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WOMEN:
1 Zinach ALEMU ETH 2:41:12
2 Areba HIRUET ETH 2:41:19
3 Svetlana PONOMARENKO RUS 2:41:45
4 Derbe HUNDE ETH 2:42:00
5 Georgia AMPATZIDOU GRE 2:45:27
6 Janna MALKOVA RUS 2:45:56
7 Magdalini GAZEA GRE 2:46:30
8 Greta VARCHI ITA 2:46:37
9 Magda KARIMALI GRE 2:48:15
10 Nina PODNEBESNOVA RUS 2:50:18
7 NOVEMBER 2004:
JOONGANG SEOUL
MARATHON, KOREA
It was chilly (6ºC) but perfect weather for Pavel
Loskotuv, defending his 2003 JoongAng Seoul
Marathon title. During the first half he was only
European of the 19 invited athletes from six
counties who tried to stick with the leading group.
Others included Mbarek Hussein, winner of the
2002 race and another favoured athlete, William
Kiplagat.
It was not until 39km that the Estonian overtook a
pacemaker who kept a comfortable distance
ahead of the rest of the field all the way from
30km. Ruke Metto had never finished a marathon
before but, seeing that nobody was capable of
following him closely after 30km, made his bid for
victory.
Then Loskutov came by, the first of four who
passed Metto before the finish line inside the
Olympic stadium where the Seoul Olympic Games
had been held in 1988. Loskutov’s time fell short
of the 2:09:15 course record that he had set the
previous year.
MEN ONLY:
1 Pavel LOSKUTOV EST 2:09:34
2 Andrew SAMBU TAN 2:09:52
3 Mbarek HUSSEIN KEN 2:09:55
4 Thomas OMWENGA KEN 2:10:44
5 Luke METTO KEN 2:10:57
6 Ki-Yong KIM KOR 2:11:32
7 William KIPLAGAT KEN 2:12:04
8 Girma TOLA ETH 2:14:20
9 Masami SOETA JPN 2:14:34
10 Kang HAN CHN 2:15:12
13 NOV 2005:
TORAY CUP SHANGHAI INT’L
MARATHON, CHINA
About 15,000 runners participated in all events,
the most entries since 1996. There were nearly
1000 finishers in the marathon, and 191 of these
were foreign runners, coming from 36 countries.
In the women’s race Yanan Wei beat 107 others
and surpassed the winning time of the previous
year. About 3,000 athletes ran the half marathon.
Weather was quite good for the runners: light
drizzle, 14-17ºC and very little wind.
MEN:
1 Mbithi Benson MITSYA KEN 2:17:55
2 Qiang WANG CHN 2:18:29
3 Jinbo ZHANG CHN 2:18:49
4 Shaofeng NING CHN 2:20:21
5 Peng ZHAO CHN 2:20:46
6 Liqiang TANG CHN 2:21:39
7 Linlu LI CHN 2:25:35
8 Tsuchiya KATSUMI JPN 2:26:35
9 Dapeng GAO CHN 2:28:04
10 Zhenhua ZHANG CHN 2:30:32
WOMEN:
1 Yanan WEI CHN 2:30:37
2 Yanyan DAI CHN 2:31:41
3 Linan WANG CHN 2:36:55
4 Xiaoming WANG CHN 2:37:00
5 Yuxi WANG CHN 2:40:33
6 Yanli GAO CHN 2:40:46
7 Chengcheng CUI CHN 2:43:27
8 Cui LU CHN 2:44:07
9 Meiyu SHEN CHN 2:44:55
10 Xiaohuan LIU CHN 2:45:03
14 NOVEMBER 2004:
MARABANA MARATHON &
HALF, CUBA
The 17th edition of this now classical
international race, the foremost marathon in the
Caribbean, welcomed 2,300 runners - including
394 of them coming from 59 different countries.
