 relay teams. Foreign participation was also at the highest level ever, with 1600 international runners from 65 different countries. Because of such demand runners started in three separate ‘waves’ with the last runner crossing the start line 13 minutes after the first.

Half marathon
Men
1 Henry KEMBOI KEN 1:05:53
2 Tamas KOVACS HUN 1:06:08
3 Adrian LEHMANN SUI 1:06:10
4 Adam KOVACS HUN 1:06:11
5 Asolt KOSZAR HUN 1:06:13
Women
1 Krisztina PAPP HUN 1:12:32
2 Zsofia ERDELYI HUN 1:14:01
3 Gladys Jepkirui BIWOTT KEN 1:15:05
4 Simona JUHASZ-STAICU HUN 1:16:51
5 Zsanett KIS HUN 1:18:56

Volksbank-Münster-Marathon, Germany

Sun 8 September 2013

51.9607 7.62613

What started with rain in the morning ended to be one of the most successful marathon events. The highlight of the 12th Volksbank-Münster-Marathon was Eleni Gebrehiwot winning the women’s field in 2:29:12 – marking a new course record and giving her most likely the possibility to start for Germany at the European Athletics Championships 2014 in Zürich. The spectators went wild and together with the music and the vibrant atmosphere you could think that the whole city of Münster was celebrating. The success story of the Volksbank-Münster-Marathon continues with already 50 entries signed up for the coming year.

marathon
Men
1 Evans Kipkorir TAIGET KEN 2:15:56
2 Joel Kipsang KOSITANY KEN 2:16:44
3 Yuko MATSUMIYA JPN 2:17:58
4 Peter Kariuki WANJIRU KEN 2:18:06
5 Yuya SHIOKAWA JPN 2:18:41
Women
1 Eleni GEBREHIWOT ETH 2:29:13
2 Joan ROTICH KEN 2:33:57
3 Frashiah Nyambura WAITHAKA KEN 2:35:51
4 Mahlet Melese BEHAILU ETH 2:37:23
5 Gelane SENBETE ETH 2:38:09

Maratón de las Flores Medellín, Colombia

Sun 8 September 2013

6.23593 -75.5751
marathon
Men
1 Juan Carlos CARDONA COL 2:21:15
2 José David CARDONA COL 2:28:51
3 Andrés Ruiz MALAVER COL 2:30:29
Women
1 Leidy TOBON COL 2:51:27
2 Yolanda FERNANDEZ COL 2:52:32
3 Ruby RIATIVA COL 2:56:32
Half marathon
Men
1 Edwin KIPSANG KEN 1:04:21
2 Alene RETA ETH 1:05:07
3 Mark KORIR KEN 1:05:12
Women
1 Santa Inés MELCHOR PER 1:13:25
2 Nancy JEPKOSGEI KEN 1:15:46
3 Carolina TABARES COL 1:16:36

Tórshavn Marathon, Faroe Islands

Sun 1 September 2013

62.0079 -6.79098
marathon
Men
1 Cecil WEIHE FAR 2:53:54
2 Torben DAHL XXX 3:03:15
3 Pauli JOHANNESEN FAR 3:11:47
4 Erikur HANSEN FAR 3:11:56
5 Niels POULSEN FAR 3:12:22
Women
1 Agnieszka LECKA POL 3:26:08
2 Anne THOMSEN XXX 3:39:16
3 Monika CABA XXX 3:56:16
4 Helle BUUS XXX 4:26:54
5 Hannah JENSEN XXX 4:49:05
Half marathon
Men
1 Sam VANG FAR 1:23:48
2 Pierre Antoine CHARBONNEL FRA 1:24:10
3 Henry OLSEN FAR 1:24:35
Women
1 Duruta LOFTI FAR 1:40:52
2 Anni MOLLER XXX 1:48:56
3 Gunnva GAARD XXX 1:49:50

Medio Maratón Atlas de Guadalajara, Mexico

Sun 1 September 2013

20.7094 -103.423
Half marathon
Men
1 Juan Carlos Romero BERNAL MEX 1:04:45
2 Hillary LELEI KEN 1:05:27
3 Erick Moses MONYENYE KEN 1:05:42
4 Julio Cesar Perez MORALES MEX 1:05:48
5 Carlos Cordero GOMEZ MEX 1:06:01
Women
1 Mayra Sanchez VIDAL MEX 1:15:04
2 Risper GESABWA KEN 1:15:19
3 Vianey De La Rosa ROJAS MEX 1:16:40
4 Kathya Mirell Garcia BARRIOS MEX 1:16:59
5 Leah KIGEN KEN 1:18:11

August 2013

Sunshine Coast Marathon and Community Run Festival, Australia

Sun 25 August 2013

-26.554 153.082

Near perfect running conditions with no wind and moderate temperatures greeted more than 6000 runners for the second annual 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon & Community Run Festival on Sunday, August 25.

The flat multi-loop course was simplified this year, replacing tricky back streets and corners with even more picturesque beachfront streets of south east Queensland. Runners of all ages and abilities had the choice of five events; a full marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and 2km community event. Known for its relentless volunteers and spectator-friendly course, Sunshine Coast Marathon runners helped raise in excess of $200,000 for various Sunshine Coast community organisations such as its major beneficiary Ronald McDonald House Charities.

marathon
Men
1 Brendon SEIPOLT AUS 2:45:02
2 Ben HOLLAND AUS 2:50:27
3 Alan MULLEN AUS 2:51:56
4 Peter OLDS AUS 2:56:59
5 George SCHINARD AUS 2:57:13
Women
1 Roxie FRASER AUS 2:55:08
2 Tara BURNS AUS 3:09:37
3 Ruth KIMPTON AUS 3:15:06
4 Tia JONES AUS 3:17:57
5 Solveig LITCHFIELD AUS 3:21:02
Half marathon
Men
1 Paterick NISPEL AUS 1:09:58
2 Hintsa MEBRAHTU AUS 1:12:08
3 Ben WILLIAMS AUS 1:12:28
Women
1 Melanie PANAYIOTOU AUS 1:18:47
2 Alli COOKE AUS 1:24:39
3 Sharon RYDER AUS 1:25:08

Hokkaido Marathon, Japan

Sun 25 August 2013

43.0611 141.356
marathon
Men
1 Koji GOKAYA JPN 2:14:26
2 Shigeki TSUJI JPN 2:14:45
3 Masaki SHIMOJYU JPN 2:15:15
4 Dickson MARWA TAN 2:15:17
5 Akinori IIDA JPN 2:15:20
Women
1 Yuko WATANABE JPN 2:29:13
2 Yukiko AKABA JPN 2:32:10
3 Mai ITO JPN 2:32:54
4 Hiroko MIYAUCHI JPN 2:37:01
5 Yuri YOSHIZUMI JPN 2:37:56

The Athlete’s Foot Adelaide Marathon, Australia

Sun 25 August 2013

-34.9286 138.6

The 35th Adelaide Marathon was run in near perfect conditions on a scenic two-lap course on Sunday the 25th August.

Mike Boundy was the first male to cross the finish line, completing the 42.2 kilometres in 2:44.12. Meanwhile, Tracy Taylor finished narrowly ahead of Alison Wilson to win the women’s event in 3:04:13.

The course took runners through sections of the Adelaide CBD’s surrounding parklands, and featured a beautiful stretch through the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, only a few kilometres from the Elder Park finish line.

The event featured 467 runners who enjoyed the still and slightly overcast 19 degree day which was ideal for running.

marathon
Men
1 Mike BOUNDY AUS 2:44:12
2 Luke Ethan MCLEAN AUS 2:51:44
3 Dan SEARLE AUS 2:52:35
4 Christopher Harold HUNTER AUS 2:56:06
5 Neil HOLLAND AUS 2:56:33
Women
1 Tracey TAYLOR AUS 3:04:13
2 Alison WILSON AUS 3:06:04
3 Fiona Louise OAKES AUS 3:08:47
4 Charmaine SYMONS AUS 3:13:11
5 Sally-Anne WILLIAMS AUS 3:14:05
Half marathon
Men
1 Adrian HORVATH AUS 1:13:23
2 Nick MUXLOW AUS 1:16:17
3 Jason MATULICK AUS 1:16:23
Women
1 Lisa DAVIS AUS 1:25:14
2 Juliane SCHLEIBS AUS 1:30:14
3 Tanya LEWIS AUS 1:31:14

Longford Marathon, Ireland

Sun 25 August 2013

53.7282 -7.801
marathon
Men
1 Freddy Keron SITTUK KEN 2:23:36
2 Gary OHANLON IRL 2:31:51
3 Julio Cesar CASTRO ESP 2:38:45
4 Wieslaw SOSNOWSKI POL 2:40:20
5 Michael OREGAN IRL 2:45:21
Women
1 Pauline CURLEY IRL 2:44:25
2 Angela MCCANN IRL 3:03:36
3 Beth SWEENEY XXX 3:21:44
4 Ellis CURTIS XXX 3:21:50
5 Mary JENNINGS XXX 3:24:02
Half marathon
Men
1 Phillip HARTY IRL 1:08:59
2 Richard GORMAN XXX 1:11:22
3 Tudor MOLDOVAN XXX 1:12:38
Women
1 Michelle MCGEE IRL 1:25:08
2 Mary GLEESON XXX 1:28:01
3 Siobhan CARROLL-FITZSIMONS IRL 1:29:10

Maratón de la Ciudad de México, Mexico

Sun 25 August 2013

19.4326 -99.1332
marathon
Men
1 Raul Pacheco MENDOZA MEX 2:16:53
2 Simon Kariuki NJOROGE KEN 2:17:30
3 Rodgers Ondati GESEBWA KEN 2:18:41
4 Sergio Pedraza GONZALEZ MEX 2:20:24
5 Christopher KIPYEGO KEN 2:20:51
Women
1 Gladys Tejeda PUCHUARANGA MEX 2:37:35
2 Demise Misiker MEKONEN ETH 2:40:56
3 Ogla Jerono KIMAIYO KEN 2:41:23
4 Liliana Cruz VALDEZ MEX 2:43:43
5 Doreen Nduku KITAKA KEN 2:43:44
Half marathon
Men
1 Erick Israel Perez HUERTA MEX 1:08:01
2 Dionisio Castillo CALVARIN MEX 1:08:07
3 Urbano Gonzalez LOZANO MEX 1:09:56
Women
1 Fabiola Lara MONTES MEX 1:17:14
2 Jessica Yasmin Cortes OLVERA MEX 1:23:33
3 Faviola Sarai Perez IGARI MEX 1:23:48

Reykjavík Marathon Íslandsbanka, Iceland

Sat 24 August 2013

64.1333 -21.9333

The 30th Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon took place on Saturday August 24th 2013. The number of registered participants has never been higher with 14,272 runners in six distances, including 997 in the marathon and 2,356 in the half marathon. A new record was also set in the number of runners coming from abroad. A total of 2,175 international runners from 69 countries registered for the race.

Although there was a little rain on race day, the event was a big success. The President of Iceland, Mr Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, started off the marathon and half marathon runners, and the Mayor of Reykjavík, Mr Jón Gnarr, started off the 10 k runners. Locals gathered in the streets to support the runners while celebrating the annual Reykjavík Culture Night taking place at the same time. After the race, runners had the opportunity to take part in Culture Night celebrations all over town.

marathon
Men
1 James BUIS GBR 2:33:49
2 Eddie VALENTINE USA 2:36:44
3 Graham BREEN GBR 2:39:18
4 Johannes ERIXON SWE 2:43:00
5 Christian Aarstad ODGAARD NOR 2:45:38
Women
1 Melanie STALEY GBR 2:55:14
2 Elena Calvillo ARETEAGA ESP 3:12:02
3 Sarah BROWN GBR 3:13:02
4 Angeli DE KONIG NED 3:16:47
5 Paul JOLIAT CAN 3:19:42
Half marathon
Men
1 Kari Steinn KARLSSON ISL 1:07:40
2 Denis KORAVBLEV RUS 1:12:51
3 Javier RODRIGUEZ USA 1:17:11
Women
1 Helen OLAFSDOTTIR ISL 1:22:57
2 Martha ERNSTDOTTIR ISL 1:24:04
3 Iris Anna SKULADOTTIR ISL 1:25:18
10km
Men
1 Kevin Rojas ANDERSON GBR 31:50
2 Thorbergur Ingi JÓNSSON ISL 32:00
3 Howard BRISTOW GBR 32:08
Women
1 Arndís Ýr HAFTHORSDOTTIR ISL 38:37
2 Helga Guðný ELIASDOTTIR ISL 41:20
3 Borghildur VALGEIRSDOTTIR ISL 41:37

Helsinki City Marathon, Finland

Sat 17 August 2013

60.1733 24.941
marathon
Men
1 Hosea Kipkemoi KIPLAGAT KEN 2:22:26
2 Eliah KEMBOI KEN 2:23:11
3 Marc ROIG ESP 2:34:57
4 Daniele CARUSO ITA 2:39:32
5 Janne SILVENNOINEN FIN 2:41:08
Women
1 Leena PUOTINIEMI FIN 2:42:03
2 Elina JUNNILA FIN 2:56:07
3 Anastasja ZAKHAROVA RUS 3:00:09
4 Asnakech Abeje REGASSA ETH 3:00:32
5 Paulina JALONEN FIN 3:08:36

Brisbane Marathon Festival, Australia

Sun 4 August 2013

-27.471 153.023

International participation was up over 60%, welcoming participants from over 25 countries for a tour in foot of the magnificent River City.
Calm, cool and fast conditions and some motivating words by champion marathon runner, Robert De Castella sent runners on their way. Sammy Kipkoech Tum, with a personal best time of 2:13 was a clear favourite but had won the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon just 7 days earlier. Tum quickly built a lead over local runner Scott Brittain and James Minto from Canberra, eventually winning from Minto by over seven minutes.
The women’s race was a head to head between American Renee White and first time marathon runner Sarah Schroeder who exchanged the lead throughout the race. White made her decisive move in the final kilometres.

Matty Fenech and Ben Toomey ran neck and neck in the half marathon until Toomey surged in the final kilometre to finish 12 seconds ahead of Fenech. Melanie Panayiotou led the women’s half marathon from the gun and beat last year’s winning time by over five minutes.

As the culmination of the 22nd annual Brisbane Marathon Festival, hundreds of excited children ran the final part of the full marathon course in the Leukaemia Foundation Kids 2.2km Hero Run. Each finisher received a medal. The festival raised thousands of dollars and increased awareness of charities throughout Australia.

marathon
Men
1 Sammy Kipkoech TUM KEN 2:31:23
2 James MINTO AUS 2:38:07
3 Scott BRITTAIN AUS 2:38:38
4 Liam FUERY AUS 2:41:12
5 Warwick BIBLE AUS 2:45:52
Women
1 Renee WHITE AUS 3:04:50
2 Sarah SCHROEDER AUS 3:06:36
3 Trish RUSSELL AUS 3:12:46
4 Shaye PETT RUS 3:17:27
5 Daniela MACKENZIE AUS 3:19:59
Half marathon
Men
1 Ben TOOMEY AUS 1:09:33
2 Matthew FENECH AUS 1:09:45
3 Anthony CRAIG AUS 1:10:44
Women
1 Melanie PANAYIOTOU AUS 1:19:47
2 Nerissa CAMPBELL AUS 1:21:03
3 Rina HILL AUS 1:23:30

Maraton Internacional de Asuncion, Paraguay

Sun 4 August 2013

-25.2762 -57.6252

The 4th edition of this event was prefaced by 1500 children, from the age of six to 16, coming from all areas of the country to compete in different age group races.

The marathon and 10km event surprised runners this year with a new all-urban course which afforded runners warmer support from spectators. The most important performance came from Carmen Martinez who broke the Paraguayan women’s marathon record with her 2:37:06

marathon
Men
1 Kiprop MUTAI KEN 2:24:39
2 Elias Rodrigues BASTOS BRA 2:28:30
3 Marcos Alexandre ELIAS BRA 2:29:44
4 Jorge CABRERA PAR 2:34:20
5 Horacio Rodolfo LOPEZ ARG 2:43:03
Women
1 Carmen Martinez AGUILERA PAR 2:37:07
2 Ednah MUKHWANA TAN 2:48:25
3 Ilda Alves DOS SANTOS BRA 2:58:53
4 Gladys Arias DE AVALOS PAR 3:20:09
5 Ivaneide Da Silva CARVALHO BRA 3:27:07
10km
Men
1 Pablo ARGUELLO ARG 31:49
2 Derlis Ramon Ayala SANCHEZ PAR 33:18
3 William AVEIRO PAR 33:37
Women
1 Ma Lucia MORAES BRA 36:37
2 Maria CABALLERO PAR 37:05
3 Fatima Viviana Romero GIMENEZ PAR 39:02

July 2013

Media Maratón Int’l de Bogotá, Colombia

Sun 28 July 2013

4.59806 -74.0758
marathon
Men
1 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 1:03:46
2 Peter KIRUI KEN 1:04:48
3 Kiplimo KIMUTAI KEN 1:05:15
4 Wilson KIPSANG KEN 1:05:26
5 Tewelde ESTIFANOS ERI 1:05:37
Women
1 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 1:12:24
2 Ines MELCHOR PER 1:14:55
3 Amane GOBENA ETH 1:15:07
4 Flomena CHEPCHIRCHIR KEN 1:15:21
5 Isabella OCHICHI KEN 1:15:51

Swissalpine, Switzerland

Sat 27 July 2013

46.7893 9.80023
78km
Men
1 Jonas BUUD SWE 6:13:28
2 Vajin ARMSTRONG NZL 6:21:10
3 Stephan HUGENSCHMIDT GER 6:26:47
4 Roman WYSS SUI 6:45:48
5 Huw LOBB GBR 6:58:28
Women
1 Jasmin NUNIGE SUI 6:53:00
2 Andrea HUSER SUI 7:34:29
3 Bernadette BENSON AUS 8:21:07
4 Claudia KAHL GER 8:24:08
5 Elizabeth HAWKER GBR 8:27:20
marathon
Men
1 Gion-Andrea BUNDI SUI 3:29:30
2 Koen VAN RIE BEL 3:43:43
3 Walter MANSER SUI 3:44:54
4 Bruno HEUBERGER SUI 3:50:32
5 Daniel BOLT SUI 3:52:44
Women
1 Katerina MATRASOVA CZE 4:24:47
2 Sonja SCHLEGEL SUI 4:28:48
3 Sabine Ek GILGIEN SUI 4:40:31
4 Melissa DAWES USA 4:40:42
5 Judith MAURER SUI 4:44:31

Victoria Falls Marathon, Zimbabwe

Sun 14 July 2013

-17.9333 25.8333
marathon
Men
1 Nkosiyazi SIBANDA ZIM 2:19:11
2 Leonard KOKI ZIM 2:23:54
3 Collin PARURA ZIM 2:24:29
4 Lyno MUCHENA ZIM 2:24:52
5 Charles SOZA ZIM 2:29:34
Women
1 Samukeliso MOYO ZIM 2:54:44
2 Chiyedza CHOKORE ZIM 2:57:49
3 Muchaneta GWATA ZIM 3:06:07
4 Monica KATIVHU ZIM 3:16:26
5 Doris BECHI KEN 3:21:24
Half marathon
Men
1 Wirimai JUWAWO ZIM 1:05:50
2 Jonathan CHINYOKA ZIM 1:06:00
3 Edwin CHIMOMBO ZIM 1:06:27
Women
1 Constance NYASANGO ZIM 1:18:56
2 Alicen MANAKE ZIM 1:21:09
3 Sithuleside ZHOU ZIM 1:22:22

Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Australia

Sun 7 July 2013

-27.9325 153.383

Japanese runners won both the men’s and women’s marathons in course record times. School teacher Yuki Kawauchi, 26 equalled the course record of 2:10:01 but the highlight of the day was when Yukiko Akaba, 33, stormed home to win the women’s marathon more than two minutes faster than the 20-year old course record. “At the turning point, I saw Yuki Kawauchi in the lead” she said. “That gave me encouragement”. For Kawauchi it was a triumphant return to the Gold Coast after finishing fourth last year. The 26-year-old is popular in Japan, where he is known as the “Citizen Runner” because he works fulltime as a teacher and trains in his time off. “I was trying to beat the other runner (Hidru) and I wasn’t really concentrating on the time,” he said.

