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Spring Marathon Season Comes To A Close In Prague On Sunday
Posted May 9th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The traditional spring marathon season comes to a close this Sunday in Prague with the 14th annual Volkswagen Prague International Marathon in the Czech capital. Runners from 73 countries are expected to start the race, organizers reported today, including elite athletes from 20 nations. More than 5,000 runners will take part in the full marathon with an additional 7,000 in companion events, including an in-line skate.
At the front of the race, men from Kenya are the strongest athletes. David Makori Omiti, who has a personal best time of 2:08:49 from Venice in 2002, leads the field. Benjamin Pseret, who won the Treviso Marathon last year in a personal best 2:10:18, is also competing along with Kenneth Mungara, who ran 2:17:38 at high altitude in Nairobi in 2006.
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