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28 OCTOBER 2007:
MARINE CORPS MARATHON, USA
A beautiful, blue-sky, sunny day and cool temperatures
greeted 21,226 starters, but they also faced stiff breezes
along the Potomac River for the 32nd running of the
4th largest marathon in North America writes Alan
Brookes.
True to its name, "The People's Marathon", which
offers no prize money, was won by no-name athletes: 33
year old Ethiopian Tamrat Ayalew, who now calls
Atlanta his home and 28 year old Kristen Henehan of
suburban Washington. Ayalew surged away from a
disappointed Mexican Marine, Ruben Garcia, at 21
miles, frustrating Garcia's hope of becoming the first 3-
time winner. Henehan, a political lobbyist in the
American capital, said she entered to run her first
marathon for fun. After running with a group of three
from the 4 mile point, she got by another local runner,
Lisa Thomas, in the last half mile to complete her debut
with a large smile.
The real story of the Marine Corps Marathon is its
wonderfully scenic course through the parklands along
the banks of the Potomac. Its route showcases the
White House, the Capitol Building, the Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorials, the Washington Monument, the
Pentagon and the famous Iwo Jima Monument at the
finish line. It is about the legions of Marines who put on
a technically excellent race for the average runner, who
finishes somewhere around 5 hours. Fully one-third of
the entrants were first-time marathoners, and 40% were
women, greeted warmly in the largest PR exercise of
the year for the USMC.
Although it attracts runners from 50 countries the
race is dominated by Americans from all 50 states,
drawn to their country's capital. Just 716 of 30,715
entrants were international runners this year. In
contrast, 1,486 active duty marines ran the race. Robin
Platt, a 52 year old from the Chicago area finished with
his 17 year old daughter, Amanda, in 5:26:34, running in
memory of his godson, 26-year-old Colby Umbrell, a 1st
Lieutenant Army Ranger who was killed in Iraq in May.
Fifty-seven year old David Johnson ran 6:48 in honour
of his father, 84 year-old Elvin Johnson, a veteran of Iwo
Jima. The DC Mayor, 36-year old Adrian Fenty, led by
example in clocking a speedy 4:10:50.
MEN:
1 Tamrat AYALEW USA 2:22:18
2 Ruben GARCIA USA 2:24:18
3 Jaron HAWKINS USA 2:25:29
4 Jose MIRANDA USA 2:26:01
5 Carl RUNDELL USA 2:26:27
WOMEN:
1 Kristen HENEHAN USA 2:51:09
2 Lisa THOMAS USA 2:51:36
3 Claudia COLITA USA 2:54:15
4 Gina SHAW USA 2:56:39
5 Martha MERZ USA 2:56:41
28 OCTOBER 2007:
MEDITERRANEAN MARATHON,
SPAIN
MEN:
1 Victor G GUIRAO 2:23:56
2 Carmelo QUATTROCCHI 2:33:20
3 Jose M G LORCA 2:40:21
4 Ivan HOMPANERA 2:41:20
5 Josep M MARTI 2:42:49
WOMEN:
1 Angelina M CUGAT 3:17:34
2 Emi V SANCHEZ 3:18:44
3 Ana B HERNANDEZ 3:32:26
4 Maria TOLEDANO 3:37:46
5 Olga A RUBIO 3:48:38
28 OCTOBER 2007:
ALAND MARATHON, FINLAND
MEN:
1 Janne HOLMEN 2:23:51
2 Anders FRANSSON 2:23:40
3 Markus GRONROOS 2:42:37
4 Erik ANFALT 2:47:00
5 Jonny JOHANSSON 2:47:41
WOMEN:
1 Anu M OSSBERG 3:21:07
2 Malena LAHTIMIES 3:33:45
3 Virpi TERVONEN 3:34:59
4 Malin WIMAN 3:37:17
5 Elina JUNNILA 3:38:18
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Jorgen LINDH 1:17:23
WOMEN:
1 Ana RAHM 1:20:09
28 OCTOBER 2007:
NIAGARA FALLS INT'L MARATHON,
CANADA
MEN:
1 Thomas OMWENGA CAN 2:33:13
2 Michel LAVOIE CAN 2:36:10
3 Brandon NEWBOULD USA 2:37:04
4 Jeremy LABUFF USA 2:40:38
5 Scott MCDONELL CAN 2:42:24
WOMEN:
1 Louise VOGHEL CAN 3:02:37
2 Colleen M BERRY CAN 3:02:58
3 Michelle SCHULER CAN 3:10:45
4 Tina PIPPY CAN 3:15:53
5 Jennifer REA USA 3:18:06
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Pius K KORIR KEN 1:05:30
NAIROBI
WOMEN:
1 Nadezda TRILINSKAYA RUS 1:17:14
28 OCTOBER 2007:
LJUBLJANSKI MARATHON,
SLOVENIA
MEN:
1 Oleksandr SITKOVSKIY UKR 2:12:49
2 Sammy ROTICH KEN 2:14:01
3 Solomon ROTICH KEN 2:14:13
4 Paul KOGO KEN 2:18:04
WOMEN:
1 Tetyana FILONYUK UKR 2:34:58
2 Helena JAVORNIK SLO 2:35:45
3 Mulu SEBOKA ETH 2:38:00
4 Daneja GRANDOVEC SLO 2:48:36
5 Mateja SUSTARSIC SLO 2:54:45
HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 Mitja KOSOVELJ SLO 1:06:45
WOMEN:
1 Mateja KOSOVELJ SLO 1:18:57
28 OCTOBER 2007:
STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI
MARATHON, KENYA
MEN:
1 John THUITA KEN 2:15:50
2 Wilson CHERUIYOT KEN 2:16:10
3 Paul LIMO KEN 2:17:42
4 Seury KIPROTICH KEN 2:18:17
5 Kiplagat KANDIE KEN 2:18:37
WOMEN:
1 Rose CHESHIRE KEN 2:44:14
2 Lu LI CHN 2:47:37
3 Magdalene MKUNZI KEN 2:51:27
4 Agnes KIPROTICH KEN 2:53:38
5 Jackline NYANGERI KEN 2:54:45
54 Distance Running January – March 2008