There were 27,638 participants in the weekend’s events, with more than 9400 travelling from out of state or overseas to experience Queensland’s beautiful Gold Coast. "Looking forward to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the continuing success of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon is a great example of organisational ability. Events Queensland Gold Coast Chairman Kerry Watson said that the success of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon had played a significant role in the Gold Coast’s successful bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Marathon itself had 5432 entries, the half marathon 10,342 and the 10km 6389.

marathon
Men
1 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:10:01
2 Taiga ITO JPN 2:11:52
3 Tewelde Estifanos HIDRU ERI 2:13:09
4 Girmay Birhanu GEBRU ETH 2:14:06
5 Jairus Ondora CHANCHIMA KEN 2:17:45
Women
1 Yukiko AKABA JPN 2:27:17
2 Alice NGERECHI KEN 2:29:48
3 Alevtina IVANOVA RUS 2:32:01
4 Hellen Wanjiku MUGO KEN 2:33:25
5 Eri OKUBO JPN 2:39:14
Half marathon
Men
1 Martin DENT AUS 1:03:56
2 Shinichi YAMASHITA JPN 1:03:57
3 Ben MOREAU GBR 1:03:59
Women
1 Nikki CHAPPLE AUS 1:11:00
2 Jessica TRENGROVE AUS 1:11:51
3 Abigail BAYLEY AUS 1:14:23

Rio de Janeiro City Marathon, Brazil

Sun 7 July 2013

-22.9083 -43.1971
marathon
Men
1 Giomar Pereira DA SILVA BRA 2:18:02
2 Willy KANGOGO KEN 2:18:11
3 Jonathan Kosgei KIPKORIR KEN 2:19:40
4 Marcos Antonio PEREIRA BRA 2:20:31
5 Edmilson Dos Reis SANTANA BRA 2:20:52
Women
1 Letay Negash HADUSH ETH 2:40:18
2 Rose JEPCHUMBA KEN 2:41:34
3 Pamela CHEYCH KEN 2:43:30
4 Marily DOS SANTOS BRA 2:46:06
5 Conceicao Carvalho OLIVEIRA BRA 2:52:00

Zermatt Marathon, Switzerland

Sat 6 July 2013

46.1777 7.80236
marathon
Men
1 Paul Maticha MICHIEKA SUI 3:05:25
2 Gerd FRICK SUI 3:08:59
3 Jean-Christophe DUPONT FRA 3:11:51
4 Ralf BIRCHMEIER SUI 3:14:26
5 Martin COX SUI 3:16:46
Women
1 Aline CAMBOULIVES FRA 3:31:27
2 Daniela GASSMANN BAHR SUI 3:40:48
3 Timea MERENI HUN 3:57:20
4 Carolina RIEBER SUI 4:06:40
5 Luzia SCHMID SUI 4:09:27
gornegrat ultra (3089m elevation finish line) 45.6km
Men
1 Ruedi BARTSCHI SUI 4:22:34
2 Achim ZIMMERMANN GER 4:24:49
3 Richard BINDLER SWE 4:25:55
Women
1 Alexandra HAGSPIEL GER 4:50:38
2 Helene OGI SUI 5:11:27
3 Angelika HOEHENER SUI 5:16:18

June 2013

Lake Saroma 100km Ultra Marathon, Japan

Sun 30 June 2013

44.1312 143.802

Results not yet available

Standard Chartered KL Marathon, Malaysia

Sun 30 June 2013

3.139 101.687

Event postponed

International Ergo White Nights Marathon, Russia

Sun 30 June 2013

59.9424 30.3215
marathon
Men
1 Peter Naibei KWALIR KEN 2:14:30
2 Geoffrey Kiplagat TOROTICH KEN 2:18:15
3 Pavel TEPLYKH RUS 2:19:34
4 Mikhail BYKOV RUS 2:20:11
5 Andrei BRYZGALOV RUS 2:20:48
Women
1 Tatiana BELKINA RUS 2:44:56
2 Anastasia ZAKHAROVA RUS 3:02:50
3 Svetlana NIKITINA RUS 3:05:40
4 Anastasia PULKINA RUS 3:05:49
5 Vera IZMODINOVA RUS 3:14:53
10km
Men
1 Artur BURTSEV RUS 31:02
2 Artem LOBACH RUS 31:28
3 Dmitriy LUKIN RUS 31:31
Women
1 Galina EVSIKOVA RUS 35:30
2 Kristina KROMAUER GER 37:14
3 Ekaterina BEZGODOVA RUS 37:32

Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Finland

Sat 29 June 2013

60.4518 22.2666
marathon
Men
1 Jyrki KUKKO FIN 2:40:04
2 Jsanne KLASILA FIN 2:42:39
3 Henri ANSIO FIN 2:46:13
4 Emil SODERLUND FIN 2:46:58
5 Vesa HAKKARAINEN FIN 2:48:03
Women
1 Elina JUNNILA FIN 2:55:06
2 Paulina JALONEN FIN 3:09:03
3 Marita HAVHOLM FIN 3:09:52
4 Pia-Maria GRANDELL FIN 3:11:01
5 Laura NIEMINEN-TOMINEN FIN 3:14:32
Half marathon
Men
1 Thijs FEUTH FIN 1:12:16
2 Jukka KERO FIN 1:13:57
3 Maxim VORONKOV RUS 1:14:29
Women
1 Tiina VALAMAA FIN 1:25:15
2 Johanna TOPLAAN FIN 1:26:39
3 Veera LEHTO FIN 1:27:10

Suzuki Midnight Sun Run, Iceland

Mon 24 June 2013

64.1333 -21.9333

The 2013 Suzuki Midnight Sun Run took place in Reykjavik on Monday June 24th. A new participation record was set in the race: 1,995 people registered and around 350 runners traveled from abroad to participate. The weather was very still and mild and perfect for running. The midnight sun also joined the runners for a while in a successful race.

Zach Miller from USA was the fastest male runner in the half marathon and Silja Stefansdottir from Iceland was the fastest female runner.

Close by the start and finish of the race is one of Reykjavik’s wonderful geothermal outdoor swimming pools, Laugardalslaug. All participants were invited to the swimming pool, hot tubs and steam baths after the race to relax and recover.

10km
Men
1 Bjorn MAGEIRSSON ISL 33:00
Women
1 Arndis HAFTHORSDOTTIR ISL 37:44
Half marathon
Men
1 Thorbergur Ingi JONSSON ISL 1:11:40
2 Arnar PETURSSON ISL 1:14:42
3 Andrew WHITTINGHAM GBR 1:16:17
4 Alasdair BREWER GBR 1:17:40
5 Birkir MARTEINSSON ISL 1:20:14
Women
1 Melkorka Árný KVARAN ISL 1:40:26
2 Guðrún BERGSTEINSDOTTIR ISL 1:44:27
3 Ragnheiður SIGMUNDSDOTTIR ISL 1:45:38
4 Sigrún Kristín BARKARDOTTIR ISL 1:46:29
5 Ásgerður Arna PALSDOTTIR ISL 1:48:53

Tangamanga International Marathon, Mexico

Sun 23 June 2013

19.3909 -99.1143
marathon
Men
1 Abraham Vargas QUIJAS MEX 2:28:04
2 Edward KORIR KEN 2:30:37
3 Tomas Copca FERREIRA MEX 2:32:56
4 Luis Jesus Perez MEDINA MEX 2:39:58
5 Ruben Trevino LOZANO MEX 2:42:38
Women
1 Emma MALDONADO MEX 3:08:23
2 Ma. Luisa Sanchez BUENROSTRO MEX 3:13:54
3 Sara Eliz. Sanchez CEDILLO MEX 3:19:23
4 Candida Gachuz PEREZ MEX 3:22:05
5 Maribel Sanchez PERDOMO MEX 3:33:09
Half marathon
Men
1 Stephen Kibet CHELAL KEN 1:12:55
Women
1 Dunia GOMEZ MEX 1:28:19

Midnight Sun Marathon & Half, Norway

Sat 22 June 2013

69.6548 18.9651

Swedish runners took both men’s and women’s titles in the 24th edition of the race under the Midnight Sun in Tromso. Running conditions were good: 16C and no wind, but a little rain fell during the first part of the marathon. In total 4,500 runners entered for all distances, representing 62 countries.

marathon
Men
1 Kristoffer OSTERLUND SWE 2:26:09
2 Veli-Heiki KOIVU FIN 2:37:47
3 Leif WELHAVEN NOR 2:48:06
4 Helge AUNE NOR 2:49:35
5 Rico GERMANN SUI 2:51:24
Women
1 Josephine AMBJORNSSON SWE 2:53:33
2 Maria RAMOS MEX 2:54:11
3 Jolyn POBANZ USA 3:12:48
4 Ragnhild HANSSEN NOR 3:17:23
5 Aleksandra NARKOWICZ POL 3:23:11
Half marathon
Men
1 Ronny JAKOBSEN NOR 1:16:00
Women
1 Hilde ADERS NOR 1:25:10

BII MAYBANK Bali Marathon, Indonesia

Sun 16 June 2013

-8.5502 115.343
marathon
Men
1 Kennedy LILAN KEN 2:18:49
2 Boniface Mbuvi MUEMA KEN 2:22:15
3 Dennis Mwanza MUSAU KEN 2:22:21
4 Momanyi BASWETI KEN 2:23:22
5 William KOSKEI KEN 2:30:53
Women
1 Meseret Mengistu BIRU ETH 2:38:17
2 Elizabeth Jeruiyot CHEMWENO KEN 2:42:51
3 Rose Kerubo NYANGACHA KEN 2:45:17
4 Margaret NJUNGUNA KEN 2:57:48
5 Grace Wayua KITONGA KEN 3:07:28
Half marathon
Men
1 Kennedy KAPTILA KEN 1:03:24
Women
1 Eunice NYAWIRA KEN 1:12:54

Lanzhou International Marathon, China

Sat 15 June 2013

36.0611 103.834

This unique race run alongside China’s Mother River – the Yellow River – resonates with the theme of “Perpetual Pace” and the Marathon spirit. In the three years it has been held it has become the most popular race in Northwest China. The race organisation invited 24 elite foreign athletes to compete alongside 55 of the local elite, and 38 foreign runners made their own way to the event.

marathon
Men
1 Solomon Tsige ASFAW ETH 2:15:40
2 Dereje Abera ALI ETH 2:15:43
3 Oleksandr SITKOVSKIY UKR 2:16:00
4 Siraj Gena AMDA ETH 2:16:57
5 Luka Kipkemoi CHELIMO KEN 2:17:18
Women
1 Ashu KASIM ETH 2:43:44
2 Shitaye GEMECHU ETH 2:44:12
3 Wenrong ZHENG CHN 2:44:19
4 Tsgereda GIRMA ETH 2:44:38
5 Jane Jeronoh ROTICH KEN 2:45:03

Laguna Phuket Int’l Marathon, Thailand

Sun 9 June 2013

7.98105 98.3639
marathon
Men
1 Michael PAGE GBR 2:41:02
2 Yasuhiro SAITO JPN 2:52:01
3 Panom KHANSAMOL THA 2:58:23
4 Mo FOUSTOK GBR 2:58:51
5 Sanya KANCHAI THA 3:00:34
Women
1 Naomi OCHIAI JPN 3:19:38
2 Fumie TERAHATA JPN 3:27:34
3 Ninik SUGIWATI INA 3:34:48
4 Deanna FULLER USA 3:37:21
5 Moira LOWE GBR 3:51:56
Half marathon
Men
1 Jackson Kibet KENEI KEN 1:15:45
2 Jaray JEERANAI THA 1:19:01
3 Asle SLETTEMOEN NOR 1:20:51
Women
1 Veronique MESSINA FRA 1:35:54
2 Laainam CHAIPORNKAEW THA 1:36:33
3 Kathrin PUFF GER 1:38:39

Cork City Marathon, Ireland

Mon 3 June 2013

51.8969 -8.48632
marathon
Men
1 Bartosz MAZERSKI POL 2:28:29
2 Gary OHANLON IRL 2:28:52
3 Peter MOONEY IRL 2:35:25
4 Cathal OCONNELL IRL 2:35:54
5 Alan FOOLKES IRL 2:37:18
Women
1 Pauline CURLEY IRL 2:47:47
2 Angela MCCANN IRL 2:55:11
3 Nollaigh ONIELL IRL 2:55:45
4 Audrzej FIEDOREK XXX 2:59:09
5 Anne Marie HOLLAND IRL 3:03:25
Half marathon
Men
1 Freddie KEARON IRL 1:08:33
2 Alan OSHEA IRL 1:09:23
3 Brian MCMAHON IRL 1:10:28
Women
1 Lizzie LEE IRL 1:19:53
2 Claire GIBBONS-MCCARTHY IRL 1:20:18
3 Emma MURPHY IRL 1:22:23

Comrades Marathon, South Africa

Sun 2 June 2013

-29.8587 31.0218
ultramarathon
Men
1 Claude MOSHIYWA RSA 5:32:09
2 Jonas BUUD SWE 5:41:21
3 Mpesela NTLOSOEU XXX 5:43:38
4 Ludwick MAMABOLO XXX 5:45:49
5 Johannes KEKANA XXX 5:46:27
Women
1 Rae BISSCHOFF RSA 6:38:57
2 Valentina LIAKHOVA RUS 6:39:16
3 Valentina SHATYAYEVA RUS 6:44:13
4 Sanet BEUKES XXX 6:57:15
5 Karen BRADFORD RSA 7:02:09

Quito Últimas Noticias 15k, Ecuador

Sun 2 June 2013

-0.180653 -78.4678

The 53rd edition was “La carrera mas grande del Ecuador,” with a total of 22,000 participants in the new recreational 10km and 5km events and the always sold out 15km writes Alan Brookes. The race was developed as a gift to the city from El Comercio newspaper group and its “Final Edition”.

In sunny but cool conditions 15,000 runners took off from in front of the El Comercio offices at 09.00, led by an international field that included Peruvians, Mexicans, Columbians and two Mexican-based Kenyans – last year’s champion Elisha Korir and Peter Lemayain. At 2850m altitude the race is a challenge enough, but also has few flat sections along the scenic point-to-point course from the south side of town through the magnificent Centro Historico, a World Heritage site, to the Olympic Stadium on the north side.

The first, downhill kilometre saw a brisk 2:44 from a lead pack of 10. After 3km Peru’s Raul Machacuay moved to the front pulled the pack along for the next kilometre in 2:51, then leading a charge up a lung-busting incline to hit 5km in 15:06. By then it was down to a three-man duel: Machacuay taking on Ecuadorian favourites Segundo Jami and Miguel Almachi. Jami and Almachi had placed 2nd and 3rd in 2011. The trio passed 10km in 30:55 with Machacuay doing all the work. At 11km Jami tried unsuccessfully to get away but after 12km Almachi surged decisively, covering the next kilometres in 3:02 to and 3:01. He swiftly moved away from compatriot Jami, who faded a little in the final stages, allowing the courageous Machacuay to come back. Almachi crossed the Finish line on the stadium track 100m ahead of Machacuay.

The women’s race was far less of a contest, with Peruvian Olympian Ines Melchor finishing almost three minutes clear of compatriot and 2012 champion Gladys Tejeda.

In fine festival style, the Finish line crowd were also treated to a great post-race concert featuring bands from the Dominican Republic as well as Ecuador.

