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Olympic course. At halfway there was a leading
group of nine, but Kipsang and the two pacemakers
dropped back. At 35km Rop still looked
competitive but a kilometre later he weakened, and
faded to ninth.
The 38-year old Javornik ran together with Emily
Kimuria until 34km, but Javornik then forged ahead
to win by over two minutes. She later claimed to be
disappointed with her new personal best, saying
that she had hoped to run close to 2:25.
MEN:
1 Robert CHEBOROR KEN 2:06:23
2 William KIPSANG KEN 2:08:41
3 El Hassan LAHSSINI FRA 2:10:10
4 Wilfred KIGEN KEN 2:12:05
5 Hugo Van Den BROEK NED 2:12:08
6 Khalid BOUMLILI MAR 2:12:32
7 Salim KIPSANG KEN 2:12:44
8 Teferi BACHA ETH 2:13:07
9 Rodgers ROP KEN 2:13:58
10 Benjamin KIMUTAI KEN 2:14:16
WOMEN:
1 Helena JAVORNIK SLO 2:27:33
2 Emily KIMURIA KEN 2:29:46
3 Tigiste ABIDI ETH 2:33:26
4 Kristijna LOONEN NED 2:37:01
5 Jane ROTICH KEN 2:37:14
6 Alena SAMOKHVALOVA RUS 2:38:43
7 Millicent BOADI GHA 2:48:27
8 Agnes HIJMAN NED 2:49:29
9 Sanna LAMPI FIN 2:57:17
10 Carla OPHORST NED 2:58:01
24 OCTOBER 2004:
VENICE MARATHON,
ITALY
Raymond Kipkoech narrowly beat a resurgent
Danilo Goffi to the finish line in an exciting neck
and neck battle which reached its climax in the
final 2km writes Diego Sampaolo. There was another
Kenyan victory over a local favourite in the
women’s race, as Jane Ekimat led Giovanna
Volpato home by a margin of over 500m.
At first Goffi had struggled to keep up with a group
of four Kenyans, but their pace slowed after 10km.
He regained contact by 15km, along with course
record holder David Makori and Isaac Kiprono, so
that there was a lead group of seven.
Two of the leaders were pacemakers, and dropped
out at 25km and 30km, while still on sub-2:09
pace. Kipkoech and Goffi then pulled away, and
were battling side by side over the famous Ponte
della Liberta which links Mestre to Venice.
At 40km, Kipkoech made his move, but it was not
decisive. In the most challenging section of the
course, over the characteristic 13 bridges of this
unique city, Goffi hung on and produced a final
kick. Kipkoech responded promptly to win by a
single second.
For Goffi it was a major success, after a long
period of injury, to run within 30 seconds of his
personal best. Kipkoech also, has not yet regained
his form of two years ago, when he won the Berlin
Marathon in 2:06:47, although he had wins in
Paris and Vienna earlier in the year.
Volpato and Ekimat led the women’s race early on,
with Ardese Measso, passing 10km in 36:15.
Volpato was dropped by the other two after
halfway (passed in 1:16:04), but caught Measso
again.
By 30km Ekimat led by a minute, and went on to
win this second marathon of her career, after a
2:36:41 performance in Turin six months before.
Niagara
MEN:
1 Raymond KIPROECH KEN 2:09:54
2 Danilo GOFFI ITA 2:09:55
3 Laban KIPNGETICH KEN 2:11:38
4 Kemboi Samuel CHEMWENO KEN 2:11:50
5 Siya David CHERUI KEN 2:14:20
6 Solomon ROTICH KEN 2:14:21
7 Omiti David MAKORI KEN 2:15:02
8 Habtamu BEKELE ETH 2:15:42
9 David KOSGEI KEN 2:16:31
10 Mostafa ERREBBAH ITA 2:16:35
WOMEN:
1 Auro Jane EKIMAT KEN 2:32:08
2 Giovanna VOLPATO ITA 2:33:57
3 Sisay MEASSO ETH 2:36:51
4 Silvia SOMMAGGIO ITA 2:39:33
5 Hellen CHERONO KEN 2:41:24
6 Francesca ZANUSSO ITA 2:43:16
7 Michela MINCIARELLI ITA 3:05:59
8 Simonetta LAZZAROTTO ITA 3:05:59
9 Valentina BONANNI ITA 3:08:27
10 Sabrina CASTELLO ITA 3:08:47
24 OCTOBER 2004:
LAUSANNE MARATHON,
SWITZERLAND
See separate feature, p.62
Photo: Bob Eby
24 OCTOBER 2004:
CHOSUNILBO CHUNCHON
INT’L MARATHON, KOREA
The race is held along the shores of the beautiful
Lake Eui-am, surrounded by mountains covered
with trees in autumnal foliage.
