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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

NYC Half Marathon: Catherine “The Great” Ndereba Wins Second Title in Three Years

Posted July 27th, 2008 at 8:20 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing

Catherine Ndereba

Ndreba, Catherine (KEN) 1:10:19
Perez, Madai (MEX) 1:10:26
Kano, Yuri (JPN) 1:10:31
Timbilili, Alice (KEN) 1:11:09
DeReuck, Colleen (USA) 1:12:03
Biktasheva, Lyudmila (RUS) 1:12:23
Aliyu, Aziza (ETH) 1:12:27
Cheruiyot, Rose (KEN) 1:12:28
Paulson, Ilsa (USA) 1:13:22
Shimahara, Kiyoko (JPN) 1:13:41

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NYC Half Marathon: Ndereba, Kano & Perez Among Women’s Leaders After 5 Miles

Posted July 27th, 2008 at 7:44 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing

The elite women in today’s NYC Half-Marathon presented by Nike have completed 5 miles in a time of 26:36.

The 5 woman lead pack includes marathon world champion Catherine Ndereba (KEN), Yuri Kano (JPN), Madai Perez (MEX), Rose Cheruiyot (KEN), and Alice Timbilili (KEN).

The leaders ran the last mile in 5:15 and are looking strong despite the very humid weather here in New York City.

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Race Preview: NYRR New York Mini 10k

Posted June 6th, 2008 at 1:30 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Olympics, Road Racing

Kastor Lewy-Boulet Russell top three 2008 USA Olympic Women's Marathon Trials In preparation for the August 17 Beijing Olympic Marathon, all three members of the United States women’s team, Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet and Blake Russell, will race in the NYRR New York Mini 10k. The New York Road Runners event starts in Central Park this Saturday, June 7, at 9:00 a.m. Kastor, Lewy-Boulet and Russell will be joined by some of the world’s top female distance runners, including Aziza Aliyu of Ethiopia, Madaí Pérez of Mexico and Hilda Kibet of the Netherlands.

The New York Mini 10k is exclusively for women and offers prize money ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 for the top five finishers. The race also offers prize money to the top five U.S. athletes ($500 to $5,000) and allows double dipping, which means if an American wins, she will receive $15,000.

Without five-time champion Lornah Kiplagat in the field, Kastor, 35, who won in 2004, will have the odds in her favor for reclaiming the title. However, Kibet, 27, has been training with Kiplagat, her cousin, and recently ran 10000-meter times of 31:01 and 30:55.61.
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Munyutu & Komu Set Unique Record at Paris Marathon

Posted April 9th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

It was a good day for Kenyans Simon Munyutu and Martha Komu at last Sunday’s Paris International Marathon. Both athletes set personal best times (2:09:24 for Munyutu and 2:25:33 for Komu), and Komu got her first big marathon win.

But the couple also achieved a unique record, according to veteran marathon statistician Marty Post. Their combined time of 4:34:57 was the fastest ever set by a married couple running in the same marathon.

“Best known previous was 4:41:42 by Odilon Cuahutle (2:18:43) and Madai Perez (2:22:59) at Chicago ‘06,” Post wrote in an e-mail message to Race Results Weekly.
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Japanese Medal Hopes Riding With Women Marathoners

Posted September 1st, 2007 at 4:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Reiko Tosa Tomorrow morning’s women’s marathon will be the last opportunity for the Japanese team to win a medal at these 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics which draw to their conclusion tomorrow night. It was in Gothenburg in 1995 when the Japanese were last shut out of the medals, and in only two world championships have the home team not put at least one athlete on the medal stand: the Swedes in Gothenburg in 1995 and the Canadians in Edmonton in 2001.

No team has been more successful in the history of the IAAF World Championships women’s marathon than the Japanese. Of the 30 medals which have been distributed in the ten previous editions, Japan has won eight, double their nearest rival, Romania. In addition, they have won four of the last five World Cup team competitions which were first integrated with the World Championships in Athens in 1997. In Helsinki in 2005, the Japanese lost the Cup to the Kenyans by four minutes and are anxious to take it back.

Leading the Japanese will be veteran Reiko Tosa (pictured), the 31 year-old silver medalist from Edmonton in 2001 who boasts a 2:22:46 personal best. Tosa prepared for these championships in Kunming, China, according to a report in the DAILY YOMIURI newspaper.
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Women go out in 5:27; after 5K five women lead

Posted August 5th, 2007 at 6:58 AM by Nathan Schiller

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Women’s first mile went out in 5:27, with Yuri Kano of Japan leading. Last year she finished 4th in this race in 1:11:44.

The first 5K women’s leaders went out in 17:04. They are: Madai Perez (third in 2007 Boston Marathon in 2:30:16), Megumi Oshima (PR of 1:09:59), Catherine Ndereba (last year’s winner in 1:09:43), Hilda Kibet (won NIKE Egmond Aan Zee Nike Half-Marathon in 1:13:25), and Nina Rillstone.

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NYC Half-Marathon releases elite fields; NYRR once again draws world’s best

Posted August 1st, 2007 at 4:33 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The New York Road Runners released the elite fields for Sunday’s second annual NYC Half-Marathon presented by NIKE. NOTE: TheFinalSprint.com will feature videos of every pre- and post-race press conference, one-on-one video & audio interviews with top elites, and of course, LIVE coverage of the race itself!)

Led by two-time Olympic gold medalist, Haile Gebrselassie, the men’s field has three athletes who have broken one hour for the half-marathon distance, and a total of 11 men who have run 62:23 or better.

Catherine Ndereba, the 2003 world marathon champion who won the inaugural NYC Half-Marathon last year, headlines the women’s field. She’s just one of seven women who have broken the 71 minute barrier (three have run sub-70 minutes).

Former world marathon record holder, Khalid Khannouchi, was forced to withdraw from the race citing a mechanical problem in his stride which had been causing a burning sensation in the ball of his right foot, race officials reported. He and wife Sandra have flown to Barcelona to see an orthodics specialist.
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Video: Watch the top 3 female runners discuss their Boston Marathon experiences!

Posted April 16th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Jelena Lidiya 2007 Boston Marathon

Watch the 2007 Boston Marathon women’s champion, Russia’s Lidiya Grigoryeva, runner-up Jelena Prokopcuka, and third-place finisher Madai Perez speak after the race. They talk about the difficult weather conditions, their performances, training, and much more!

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Wind picks up as Jelena, Madai and Lidiya still lead at 22 miles

Posted April 16th, 2007 at 11:40 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

It is now 49 degrees and the women is blowing in at the women’s face.

At Mile 22 the split is 2:06:55 (5:40 for the last mile) as the pace is beginning to pick up. The women are also starting to go downhill, but the wind is cuasing serious problems for them as umbrellas are flying by in the distance.

The lead truck, who are going along with the Madai, Jelena and Lidiya in the lead can not even see Jeptoo or the other trailing runners at this point.

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