15km
Men
1 Miguel Almachi CONDOR ECU 46:35
2 Raul MACHACUAY PER 46:49
3 Segundo JAMI JAMI ECU 47:00
4 Paulino CANCHANIA PER 47:17
5 Leonardo Tenepaguay SANGUR ECU 48:06
Women
1 Santa Melchor HUIZA PER 51:45
2 Gladys Tejeda PUCUHUARANGA PER 54:18
3 Karina Perez DELGADO MEX 54:23
4 Diana Landi ANDRADE ECU 55:59
5 Jessica Paguay GUAMAN ECU 57:00

ASICS Stockholm Marathon, Sweden

Sat 1 June 2013

59.3502 18.0984
marathon
Men
1 Shumi Gerbaba ETICHA ETH 2:16:13
2 Stephen CHELIMO KEN 2:17:51
3 Endale TEKILEAB ETH 2:18:29
4 Mustafa MOHAMED SWE 2:20:08
5 Joash MUTAI KEN 2:20:25
Women
1 Isabellah ANDERSSON SWE 2:33:49
2 Halima HASSEN BERISO ETH 2:41:57
3 Frida LUNDEN SWE 2:46:42
4 Salina KOSGEI KEN 2:47:23
5 Josephine AMBJORNSSON SWE 2:50:39

May 2013

Jacob’s Creek Barossa Marathon, Australia

Sun 26 May 2013

-34.5235 138.962
marathon
Men
1 Michael VARNEY AUS 2:39:16
2 David STAEHR AUS 2:40:20
3 Warwick BIBLE AUS 2:46:09
4 Jon FULLER AUS 2:47:53
5 Ted ZGAINSKI AUS 2:51:26
Women
1 Sarah BROUGHAM AUS 3:10:08
2 Mandy TOWLER AUS 3:19:48
3 Carey Ellen AYLMER AUS 3:26:16
4 Susanne NOACK AUS 3:29:35
5 Britt HETHERINGTON AUS 3:29:38
Half marathon
Men
1 Jacob COCKS AUS 1:10:26
2 Matt WHITE AUS 1:14:00
3 Leif CHRISTENSEN AUS 1:17:20
Women
1 Lisa DAVIS AUS 1:23:55
2 Cherie GAUCI AUS 1:28:16
3 Chloe Linda ROESLER AUS 1:28:23

Ottawa Marathon, Canada

Sun 26 May 2013

45.4215 -75.6972

Tariku Jufar cut more than a minute off the course record set last year by Kenyan Laban Moiben. In an almost neck and neck finish, Jufar was followed by 24-year-old Kenyan Luka Rotich, who had entered the race as a pacer, but with his job completed he decided to compete to the finish. Rotich had paced Jufar to 35km, but Jufar surged ahead at 39km. He later slowed but still secured the course record with Rotich just behind him. There was one Canadian in the top-10, Vancouver-based Rob Watson, who was registered for the 10km, but switched to the marathon two days before. and went on to win this year’s Canadian Marathon Championships.

Ethiopians also dominated the women’s elite field, with six placing in the top 10 and Yeshi Esayias slicing more than two minutes off the four-year old course record. Half a dozen women stayed together in a tight lead pack for most of the race, and the first three all surpassed the old record. Finishing eighth overall among women Lioudmila Kortchaguina, 41, finished as the first Canadian for the sixth time since 2002. She was also the first master.

marathon
Men
1 Tariku JUFAR ETH 2:08:05
2 Luka ROTICH KEN 2:08:12
3 Gashaw MELESE ETH 2:10:24
4 Teferi KEBEDE ETH 2:11:09
5 James MBUGUA KEN 2:11:16
Women
1 Yeshi ESAYIAS ETH 2:25:31
2 Misiker MEKONIN ETH 2:25:45
3 Sechale DELASA ETH 2:27:31
4 Netsanet ACHAMO ETH 2:27:44
5 Ruth WANJIRU KEN 2:30:36
Half marathon
Men
1 Josh KARANJA KEN 1:07:48
2 Jonathan GENDRON CAN 1:13:04
3 Joe MALEY CAN 1:13:42
Women
1 Laura DURNO CAN 1:24:57
2 Jodi WENDLAND CAN 1:25:28
3 Marilou FERLAND-DAIGLE CAN 1:25:33

Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, Japan

Sun 19 May 2013

35.1809 136.903

Five-time World Half Marathon champion Zersenay Tadese blasted through the first 5km in 14:14 and kept going at the same pace through 10km by which time he was 15 seconds up on Martin Mathathi. He slowed only marginally in the second half of the race, and continued to maintain his lead, extending it further in the last kilometre even though Jacob Wanjuku was pushing Mathathi hard at the end.
Mestawet Tufa was matched stride for stride by Eunice Kirwa until the final kilometre, when Tufa edged ahead.

Half marathon
Men
1 Zersenay TADESE ERI 1:00:31
2 Martin MATHATHI KEN 1:00:54
3 Jacob WANJUKI KEN 1:00:55
4 Cyrus NJUI KEN 1:01:08
5 Abayneh AYELE ETH 1:01:43
Women
1 Mestawet TUFA ETH 1:10:03
2 Eunice KIRWA KEN 1:10:09
3 Lara TAMSETT AUS 1:13:33
4 Yuko MIZUGUCHI JPN 1:14:44

Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bangalore, India

Sun 19 May 2013

12.9716 77.5946

In comparatively cool and cloudy but humid conditions neither men’s nor women’s course record fell despite the competitive field assembled. Cautious racing on the part of leading contenders meant that they remained in large lead groups well into the race, with flat-out effort being reserved for the final slightly downhill section after 7.5km, where the finishing order was determined before the final 350m on the track at the stadium finish.

10km
Men
1 Alex OLOITIPTIP KEN 28:07
2 Nicholas KIPKEMBOI KEN 28:12
3 Birhanu LEGESSE ETH 28:16
4 Mike KIGEN KEN 28:29
5 Philemon RONO KEN 28:37
Women
1 Gladys CHERONO KEN 32:03
2 Guteni SHONE KEN 32:10
3 Esther CHEMTAI KEN 32:14
4 Lucy KABUU KEN 32:18
5 Emily CHEBET KEN 32:19

Kigali Peace Marathon, Rwanda

Sun 19 May 2013

-1.94389 30.0594

Due to a course marshaling error when runners were directed into the stadium instead of completing a final 5km loop, the course run was only about 37km. It was decided that no times would be published for the Marathon, only finishing positions (as below).

marathon
Men
1 Barbabas KIPYEGO KEN
2 Julius Kipkorir KIPLIMO KEN
3 Peter Kibet LIMO KEN
4 Alex MELLY KEN
5 Ezekiel Kemboi OMULO KEN
Women
1 Tigist Teshome AYAMU ETH
2 Fridah Jepkite LODEPA KEN
3 Caroline JEPKOECH KEN
4 Liliane ?? XXX
5 Vanis CHEMUTAI UGA
Half marathon
Men
1 Silas Kipkemboi LIMO KEN 1:01:41
2 Moses Kipkosgei BONEN KEN 1:02:03
3 Nathan AYEKO UGA 1:02:04
Women
1 Eunice KALES KEN 1:12:56
2 Elizabeth ABENYO KEN 1:14:33
3 Sophy JEPCHIRCHIR KEN 1:15:00

Bucharest International Half Marathon, Romania

Sun 19 May 2013

44.4325 26.1039

A record 6,000 runners from 43 countries took part. The course passes through the centre of Bucharest and around the biggest building in Europe – Romanian Parliament House. A total of 15000 euros prize money was awarded.

Half marathon
Men
1 Nicholas Kirui KEN KEN 1:04:07
2 Andrew LESUDA KEN 1:04:53
3 Japhet KANDA KEN 1:07:12
4 Kipkoech MARITIM KEN 1:09:04
5 Benazzouz SLIMANI MAR 1:10:12
Women
1 Mary NAALI TAN 1:16:32
2 Selam Abere ALEBACHEW ETH 1:18:20
3 Nicoleta-Alina PETRESCU ROU 1:20:24
4 Ana Veronica RODEAN ROU 1:24:51
5 Alexandra GRADINADU ROU 1:30:36

Nordea Riga Marathon & Half, Latvia

Sun 19 May 2013

56.9496 24.1052

The 23rd edition of Nordea Riga Marathon in Riga, the Capital city of Latvia, gathered a record number of participants – 22020 from 65 countries, making Nordea Riga Marathon the largest running event in the Baltic countries. In May 18, 2014, when Riga becomes the European Capital of Culture, the Nordea Riga Marathon will also be part of the official celebrations, therefore, the organisers expect the number of foreign runners (2500 in 2013) increse even more.
Traditionally, Nordea Riga Marathon combines several distances – 5km, 10km, Half-Marathon and the full Marathon distance. Both the Marathon and Half-Marathon runners (altogether 4449 runners) started at 8.30, while 10km (4777 runners) and 5km (12700 runners) at 12.30 and 13.30 respectively.
The course of the Marathon in Riga is very central covering the scenic and central parts of the city as well as it is very flat, with two bridges beeing the only hills, therefore, allowing the participants achieve good times. The hot weather, however, surprised many runners unprepared, therefore not allowing many to achieve their best finishing times.
The leader Duncan Koech (KEN), however, managed to finish the race with a new course record, leading his closest competitors by almost a minute.

marathon
Men
1 Duncan KOECH KEN 2:15:35
2 Weldeyohannes NAAM ERI 2:16:25
3 K Peter SITIENI KEN 2:16:52
4 Victor CHELOKEI KEN 2:17:54
5 Elias Kiptum MAINDI KEN 2:22:07
Women
1 Aberash Bedasa NESGA ETH 2:40:31
2 Jane SUUTO UGA 2:46:33
3 Ekaterina FATEEVA RUS 2:48:54
4 Liene BERSONE LAT 3:02:00
5 Evita BOLE LAT 3:24:27

Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon, Denmark

Sun 19 May 2013

55.6761 12.5683
marathon
Men
1 Rachid KISRI MAR 2:17:22
2 Ahmed NASEF MAR 2:17:23
3 Henrik Them ANDERSEN DEN 2:18:00
4 Ilja NIKOLAJEV EST 2:20:50
5 Giovanni GRANO ITA 2:22:48
Women
1 Anne-Mette AAGAARD DEN 2:44:12
2 Luise SONDER DEN 2:48:08
3 Fiona POWELL GBR 2:50:06
4 Louise BAEKBY HANSEN DEN 2:54:40
5 Rikke DUE-ANDERSEN DEN 2:56:18

iWelt Marathon Wuerzburg, Germany

Sun 19 May 2013

49.7913 9.95335

More than 3,000 runners participated, with the full Marathon completed by 617 of them. The Half Marathon was most popular, run on a flat and attractive course and passing by the various sights of Wuerzburg. Marathon runners ran this lap twice. Both the winners were disappointed by their finishing times. The pace was too fast early on, and the day became too hot. Half Marathon runners enjoyed better conditions, and two new course records were set by the defending champions Patrick Ereng and Lucy Macharia.

marathon
Men
1 Mulu DERESA ETH 2:29:07
2 Markus MEISSGEIER GER 2:31:36
3 Sebastian JOST GER 2:34:26
4 Dominik MAGES GER 2:34:36
5 Stefan EGERER GER 2:35:33
Women
1 Adanach MAMO ETH 2:54:08
2 Christine RAMSAUER GER 2:59:32
3 Sandra HADERLEIN GER 3:02:31
4 Sonja DECKER GER 3:18:06
5 Elgin SCHMIDT GER 3:18:40
Half marathon
Men
1 Patrick ERENG KEN 1:02:54
2 Shedrack KIMAIYO KEN 1:02:54
3 James MBURUGU KEN 1:02:54
Women
1 Lucy MACHARIA KEN 1:13:37
2 Gladys KIPROTICH KEN 1:14:52
3 Nancy KOECH KEN 1:14:59

Maratón movistar Lima42k, Peru

Sun 19 May 2013

-12.0464 -77.0428
marathon
Men
1 Isaack Kimaiyo KEMBOI KEN 2:19:13
2 Elias Kibet YATOR KEN 2:20:40
3 Henry Kipkosgei CHERONO KEN 2:22:46
4 Christopher TOROITICH KEN 2:23:10
5 Rosvelino Chocco LOAYZA PER 2:23:12
Women
1 Elizabeth SANDEN XXX 2:33:28
2 Ogla KIMAIYO KEN 2:40:39
3 Lucy KARIMI KEN 2:40:57
4 Hortencia ARZAPALO PER 2:45:49
5 Clara CANCHANYA PER 2:47:15
Half marathon
Men
1 Jhon Cusi HUAMAN PER 1:04:24
2 Raul Cesar MACHACUAY PER 1:04:28
3 Constantino Leon LOPEZ PER 1:04:47
Women
1 Judith Toribio LAVADO PER 1:14:35
2 Rocio Cantara ROJAS PER 1:16:17
3 Jemena Misayauri CAMARGO PER 1:16:53

The Great Wall Marathon, China

Sat 18 May 2013

39.8881 116.362

In this year’s largest-ever edition of 2600 participants from 54 countries both men’s and women’s course records were broken.

Five members of the Saloman Racing team made the trip to the small village of Huangyuguan and showed what is possible on this tough adventure running course when mountain, trail and ultra runners of the highest calibre tackle the Wall. The team boasted six-time World Mountain Running champion Jonathan Wyatt, Greek Marathon champion Dimitris Theodorakakos, third finisher in the Italian Marathon Championships Silvia Serafini and the recent winner of the Leadville 100 miler in the USA, Tina Lewis.

The often challenging weather at the Great Wall never materialised and runners were greeted with the coolest conditions experienced at the Wall in the race’s 14-year history. Jorge Maravilla of the USA, Wyatt and Theodorakakos paced each other for the full distance and crossed the line in a staged triple deadheat. Their finish time sliced 9:30 off the race record. On the women’s side, Salomen runners Serafini and Lewis raced to a new course record, with Serafini slashing over 18 minutes from Sara Winter’s 2007 mark. The course features 5164 steps on the wall itself, but when asked Theodorakakos said he believed a sub 3-hour time was possible, “if this year’s conditions can be replicated”.

marathon
Men
1 Dimitris THEODORAKAKOS GRE 3:09:18
1 Jorge MARAVILLA USA 3:09:18
1 Jonathan WYATT NZL 3:09:18
4 Charles WHITE USA 3:33:24
5 Nigel THOMSON NZL 3:37:09
Women
1 Silvia SERAFINI ITA 3:32:12
2 Tina LEWIS CAN 3:49:05
3 Shiri LEVENTHAL USA 4:07:23
4 Maria DE GIOVANNI VEN 4:08:27
5 Fiona GILROY NZL 4:14:42
Half marathon
Men
1 Geoffrey DE BILDERLING BEL 1:38:56
2 Warren YOUNGREN USA 1:43:45
3 Pierre PLANTAIN FRA 1:47:30
Women
1 Candice Lorraine JOHNSON USA 1:49:03
2 Naomi DIEHL CAN 1:57:47
3 Kadriye KURT FRA 1:58:14

33rd Three Hearts Marathon, Slovenia

Sat 18 May 2013

46.6439 16.0403
marathon
Men
1 Elisha Kiprotich SAWE KEN 2:25:46
2 Micah Kiplagat SAMOEI KEN 2:31:00
3 Bohdan DZIUBA POL 2:37:12
4 Miran DOVNIK SLO 2:47:17
5 Ales ZONTAR SLO 2:47:49
Women
1 Daniela CIRLAN ROU 2:41:55
2 Marija VRACIC CRO 3:06:53
3 Natalia MALAJA UKR 3:23:34
4 Katja KEGL SLO 3:29:50
5 Silvija FANZOL DUNJKO SLO 3:35:06
Half marathon
Men
1 Daniel Kinyua WANJIRU KEN 1:04:34
Women
1 Joyce Jemutai KIPLIMO KEN 1:12:46

Skopje Marathon, North Macedonia

Sun 12 May 2013

41.9973 21.428

9th Skopje Marathon 2013 had ended with so far a record number of participants from all continents. Total number of 4900 participants ran on this year’s Skopje Marathon in all the four races.

The first place in the male category was taken by Wychiffe Kipkorir from Kenya, while in the female race the title for the first position was taken by Kipruto Caroline Jemeli also from Kenya, both with new course record. The Macedonian national championship was won by Riste Lazarov, while in the female category it was won by Vesna Kiradjieva.

Weather conditions were good for runners, temperature about 16 C with a little rain from time to time.
This year Skopje Marathon was attended by many famous public figures from Macedonia. Visitors had a chance to see the world renowned fashion model and actress Katarina Ivanovska.

marathon
Men
1 Wycliffe Kipkorir BIWOT KEN 2:21:56
2 Elisha Kiprotich SAWE KEN 2:25:12
3 Patrick Muchemi WAMBUGU KEN 2:26:40
4 Gabor SZABO HUN 2:36:06
5 Attila HEGYALJAI HUN 2:44:51
Women
1 Caroline Jemeli KIPRUTO KEN 2:48:39
2 Hellen Kimutai JEPKOSGEI KEN 2:50:49
3 Alina NITULEASA ROU 2:51:16
4 Judith FÖLDING-NAGY HUN 2:58:21
5 Marija VRAJIC CRO 3:00:24
Half marathon
Men
1 Stoshich KRISTIJAN SRB 1:14:16
2 Ajanovski KOKAN MKD 1:15:02
3 Markovich MIROSLAV SRB 1:15:38
Women
1 Barach DANIJELA SRB 1:27:23
2 Tasevska ENISA MKD 1:29:43
3 Myers SYBILLA USA 1:32:30

Silesia Marathon, Poland

Sun 12 May 2013

50.2649 19.0238

The weather was conducive to running, and rain-free conditions boosted the number of spectators spontaneously cheering all along the route. The race, starting in Katowice, attracts increasing numbers each year. The honorary starter was MEP (former head of the European Parliament) Prof. Jerzy Buzek, who appeared at the start wearing a commemorative T-shirt that he had received from the organizers five years before when he started the first Silesia Marathon.

