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New York City Marathon 08:
Complete Invited Fields
Posted October 30th, 2008 at 8:34 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Below are the complete men’s and women’s invited fields for Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon, courtesy of the New York Road Runners:
MEN -
2, Goumri, Abderrahim, M, MAR, 21-May-1976, 32, 2:05:30, London, 2008, Nike
3, Ramaala, Hendrick, M, Johannesburg, RSA, 02-Feb-1972, 36, 2:06:55, London, 2006, adidas
4, Gomes dos Santos, Marilson, M, BRA, 06-Aug-1977, 31, 2:08:37, London, 2007, Pão de Açucar / Nike
5, Tergat, Paul, M, Nairobi, KEN, 17-Jun-1969, 39, 2:04:55, Berlin, 2003, Nike
6, Abdiraham, Abdi, M, Tucson, AZ, USA, 01-Jan-1977, 31, 2:08:56, Chicago, 2006, Nike
7, Rono, Daniel, M, KEN, 12-Jul-1978, 30, 2:06:58, Rotterdam, 2008, adidas?
8, Kirui, Abel, M, KEN, 04-Jun-1982, 26, 2:06:51, Berlin, 2007,
9, Kigen, Wilfred, M, KEN, 23-Feb-1975, 33, 2:07:33, Hamburg, 2007, Asics
10, Rotich, Hosea, M, KEN, 02-Aug-1979, 29, 2:07:24, Paris, 2008, Nike
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Chicago Marathon 2008: Women’s Elite Field
Posted October 12th, 2008 at 7:43 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Berhane Adere (ETH) - 2:20:42
Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) - 2:23:09
Alevtina Biktimirova (RUS) - 2:25:12
Desiree Davila (USA) - 2:37:50
Colleen De Reuck (USA) - 2:26:35
Zoila Gomez (USA) - 2:33:53
Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) -2:25:10
Kate O’Neill (USA) - 2:36:15
Adriana Pirtea (ROU) - 2:28:52
Kiyoko Shimahara (JPN) - 2:26:14
Worknesh Tola (ETH) - 2:25:37
Constantina Tomescu-Dita (ROU) - 2:21:30
Chicago Marathon 2008: Men’s Elite Field
Posted October 12th, 2008 at 7:30 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Moses Arusei (KEN) - 2:06:50
Timothy Cherigat (KEN) - 2:09:34
Joseph Chirlee (KEN) - 2:12:10
Christopher Cheboiboch (KEN) - 2:08:17
Evans Cheruiyot (KEN) - 2:09:16
Arata Fujiwara (JPN) -2:08:40
James Getanda (KEN) - 2:11:50
Salim Kipsang (KEN) - 2:07:29
William Kipsang (KEN) - 2:05:49
Richard Limo (KEN) - 2:06:45
David Mandago (KEN) - 2:07:23
Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) - 2:06:15
Daniel Njenga (KEN) - 2:06:16
Michael Reneau (USA) - 2:17:46
Todd Snyder (USA) - 2:21:00
Boston Marathon Finalizes Elite Fields
Posted March 12th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
John Hancock Financial, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, announced today that they had finalized the elite fields for the 112th edition of America’s oldest marathon, set for Monday, April 21.
Most of the field had been announced previously, but a noteworthy addition is women’s course record holder, Margaret Okayo, who hasn’t run a full marathon since finishing 9th in London in 2006 in 2:29:16. She did, however, run as a pacemaker in the Milano City Marathon last December, helping teammate Pamela Chepchumba, run a personal best 2:25:36.
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Elite Fields Posted for Central Park Challenge
Posted March 7th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results
The elite fields for the upcoming Central Park Challenge, which includes the U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship, have now been posted by the race organizers, the New York Road Runners.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 15. Please see these links:
U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship: nyrr.org/races/2008/usa8k/men.asp
Invitational Women’s Race: nyrr.org/races/2008/usa8k/women.asp
A $70,000 prize money purse is on the line, with $10,000 going to each race winner. Top entrants include Alan Webb, Dathan Ritzenhein (Pictured) and Shalane Flanagan.
