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Lead Stories: Thursday, August 28, 2008

BUPA Great Manchester Run Set for Sunday

Posted May 13th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

The BUPA Great Manchester Run boasts the fastest 10-K course in Great Britain and organizers have assembled a top-flight field of athletes to take advantage of it. Elite athletes manager Andy Caine has invited world marathon champion, Luke Kibet of Kenya; seven-time European cross country champion, Sergey Lebid of Ukraine; and former European 10,000m champion, Chema Martinez of Spain, to lead the men’s field.

The women’s field is just as strong, featuring three-time European Cup medalist and defending champion Jo Pavey of Great Britain; two-time world marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba of Kenya; two-time Olympic gold medalist Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia; and road running ace Anikó Kálovics of Hungary, who finished second in Manchester last year.
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Marathon World Champions Headed for Manchester

Posted May 7th, 2008 at 1:30 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

Organizers of the BUPA Great Manchester Run on May 18 announced today that reigning world marathon champions Luke Kibet and Catherine Ndereba (Pictured) will headline their fields.

The two Kenyans earned their world titles in the steamy conditions of Osaka last August. Kibet overwhelmed the men’s field by one minute and 19 seconds, while Ndereba had to beat back a formidable challenge from China’s Zhou Chunxiu in the final kilometers to win by a much narrower eight seconds.

Most recently, Kibet raced the Flora London Marathon, finishing 11th. His training was curtailed by the post-election violence in Kenya where he was assaulted, sustaining a head wound from a thrown rock. Ndereba did not run a spring marathon, but has run several road races. She won the Scotia Bank Semi-Marathon de Montreal on April 20 and was most recently second at the Lilac Bloomsday 12-K in Spokane, Wash., last Sunday.
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Pavey To Defend Great Manchester Run Title

Posted April 15th, 2008 at 2:45 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

Briton Jo Pavey plans to defend her title at the BUPA Great Manchester Run set for Sunday, May 18, in Manchester, England, organizers announced today.

Pavey, fourth over 10,000m at last summer’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, will again face road running specialist Anikó Kálovics of Hungary, whom she beat by just one second at last year’s Great Manchester Run, 31:47 to 31:48. Pavey is currently warm weather training in Dullstroom, South Africa, and will come down from altitude several days before the Manchester race.

Race organizer, Nova International, reported that two-time world marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba, would also compete.
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