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London Marathon Lines Up Superb Men’s Field
Posted November 25th, 2008 at 9:28 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Race director Dave Bedford completed his holiday shopping early, opening his checkbook wide to purchase a superb men’s field for next April’s Flora London Marathon.
Not only has he brought back the top four finishers from his own event, but five of the top six finishers from the Beijing Olympic Marathon, including all of the medalists. Eight men in the field have broken the 2:07 barrier, and previous champions from the marathons in Chicago, London, New York, Paris, Rotterdam and Tokyo are all in the field.
“With 11 men who have run faster than 2:08 this is probably the highest quality field we’ve ever assembled for the men’s race,” Bedford said through a media release.
At the top of the heap are Kenya’s two best marathoners, 2007/2008 World Marathon Majors champion Martin Lel, and Olympic gold medalist Samuel Wanjiru.
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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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London Marathon 2008: Elite Men’s Race Preview
Posted April 11th, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Even with the upcoming Beijing Olympics, the Flora London Marathon stands out as the most competitive distance race of the year. The 2008 edition features a mixture of accomplished marathon veterans and talented newcomers, all vying for spots on the prestigious London podium.
Leading the way will be defending London and New York champ Martin Lel. Lel won both of his titles last year in sprint finishes over Abderrahim Goumri, who will also be back for more. Lel’s London buildup has gone well, as he moved his camp to Namibia to train with 2007 Boston champ Robert Cheruiyot and avoid the recent violence in Kenya. He should once again be the favorite, although Goumri’s track pedigree (12:50 for 5k) will give him a chance if it again comes down to the last quarter mile.
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Hall and Wanjiru Added to London Marathon Field
Posted January 7th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Race director David Bedford has beefed up his already robust field for the 2008 Flora London Marathon by adding two of the sport’s most promising marathon stars: Ryan Hall (Pictured) of Big Bear Lake, Calif., and Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya. The 28th edition of the race is scheduled for Sunday, April 13.
Hall, 25, is coming off of a dramatic victory at the USA Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon held in New York City last November. The former Stanford University star ran a brilliant race, saving his strength during the first half of the hilly, five-loop course in Central Park before unleashing a seemingly effortless 62:45 for the second half. His finish time of 2:09:02 was a Trials record, despite the fact that he lost at least half a minute in the final miles celebrating his victory. Hall also ran 2:08:24 at London in his debut last April, a USA debut record.
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