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Oita and Tokyo Marathons Announce Elite Fields
Posted January 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Next month’s Beppu-Oita Mainichi and Tokyo International Marathons have released their elite fields. Included in the elite fields set to compete at the Tokyo Marathon is reigning champion Daniel Njenga of Kenya [Pictured]. Although Njenga is a native Kenya, he lives and trains in Japan for most of the year.
BEPPU-OITA (03-Feb):
Invited International:
Elijah Mutai (KEN) 2:09:27 PB (2005 Chunchon)
Mark Yatich (KEN) 2:09:52 (2003 Los Angeles)
Ruggero Pertile (ITA) 2:10:12 (2004 Roma)
Rachid Kisri (MAR) 2:10:36 (2006 Treviso)
Scott Wescott (AUS) 2:11:36 (2005 Beppu-Oita)
Asheber Girma (ETH) 2:16:39 (2007 Addis Ababa)
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Complete Elite Fields For Chicago Marathon Announced
Posted October 3rd, 2007 at 8:15 PM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Defending champions Robert K. Cheruiyot (KEN) and Berhane Adere (ETH) will lead the field of elite athletes at The 30th Anniversary LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 7. Cheruiyot won the men’s 2006 title in 2:07:35 while Adere place first among the women in 2:20:42.
“It is a tremendous honor to have both of our defending champions return to the streets of Chicago,” said Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski. “Both Robert and Berhane are extremely talented athletes and will be the ones everyone is looking to beat on Sunday. They will be challenged by the likes of Evans Rutto, Felix Limo and Benita Johnson so they will have to perform in order to keep their titles. All of them combined makes for a great day of road racing.”
Cheruiyot arrives to Chicago after back-to-back-to-back championships at the Boston Marathon (2006 and 2007) and 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. He is currently poised atop the World Marathon Majors men’s leaderboard with 75 points, a lock for the inaugural championship. Regardless of his place finish in Chicago this weekend, Cheruiyot will become the first series champion following the ING New York City Marathon in November.
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Elite Fields Announced For Boston Half-Marathon
Posted October 1st, 2007 at 10:15 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Marathons
For the seventh consecutive October thousands of runners will be racing through the streets of Boston and Brookline in the B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. The race is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 7 at Roberto Clemente Field in Boston’s Back Bay Fens neighborhood. The route will take runners out to the Franklin Park Zoo, and back again, along Boston’s Emerald Necklace park system. Leading the pack will be a field of elite men and women, competing for a total prize purse of $30,000.
Defending champion Samuel Ndereba (KEN), 30, headlines a men’s field that will be chasing Luke Metto’s 3-year-old course record of 1:02:57. After placing second here in 2005, Ndereba seized control of the 2006 B.A.A. Half Marathon at the 11-mile mark. He crossed the finish line in 1:03:03, tying the fourth fastest time ever run on the course, and falling just short of a new course record. Ndereba made his marathon debut in Boston this past spring, placing ninth in 2:17:04. With that time, he and his sister, four-time Boston Marathon champion and former world-record holder (2:18:47) Catherine, set a unique record: they now own the fastest combined brother/sister marathon time in history at 4:35:51.
Celedonio Rodriguez (Alamosa, CO), 26, the man who beat Ndereba two years ago, and placed fifth last year, will be looking to regain the top spot. Rodriguez took the entire elite field by surprise in 2005, seizing the lead in the first mile and never looking back en route to a 12-second win.
Challenging the two past champions will be Richard Kiplagat (KEN), 26, runner-up in 2006. In his half marathon debut, Kiplagat was the only man who could keep pace with Ndereba. He ultimately finished just 12 seconds back, in 1:03:15, the seventh fastest time ever run on the course. Joining these B.A.A. Half Marathon veterans will be Tom Nyariki (KEN), 36, who boasts a 5,000m best of 12:55.94, won the 2006 New York City Half Marathon with a time of 1:01:22.
Edna Kiplagat (KEN), 28, one of the year’s hottest road racers, headlines the women’s field. Kiplagat comes to Boston for the first time having already captured three major road racing titles in 2007, winning the Lilac Bloomsday 12K, Bay to Breakers 12K, and Bolder Boulder 10K earlier this year. Though she’s a relative newcomer to the half marathon distance, Kiplagat already owns a personal best of 1:09:32.
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