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2-3 OCTOBER 2004:
CAPE TOWN FESTIVAL OF
RUNNING, SOUTH AFRICA
Founded in 1997, the Capetown Festival of
Running now attracts nearly 3000 runners to its
four main events and Charity 10km walk.
These include 100-mile, 100km, half marathon
and 10x10km relay. All are held over a scenic 10km
circuit right beside the Atlantic coast.
There are four refreshment stations, a medical
facility and a soup kitchen located on the lap, and
competitors get split times for each lap.
100 MILES:
MEN:
1 Johannes GAWAXAMAB NAM 15:38:26
2 Milton NKONYANE RSA 18:21:36
3 Pieter HANEKOM RSA 18:29:04
WOMEN:
1 Martha PRETORIUS RSA 18:09:36
2 Frieda MUIR RSA 24:28:50
3 Nikki CAMPBELL RSA 25:21:36
100km
MEN:
1 Moses NGQOLA RSA 8:02:35
2 Johannes GAWAXAMAB NAM 8:05:46
3 Doctor TSHISEKO RSA 8:23:14
WOMEN:
1 Stynie PRINS RSA 9:10:21
2 Martha PRETORIUS RSA 9:35:40
3 Arina GILLIERS RSA 11:29:39
HALF MARATHON:
MEN:
1 Neo MOLEMA RSA 1:03:53
2 Gilbert MUTANDIRO RSA 1:05:08
3 Thembelani ZOLA RSA 1:07:05
4 John MBOKO RSA 1:07:20
5 Patrick KETELO RSA 1:07:33
WOMEN:
1 Nomvuyesi SETI RSA 1:22:47
2 Francis ROMAN RSA 1:24:14
3 Esme KOOPMAN RSA 1:25:09
4 Norma NONKOMYANA RSA 1:25:52
5 Sheryl DELANGE RSA 1:28:12
3 OCTOBER 2004:
19th PLUS BUDAPEST INT’L
MARATHON, HUNGARY
In the biggest leisure event in Hungary nearly
14,000 people ran and almost 150,000 people
went to see the various sport and music programs
or to cheer for the runners. Jackton Odhiambo
breasted the tape first in the marathon, before the
winner of the Hungarian championship, Roland
Ádok from Veszprém. Simona Staicu set a new
record in the women’s race.
The Marathon incorporated relay and Ekiden
events. Every third runner was from abroad, but
for the top Hungarian runners the goal was to win
the Hungarian Championship.
The lead group held together only for 4km, after
which Odhiambo went ahead and continually
increased his advantage. Ferenc Sági led the rest
of the field until the 37km, after which Ádok, only
20 years old, took over and went on to win the
Hungarian Championship.
In the women’s race Simona Staicu had only one
opponent: the clock. Simona, who took part in
Olympic Games six weeks before, beat Ida Kovacs’
2002 course record. Mariann Poth, running her
second marathon, came through to overtake Petra
Teveli in the last kilometre for second place.
Among the rest of the field were 400 runners who
completed a marathon for the first time, and
enjoyed great support for the entire length of the
course.
Several thousand runners took part in the Plus
Fun Run and Minimarathon or Family Run (800m)
and in a walk organized for international walking
day.
MEN:
1 Jackton ODHIAMBO KEN 2:24:17
2 Roland ADOK HUN 2:26:34
3 Márton HIRT HUN 2:26:44
4 János ZABARI HUN 2:28:19
5 Ferenc SAGI HUN 2:29:59
6 Zsolt ZSODER HUN 2:30:47
WOMEN:
1 Simona STAICU HUN 2:38:17
2 Mariann POTH HUN 2:50:34
3 Petra TEVELI HUN 2:51:53
4 Gabriella BENKO HUN 3:00:27
5 Krisztina KOVACS HUN 3:02:47
6 Ágnes CZIBOK HUN 3:07:26
3 OCTOBER 2004:
PORTLAND
MARATHON, USA
MEN:
1 Chris CHARLES USA 2:25:33
2 Brandon REIFF USA 2:29:53
3 Sassa TSUTOMU JPN 2:30:22
4 Destry JOHNSON USA 2:30:49
5 Brett WINEGAR USA 2:30:59
6 Andrew WARTENBURG USA 2:31:10
7 Jose GARCIA USA 2:33:05
8 John GRANHOLM USA 2:34:07
9 Nate KAISER USA 2:35:11
10 Patrick DILL USA 2:36:19
WOMEN:
1 Liane SULLIVAN RAE USA 2:49:48
2 Azusa NOJIRI JPN 2:50:04
3 Sabrina MONRO USA 2:50:58
4 Kristin DUYN USA 2:52:23
5 Lauren MATTHEWS USA 2:55:52
6 Rebecca HENRY USA 2:58:32
7 Tanaka HIKARU JPN 2:59:20
8 Sarah HALLAS USA 3:00:31
9 Sally BERGESEN USA 3:02:12
10 Cheryl TRONSON USA 3:03:50
3 OCTOBER 2004:
KOSICE PEACE MARATHON,
SLOVAKIA
Kosice Marathon’s 80th anniversary attracted
more than 2200 runners in all categories, coming
from 28 countries. The host Marathon Club issued
a book presenting the history of this oldest
marathon in Europe.
The race started in ideal windless weather. The
course was the same as that used for the 1997
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. A
leading group of eight runners hit the halfway
mark in 1:06:02, but then reduced to three
Kenyans - Kipbor, Kipruto and Yabei,
accompanied by the Pole, Adam Dobrzynski, who
had finished second in 2002 and third in 2003. At
25km, the Kenyans decided to pull away, speeding
up to 2:59–3:02/km pace, and gained a 40-second
lead. Dobrzynski did not give up, and at 35km
passed the group of Kenyans to take the lead. He
won the race in a new course record, cheered by
thousands of spectators. Dobrzynski later
commented on the good crowd support.
Rika Tabashi, a 22-year old Japanese, came to
Europe for the first time. In 2004 she finished 11th
in Boston and in autumn she won in Kosice, the
two oldest marathons in the world. Improving her
personal best by more than five minutes she
became the second Japanese winner of the Kosice
Peace Marathon, after Takeshi Soh, who won in
1976 (2:18:42). Second finisher - Sue Harrison also
improved her personal best (London, 2:38:20),
placing highest among the 4-member British
team in Kosice.
Mikulá Dzurinda, Prime Minister of the Slovak
Republic, could not miss the anniversary
marathon. Following his runs in New York and
London he finished his 14th Kosice Peace
Marathon in 3:28:13.
Kosice also included an in-line half marathon a
wheelchair marathon and almost 1000 mostly
young people in a 4.2km fun run.
Kosice
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