The course presents the diversity of Silesia, traversing three cities and finishing in one of the largest parks in Europe. This year’s edition attracted runners from Germany, the Netherlands, USA, South Korea, Belarus, Spain and the United Kingdom. With nine well-supplied refreshment stations along the route, and a commemorative medal and food package being presented to finishers Silesia Marathon showed once again that despite its modest budget, it is a really great race.

marathon
Men
1 Jakub GLAJCAR POL 2:35:35
2 Michal CENKIER POL 2:36:52
3 Daniel WOCH POL 2:38:09
4 Tomasz MISKOWIEC POL 2:42:55
5 Pawel KASZCA POL 2:46:11
Women
1 Ewa KALARUS POL 2:50:57
2 Danuta PISKOROWSKA POL 2:59:18
3 Patrycja WLODARCZYK POL 3:07:23
4 Ewa KLOSIENSKA POL 3:07:43
5 Justyna ADAMUS POL 3:28:52

Volkswagen Prague Marathon, Czech Republic

Sun 12 May 2013

50.0755 14.4378

Nicholas Kemboi and Caroline Rotich celebrated their biggest career wins. Kemboi, Kenyan by birth but now running for Qatar triumphed in warm (over 20°C) and sunny conditions. 9,500 runners entered the Marathon.

Kemboi was not among the favourites and could have been mistaken for a pacemaker as he led for most of the time after 16km when he, pacemaker Silas Ngetich, Julius Lomerinyang and Girmay Birhanu (Ethiopia) broke up the big leading group. The pacemaker soon dropped but the other three passed halfway in 63:21. After 30km (1:30:36) Kemboi dropped back but soon regained contact and started to push himself. Birhanu fell behind at 34km and 2km later so did Lomerinyang.

Qualification for major championships is the reason why Kemboi runs for Qatar instead of Kenya. In 2003 as a 19-year-old he ran 26:30 for 10,000m — he remains the fourth fastest 10,000m runner ever, but he now concentrates on road running.

Caroline Rotich, course record holder Lydia Cheromei and Philes Ongori passed halfway in 1:13:03. Soon after Rotich broke away and established a substantial lead. In contrast Cheromei, who had a hip problem during her build-up dropped back to finish a disappointing sixth. Ehitu Kiros overtook Philes Ongori at around 25km but Ongori came back past her.

marathon
Men
1 Nicholas KEMBOI QAT 2:08:51
2 Girmay BIRHANU ETH 2:09:30
3 Patrick Kipyegon TERER KEN 2:10:08
4 Albert MATEBOR KEN 2:10:56
5 Sium KIFLOM ERI 2:11:39
Women
1 Caroline ROTICH KEN 2:27:00
2 Philes ONGORI KEN 2:28:53
3 Ehitu KIROS ETH 2:30:02
4 Tatyana ARYASOVA RUS 2:32:24
5 Mercy Jerotich KIBARUS KEN 2:33:23

Milton Keynes Marathon, Great Britain

Mon 6 May 2013

52.0093 -0.734483

Over 3,000 entrants signed up on Bank Holiday Monday with runners from all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. The course took in tree-lined city centre boulevards and beautiful scenic lakes.

The weather was glorious sunshine and spectators came out in force to cheer on the runners to the finish a within Stadium MK, home of MK Dons Football Club.

The Mayor of Milton Keynes got the runners on their way after a 30-second silence in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. After the main race it was the turn of the Superhero Fun Runners to run 2.6km and experience the thrill of crossing the finish line as a hero. Popular costumes were Batman and Spiderman. Two Star Wars Storm Troopers from the UK Garrison led the runners over the start line of the race.

marathon
Men
1 Edward CATMUR GBR 2:46:57
2 Stephen HODGES GBR 2:47:11
3 James GORDON GBR 2:47:44
4 Greg SOUTHERN GBR 2:49:22
5 Stephen RICHARDSON GBR 2:49:33
Women
1 Andrea GREEN GBR 3:04:23
2 Rebecca MAYLES GBR 3:08:29
3 Sally BAKER GBR 3:10:42
4 Charlie RAMSDALE GBR 3:13:00
5 Sarah MORWOOD GBR 3:15:13

Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, Great Britain

Mon 6 May 2013

54.5973 -5.93012
marathon
Men
1 Joel KIPSANG KEN 2:19:28
2 James ROTICH KEN 2:19:57
3 Freddy SITTUK XXX 2:24:39
4 Thomas FRAZER XXX 2:26:24
5 Kerry-Liam WILSON XXX 2:27:20
Women
1 Nataliya LEHONKOVA RUS 2:36:50
2 Helen CHERONO KEN 2:37:08
3 Sarah KERUBO KEN 2:40:13
4 Julie BALMER GBR 3:00:29
5 Roisin HUGHES XXX 3:01:10

Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon, Botswana

Sun 5 May 2013

-24.6581 25.9122

This year’s race featured a new course and the addition of a Half Marathon and attracted over 4,500 participants. Botswana athletes Godiraone Nthomphe and Shepherd Kenatshele claimed victory in the 21km and 10 km men’s races, with Zimbabwean Faith Nyasango winning the women’s half and Helalia Johannes (NAM) the 10km.

The race enjoyed entertainment from national icon and DJ “Big Fish” and performances by well-known Botswana artists, including Scar.

Proudly displaying his trophy, Kenyan men’s winner Luke Chelimo said: “The course is good and flat but wind at the start slowed the pace.”

marathon
Men
1 Luka CHELIMO KEN 2:15:25
2 Ezikiel TARUS KEN 2:16:57
3 Kenneth KIPKEMOI KEN 2:17:41
4 Gilbert MUTANDIRO BOT 2:17:55
5 Thobo NTHLALOE LES 2:19:33
Women
1 Peris JEPKORIR KEN 2:39:31
2 Leena EKANDJO NAM 2:41:32
3 Samukeliso MOYO ZIM 2:42:33
4 Anna AMUTOKO NAM 2:49:13
5 Lineo CHAKA LES 2:49:38
Half marathon
Men
1 Godiraone NTOMPHE BOT 1:10:36
2 Rapula DIPHOLO BOT 1:10:39
3 Simon SHIPINGANA NAM 1:10:39
Women
1 Faith NYASANGO ZIM 1:20:00
2 Sarti EISHITILE NAM 1:20:50
3 Mema TIANGO BOT 1:21:21

Salzburg Marathon, Austria

Sun 5 May 2013

47.8095 13.055

Eliud Kiplagat set a new course record while Joan Rotich successfully defended her title. A record field of 6789 runners from 60 nations — about 1000 more than ever before — registered for one of the races in the 10th edition and enjoyed a bright day in Mozart’s home town. The previous day nearly 1700 kids and teenagers had contested the Coca-Cola Junior-Marathon, another participation record.

Kiplagat made it 10 out of 10 for Kenya in Salzburg when he took victory at the Residenzplatz finish in the historic centre. His time is the best achieved in Salzburg by 34 seconds. It was John Kirui who launched the first attack at 30km and won a significant lead but Kiplagat closed the gap by 40km and went on to “the biggest success in my career so far. It was a superb race, a great atmosphere”

Joan Rotich won back-to-back editions, the first time this has been achieved in Salzburg. She had no one on her level and crossed the finish line only two seconds slower than last year.

Benedikt Fritz and Christine Fiedler, both from Germany, won the half marathons and were full of praise for the race: “[It] was perfect. There was a great atmosphere, there were so many people cheering us on.” Austrian Thomas Geierspichler, a two time Paralympic champion, contested the half marathon distance in his wheelchair.

marathon
Men
1 Eliud KIPLAGAT KEN 2:14:16
2 John KIRUI KEN 2:15:40
3 Lemawork Ketema WELDEREGAYE ETH 2:23:36
4 Bernd KREICHHAMMER AUT 2:43:20
5 Paulo DOS SANTOS BRA 2:43:56
Women
1 Joan ROTICH KEN 2:36:10
2 Claudia KAISER GER 3:03:03
3 Cornelia KOEPPER AUT 3:03:31
4 Angelika FAISTAUER AUT 3:10:24
5 Sabine ENGEL GER 3:20:00
Half marathon
Men
1 Benedikt FRITZ GER 1:12:59
2 Harald SEIDL GER 1:13:32
3 Stephan THURNER AUT 1:13:44
Women
1 Christine FIEDLER GER 1:20:46
2 Elisabeth FERSTERFER AUT 1:24:24
3 Sabine HOFER AUT 1:24:25

TUI Marathon Hannover, Germany

Sun 5 May 2013

52.3759 9.73201
marathon
Men
1 Lusapho APRIL RSA 2:08:32
2 Mekuant AYENEW ETH 2:10:05
3 Samuel Getachew DEMIE ETH 2:12:38
4 Jonathan Kiptoo YEGO KEN 2:13:18
5 Isaac ARUSEI KEN 2:13:23
Women
1 Olena BURKOVSKA UKR 2:27:07
2 Edinah KWAMBAI KEN 2:29:49
3 Marta Lema MEGRA ETH 2:31:05
4 Agnes Jepkosgei CHESEREK KEN 2:39:36
5 Zuleima AMAYA VEN 2:41:10
Half marathon
Men
1 Valentin HARWARDT GER 1:09:12
2 Timo KUHLMANN GER 1:11:37
3 Dirk SCHWARZBACH GER 1:12:33
4 Christian WIESE GER 1:13:37
5 Nicolai RIECHERS GER 1:15:15
Women
1 Julia GALUSCHKA GER 1:19:51
2 Daniela TARNUTZER SUI 1:20:31
3 Nicole KRINKE GER 1:20:35
4 Runa BAJORAT GER 1:24:17
5 Manuela SPORLEDER GER 1:25:40
10km
Men
1 René MENZEL GER 32:07
2 Thomas KÜHLMANN GER 32:27
3 Jan RAPHAEL GER 32:55
4 Steffen LANG GER 33:10
5 Jonas SCHOMBURG GER 33:11
Women
1 Gwendolyn MEWES GER 38:36
2 Catrin WELLING GER 39:10
3 Rebekka ESSMÜLLER GER 39:27
4 Sabrina GEERMANN GER 39:36
5 Anja VOGELGESANG GER 41:28

Genève Marathon for Unicef, Switzerland

Sun 5 May 2013

46.1984 6.1423
marathon
Men
1 Maksim PANKRATAU BLR 2:15:42
2 Bedada GIRMA ETH 2:16:07
3 Larbi ES-SRAIDI FRA 2:19:20
4 Gishu MACO ETH 2:31:35
5 Ramzi BOUJDAY FRA 2:39:56
Women
1 Belaynesh BEKELE ETH 2:45:44
2 Yuliya VINOKOUROVA RUS 2:49:48
3 Christiane LACOMBE XXX 3:05:59
4 Delphine MILANDRI FRA 3:07:02
5 Samantha WOODWARD GBR 3:15:28
Half marathon
Men
1 Tadesse ABRAHAM ETH 1:03:55
2 Jaouad OUMELLAL MAR 1:05:02
3 Sergio MONTEIRO DIAS XXX 1:07:52
Women
1 Aline CAMBOULIVES FRA 1:16:06
2 Svetlana PRETOT VINIGRADOVA FRA 1:16:53
3 Tenke ZOLTANI HUN 1:20:34

GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon, Canada

Sun 5 May 2013

43.6532 -79.3832
marathon
Men
1 Terry GEHL CAN 2:37:31
2 Laurent JUGANT CAN 2:43:03
3 Eric BANG CAN 2:43:31
4 Ryan BABCOCK CAN 2:44:40
5 Marc DUENCH CAN 2:46:08
Women
1 Mylene SANSOURCI CAN 2:58:22
2 Mindy FLEMING CAN 3:03:13
3 Kimberly HILTON CAN 3:05:19
4 Rachel SINASAC CAN 3:09:42
5 Julia REICHERT CAN 3:10:17
Half marathon
Men
1 Keenan VINEY CAN 1:10:44
2 Ryan TICE CAN 1:12:23
3 Michael CHAPMAN CAN 1:14:06
Women
1 Kathleen BARNES CAN 1:20:43
2 Allison DRYNAN CAN 1:21:18
3 Katherine AHOKAS CAN 1:28:32

April 2013

Rock ’n’ Roll Madrid Marathon and Half, Spain

Sun 28 April 2013

40.4168 -3.70379
marathon
Men
1 Francis KIPROP KEN 2:10:37
2 Nickson KURGAT KEN 2:10:34
3 Negata Kitesa HERPASA ETH 2:12:47
4 Elijah SANG KEN 2:14:21
5 Julius CHEPKWONY KEN 2:14:28
Women
1 Vanessa VIEGA COMESANA ESP 2:36:38
2 Desta Girma TADESSE ETH 2:36:44
3 Nina PODNEVESNOVA RUS 2:38:29
4 Gezashing Hunduma GEMEDA ETH 2:43:35
5 Cristina Maria GIURCANU ESP 2:57:22

Big Sur International Marathon, United States

Sun 28 April 2013

36.45 -121.84

Adam Roach and Nuta Olaru successfuly defended their titles in the 28th edition. Olaru had finished the Boston Marathon less than two weeks before.

marathon
Men
1 Adam ROACH USA 2:27:46
2 Matthew LAYE USA 2:28:42
3 Josh WHITEHEAD USA 2:28:54
4 Michael WARDIAN USA 2:31:54
5 Brian DUMM USA 2:33:25
Women
1 Nuta OLARU ROU 2:50:02
2 Heather UTRATA USA 2:54:42
3 Sarah HALLAS USA 2:59:16
4 Michelle CLARKE CAN 3:05:31
5 Melissa RICKMAN USA 3:07:31

Bergen City Marathon, Norway

Sat 27 April 2013

60.4031 5.31071
marathon
Men
1 Helge HAFSÅS XXX 2:47:16
2 Erlend BRUNBORG XXX 2:50:42
3 Henning PEDERSEN XXX 2:51:53
Women
1 Margunn Bye TØSDAL XXX 3:08:22
2 Helen MARTINSEN XXX 3:28:09
3 Silje Fjærestad TOLLEFSEN XXX 3:31:04
Half marathon
Men
1 Hunenjaw MULUGETA XXX 1:06:59
2 Bjarte EIKANGER XXX 1:13:30
3 Miguel BLANCO XXX 1:15:09
Women
1 Eli Anne DVERGSDAL XXX 1:27:56
2 Jeanette HARDER-FALCK XXX 1:28:11
3 Christina TØNNESEN XXX 1:32:12

Nagano Olympic Commemorative Nagano Marathon, Japan

Sun 21 April 2013

36.6623 138.192
marathon
Men
1 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:14:27
2 Alexey SOKOLOV RUS 2:15:31
3 Hirokatsu KUROSAKI JPN 2:17:28
4 Kensuke UJIHARA JPN 2:18:13
5 Jun MATSUMOTO JPN 2:19:47
Women
1 Natalia PUCHKOVA RUS 2:30:40
2 Beatrice JEPKEMBOI KEN 2:36:51
3 Seika IWAMURA JPN 2:41:19
4 Mika OKJUNAGA JPN 2:44:21
5 Chihiro TANAKA JPN 2:49:51

International Marathon Alexander the Great, Greece

Sun 21 April 2013

40.6205 22.9639
marathon
Men
1 Teklu Geto METAFERIA ETH 2:19:29
2 Debas Abate TEFERA ETH 2:20:20
3 Antonis PAPADIMITRIOU GRE 2:27:10
4 Houssein HMAIDOUCH GRE 2:36:40
5 Manolis SIFAKIS GRE 2:42:32
Women
1 Magdalini GAZEA GRE 2:41:46
2 Maria Magdalena LUCA ROU 2:48:46
3 Elena KONSTANTOS GRE 2:56:33
4 Amalia MATTHAIOY GRE 3:18:18
5 Mirsini KOLIFA GRE 3:18:47
10km
Men
1 Michail PARMAKIS GRE 31:27
2 Georgios KARAVIDAS GRE 31:45
3 Vasilos POULIOPOULOS GRE 31:47
Women
1 Sofia RIGA GRE 37:22
2 Eyfrosyni PATOURA GRE 44:03
3 Lamprini LIOUTA GRE 44:21

Belgrade Marathon, Serbia

Sun 21 April 2013

44.8167 20.4667

Edwin Kiplagat Kitum triumphed over 395 others by more than five minutes. Times were slowed by hot conditions and the tough course. Olivera Jevtic’s performance was all the more outstanding, as she finished fifth overall, not far from her own course record. Her potential rival Kenyan Celina Chemunge Chelimo failed to keep pace and dropped out of the race at 30km.

Carl Lewis and Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic started the race. The Belgrade Marathon Ltd president and famous basketball player Aleksandar Sasa Dordevic and Ambassador of the European Union in Belgrade, Vincent Degert then joined the marathoners.

