LIVE at the Boston Marathon: Women begin to pick it up; Hit 10k in 34:50
Posted April 21st, 2008 at 10:10 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The pack of leading women are all over the place and have run scattered over the width of the road for over the last miel. Currently, Askale Tafa Maagarsa and Magdaline Chemjor of Ethiopia have taken the lead; reaching the 10k mark in 34:50. Pre-Race Favorites Prokopcuka, Jeptoo and Grigoryeva are right on their heals.
After running a painfully slow fifth mile (5:55), they picked it up a bit for mile 6 (5:30).
Top Women at 10k Mark:
1. Askale Tafa Magarsa ETH 0:34:50
2. Magdaline Chemjor KEN 0:34:50
3. Dire Tune ETH 0:34:51
4. Rita Jeptoo KEN 0:34:51
5. Robe Tola Guta ETH 0:34:51
6. Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 0:34:51
7. Nuta Olaru ROM 0:34:51
8. Lidiya Grigoryeva RUS 0:34:51
9. Alevtina Biktimirova RUS 0:34:52
10. Bruna Genovese ITA 0:34:52
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Tags: 2008 boston marathon, Askale Tafa Maagarsa, b.a.a., BAA, boston athletic association, boston marathon, boston2008, boston2008news, live race coverage, Magdaline Chemjor
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