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29 AUGUST 2004:
HOKKAIDO MARATHON,
JAPAN
MEN:
1 Laban KAGIKA KEN 2:12:20
2 Keitai KITAGAWA JPN 2:14:48
3 Masayuki SATOUCHI JPN 2:14:55
4 Akihiro OSHIKIRI JPN 2:15:09
5 Frederick CHERONO KEN 2:15:20
6 Hiroyuki FUJII JPN 2:15:40
7 Yuki MORISHITA JPN 2:16:00
8 Tetsuo NISHIMURA JPN 2:16:33
9 Shinji KAWASHIMA JPN 2:17:18
10 Degene GUTA ETH 2:17:20
WOMEN:
1 Masako CHIBA JPN 2:26:50
2 Mai TANOUE JPN 2:29:43
3 Elzbieta JAROSZ POL 2:35:38
4 Hiromi NAKAYAMA JPN 2:35:46
5 Aki NEGORO JPN 2:37:51
6 Masayo KOBAYASHI JPN 2:39:06
7 Tomoko KAI JPN 2:40:52
8 Jyunko KUMAGAI JPN 2:40:56
9 Irina TIMOFEYEVA RUS 2:43:56
10 Yoriko ODA JPN 2:44:45
29 AUGUST 2004:
MARATHON DES DEUX
RIVES, CANADA
Bravo Quebec...bonne course! writes Alan Brookes.
Both the place and the race have something
special, creating atmosphere and excitement.
Cape Diamond’s cliffs, beside the great St
Lawrence River, tower above the runners a
kilometre from the finish.
It was here that Samuel de Champlain founded
Canada in 1608. On the Plains of Abraham,
perched on the top of the cliffs, the British
General Wolfe defeated French General Montcalm
in 1759 in the battle for the continent.
Quebec
The great Canadian experiment then began: a
marriage of English-speaking protestants and
French-speaking catholics, different cultures as
well as languages and faiths, creating and
sustaining one nation together. That's Quebec Ciy
- the pivotal point of it all; the fulcrum of Canada.
Anyone who thinks there was a winner and a loser
in 1759 is in serious trouble as a Canadian citizen.
This year, on this site, there were almost 4,000
winners from 27 countries, and no losers who ran
the marathon, New Balance Demi-Marathon, and
the 10km & 5km events.
Race Director Denis Therrien and his 2,000
benevols put on a great show to retain their hardearned
reputation for staging Canada's best
technically-organized race.
Unfortunately the weather was a little special, too.
Temperatures of 13°C were ideal for running, but
a strong East wind hit both half and full
marathoners as they came over the bridge and
onto the north, Quebec City "rive". Occasional
showers added to the discomfort. The tough
conditions produced tactical races.
Gitah Macharia just out-kicked Ottawa's Joseph
Nsengiyumva, 68:31 to 68:32, to win the half
marathon. A group of 4 had run together until
15km, when Macharia and Nsengiyumva broke
away. After that, it was a see-saw battle.
Nsengiyumva led into the finishing straight,
before Macharia came back to take it by a stride.
In the women's race Emily Le May led from start
to finish to win by more than 5 minutes.
In the marathon, Kenyan Moses Cheserek took off
into the punishing wind at 32km to put nearly 7
minutes between him and second-place Richard
Tessier. On the women's side, Louise Voghel,
winner in 2000, came home to win in 3:02:53
MEN:
1 Moses CHESEREK KEN 2:28:35
2 Richard TESSIER CAN 2:35:11
3 Michael MUSILI CAN 2:40:36
4 Carlos NUTELET CAN 2:42:59
5 Guy CARDINAL CAN 2:48:29
6 Christian OESCH CAN 2:48:48
7 Partrice PORTER CAN 2:49:33
8 Camilien BOUDREAU CAN 2:54:24
9 Pierre AUPAIX CAN 2:55:55
10 Sylvain ST-GELAIS CAN 2:57:05
WOMEN:
1 Louise VOGHEL CAN 3:02:51
2 Caroline POITRAS CAN 3:04:12
3 Kathleen BELL CAN 3:09:54
4 Lynda DESMEULES CAN 3:16:55
5 Suzanne MUNGER CAN 3:28:41
6 Odette FORTIN CAN 3:32:10
7 Kate HERZBERG CAN 3:33:59
8 Paulette CHARLERY CAN 3:34:35
9 Caroline SAMSON CAN 3:34:49
10 Linda TALBOT CAN 3:35:44
5 SEPTEMBER 2004:
RIO DE JANEIRO HALF
MARATHON, BRAZIL
See separate feature, p.50
Pila
MEN:
1 Piotr DRWAL POL 1:03:49
2 Adam DOBRZYNSKI POL 1:03:56
3 Radoslaw DUDYCZ POL 1:04:01
4 Vladzimir TSIAMCHYK BLR 1:04:45
5 Jan ZAKRZEWSKI POL 1:05:07
6 Marek DRZALA POL 1:05:17
7 Artur OSMAN POL 1:05:33
8 Dariusz KRUCZKOWSKI POL 1:05:44
9 Rafal WOJCIK POL 1:05:51
10 Arkadiusz SOWA POL 1:05:56
WOMEN:
1 Malgorzata SOBANSKA POL 1:13:27
2 Edyta LEWANDOWSKA POL 1:13:41
3 Elzbieta JAROSZ POL 1:14:35
4 Katarzyna DZIWOSZ POL 1:16:21
5 Arleta MELOCH POL 1:17:31
6 Malgorzata JAMROZ POL 1:18:41
7 Lucyna LIGAJ POL 1:18:51
8 Valentina DELION MDA 1:19:18
9 Renata ANTROPIK POL 1:20:03
10 Agnieszka GOLAK POL 1:21:57
11 SEPTEMBER 2004:
VII NOVOSIBIRSK HALF
MARATHON, RUSSIA
The race incorporated the Russian
Championships for men, women and juniors, and
an Ekiden event. The AIMS-certified course along
Novosibirsk Street and Red Avenue, was 3.5km
long, requiring runners to complete six laps.
Fine weather (15-20C 67% humidity and light
wind) afforded good conditions for the 833
runners (651 men and 182 women). Of these, 240
came from 54 other cities and towns of Russia,
Kazakhstan and Kirghizia.
5 SEPTEMBER 2004:
PILA INT’L HALF MARATHON,
POLAND
The race incorporated the Polish Half Marathon
Championship. There were 799 finishers coming
from a total of nine countries, making this the
largest half marathon in Poland. The weather was
warm(25°C)
DISTANCE RUNNING January - March 2005
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