There were 2373 participants in the half-marathon and the 5km “Kurir” Run for “Life” had over 10,000 participants.

marathon
Men
1 Edwin Kiplagat KITUM KEN 2:19:34
2 Eluid Kibet KIRUI KEN 2:24:40
3 Boash Mayaka ONGAGA KEN 2:30:43
4 Stanley KIPRUTO KEN 2:36:11
5 Kristijan STOSIC SRB 2:37:55
Women
1 Olivera JEVTIC SRB 2:36:12
2 Lidija MIKLOS SRB 3:05:59
3 Diana GOLEK POL 3:16:48
4 Jelena BREZAC CRO 3:35:57
5 Maja URBAN CRO 3:38:56
Half marathon
Men
1 Darko ZIVANOVIC SRB 1:08:37
2 Mirko PETROVIC SRB 1:11:08
3 Srdan SAMARDZIC SRB 1:12:53
Women
1 Ana SUBOTIC SRB 1:19:35
2 Anna CELINSKA POL 1:19:49
3 Ksenija BUBNJEVIC SRB 1:23:07

Telekom Vivicitta Half Marathon Budapest, Hungary

Sun 21 April 2013

47.5387 19.0689

Results not yet available

Maratona S. Antonio, Italy

Sun 21 April 2013

45.4064 11.8768
marathon
Men
1 Roberto Paulo PAULA BRA 2:13:00
2 Paul Kibet KOSGEI KEN 2:14:36
3 Domenico RICATTI ITA 2:15:16
4 Giovanni GUALDI ITA 2:15:32
5 Tayeb FILALI ALG 2:16:49
Women
1 Hanane JANAT MAR 2:36:18
2 Tetyana VERNYGIOR UKR 2:36:36
3 Aynalem WOLDEMICHAEL ETH 2:39:27
4 Silvia SERAFINI ITA 2:48:15
5 Federica LIBERATI ITA 2:53:09
Half marathon
Men
1 Ruggero PERTILE ITA 1:05:40
2 Giorgio ZANTA ITA 1:11:41
3 Edgardo CONFESSA ITA 1:14:06
Women
1 Annalisa MINESSO ITA 1:25:59
2 Elisa FONTANA ITA 1:26:03
3 Annamaria LA CARRUBBA ITA 1:27:38

Haspa Marathon Hamburg, Germany

Sun 21 April 2013

53.5511 9.99368
marathon
Men
1 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 2:05:30
2 Limenih GETACHEW ETH 2:07:35
3 Lawrence KIMAIYO KEN 2:10:27
4 Belay ASEFA ETH 2:11:53
5 Marius IONESCU ROU 2:13:33
Women
1 Diana LOBACEVSKE LTU 2:29:17
2 Maia NEUENSCHWANDER SUI 2:30:50
3 Priscilla LORCHIMA KEN 2:31:23
4 Lisa HAHNER GER 2:31:49
5 Iulia ANREEVA KGZ 2:33:04

Enschede Marathon, Netherlands

Sun 21 April 2013

52.2215 6.89366
marathon
Men
1 Isaac KOSGEI KEN 2:09:17
2 Josphat KIPRONO KEN 2:09:34
3 Patrick CHERUIYOT KEN 2:09:48
4 Julius KORIR KEN 2:10:36
5 Kiplimo KIMUTAI KEN 2:14:55
Women
1 Arenda ABBINK NED 2:59:52
1 Ines Van RINSUM NED 3:00:13
2 Linda MCFARLAND GBR 3:00:57
3 Selina VLIET NED 3:03:51
4 Melanie SPRUIJT NED 3:06:30
Half marathon
Men
1 Oprhan FAASSEN NED 1:10:02
2 Koen VOSSERS NED 1:11:15
3 Jay SAUER NED 1:11:52
Women
1 Mariska DUTE NED 1:20:24
2 Jacqueline RUSTIDGE GBR 1:21:11
3 Lesley SMIT NED 1:21:11

DVV Antwerp Marathon, Belgium

Sun 21 April 2013

51.2194 4.40246
marathon
Men
1 Abdelhadi EL HACHIMI BEL 2:12:53
2 Kenneth KORIR KEN 2:13:50
3 Florent CAELEN BEL 2:18:20
4 Vincent NARDOZZA BEL 2:27:12
5 Tom VANSLAMBROUCK BEL 2:31:06
Women
1 Louise DELDIQUE BEL 2:52:36
2 Veronique COENE BEL 3:00:30
3 Ange DAMMEN BEL 3:02:56
4 Trui DEPONDT BEL 3:06:43
5 Heidi VAN MAELE BEL 3:07:25
10 miles
Men
1 Jost TALLOEN BEL 59:10
2 Bart WILLEMS BEL 59:17
3 Ivan VAN EETVELT BEL 1:01:20
Women
1 Marie-Josee VAN EYNDHOVEN BEL 1:14:10
2 Greet ROEYMANS BEL 1:22:55
3 Janiek VAN DER DONCKT BEL 1:24:22

Pardubice Wine Half Marathon, Czech Republic

Sat 20 April 2013

50.0343 15.7812
Half marathon
Men
1 John TANUI KEN 1:04:23
2 Joel KOSGEI KEN 1:04:23
3 Vit PAVLISTA SVK 1:05:35
4 Jakub BAJZA CZE 1:07:18
5 Petr PECEK CZE 1:07:49
Women
1 Ivana SEKYROVA CZE 1:14:06
2 Petra PASTOROVA CZE 1:14:10
3 Petra KAMINKOVA CZE 1:18:07
4 Marta FENDOVA CZE 1:20:28
5 Tatiana METELKOVA CZE 1:21:38

B.A.A. Boston Marathon, United States

Mon 15 April 2013

42.3584 -71.0598

Lelisa Desisa won his first Boston Marathon and Rita Jeptoo her second writes Parker Morse. Both were highly tactical races which preceded the atrocity committed on the finish line by about two and a half hours. That was when two bombs, packed with shrapnel, were detonated only yards away from the finish line and killed three people, wounding at least 100 more, many of them seriously. Swift action by the Police in locking down the crime scene meant that no one much over a 4.5 hour schedule was able to finish the race or reclaim their baggage.

But what had happened a couple of hours earlier was the race story: Jeptoo, whose previous Boston win came back in 2006, took command of a late-race bid to reel in early leaders Yolanda Caballero and Ana Dulce Felix, and then smashed all remaining challengers over the final mile.

The women started 28 minutes before the men, departing from the rural western suburb of Hopkinton at 09:32 on the point-to-point course. Conditions were cool and sunny with little wind. Caballero was part of a small early lead pack, and hung on alone when the others fell back. Running alone past the half-way mark, Caballero was eventually caught by Felix a little before the infamous Newton Hills, a series of three climbs culminating in “Heartbreak Hill” before the course descends into Boston proper. Running aggressively, Felix built up a lead of as much as 1:16 over the chase pack, mostly out of sight of her pursuers.

Jeptoo led half of the chase pack in a charge which closed Felix’s margin in the three miles following Heartbreak Hill. Felix could only watch helplessly as Jeptoo, World Half-marathon champion Meseret Hailu, defending champion Sharon Cherop, and Shalane Flanagan tore past her. Jeptoo finally gained clear ground at 40km and earned her second Boston Marathon victory six years after her first. Nobody has won two Boston Marathons so far apart since John A Kelley in 1935 and 1945.

This race was the second Boston Marathon for Lelisa Desisa who got away from Marathon debutante Micah Kogo slightly earlier than Jeptoo had managed. The men hit halfway in a relatively pedestrian 1:04:44, but then the pack of 11 began to thin out. By 20 miles it was down to five, and although defending champion Wesley Korir appeared in front around 36km, Desisa made another surge in the next mile to trim the field down to the three who would ultimately make up the podium.

With his victory here in Boston, Desisa maintains his perfect record in his burgeoning Marathon career, having won in Dubai in January on his debut with a world-leading clocking of 2:04:45. American hopes had to be satisfied with fourth-place finishes in both races. Jason Hartmann took fourth for the men in 2:12:12, and Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, was fourth for the women in her first run at Boston. Kara Goucher, third here in 2009 and the 2007 World Championships bronze medallist at 10,000m, was sixth. 1984 Olympic gold medallist Joan Benoit Samuelson, a former two-time Boston winner now aged 55, ran 2:50:29 to set a new world age-group best, taking almost two minutes off the previous mark.

marathon
Men
1 Lelisa DESISA ETH 2:10:22
2 Micah KOGO KEN 2:10:27
3 Gebreziabher GEBREMARIAM ETH 2:10:28
4 Jason HARTMAN USA 2:12:12
5 Wesley KORIR KEN 2:12:30
Women
1 Rita JEPTOO KEN 2:26:25
2 Meseret HAILU ETH 2:26:58
3 Sharon CHEROP KEN 2:27:01
4 Shalene FLANAGAN USA 2:27:08
5 Tirfi TSEGAYE ETH 2:28:01

Daegu International Marathon, Korea

Sun 14 April 2013

35.8694 128.606

Abraham Kiprotich, who serves in the French Foreign Legion and became a French national two years ago, improved his personal best by two seconds to win his first marathon in four attempts. The runners finished just ahead of a thunderstorm, but the wind had hindered the lead runners from 30km onward. It was at that point that Kiprotich took the lead and soldiered on alone to the finish line.

Ten runners got away after 8km and at 15km were on 2:06 pace, but the group then began to break up. Pacemakers finished duty at 30km at which point Kiprotich immediately drew clear of his two remaining rivals, going on to win by a 400-metre margin.

Margaret Akai, who had already improved her best time by more than eight minutes when finishing third in the Shanghai Marathon last December in 2:24:17, won in another personal best. Second-placed Mulu Seboka also improved her best by two minutes.

More than 16000 started the race in the host city of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

marathon
Men
1 Abraham KIPROTICH FRA 2:08:33
2 Boniface MVUBI KEN 2:09:43
3 Debebe TOLOSSA ETH 2:10:23
Women
1 Margaret AKAI KEN 2:23:28
2 Mulu SEBOKA ETH 2:23:43
3 Agnes BARSOSIO KEN 2:24:03

Vienna City Marathon, Austria

Sun 14 April 2013

48.2082 16.3738

Defending champion Henry Sugut became only the second athlete to win the Marathon three times, while Halie Gebrselassie did likewise in the Half-marathon writes Jorg Wenig. Flomena Cheyech improved by almost 10 minutes. The 30-year-old Kenyan won by one of the biggest winning margins ever, finishing almost seven minutes ahead. Haile Gebrselassie, in his first race of the year and competing four days short of his 40th birthday, took the OMV Champions Half-marathon staged parallel to the Marathon.

After a very fast start the pace steadied and 11 runners passed through halfway in 1:04:05. By 30km, passed in 1:31:15, the group was down to eight and Sugut’s course record of 2:06:58 from 2012 was well out of reach. Sugut then increased the pace and only Solomon Kiptoo and Geoffrey Ndungu managed to stay with him. Sugut made his winning move with 2km to go.
Eyerusalem Kuma and Mesekerem Assefa started fast and at 10km were well within the 13-year-old course record of Italy’s Maura Viceconte (2:23:47). But Kuma soon slowed, leaving Assefa as the only one following the pacemaker. She led by 200m at 15km, with Cheych another 200m down, but by halfway Cheych had caught Kuma and was only eleven seconds behind the leader (1:12:28). Soon afterwards she reached Assefa and went ahead at 27km. Cheych went on to record the the third-fastest time in Vienna, almost seven minutes ahead of Assefa Meskerem and a personal best by nearly 10 minutes. Her 67:39 win at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in March had indicated that she would be in contention for victory.

Ethiopian superstar Haile Gebrselassie was cheered on by masses of spectators along the course, which may have encouraged the fast early pace (14:06 at 5km). Gebrselassie went away at the 10km mark (28:43) but was visibly working hard through 15km and could not break 61 minutes.

A record number of 41,326 runners entered the various events of the Vienna City Marathon, 10,588 of whom were Marathon runners.

marathon
Men
1 Henry SUGUT KEN 2:08:19
2 Solomon KIPTOO KEN 2:08:34
3 Geoffrey NDUGU KEN 2:08:42
4 Gilbert YEGON KEN 2:10:40
5 Josphat KAMZEE KEN 2:10:49
Women
1 Flomena CHEYCH KEN 2:24:34
2 Meskerem ASSEFA ETH 2:31:18
3 Eyerusalem KUMA ETH 2:32:24
4 Emily SAMOEI KEN 2:32:48
5 Cruz Nonata DA SILVA BRA 2:35:48
Half marathon
Men
1 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 1:01:13
2 Hosea KIPKEMBOI KEN 1:02:01
3 Mekuant AYENEW ETH 1:02:21

ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sun 14 April 2013

51.9308 4.47917

The elite men’s field included six sub-2:06 runners, but with warm weather and a head wind in the closing stages only Tilahun Regassa dipped under that barrier writes Wim Van Hemert.

The lead group cooperated with each other, and passed through 10km (29:23) on 2:04 pace. By halfway (1:02:05) there were 13 runners together, of which five were pacemakers. The last two pace makers took a seven-strong group to 30km in 1:28:20. As the group began to break up Regassa pushed the pace and opened up a gap as pre-race favourite Getu Feleke, John Mwangangi and Sammy Kitwara tried to follow. The pace then decreased but Regassa kept his leading position. He passed 40km nearly half a minute ahead of Feleke and finished just 11 seconds shy of the best he set when finishing third in Chicago last year, his only other Marathon to date. It was the slowest winning time in Rotterdam since 2009. Feleke, who finished as runner-up for the second year in a row, dropped more than a minute behind in the final kilometres.

Hilda Kibet was level with Kenya’s Jemima Jelagat at halfway (1:12:12) and both were on personal best pace. But Jelagat, second in Boston last year, then opened a gap of a few seconds on the home favourite. Behind them Ethiopia’s Abebech Afework was running alone in third place, around 80m ahead of team-mate Mekuria Aberume. Kibet remained a few seconds behind Jelagat until 30km (1:42:07), after which the Kenyan was able to maintain her pace while Kibet struggled and was caught by Afework at 32km but held on for third place. Jelagat, meanwhile, went on to smash the 2:29:41 personal best she set six years ago in Frankfurt. Competing in just her second Marathon to date, Afework finished second in 2:23:59, significantly improving upon the 2:27:08 she recorded on her debut in Dubai earlier this year.

marathon
Men
1 Tilahun REGASSA ETH 2:05:38
2 Getu FELEKE ETH 2:06:45
3 Sammy KITWARA KEN 2:07:22
4 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 2:09:12
5 John MWANGANGI KEN 2:09:32
Women
1 Jemima JELEGAT KEN 2:23:27
2 Abebech AFEWORK ETH 2:23:59
3 Hilda KIBET NED 2:25:42
4 Alessandra AGUILAR ESP 2:29:04
5 Merkuria ABERUME ETH 2:29:04

North Pole Marathon, North Pole

Tue 9 April 2013

90.0 0.0
marathon
Men
1 Gary THORNTON XXX 3:49:29
2 Michel RENAUD XXX 4:34:25
3 Willy STEINSKOG XXX 5:04:02
4 Alvin MATTHEWS XXX 5:14:28
5 Janos KIS XXX 5:24:43
Women
1 Fiona OAKES XXX 4:53:09
2 Stephanie GICQUEL XXX 5:48:56
3 Anna CHERNOVA XXX 7:27:09

Poznan Half Marathon, Poland

Sun 7 April 2013

52.4064 16.9252
Half marathon
Men
1 Martin MUKULE KEN 1:03:29
2 David Kipketer KOGEI KEN 1:03:30
3 Edwin Kibet KIPTOO KEN 1:03:32
4 Evans KIPKORIT KEN 1:03:39
5 Piotr HUMERSKI POL 1:13:23
Women
1 Lucy NJERI KEN 1:11:10
2 Nadezda TRILINSKAYA RUS 1:13:18
3 Alice KIBOR KEN 1:13:42
4 Zvile BALCIUNAITE LTU 1:18:45
5 Joanna SUSMANEK POL 1:27:22

Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon, Germany

Sun 7 April 2013

52.52 13.405

Jacob Kendagor pulled out a surprise win, beating runners who had personal bests two minutes faster than his own 1:01:15 writes Jorg Wenig. Helah Kiprop pushed ahead from 10km to win the women’s race with relative ease.

In sunny but cool conditions (around 4°C), a group of four Kenyans went through 10km in 28:23 on sub-hour schedule. Kendagor increased the pace at 11km and only Silas Kipruto could hold on. Kendagor shifted into another gear after 17km and Kipruto was beaten.

In the women’s race Helah Kiprop made a decisive move just before passing through 10km in 32:17 four seconds ahead of Philes Ongori. She surged away but lost some ground in the final stages as Ongori closed to within 40m. “I was not aware that it was that close,” said Kiprop, who had only run faster in the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February. It was the third-fastest time in the history of the race, and the first time since 2006 that 68 minutes has been broken. Last year Ongori beat Kiprop into third place by a single second.

Half marathon
Men
1 Jacob KENDAGOR KEN 59:36
2 Silas KIPRUTO KEN 1:00:12
3 Victor KIPCHIRCHIR KEN 1:00:27
4 Kenneth KIPKEMOI KEN 1:00:45
5 Frederick NGENY KEN 1:01:37
Women
1 Helah KIPROP KEN 1:07:54
2 Philes ONGORI KEN 1:08:01
3 Mai ITO JPN 1:10:00
4 Valentine KIPKETER KEN 1:10:48
5 Lilian JELEGAT KEN 1:11:59

Milano City Marathon, Italy

Sun 7 April 2013

45.4654 9.18592
marathon
Men
1 Worku Biru GEMENCHU ETH 2:09:25
2 Girma Tefera GOSA ETH 2:09:36
3 Marius KIPSEREM KEN 2:09:50
4 Stephen Kosgei KIBET KEN 2:12:31
5 Richard Kipkemei LIMO KEN 2:15:42
Women
1 Monica JEPKOECH KEN 2:32:54
2 Adana Desalegn TSEHAY ETH 2:32:55
3 Birhane ABABEL ETH 2:33:10
4 Julia MUMBI KEN 2:33:37
5 Irene Jerotich KOSGEI KEN 2:35:25

Zurich Marathon, Switzerland

Sun 7 April 2013

47.3686 8.53918

Despite low temperatures and grey skies a total of 7802 participants completed the Marathon, 10km and relay and both Marathon course records were broken. Tadesse Abraham from Eritrea took an early lead, with support from Kenya’s Edwin Kiprop Korir serving as a pacemaker. When Abraham set off on his own he posted an incredibly fast last quarter of the race to break Viktor Röthlin’s 2007 course record by 35 seconds and his own personal best by two minutes. Next year Abraham will be competing for Switzerland as he is about to become a Swiss citizen.

Croatia’s Lisa Stublic took the women’s race into new territory. Born and raised in the US, Stublic competes for Croatia. The others could only follow the diminutive runner for the first 8km before she broke away to eventually eclipse Anne Mette Jensen’s 2004 course record by four minutes, and her personal best by five minutes. “Breaking the course record was my clear objective. But I honestly did not expect to post such a fast time” she said.

