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TEAMS:
1 Alexandria Runners 5:40:13
2 Horse Owners Club 5:40:14
(16 teams finished)
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN
ETHIOPIA
See separate feature, p.66
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
THAI HEALTH BANGKOK
MARATHON
This year’s 17th edition attracted more than
20,000 athletes from 36 countries. Approximately
2,000 ran the full marathon, 7,000 the 10km and
15,000 completed the 5km Walk and Fun Run. The
marathon and wheelchair race started at 03.30 in
front of the Royal Grand Palace with temperatures
rising from 21-23°C. The 18th edition of the event
will be held on 27 November 2005.
MEN
1 John Cheboi SETAUNEI KEN 2.22.53
2 Boonchoe JANDECHA THA 2.25.20
3 Gideon KOECH KEN 2.25.35
4 William KOECH KEN 2.26.05
5 Jirasak SUTHICHART THA 2.26.27
6 Anusak PISAWONG THA 2.31.45
7 Amnaj SRICHART THA 2.32.37
8 Vadimir EPANOV RUS 2.33.04
9 Tamrat G. DEBALKE ETH 2.33.32
10 Jiratikal BOONMA THA 2.35.45
WOMEN
1 Lilian CHELIMO KEN 2.57.48
2 Sunisa SAILOMYEN THA 2.59.49
3 Saiphone PIAWONG THA 3.01.20
4 Sontiya SAIWAEW THA 3.02.45
5 Indresh DHIRAJ IND 3.04.10
6 Pacharee CHAITHONGSRI THA 3.05.57
7 Ketmanee SENAPAN THA 3.07.05
8 Saipin PATJUNE THA 3.09.56
9 Apasara PRASARTHINPIMAI THA 3.10.36
10 Ashley CLARK USA 3.15.36
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
LAKE KAWAGUCHI,
JAPAN
MEN:
1 Katsumi ASADA JPN 2:26:18
2 Yasunori YAMAMOTO JPN 2:27:57
3 Teruyoshi IWASAKI JPN 2:29:20
4 Akihiro KANDA JPN 2:32:36
5 Yuusuke HATTORI JPN 2:33:42
6 Naoki HIRASAWA JPN 2:34:59
7 Masashi TAKEDA JPN 2:36:45
8 Keiichi MOTOSA JPN 2:37:33
9 Takafumi KODERA JPN 2:38:01
10 Yasuto KIMURA JPN 2:38:50
WOMEN:
1 Yoshimi HOSHINO JPN 2:40:41
2 Bianca MAYER 2:58:00
3 Hifumi FUKUYASU JPN 3:00:02
4 Sumie MATSUMOTO JPN 3:02:43
5 Kiyoko SIRAKAWA JPN 3:14:34
6 Itsumi INABA JPN 3:18:15
7 Minami HASEGAWA JPN 3:24:27
8 Toshiko KAWAIDA JPN 3:29:13
9 Megumi TAKAHASHI JPN 3:29:33
10 Mayumi IWATA JPN 3:31:18
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
MARATHON DE LA
ROCHELLE, FRANCE
A lead group of three runners were clear at 10km
(31:25) but Duncan Kibet pulled up to them soon
afterwards and the quartet stuck together through
half marathon (1:06:28) and 25km.
By 30km Yator Kiprotich had fallen back by 10m,
as Stephen Reremoi started to go clear. He was
chased by Kibet, who was 100m down by 35km,
but Kibet paid for this effort as both Kiprotich and
Aliaksein Haurychenka came past him in the later
stages.
Jennifer Lotoiwo and Helena Loshanyang blazed a
trail in the women’s race which no one elected to
follow.
They were 75 seconds ahead at 5km, over two
minutes at 10km and two and a half at halfway,
over a group of four. By 30km the gap was down to
56 seconds, as eventual winner Halina
Karnatsevich broke away from the chasing group.
At 35km she had taken a winning lead, while
Lotoiwo and Loshanyang faded and were passed
by three other women in the final kilometres,
finishing 6.5 minutes down on Karnatsevich.