The start and finish points are at the Chunchon
Sports Complex, and of the 24,202 registrations
17,892 runners finished in mild (12ºC) conditions,
making this race one of the top 10 marathons in
the world in terms of numbers.
The race was the 58th marathon commemoration
of the victory of Ki-Jung Son in the 1936 Berlin
Olympic Marathon (2:29:19). Elijah Mutai
retained his title from 2003.
MEN:
1 Elijah MUTAI KEN 2:14:31
2 Woon-San JUNG KOR 2:14:38
3 In-Mo JE KOR 2:15:11
4 Jin-Su LIM KOR 2:17:11
5 Young-Chun KIM KOR 2:17:29
6 Simon SAWE KEN 2:18:06
WOMEN:
1 Jung-Hee OH KOR 2:35:59
2 Kyong-Hee LIM KOR 2:39:39
3 Kong-Ju LEE KOR 3:07:20
24 OCTOBER 2004:
STANDARD CHARTERED
NAIROBI MARATHON, KENYA
A top international marathon has finally come to
Kenya, with the Standard Chartered event, run for
the second time, but it was no surprise to see
domestic runners dominate.
In the men’s race there was an opportunity for
relative unknowns to shine, on a chilly morning in
the Kenyan capital.
Winner Benjamin Kemboi had only previously run
internationally at the World Military
Championships last year, where he finished
fourth.
The women’s race was won by another new name,
mother-of-four (ranging from 4-12 years old),
Chimokil Chilapong.
She overcame the challenge of more seasoned
international runners like Joyce Chepchumba and
Beatrice Omwanza, although both had run fast
marathons within the previous few weeks in
Chicago and Berlin.
MEN:
1 Benjamin KEMBOI KEN 2:11:50
2 Festus KIOKO KEN 2:14:08
3 Peter NDEGWA KEN 2:14:35
4 Cleophas ROP KEN 2:15:08
5 Wesley KIMUTAI KEN 2:15:15
WOMEN:
1 Chimokil CHILAPONG KEN 2:39:09
2 Joyce CHEPCHUMBA KEN 2:39:27
3 Delilah ASIAGO KEN 2:45:16
4 Jane KARIUKI KEN 2:46:20
5 Beatrice OMWANZA KEN 2:49:42
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Evans KIPROP KEN 1:04:21
WOMEN:
1 Rita JEPTOO KEN 1:16:24
10km:
MEN:
1 Thomas LORIONGASIWA KEN 30:38
WOMEN:
1 Isabella OCHICHI KEN 35:48
24 OCTOBER 2004:
CASINO NIAGARA INT’L
MARATHON, CANADA
Apart from the marathon three other events were
held on the Sunday morning: Half Marathon, 5km
and the Schools Marathon Challenge.
It was overcast, 12ºC, and there was a slight tail
wind for the runners at the 10:00 starts.
The weather was a key factor in the marathon,
helping Nicole Stevenson to break the old course
record by 1:20 for a finishing time of 2:37:08 and a
$10,000 bonus.
In the Half Marathon Steve Boyd beat the old
Canadian masters’ record by 1:10 to post a
finishing time of 1:05:42.
MEN:
1 Moses CHESEREK KEN 2:22:22
2 Anthony GITAU KEN 2:22:59
3 Stephane GAMACHE CAN 2:26:27
4 Charles BEDLEY CAN 2:26:59
5 Shingirai BADZA ZIM 2:29:47
6 Janusz SARNICKI POL 2:33:39
7 Norman TINKHAM CAN 2:35:35
8 Woojin PARK USA 2:36:18
9 Dennis COLBURN CAN 2:36:55
10 Stuart GALLOWAY CAN 2:38:23
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