The early date and the tough, long-lasting winter cost the Zurich Marathon some participants but performances were all the more impressive with five Swiss runners meeting the selection criteria for the World and the European championships.

marathon
Men
1 Tadesse ABRAHAM ERI 2:07:44
2 Edwin Kiprop KORIR KEN 2:10:26
3 Samson Mungai KAGIA KEN 2:10:42
4 Oleg KULKOV RUS 2:11:33
5 Michael OTT SUI 2:16:53
Women
1 Lisa STUBLIC CRO 2:25:44
2 Tetyana HOLOVCHENKO UKR 2:31:11
3 Tigist Sheni ABDI ETH 2:32:34
4 Esther Macharia WANJIRU KEN 2:38:24
5 Renate WYSS SUI 2:40:54
10km
Men
1 Fabian ZEHNDER SUI 32:37
2 Martin BADER SUI 33:04
3 Andreas KALIN SUI 33:43
Women
1 Selina UMMEL SUI 38:29
2 Evelyn MEIER SUI 39:05
3 Seraina GLAUS SUI 40:09

Medio Maraton de Madrid, Spain

Sun 7 April 2013

40.4168 -3.70379

With the start and finish within Retiro Park nearly 16,000 runners participated, and a further 1400 took part in the associated 5km event. In the men’s race a group of seven led through 10km in 29:52 and kept a strong pace going until the end, when Haile Tegegn launched his winning attack. In the women’s race it was a group of three who became detached and passed 10km in 33:50. Victory was only won in the final metres as Meseret Kitata edged ahead of her compatriot Marta Tigabea to set a new course record.

Half marathon
Men
1 Haile Tegegn MEGESHA ETH 1:02:57
2 Albert MATEBOR KEN 1:03:02
3 Andrew LESUUDA KEN 1:03:09
4 Wilson Kebenei KIPROTICH KEN 1:03:29
5 Workneh FIKIRE ETH 1:03:39
Women
1 Meseret Kitata TOLWAK ETH 1:11:31
2 Marta TIGABEA ETH 1:11:37
3 Jane MWIKALI KEN 1:12:45
4 Emily BIWOTT KEN 1:13:21
5 Hirut Tibebu DAMTE ETH 1:13:50
5km
Men
1 Santiago DE LA FUENTE ESP 15:33
2 Fernando DIEZ ESP 15:45
3 Borja PEREZ ESP 15:52
Women
1 Esther DESVIAT ESP 16:58
2 Penelope Raquel BANOS ESP 18:13
3 Charlotte COTTON XXX 19:34

Maraton de Santiago, Chile

Sun 7 April 2013

-33.4691 -70.642

25000 runners entered the three events and engulfed the city in a festival atmosphere. Both men’s and women’s course records were broken in the Marathon and the President of the Republic came to present the prizes.

marathon
Men
1 Julius KETER KEN 2:11:44
2 Bado WORKU ETH 2:14:33
3 Ahmed NASSET MAR 2:14:38
4 Cyprian MWOBI KEN 2:15:10
5 Debesay TSIGE ERI 2:16:00
Women
1 Jacqueline KIPLIMO KEN 2:30:50
2 Gladys TEJEDA PER 2:31:48
3 Ines MELCHOR PER 2:32:11
4 Shewarge AMARE ETH 2:35:43
5 Erika ABRIL COL 2:36:15
Half marathon
Men
1 Victor ARAVENA CHI 1:06:07
2 Christopher GUAJARDO CHI 1:07:28
3 Patricio URIBE CHI 1:08:12
Women
1 Clara MORALES CHI 1:19:21
2 Lenka LICHNOVSKY CHI 1:21:10
3 Jimena LABRANA CHI 1:22:14
10km
Men
1 Daniel ESTRADA CHI 28:44
2 Lucas JARAMILLO CHI 29:23
3 Ariel MENDEZ CHI 29:38
Women
1 Jennifer GONZALEZ CHI 35:22
2 Micaela VALLEJOS CHI 35:35
3 Valeska AYMANI CHI 35:37

Hervis Prague Half Marathon, Czech Republic

Sat 6 April 2013

50.0755 14.4378

Despite near-freezing temperatures the men’s race featured hot competition and the women’s winner some hot pace. In the last kilometre Zersenay Tadese outran a quartet that had kept him company up to that point while Gladys Cherono ran away from the rest of the field after 15km to break the course record and post the fourth fastest time of the year.

Tadese’s world record of 58:23 was never in sight as the leaders passed through 5km in 14:06 and 10km in 28:12, By 15km (42:37) they had slipped to barely inside one-hour schedule. Tadese eschewed his normally aggressive front-running style and was content to sit back in the five-man pack, passing through 20km all together in 57:14. He and his Eritrean compatriot and training partner Amanuel Mesel started to get away from a Kenyan trio with 300m remaining, but Tadese only prevailed in the short home straight next to the Rudolfinum. Mesel improved his personal best by over a minute.

Gladys Cherono had finished third last year in a personal best 1:08:18, but improved by 90 seconds despite the difficult conditions. Four leaders went through 10km in 32:02, but by 15km only Worknesh Degefa was vainly trying to keep pace with Cherono, who went on to win by over 400m. Isabella Ochichi, returning to competition after a six-year absence, did well to run 1:09:12 for third place.

A record of 12,500 runners entered.

Half marathon
Men
1 Zersenay TADESE ERI 1:00:11
2 Amanuel MESEL ERI 1:00:11
3 John KIPSANG KEN 1:00:15
4 Pius Maiyo KIROP KEN 1:00:19
5 Henry KIPLAGAT KEN 1:00:22
Women
1 Gladys CHERONO KEN 1:06:48
2 Worknesh DEGEFA ETH 1:08:12
3 Isabella OCHICHI KEN 1:09:21
4 Waganesh MEKASHA ETH 1:09:31
5 Ehitu KIROS ETH 1:09:38

Dead Sea Ultramarathon, Jordan

Fri 5 April 2013

32.1407 35.8559

Jordan’s Olympic marathoner Muthqal Abbadi won at his first attempt beyond the standard 42km writes Norrie Williamson. His time over the course from the Jordanian capital of Amman to the Dead Sea would have placed him tenth on the world best rankings were it not for the 1300m drop from start to finish. The Dead Sea lies at the lowest point on earth, 396 metres below sea level. (The late Thompson Magawana’s world record of 2:43:38 was set on the hilly Two Oceans course in 1988).

The twentieth edition started in unseasonal cold, windy and wet conditions, but the sun and heat returned as runners plummeted through “Zero Sea Level” with stunning views down into the Jordan Valley. Afterwards runners relax and recover in the world’s largest and most famous mineral salt bath, the Dead Sea itself. Apart from the ultra there are marathon and 10km events, with a combined field of over 5000 runners. Among them was Jordan’s Prince Talal bin Muhammad who ran his first marathon in 4:36 and raised US$728,000 sponsorship for the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, caring for 10 children stricken by leukemia.

marathon
Men
1 Ayman HUSSEIN JOR 2:28:26
2 Omar AL ZBOON JOR 2:29:55
3 Ali ISSA JOR 2:30:32
4 Hussein ABDELAZIZ JOR 2:32:24
5 Youself KHALAF JOR 2:33:07
Women
1 Sajood ALKHOTABA JOR 3:11:45
2 Rania BAYOUNI JOR 3:22:17
3 Chris PEETERS BEL 3:24:33
4 Sarah KYLE USA 3:46:12
5 Lesley STRONG CAN 3:48:06
50km
Men
1 Muthqal ABBADI JOR 2:50:57
2 Fathu ALDAYAT JOR 2:57:09
3 Mossab AHMAD JOR 2:58:55
4 Hayel AL RAWAHNEH JOR 3:07:53
5 Mohamed FOUSTOK JOR 3:09:23
Women
1 Ghoroud ALDGHEMAT JOR 4:12:22
2 Nahida ALBAWAT JOR 4:14:52
3 Natalia MARTIN ESP 4:15:03
4 Anja Hav THOMSEN XXX 4:52:44
5 Heike ROESCH GER 5:22:38

March 2013

Antarctica Marathon & Half, Antarctica

Sat 30 March 2013

-61.9882 -58.0196

It takes a two-week expedition to run the Antarctica Marathon – and often longer due to the daunting challenges thrown up by Mother Nature writes Patice Malloy. It’s the the coldest, windiest and most remote continent of all. The 14th edition brought 92 participants from nine countries to brave temperatures around -6C while navigating the hilly, snow and ice-covered course.

The full and half marathon courses are mostly on gravel roads that connect the research bases of Uruguay, Chile, China and Russia on King George Island, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. In the men’s race Alan Nawoj took an early lead, and extended it to 10 minutes after 32km. With a best marathon time of 2:52:27, he went on to win by eight minutes.

Inez Anne Haagen dominated the women’s race, and finished third overall. Dutchwoman Haagen, 49, has won marathons on four other continents, including China’s Great Wall Marathon in 2010. Five Russian and Uruguayan Antarctic research base personnel also joined in the competition.
17 runners fulfilled their goal of running a marathon or half-marathon on the seven continents and were inducted into the Seven Continents Club during the post-race awards ceremony held at an outdoor barbecue.

This year’s Antarctica Marathon initially scheduled for 7 March came close to being put on ice when the Akademik Ioffe, the chartered Russian research vessel that was to transport the runners from the southernmost tip of Argentina to King George Island, was damaged by an iceberg. Sister ship the Akademik Sergey Vavilov was quickly commissioned but resulted in a three-week delay. More than 85% of the original 114 travellers re-arranged their lives to pursue their goal of completing the marathon or half-marathon on the seventh continent.

More than $37,500 was raised for the event’s official charity, Oceanites which researches the impact of tourism on Antarctica.
Visit: www.antarcticamarathon.com , email info@marathontours.com or call +1 617 242 7845

marathon
Men
1 Alan NAWOJ USA 3:29:56
2 Belthazer NEL RSA 3:37:48
3 Donnald RAYMOND USA 4:11:57
Women
1 Inez Anne HAAGEN NED 3:41:52
2 Ginger HOWELL USA 4:24:24
3 Winter VINECKI USA 4:49:45
Half marathon
Men
1 Sergei MIKHALCHUK RUS 2:01:20
Women
1 Beth HAMMETT CAN 1:58:46

ČSOB Bratislava Marathon, Slovakia

Sun 24 March 2013

48.1459 17.1071

Isaac Chesiny broke the course record by over a minute, despite the conditions writes Gabriel Bogdany. “I was expecting 2:15, but the weather was against me” said Chesiny, who is based in Muenster, Germany.
It was his seventh marathon win, but his first outside Germany.
It was snowing at the start in the Slovak capital and the temperature was around 0°C. Peter Wanjiru (coached by former 10000m world record holder Yobes Ondieki) came in about 70m behind.

Lilian Koech, another Kenyan, was the fastest woman over the new city centre course but her time was nine minutes slower than Margaret Murigi´s record from last year. It was her third victory in Bratislava (2010, 2011 and 2013); last year she finished 3rd. “This was the coldest marathon in my life” said Koech. Croatian ultra runner Marija Vrajic came in two minutes behind her.

Kenyans also won the half-marathon races. Joel Mwangi improved from second in 2011 to edge Dickson Kurui by four seconds. The fastest woman was Chelangat Sang.

Among all seven races more than 7000 runners from 50 countries were registered.

marathon
Men
1 Isaac CHESINY KEN 2:18:33
2 Peter WANJIRU KEN 2:18:47
3 Aleksander BABARYKA UKR 2:20:20
4 Tamas OLAH HUN 2:30:55
5 Yevgeniy GLYVA UKR 2:33:18
Women
1 Lilian KOECH KEN 2:51:42
2 Marija VRAJIC CRO 2:53:52
3 Katalin FARKAS HUN 2:57:26
Half marathon
Men
1 Joel MWANGI KEN 1:04:06
Women
1 Chelangat SANG KEN 1:13:24

EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, Portugal

Sun 24 March 2013

38.7223 -9.13934

The sun shone on the 40,000 participants, most in the 8km mass run, but the half marathoners faced a strong headwind in the later part of the race writes Antonio Manuel Fernandes.

The elite women’s race, staged separately for only the second time, was led out by Paskalia Kipkoech. Edna Kiplagat and Eunice Kirwa tailed her until only those three remained. Kiplagat, sheltering behind the diminutive Kipkoech, left it to the last two kilometres to show her strength. There was a thrilling finish for fourth between Sylvia Kibet and Dulce Felix, who had come through from eighth place at halfway.

Bernard Koech emphatically confirmed his status as men’s race favourite, leading from early on and setting a very fast pace. One by one his rivals dropped behind until at halfway only Peter Some and Abera Kuma remained. In the next 5km he pulled away to lead by 26 seconds. Some chased from a distance and was rewarded with a 13-second improvement in his personal best despite the trying conditions.

Half marathon
Men
1 Bernard KOECH KEN 59:54
2 Peter SOME KEN 1:00:21
3 Abera KUMA ETH 1:01:09
4 Bernard KITUR KEN 1:01:48
5 Richard MENGICH KEN 1:01:56
Women
1 Edna KIPLAGAT KEN 1:08:48
2 Eunice KIRWA KEN 1:08:59
3 Paskalia Chepkorir KIPKOECH KEN 1:09:21
4 Sylvia KIBET KEN 1:10:41
5 Dulce FELIX POR 1:10:44

Seoul Int’l Marathon, Korea

Sun 17 March 2013

37.5665 126.978

In the men’s race a group of eight runners got to 30km at a steady 3:01/km pace, at which point Franklin Chepkwony took charge, running the next 5km in 14:44. Sumi Dechase was the only one to chase, but Chepkwony kept the pace going and by 40km had a 100m lead. Dechase closed in slightly over the last two kilometres, but Chepkwony was an assured winner.

The three leading women ran together until 30km, at which point Yeshimebet Tadese Bifa started to lose ground to Philomena Chepchirchir and Emebet Etea. Chepchirchir passed through 40km seven seconds up on Etea, and pushed on to the finish to become the first Kenyan woman to win this race.

marathon
Men
1 Franklin CHEPKWONY KEN 2:06:59
2 Sumi DECHASE ETH 2:07:12
3 Seboka Dibaba TOLA ETH 2:07:27
4 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:08:15
5 Josphat KIPLIMO KEN 2:09:44
Women
1 Philomena CHEPCHIRCHIR KEN 2:25:43
2 Emebet ETEA ETH 2:25:53
3 Yeshimebet Tadese BIFA ETH 2:26:18
4 Sung-eun KIM KOR 2:27:21
5 Lydia Ruto JEROTICH KEN 2:28:22

Zurich Marato de Barcelona, Spain

Sun 17 March 2013

41.3851 2.1734
marathon
Men
1 Gezahegn Abera HUNDE ETH 2:10:17
2 Abraham KETER KEN 2:10:48
3 Linus MAIYO KEN 2:11:34
4 Aredom Tiumay DEGEFA KEN 2:12:17
5 Jaume Lieva BEATO ESP 2:13:41
Women
1 Lemelem Berha YACHEM ETH 2:34:39
2 Bosho Amelework FIKADU ETH 2:35:53
3 Irene MOGAKA KEN 2:38:46
4 Joasia ZAKRZEWSKY GBR 2:43:50
5 Lou COLLINS GBR 2:55:37

Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon, Falkland Islands

Sun 17 March 2013

-51.6921 -57.8589

Stanley Marathon is the most southerly certified marathon in the world, extending over the full length of tarmac roads in the island territory (twice) writes Helena Buckley-Whitney.

Under favourable conditions (13C and 6m/s wind) 46 individual marathoners (39 men and 7 women) took part alongside 26 4-person teams in the relay event. There were 15 international runners representing seven nationalities: France, Argentina, Brazil, UK, Spain, Russia and South Africa.

Andrew Van Kints triumphed in his first marathon (and donated a proportion of his prize to the race charity Seeing is Believing). The Conmael team won the relay event in a new course record.

His Excellency The Governor Mr Nigel Haywood officiated at the start of the race before himself running and completing the race in 3:30:01. Governor Haywood then presented the prizes to the winners in the Town Hall.

The proceeds from the race, totalling over $15,000 (including matching by Standard Chartered), will be donated to Seeing is Believing.

marathon
Men
1 Andrew VAN KINTS GBR 2:51:43
2 Marcelo DE BERNARDIS ARG 3:03:01
3 Benjamin SHEPHERD GBR 3:05:17
4 Martin COLLINS GBR 3:07:04
5 Carl THOMPSON GBR 3:12:26
Women
1 Dawn TWEED GBR 3:50:24
2 Rebecca FROSTICK GBR 3:54:00
3 Lynsey SUTCLIFFE GBR 4:32:22
4 Carly YEOMANS GBR 4:44:10
5 Miyuki TASHIMA JPN 4:53:47

Tel Aviv Marathon, Israel

Fri 15 March 2013

32.0853 34.7818

Due to unexpectedly hot conditions the marathon was called off on medical advice, but the Half Marathon event went ahead.

Half marathon
Men
1 Zohar ZMIRU ISR 1:06:55
2 Garma AMRA ISR 1:06:56
3 Maro TEFARI ISR 1:09:10
4 Geziagbher GEDAMU ETH 1:11:04
5 Ran ALTERMAN ISR 1:12:50
Women
1 Kalkidan BALCHA ETH 1:19:36
2 Margaret NJUGUNA KEN 1:21:48
3 Mari ALIAS ISR 1:22:50
4 Yaara ZANGI-RADOSHITZKY ISR 1:24:34
5 Ruti ZINDEL OHMAN ISR 1:28:21

Nagoya Women’s Marathon, Japan

Sun 10 March 2013

35.1814 136.906

Ryoko Kizaki broke away from Ethiopia’s 19-year-old Berhane Dibaba at the 40km water station to win in the second-fastest time in the world this year. In doing so she clinched a spot on the marathon team for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Mizuki Noguchi, the 2004 Olympic Marathon champion, returned to form in third place.

After passing half way in 1:11:32 the initially large lead group reduced to to Noguchi and Kizaki, Kenyans Margaret Agai and Georgina Rono and Dibaba along with fellow Ethiopian Genet Getanah. Getanah drifted back after 25km, followed by Agai and Rono 5km later, as Dibaba pushed the pace and momentarily opened up a gap. By 31km Noguchi had closed, and 2km later Kizaki made it a leading trio. Dibaba tried again after 35km and Noguchi lost contact. Kizaki followed Dibaba until making her winning move at 40km.