MEN:
1 Stephen RERIMOI KEN 2:16:08
2 Mikola ROUDIK 2:18:49
3 Yator KIPROTICH KEN 2:18:52
4 Aliaksei HAURYCHENKA RUS 2:19:03
5 Duncan KIBET KEN 2:19:52
6 Victor ROGOVOY RUS 2:20:57
7 Pascal FETIZON FRA 2:21:25
8 John NGENY KEN 2:23:03
9 Aliaksandr LABUCHENKA RUS 2:24:18
10 Mustapha BERRI 2:24:34
WOMEN:
1 Halina KARNATSEVICH RUS 2:39:24
2 Tatiana MIRONOVA RUS 2:43:02
3 Yulia VINOKOUROVA RUS 2:44:25
4 Volha YUDZIANKOVA RUS 2:44:58
5 Jennifer LOTOIWO KEN 2:45:52
6 Helena LOSHANYANG KEN 2:45:56
7 Gouinara TAZETDINOVA RUS 2:46:07
8 Svetlana NETCHAEVA RUS 2:47:29
9 Ludmila SMIRNOVA RUS 2:47:51
10 Murielle BRIONNE FRA 2:49:50
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
FIRENZE MARATHON,
ITALY
Florence Barsosio, whose budding talent was first
seen with a victory in Turin in 2000, gave birth to
her first child last year and returned to flower in
her namesake city with another sub-2:30 victory.
She had already set a course record in Madrid in
late April (2:34:10), and improved on that with
second place on a tough course in Dublin
(2:33:58) but her victory in Florence was
something of a homecoming.
She had no real contest, and ran away in the early
downhill stages. She kept consistent pace (1:14:40
at halfway) without any pressure to do so. “I tried
to set a good pace, and I was able to keep it to the
end” she said. “Next year, I am sure that I will
come back to run like I used to run before my
pregnancy.” (pb 2:27:00 in NYC 2000)
In the men’s race it was closer writes Alberto Zorzi.
Benjamin Kiprotich overcame a significant move
by Mark Saina at 39km by keeping with his pace
and upping his effort only in the last kilometre.
Poor Saina had previously found himself almost
dropped before halfway (1:04:34), troubled by a
loose shoelace.
He re-tied it and managed to regain contact a
couple of kilometres later. Then Richard Maiyo,
winner of the Ferrari Marathon (where he was
nominally a pacemaker) dropped out at 26km. The
pacemaker finished his work at 30km with only
three still in contention.
Saina’s move dropped Kipkorir, who had won in
Lausanne five weeks previously, but third place
still won him a personal best time by over a
minute. Back in Kenya, Saina and Kiprotich train
together in Kaptagat along with Milan 2003
winner John Birgen.
MEN:
1 Benjamin KIPROTICH KEN 2:11:33
2 Mark SAINA KEN 2:11:43
3 David KIPKORIR KEN 2:12:34
4 Philemon KIPKERING KEN 2:14:38
5 Tesfaye ETICHA KEN 2:17:01
6 Giovanni RUGGIERO ITA 2:17:25
7 Aloys NIZIGAMA KEN 2:18:49
8 Giorgio CALCATERRA ITA 2:20:55
9 Emanuele ZENUCCHI ITA 2:21:11
10 John MCFARLANE GBR 2:21:45
WOMEN:
1 Florence BARSOSIO KEN 2:29:11
2 Marcella MANCINI ITA 2:34:40
3 Dana JANECKOVA SVK 2:47:42
4 Lidija RAJCIC CRO 2:48:57
5 Fiona OAKES GBR 2:50:14
6 Timea ZSIGA HUN 2:52:36
7 Domenica WOJNOWSKI POL 2:54:47
8 Monika HIRT GER 2:55:00
9 Gabriela BENKO HUN 2:55:09
10 Maria Paola COLZI ITA 2:57:58
28 NOVEMBER 2004:
CITROEN MILANO CITY
MARATHON, ITALY
Daniel Kiplagat Cheribo set a new course record
in the fifth edition of the race, improving John
Nada Saya’s time of 2001 by 19 seconds writes Diego
Sampaolo. Pacemakers took the lead group through
halfway in 1:04:24, but Cheribo took the initiative
from 30km, running 5:53 for the next 2km.
Benjamin Kipchumba trailed by little, and
Raymond Kipkoech and Enock Mitei were still in
contention, but Cheribo pulled away after 35km.
In the final 3km Kipchumba tried to close. Although
Cheribo’s lead proved unassailable, Kipchumba
won a new personal best time, improving his
Nairobi (at 2000m altitude) win of five weeks
previously by 2.5 minutes. Cheribo himself
improved from his 2:10:57 timing for third place in
Turin earlier in the year by a similar margin.
Rita Jeptoo, crowning her year of international
emergence, won the women’s race with ease. Her
2:35 win in Stockholm in June, and a strategic half
marathon win in Rio de Janeiro in early
September had cued her up nicely for the contest,
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