Tomescu-Dita Continues to Lead at 21 Miles, Chase Pack More Than 1 Minute Behind
Posted August 16th, 2008 at 9:10 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
Romania’s Constantina Tomescu-Dita has reached the 21 mile mark of the Women’s Olympic marathon in 1:58.00 with about a 1:00 lead. Thus far she has resisted the urge to look back to gauge the distance, giving her competition little hope that she may be tiring.
The chase pack has been whittled to 7 including China’s Zhou Chunxiu and Zhu Xiaolin, Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba, Ethiopia’s Irina Timofeeva, and Souad Ait Salem. Thus far, they have not been able to put a dent in Tomescu-Dita’s lead, and it appears that time is beginning to run out.
Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe fell off the chase pack around the 20 mile work.
Reporting by Adam Jacobs also used in this race update.
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