Kizaki improved her personal best by nearly three minutes and set the third fastest time run in Nagoya. Dibaba sliced five minutes off her best and 2004 Olympic Champion Noguchi ran her fastest time since 2007, which may well be enough to get her World Championships selection. Behind her, Jelena Prokopcuka also ran faster than she had done in six years.

marathon
Women
1 Ryoko KIZAKI JPN 2:23:34
2 Berhane DIBABA ETH 2:23:51
3 Mizuki NOGUCHI JPN 2:24:05
4 Jelena PROKOPCUKA LAT 2:25:46
5 Eri HAYAKAWA JPN 2:26:17

Kyoto Marathon, Japan

Sun 10 March 2013

35.0116 135.768
marathon
Men
1 Shingo IGARASHI JPN 2:20:30
2 Takahiro YODA JPN 2:23:25
3 Kanta FUJII JPN 2:25:41
4 Kosuke MURATA JPN 2:26:32
5 Nobuyuki FUJII JPN 2:28:21
Women
1 Reiko KOBAYASHI JPN 2:49:06
2 Kazue HARADA JPN 2:55:15
3 Yuko YOSHIMURA JPN 3:04:22
4 Ai OGO JPN 3:06:43
5 Yoko SOTOMINE JPN 3:07:31

Sihanoukville Int’l Half Marathon, Cambodia

Sun 10 March 2013

10.6253 103.523
Half marathon
Men
1 Joerg HEINER GER 1:14:35
2 Buntin HEM CAM 1:14:55
3 Viro MA CAM 1:24:39
4 David STEVENSON GBR 1:30:05
5 Yan DEFONG FRA 1:31:44
Women
1 Beate KECKLOW GER 1:29:51
2 Vivian TANG SIN 1:30:16
3 Veronique MESSINA FRA 1:42:03
4 Clementine TANGUIDE FRA 1:42:02
5 Suzanne MACDONALD GBR 1:43:39

Lago Maggiore Half Marathon, Italy

Sun 10 March 2013

45.9312 8.5434
Half marathon
Men
1 Luka ROTICH KEN 1:00:14
2 Robert KWAMBAI KEN 1:00:31
3 Ruben LIMAA KEN 1:00:53
4 Hillary KIPCHUMBA KEN 1:01:02
5 Jackson BIWOTT KEN 1:04:25
Women
1 Tadalech BEKELE ETH 1:09:31
2 Mona STOCKHECKE GER 1:17:10
3 Viviana VELATI ITA 1:20:21
4 Sara HOLMGREN SWE 1:21:45
5 Alessia BRAMBILLA ITA 1:27:36

New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi International Marathon, Chinese Taipei

Sun 3 March 2013

25.0911 121.56
marathon
Men
1 Josphat Kiptanui TOO KEN 2:19:13
2 Hosea KIPYEGO KEN 2:20:38
3 Pius Muasa MUTUKU KEN 2:21:02
4 Shadrack MAIYO KEN 2:25:32
5 Jackson Kiprotich CHIRCHIR KEN 2:28:53
Women
1 Mercy Jelimo TOO KEN 2:38:18
2 Everline Nyamu ATANCHA KEN 2:47:09
3 Sayaka MAEDA JPN 2:49:39
4 Yuki SAITO JPN 2:50:18
5 Eunice Jelagat LELEI KEN 2:51:35

Kilimanjaro Marathon, Tanzania

Sun 3 March 2013

-3.52765 37.4254
marathon
Men
1 Kipkemoi KIPSANG KEN 2:14:58
2 Julius KILIMO KEN 2:15:45
3 Dominc KANGOR KEN 2:16:27
4 Onesmus MAITHYA KEN 2:16:38
5 Lioshiye MOIKAN TAN 2:17:52
Women
1 Edna JOSEPH KEN 2:39:06
2 Eunice MUCHIRI KEN 2:41:02
3 Fridah TOO KEN 2:44:09
4 Rosaine DAVID KEN 2:45:03
5 Jane KANGARA KEN 2:46:08
Half marathon
Men
1 Silah LIMO KEN 1:03:49
2 Bernard KIPROTICH KEN 1:04:05
3 Charles OGARI TAN 1:04:28
Women
1 Sara MAKERA TAN 1:13:39
2 Vicoty CHEPKEMOI KEN 1:14:38
3 Failuna MATANGA TAN 1:15:49

RUNTALYA Antalya Marathon (+ Half, 10km), Turkey

Sun 3 March 2013

36.8841 30.7056
Marathon
Men
1 Murat KAYA TUR 2:36:35
2 Wolfgang LENS GER 2:38:58
3 Yordan PETRON BUL 2:39:18
4 Muharem YILMAZ GER 2:41:15
5 Akis ESER TUR 2:42:53
Women
1 Lutfiye KAYA TUR 3:01:29
2 Marina ZHALYBINA RUS 3:03:48
3 Ezki AKDESHIR TUR 3:05:58
4 Britta GIESEN GER 3:23:57
5 Sybille MOLLENSIEP GER 3:25:07
Half marathon
Men
1 Ali Haydar TEKGOZ TUR 1:11:48
2 Uzeyir SOYLEMEZ TUR 1:12:14
3 Mustafa KUCUK TUR 1:16:34
Women
1 Olesya NURGALIEVA RUS 1:16:27
2 Elena NURGALIEVA RUS 1:16:27
3 Nursel YILDIZ TUR 1:20:18

Maratón Internacional Lala, Mexico

Sun 3 March 2013

25.5428 -103.407

The 25th anniversary edition of “La Fiesta Lagunera” attracted a record 4500 participants writes Alan Brookes. The race record of 2:08:17 set in 2011 was not remotely threatened by relatively slow winning times on this flat but elevated (1000m) course on the dry Mexican tableland. The race finishes in the lush green oasis of the Bosque Venustiano Carranza Park. The dairy conglomerate that promotes the race, Grupo Lala, with 30,000 employees in 24 cities across Mexico, employs 4000 in Torreon and 3500 of them form the volunteer workforce on race day.

Alejandro Suarez made the early pace, but without willing partners the leaders dawdled through the first half of the race in 67:03 with eight men still in contention. Growing impatient, Suarez put in a 2:58 kilometre and reduced his competition to just Isaac Kimaiyo and Gualberto Vargas. By 25km (1:19:10), Vargas was gone, and the race was then between the Mexican aggressor and the Kenyan stalker, as Kimaiyo remained a step or two directly behind Suarez. After 35km Kimaiyo surged and created a gap but Suarez came back to resume the lead. Kimaiyo tried again between 38-39km and then it was all over.

In the women’s race a leading group of five formed early, including Kenyan Gladys Onwonga, eventual winner Truphena Jemeli, plus Mexicans Vianey De La Rosa, Paula Apolonio and Sarai Perez. Jemeli managed to get away by 30km (1:51:22), but 25-year old De La Rosa stayed doggedly close to finish just 27 seconds back, taking nine minutes off her previous best. Her performance was the best Mexican news of the day in an era when Mexican marathoning is languishing in the doldrums.

marathon
Men
1 Isaac KIMAIYO KEN 2:13:56
2 Alejandro SUAREZ MEX 2:14:29
3 Thomas LUNA MEX 2:15:30
Women
1 Truphena JEMELI KEN 2:37:03
2 Vianey DE LA ROSA MEX 2:37:30
3 Paula APOLONIO MEX 2:38:56

Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k, Israel

Fri 1 March 2013

31.7683 35.2137
marathon
Men
1 Abrham Kabeto KETLER ETH 2:16:30
2 Luka Kipkemoi CHELIMO KEN 2:19:02
3 Vincent Kiplagat KIPTOO KEN 2:20:13
4 Samson Kiptoo BUNGEI KEN 2:21:31
5 Amos Kirop MATUI KEN 2:24:05
Women
1 Mihiret Anamo ANTONIOS ETH 2:47:27
2 Radiya Mohamed ROBA ETH 3:05:59
3 Elissa BALLAS XXX 3:11:38
4 Fridah SODERMARK SWE 3:11:38
5 ? ? ISR 3:27:21
Half marathon
Men
1 Stephen Kabari NJERI KEN 1:06:52
2 Egziabher GEDAMU ETH 1:10:56
Women
1 Kalkidan Dagne BALCHA ETH 1:22:35
2 Azeb Gegzabhar WELDEHAWARIAT ETH 1:26:36

February 2013

Sahara Marathon, Algeria

Mon 25 February 2013

27.6761 -8.12765

Event postponed

Tokyo Marathon, Japan

Sun 24 February 2013

35.6895 139.692

In cold and windy conditions Denis Kimetto ran a superb second half to set a new course record of 2:06:50 writes Ken Nakamura. The pack stayed together until 28km, after passing halfway in a modest 1:04:22. James Kwambai broke the race open with a 2:55 kilometre, followed by a 2:48 kilometre. His compatriots Kimetto, Michael and Bernard Kipyego, and Gilbert Kirwa followed. Kimetto then ran 30–35km in 14:20 to gain a lead of five seconds from Micheal Kipyego. He covered the next 5km in 14:35 and maintained his lead to the finish. Kazuhiro Maeda pushed hard in the last 10km of the race in pursuit of Japan’s automatic World Championships qualifying time of 2:07:59. Although he passed Kirwa and then the flagging Kwambai in the final kilometre to finish fourth, he missed the target by one frustrating second.

By contrast the women’s race started briskly, with Kebede, Japan’s Azusa Nojiri and Kenya’s Caroline Kilel passing 10km in 33:31. After 17km first Nojiri fell off the pace and then Kilel, while Ethiopia’s Yeshi Esayias, 16 seconds behind at halfway, joined Kebede just before 25km. They ran together for over 10km before Kebede pushed for home, finishing just outside the course record. Germany’s 40-year-old Irina Mikitenko came in third.

A record 36,201 runners entered the race.

marathon
Men
1 Dennis KIMETTO KEN 2:06:50
2 Michael KIPYEGO KEN 2:06:58
3 Bernard KIPYEGO KEN 2:07:53
4 Kazuhiro MAEDA JPN 2:08:00
5 James KWAMBAI KEN 2:08:02
Women
1 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 2:25:34
2 Yeshi ESAYIAS ETH 2:26:01
3 Irina MIKITENKO GER 2:26:41
4 Albina MAYOROVA RUS 2:26:51
5 Yoshimi OZAKI JPN 2:28:30

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, Hong Kong, China

Sun 24 February 2013

22.3964 114.109

After finishing second two years ago, and just one second behind the winner — although in fourth place — last year, Julius Maisei got it right third time around, kicking clear with 3km to go writes Pat Butcher.
A strong wind inhibited the pace, and with no pacemakers to take on the task Deribe Robi led for much of the second half. There were still a dozen in contention at 32km. Only when Maisei and James Mbugua joined him at the front did others fall away. The headwind meant that Dereje Abera’s course record of 2:11:27 from last year was never remotely threatened. Like Maisei, Mbugua previously came third, and now second, but has never got top spot.
Misiker Mekonnin Demissie had little trouble retaining her title just over half a minute slower than the course record she set last year. She always looked in control, heading the pack, until she broke away at 35km. In third place Kum-ok Kim won the 14th Asian Championships title, emulating her victory the last time it was held in Hong Kong, in 2008. The favourite, Ser-Od Bat-Ochir, also won the men’s Asian title. The Mongolian clocked 2:17:56.

marathon
Men
1 Julius MAISEI KEN 2:14:18
2 James MBUGUA KEN 2:14:28
3 Deribe ROBI ETH 2:14:37
4 Kennedy LILAN KEN 2:14:55
5 Joseph Mwangi NGARE KEN 2:14:56
Women
1 Misiker Mekonin DEMISSIE ETH 2:30:49
2 Makda HARUN ETH 2:31:20
3 Kum Ok KIM PRK 2:32:21
4 Rose KOSGEI KEN 2:32:44
5 Halima Hassen BERISO ETH 2:33:20

Seville City Marathon, Spain

Sun 24 February 2013

37.3753 -5.98888
marathon
Men
1 Solomon BUSHENDICH KEN 2:10:13
2 Yared Dagnaw SHAREW ERI 2:12:35
3 Emmanuel SAMAL KEN 2:13:10
4 Enock MITEI KEN 2:13:32
5 Kipkemoi KATUI KEN 2:15:19
Women
1 Ehite Bizuayehu GEBREYES ETH 2:29:52
2 Megersa Megertu TAFA ETH 2:31:49
3 Wudnesh Nega DEBELE ETH 2:32:59
4 Estela Navascues PARRA ESP 2:35:40
5 Barbara SANCHEZ FRA 2:37:14

CAF Caracas Marathon, Venezuela

Sun 24 February 2013

10.5 -66.9167

The third edition of the Marathon attracted 2300 entries, and another 5800 ran in the Half Marathon. Thirty countries were represented. Overall participation has grown from 3500 in the inaugural edition to 5800 last year and 8100 this year — with a target of 12,000 next year.

marathon
Men
1 Juan Carlos CARDONA COL 2:18:23
2 Oswaldo BELANDRIA VEN 2:21:01
3 Jose David CARDONA COL 2:22:08
Women
1 Ruby Milena RIATIVA COL 2:48:34
2 Yuliana NAVARRO MEX 2:51:12
3 Jeniffer RODRIGUEZ VEN 2:55:12

Ohme-Hochi 30km Road Race & 10km, Japan

Sun 17 February 2013

35.788 139.276
30km
Men
1 Masaki ITO JPN 1:30:21
2 Tomohiro TANIGAWA JPN 1:31:09
3 Ryuji KASHIWABARA JPN 1:31:49
4 Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO JPN 1:32:20
5 Shingo SATO JPN 1:35:19
Women
1 Asami KATO JPN 1:44:23
2 Yuka YANO JPN 1:46:24
3 Kazumi HASIMOTO JPN 1:49:19
10km
Men
1 Hiroko SHOI JPN 33:34
2 Yukari ABE JPN 33:41
3 Yuri UMEMURA JPN 33:48

Medio Maraton Guadalajara, Mexico

Sun 17 February 2013

20.6597 -103.35
Half marathon
Men
1 Julius Kipyego KETER KEN 1:03:44
2 Juan Luis Barrios NIEVES MEX 1:03:48
3 Shadrack Kipkorir KIYAI KEN 1:04:10
4 Isaack Kemboi KIMAIYO KEN 1:05:25
5 Leonardo Trejo CAMARGO MEX 1:05:28
Women
1 Marisol Romero ROSALES MEX 1:12:18
2 Grace Wambui NGANGA KEN 1:13:41
3 Madai PEREZ MEX 1:14:06
4 Risper GESEBWA KEN 1:14:14
5 Mayra Sanchez VIDAL MEX 1:14:47

RAK Half Marathon, United Arab Emirates

Fri 15 February 2013

25.7863 55.9652

Lucy Kabuu ran the second fastest time ever, while Geoffrey Kipsang narrowly won a very fast race. Three men went under 59 minutes in a race for the first time, and four women went under 67 minutes for the first time ever.

The women started on world record tempo (5km in 15:35; 10km in 31:18) then slowed slightly, while the men set off cautiously (5km in 14:04; 10km in 28:13) but picked up to run a faster second half (the second 10km was run in 27:50). Either way, the resulting times were equally impressive. Behind Kabuu, Priscah Jeptoo set a personal best by over four minutes and also became the third fastest in history, while Rita Jeptoo in third now takes fifth position on the all-time list. Kipsang’s winning time was just two seconds shy of the 59:52 course record of Patrick Makau set in 2009.

Half marathon
Men
1 Geoffrey KIPSANG KEN 58:54
2 Stanley BIWOTT KEN 58:56
3 Geoffrey MUTAI KEN 58:58
4 Feyisa LILESA ETH 59:25
5 Stephen KIBET KEN 59:59
Women
1 Lucy KABUU KEN 1:06:09
2 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 1:06:11
3 Rita JEPTOO KEN 1:06:27
4 Meseret HAILU ETH 1:06:56
5 Florence KIPLAGAT KEN 1:07:13

Kagawa Marugame Int’l Half Marathon, Japan

Sun 3 February 2013

34.3401 134.043

Ethiopia’s London 2012 Olympic Games Marathon champion Tiki Gelana successfully defended her crown with a time five seconds slower than in 2012, but was made to work surprisingly hard writes Ken Nakamura. Gelana took off from the start and covered the first 5km in 15:52, a minute faster than last year. She led through 10km in 32:19, 30 seconds ahead of her 2012 pace. But New Zealand’s Kim Smith slowly pegged her back, catching her at 12km. The pair then ran together until the last 600m, when the Ethiopian surged away to win by seven seconds. Her younger sister Aromas Gelana finished 24th in 1:13:39. Japanese filled 7 of the top-10 places. In third, Yuko Shimizu improved by nearly three minutes and fourth-placed Sakiko Matsumi by more than two minutes.

In the men’s race, Australia’s Collis Birmingham, the Kenyan trio of Enock Omwamba, Benjamin Gandu, and Micah Njeru, as well as local hopes Tsuyoshi Ugachi and Kenta Murayama — passed 10km together in 28:33. Birmingham surged away at 13km and was never really threatened. By 15km he led by 10 seconds, and by 20km he had extended this to 28 seconds. The chasers closed up at the finish but he still won by over 100m and set a personal best by 29 seconds. The race for second place came down to the last 50m, with Omwanba outkicking Ugachi. Kenya’s Abel Kirui, the two-time IAAF World Championships Marathon gold medallist and London 2012 Olympic Games silver medalist, lost contact with the leading pack before 10km and finished eighth in 1:02:04

Half marathon
Men
1 Collis BIRMINGHAM AUS 1:00:56
2 Enock OMWAMBA KEN 1:01:15
3 Tsuyoshi UGACHI JPN 1:01:16
4 Kenta MURAYAMA JPN 1:01:19
5 Benjamin GANDU KEN 1:01:21
Women
1 Tiki GELANA ETH 1:08:53
2 Kim SMITH NZL 1:09:00
3 Yuko SHIMIZU JPN 1:09:32
4 Sakiko MATSUMI JPN 1:10:10
5 Eri HAYAKAWA JPN 1:10:13

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, Japan

Sun 3 February 2013

33.2846 131.491

The 62nd edition was a thrilling battle between Yuki Kawauchi and Kentaro Nakamoto, with the pair engaged in a head-to-head over the second half of the race, writes Ken Nakamura. Kawauchi, the fastest non-professional Marathon runner in Japan, surged at 28km, 33.3km, 36.4m and at 36.9km only to have Nakamoto, sixth in the London 2012 Olympics Games, cover his every move. Finally, with 1600m to go, Kawauchi surged again and shook off his rival, going on to win in a course record and personal best of 2:08:15. He eclipsed South African Gert Thys’s 17 year-old record of 2:08:30. Nakamoto finished 20 seconds behind, also with a personal best but he is still yet to win a Marathon in his 10 outings.