Emperatriz Wilson's marathon victory was her
fifth, making her the most prolific winner of this
competition. The “Maracuba” race series is held a
day before Marabana, in as many as 3000 cities,
towns and villages spread across Cuba.
Radio ensures a common start time and the total
participation reported was 1,343,261 - probably
the most massive running event in the world.
MEN:
1 Hiram TRUTIE CUB 2:27:40
2 Emilio PINO CUB 2:35:37
3 Wilmer FONSECA CUB 2:36:19
4 Isbel MILIAN CUB 2:36:40
5 Angel LAUDINOT CUB 2:38:13
6 Rolando ACOSTA CUB 2:43:28
7 Omar QUIALA CUB 2:44:48
8 Jorge MORA CUB 2:45:06
9 Lorenzo MARZO CUB 2:45:54
10 Younier FOUMAT CUB 2:46:45
Cuba
WOMEN:
1 Emperatriz WILSON CUB 2:52:59
2 Yuleima ALVAREZ CUB 2:57:15
3 Zenaida ALONSO CUB 3:06:38
4 Margarete DIEPOLD AUT 4:01:35
5 Kirsten NIELSEN DEN 4:12:23
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Norbert GUTIERREZ CUB 1:06:11
2 Mauris CASTILLO CUB 1:06:40
3 Luis CADET CUB 1:06:47
WOMEN:
1 Yailen GARCIA CUB 1:19:31
2 Yudelkis MARTINEZ CUB 1:19:50
3 Yudileisis CASTILLO CUB 1:20:05
14 NOVEMBER 2004:
MARATHON DE MONACO
MEN:
1 Andrey CHERNYCHOV RUS 2:22:12
2 Konstantin PERMITIN RUS 2:22:41
3 Abderrahim BENREDOUANE MAR 2:26:12
4 Sergey KALEDINE RUS 2:30:56
5 Philp KIPTOO KEN 2:36:20
6 Stanley KIBET KEN 2:37:50
7 Jack PEYRARD FRA 2:39:45
8 Georges DE ARAUJO FRA 2:40:00
9 Andre SICOT FRA 2:40:03
10 Stefano PAOLI ITA 2:40:53
WOMEN:
1 Maria FEDOSEEVA RUS 2:41:17
2 Petrea HRISTEA ROM 2:42:18
3 Lylia YADZHAK RUS 2:43:03
4 Elena DERIABANA RUS 2:43:04
5 Krystyna KUTA POL 2:43:45
6 Angelique AVERKOVA UKR 2:44:47
7 Muriel BRIONNE FRA 2:50:46
8 Simone KUSTER FRA 2:51:57
9 Magali MAGGIOLINI FRA 2:55:11
10 Fabrice DEPLAIGNE FRA 2:57:09
20 NOVEMBER 2004:
CORPORE 10km,
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
The race incorporated wave starts for the first
time, giving more space and comfort to the 11,000
runners.
It was a new, faster, course, incorporating some of
the main thoroughfares of Sao Paulo, including
two tunnel sections.
A drumming band positioned in the tunnel
created tremendous sound, which seemed to
motivate some of the runners.
The Kenyan opposition in the men’s race proved
too strong for the home runners. Lawrence
Kiprotich and Mathew Cheboi left the opposition
behind at 8km.
In the women’s race Maria Baldaia started fast
and then kept on the shoulder of the Kenyans
Peninah Limakori and Teresia Kipchumba. She
pulled away in the final kilometre for a deserved
win.
MEN:
1 Lawrence KIPROTICH KEN 28:52
2 Mathew CHEBOI KEN 29:05
3 Paulo DOS SANTOS BRA 29:47
4 Leonardo GUEDES BRA 29:54
5 Luis DA SILVA BRA 30:00
6 Jocemar SOARES BRA 30:07
7 Alex DE MENDONCA BRA 30:14
8 William GOMES BRA 30:14
9 Jose DE SOUSA BRA 30:15
10 Orlando DE LIMA BRA 30:16
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