“I was hurting but I did not want to run a slow tactical race” said Kawauchi. “I fell short of my 2:07 target, but I am happy to run faster than Hiroyuki Horibata’s time in Fukuoka” (2:08:24). The Beppu-Oita Marathon was one of the qualifying races for the Japanese team going to the 2013 IAAF World Championships. By contrast Nakamoto was visibly disappointed. “I knew it would come down to the final part of the race, so I tried to be ready for the one final surge. I am happy with my time but my goal was to win this race, so I am disappointed about that.”

The lead pack was progressively reduced from around 40 runners at 5km to just 15 runners by 20km. The halfway point was reached in 1:04:07. Seven runners passed 25km together in 1:16:01. Then at 28km, the cat-and-mouse battle between the two main protagonists began. After Kawauchi’s first surge Nakamoto was the only runner to follow him. With 1.6km to go, after taking water for a final time, Kawauchi quickly opened up a 10m gap which gradually grew to a 20-second winning margin. Kawauchi ran the second half of the race only one second slower than the first half.

marathon
Men
1 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:08:15
2 Kentaro NAKAMOTO JPN 2:08:35
3 Kenji HIGASHINO JPN 2:12:13
4 Yoshiki OTSUKA JPN 2:12:51
5 Masanori ISHIDA JPN 2:13:07

January 2013

Osaka Women’s Marathon, Japan

Sun 27 January 2013

34.6937 135.502

Tatiana Gamera-Shmyrko came from behind to take longtime leader Kayoko Fukushi 900m from the finish writes Ken Nakamura. She inproved her personal best – set when finishing 5th in the London Olympic Marathon – by 24 seconds, but fell just short of a national record. Fukushi and third-placed Yuko Watanabe also set personal bests.

A group of five, including the top three, Mari Ozaki and Yoko Shibui, passed through 5km in 17:09, 10km in 33:59 and halfway in 1:11:36. Pacing finished at 30km after which Fukushi was out on her own, well ahead of Gamera-Shmyrko. But approaching 40km her lead started to diminish and she struggled for the last 2km as Gamera-Shmyrko took 43 seconds out of her in the final 2195m. Fukushi fell short of her 2:24 target which would have gained her automatic selection for the World Championships Marathon in Moscow.

marathon
Women
1 Tatiana GAMERA-SHMYRKO UKR 2:23:57
2 Kayoko FUKUSHI JPN 2:24:21
3 Yuko WATANABE JPN 2:25:56
4 Mari OZAKI JPN 2:26:41
5 Lisa WEIGHTMAN AUS 2:29:09

Khon Kaen International Marathon, Thailand

Sun 27 January 2013

16.4419 102.836
marathon
Men
1 Charles Kimutai KIGEN KEN 2:19:29
2 Wilson Kipron KOSGEI KEN 2:19:36
3 Joseph Mwangi NGARE KEN 2:20:28
4 Sammy Korir KIBET KEN 2:21:18
5 Peter Kipleteng KETER KEN 2:21:38
Women
1 Immaculate CHEMUTAI KEN 2:42:25
2 Everline ATANCHA KEN 2:42:31
3 Winifridah KWAMBOKA KEN 2:44:24
4 Fridah LODEPA KEN 2:45:33
5 Margaret Wangui NJUNGA KEN 2:48:26
Half marathon
Men
1 Gideon Kipkemboi KOSGEI KEN 1:05:21
2 Collins Kipkorir KIMOSOP KEN 1:05:25
3 David MUTAI KEN 1:05:53
Women
1 Alganesh Mohamed KEMAL ETH 1:18:33
2 Jackline Musyawa NZIVO KEN 1:21:35
3 Regina Cherotich NGURIA KEN 1:22:12

Marathon International de Marrakech, Morocco

Sun 27 January 2013

31.63 -8.00889
marathon
Men
1 Stephen TUM KEN 2:06:35
2 Gezahagne GIRMA ETH 2:07:41
3 Sammy KIBET KEN 2:08:50
4 Dereje Debele TULU ETH 2:10:08
5 Roland KUNGAT KEN 2:12:55
Women
1 Gulume TOLLESA ETH 2:36:05
2 Abebech Tsegay BEKELE ETH 2:36:11
3 Gulilat SERKALEM ETH 2:36:15
4 Adhana Tsehay DESALEGN ETH 2:36:25
5 Malika BELFAKIR MAR 2:37:01
Half marathon
Men
1 El Abbasi EL HASSAN MAR 1:01:09
2 Luka ROTICH KEN 1:01:10
3 Belay ABEBE ETH 1:01:12
Women
1 Waganesh MEKASHA ETH 1:08:48
2 Malika ASSAHSSAH MAR 1:10:11
3 Samira RAIF MAR 1:13:36

Kinmen Marathon, Chinese Taipei

Sun 20 January 2013

25.0911 121.56
marathon
Men
1 Collins KIBET KEN 2:22:45
2 Cosmas Koech KIMUTAI KEN 2:23:15
Women
1 Mercy JEMUTAI KEN 2:39:08
2 Jane Jebiwott ROTICH KEN 2:42:19

Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, India

Sun 20 January 2013

19.076 72.8777

Running only her second marathon Valentine Kipketer salvaged Kenyan pride in otherwise Ethiopian dominated territory as she clocked a course record to win the women’s race in the 10th anniversary edition writes Ram Murali Krishnan.

Kipketer, just turned 20, ran a 2:28:02 debut in Hamburg but improved drastically on this tough course, under tough conditions — although this year’s event was held in relatively cool weather. Her Ethiopian rivals kept pace to halfway but, after a brief showing by eventual runner-up Dinknesh Mekash, Kipketer went clear from 25km. On Marine Drive, with 5km to go, she was on her own but did not slow her tempo.

In the men’s race four runners debuted, and one of them came out on top. Eritrean Mulue Andom paced five runners for a good part of the race, setting up Ugandan Jackson Kiprop, Kenyans Laban Moiben, Elijah Kemboi and Jacob Cheshari and Ethiopian Abraham Girma. Kiprop, Girma and Moiben moved away on the hill at 35km, and descending it a kilometre later Kiprop edged ahead.

Cheshari, a debutant like Kiprop, charged back to the leader but was unable to keep pace over the final kilometres. Kiprop came home with a new course record and Indian all-comers’ record of 2:09:32. Kiprop, a training partner of London Olympic winner Stephen Kiprotich, had paced the group in the earlier stages.

Fauja Singh, who will turn 102 in April stepped up for the 4.3km senior citizens’ race.

More than 38,000 runners took part in this year’s Mumbai Marathon in different categories which now includes a 2.5 km race for Champions with Disability. As usual pledges have been raised for charity and are expected to reach $3.4 million.

marathon
Men
1 Jackson KIPROP UGA 2:09:32
2 Jacob CHESHARI KEN 2:09:43
3 Elijah KEMBOI KEN 2:10:03
4 Abraham GIRMA ETH 2:10:15
5 Laban MOIBEN KEN 2:10:55
Women
1 Valentine KIPKETER KEN 2:24:33
2 Dinknesh MEKASH ETH 2:28:46
3 Aberu MERKURIA ETH 2:29:03
4 Fantu JIMMA ETH 2:30:22
5 Yeshimebet TADESSE ETH 2:30:52
Half marathon
Men
1 Nitender SINGH IND 1:06:16
2 Sachin PATIL IND 1:09:01
3 Atwa BHAJAT IND 1:09:32
Women
1 Sudha SINGH IND 1:17:24
2 Ritu PAL IND 1:19:19
3 Monika ATHARE IND 1:19:28

Mitja Marato International Santa Pola, Spain

Sun 20 January 2013

38.1966 -0.561244
Half marathon
Men
1 John MWANGANGI KEN 1:01:48
2 Abrha Milaw ASEFA ETH 1:02:37
3 David KWEMOI KEN 1:02:41
4 Atalay Yirsaw TEGENE ETH 1:03:45
5 Edwin Kibet KIPTOO KEN 1:03:47
Women
1 Georgina RONO KEN 1:10:00
2 Chalfu Tafa WAKA ETH 1:12:39
3 Yebichi YATOR KEN 1:14:35
4 Natalya SLOVYOVA RUS 1:14:46
5 Ester Hidalgo GARCIA ESP 1:15:06

Maui Ocean Front Marathon & Half, United States

Sun 20 January 2013

20.69 -156.439
marathon
Men
1 Evan FOX USA 2:52:47
2 Thomas SANDS USA 2:58:20
3 Mark CALLEI USA 2:58:21
4 Samer SLIM LIB 3:07:37
5 Raymond TAM USA 3:08:36
Women
1 Jill STEELE USA 3:27:07
2 Marie BENITO GUM 3:28:57
3 Diana JONES CAN 3:34:49
4 Jessica CLEARY USA 3:34:59
5 Theresa GERRY USA 3:35:00
Half marathon
Men
1 Brain PRUNTY USA 1:19:29
2 Stefan BAMBERGER GER 1:23:57
3 David WURTZ USA 1:24:15
Women
1 Mary KELLY IRL 1:28:31
2 Dominique IGOE USA 1:32:52
3 Jennifer TOM USA 1:33:12

Marathon Bahamas, Half & Relay, Bahamas

Sat 19 January 2013–Sun 20 January 2013

25.06 -77.345
marathon
Men
1 Clint WELLS USA 2:33:09
2 Daniel SMITH USA 2:41:40
3 Sidney COLLIE BAH 2:45:14
4 Keithlyn HANNA BAH 2:49:46
5 Delroy BOOTHE BAH 2:52:29
Women
1 Angela COBB USA 2:54:44
2 Jessica COVER USA 3:38:09
3 Rachel BAIRD USA 3:51:07
4 Zoe BARFORD BAH 4:02:09
5 Gina RALL USA 4:03:34
Half marathon
Men
1 Jonathan VOLPI XXX 1:11:36
2 Daniel MARTIN XXX 1:13:04
3 Jon WILLIAMS USA 1:19:53
Women
1 Alice HENLEY XXX 1:20:24
2 Alison STEELE USA 1:27:12
3 Kathy PROVENCHER USA 1:38:00

Egyptian Marathon, Egypt

Fri 18 January 2013

25.6872 32.6396
luxor run (22.3km)
Men
1 Hanna Abou FARHAT LIB 1:25:56
2 Moustafa GRAYEB LIB 1:35:51
3 Ousama RAAD LIB 1:39:18
Women
1 Madhusmita JENA-DAS IND 1:41:16
2 Christina SCHATZ GER 1:57:01
3 Julia PRESTRIDGE GBR 1:58:39
marathon
Men
1 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:12:24
2 Yezine IMAD LIB 2:48:24
3 David METLER USA 3:14:38
4 Didier GASPAR FRA 3:17:12
5 Takaeyuki YAMAMOTO JPN 3:21:59
Women
1 Gina ALASIR LIB 3:19:52
2 Jodi CHINNOCK USA 4:26:02
3 Brigitta BIERMANSKI GER 4:59:00
4 Joanna MARSZALSKA POL 5:21:59
5 Elizabeth DUNCAN-RICKS USA 5:49:29

Gammon China Coast Marathon & Half, Hong Kong, China

Sun 13 January 2013

22.2763 114.157

613 runners finished the Marathon and 1265 the Half. Pui Shan Chan won the women’s Marathon for the fourth time.

marathon
Men
1 Yiu Cheong WUN HKG 2:44:47
2 Franky LEE HKG 2:52:46
3 Wai Kei CHEUNG HKG 2:55:00
4 Pavel TOROPOV RUS 2:58:49
5 Tung Hoi YIP HKG 2:59:05
Women
1 Pui Shan CHAN HKG 3:21:02
2 Pui Yan CHOW HKG 3:26:47
3 Christine WANG HKG 3:26:58
4 Wing Yan LEUNG HKG 3:38:59
5 Choi Long NG HKG 3:42:42
Half marathon
Men
1 Man Wai TANG HKG 1:18:36
Women
1 Claire CHAPMAN XXX 1:29:46

Tiberias Marathon, Israel

Thu 10 January 2013

32.7959 35.531
marathon
Men
1 Dominic ONDORO KEN 2:08:00
2 Deribe Robi MELKA ETH 2:08:10
3 Francis KIBIWOTT KEN 2:08:31
4 Raya Dereje TADESSE ETH 2:08:46
5 Sisay LEMMA ETH 2:09:08
Women
1 Ashete Bekere DIDO ETH 2:40:22
2 Hadish Letay NEGASH ETH 2:40:39
3 Zenebu Haftu ABAY ETH 2:41:09
4 Bizuwork Getahun KASAYE ETH 2:41:10
5 Aberash Tesfaye TOLLA ETH 2:41:37

Siberian Ice Half Marathon, Russia

Mon 7 January 2013

54.9901 73.3617

Over 350 runners, including 26 foreigners from 10 countries, braved a temperature of -26°C.

half marathon
Men
1 Artem EKIMOV RUS 1:08:29
2 Vasily MINAEV RUS 1:09:01
3 Andrey LEYMENOV RUS 1:10:23
4 Vadim ULIZHOV RUS 1:11:12
5 Barkhat BAZARBAEV RUS 1:12:50
Women
1 Eugenia DANILOVA RUS 1:22:07
2 Nina PODNEBESNOVA RUS 1:22:33
3 Yulduz ABDULLAEVA RUS 1:31:41
4 Larisa SHEVELEVA RUS 1:36:44
5 Sofia FILATOVA RUS 1:40:29

Mizuno Hong Kong Half-Marathon Championships, Hong Kong, China

Sun 6 January 2013

22.3964 114.109

Kan-Ho Chan, winner in 2011, went into the lead after 4km on this out-back course alongside the Plover Cove Reservoir and was never headed. American Michelle Lowry defended her title as Kit-Ching Yiu kept pace to 11km and went on to record a personal best.

The Championships, in their 20th edition, made great efforts towards inclusiveness and among the 3000 entrants were more than a dozen unsighted runners. One of them was Galant Ng, guided over the course by the sighted but deaf runner Michael Ng.

Half marathon
Men
1 Ka-Ho CHAN HKG 1:13:24
2 Yiu-Cheong WUN HKG 1:14:09
3 Darren BENSON XXX 1:14:36
Women
1 Michelle LOWRY USA 1:20:10
2 Kit-Ching YIU HKG 1:20:28

Xiamen Int’l Marathon, China

Sat 5 January 2013

24.4798 118.089

Ethiopians doubled in the 11th edition with Negari Terfa setting a men’s course record writes Mirko Jalava.

The record was threatened from the start as 16 athletes passed through 10km in 30:01. Halfway passed uneventfully in 63:35, but by 25km it was down to 11 runners and at 31km Dickson Chumba made a short-lived break. By 33km a lead group of seven had overtaken him and begun to speed up. Debutant Paul Lonyangat broke clear next with only Terfa following his move. Terfa’s 2:07 personal best dated back to 2009. In five successive starts at Xiamen he had twice finished second. Lonyangat pegged him back but Terfa redoubled his effort after 40km and quickly gained a clear lead. He came home in a personal best and course record, also the third fastest time in China behind the top two 2008 Olympic finishers.

The women’s lead group was down to three after just 7km: Kenya’s Eunice Jepkirui, fastest in the field with 2:21:41 and the Ethiopian duo of Fatuma Sado and Eyerusalem Kuma. Kuma was dropped after 16km, and Sado’s only move came at 28km after which she quickly opening up a gap to finish more than two minutes ahead.

marathon
Men
1 Negari TERFA ETH 2:07:32
2 Paul LONYANGAT KEN 2:07:44
3 Sahle WARGA ETH 2:08:39
4 Gebretsadik ADHANA ETH 2:09:00
5 Peter KAMAIS KEN 2:09:53
Women
1 Fatuma SADO ETH 2:27:35
2 Eunice JEPKIRUI KEN 2:30:00
3 Eyerusalem KUMA ETH 2:34:31
4 Xueqin WANG CHN 2:34:56
5 Worknesh TOLA ETH 2:37:49

Neujahrsmarathon Zurich, Switzerland

Tue 1 January 2013

47.3686 8.53918

In the first marathon to be held in 2013, starting at midnight, Astrid Mueller benefited from optimal weather conditions to beat her own course record by more than 15 minutes. Jan Fryc (CZE) achieved a start to finish victory in the men’s race, although second-placed Christophe Scherno (FRA) started to reduce his 4-minute gap in the second half, but still finished 1:20 minutes behind. A total of 632 runners from 34 different countries participated in the various races between 6 km and 42.195 km. 226 of them ran the full marathon, a new record.

marathon
Men
1 Jan FRYC CZE 2:45:56
2 Christophe SCHERNO FRA 2:47:16
3 Antonio Alegre GALBE ESP 2:52:04
4 Philipp ARNOLD SUI 2:55:50
5 Roger GERBER SUI 3:00:35
Women
1 Astrid MUELLER SUI 2:59:29
2 Abby KNIGHT USA 3:24:58
3 Micaela RACKY GER 3:27:38
4 Petra SCHOPLOCHER GER 3:32:55
5 Nadia TOSI ITA 3:34:55
18km
Men
1 Donnino ANDERHALDEN SUI 1:05:25
2 Richard STOFFEL SUI 1:08:30
3 Peter KELLER SUI 1:11:56
Women
1 Caroline STEINER SUI 1:15:32
2 Tanja SONDEREGGER SUI 1:16:21
3 Franziska ETTER SUI 1:17:49

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