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Front-Running Tomescu-Dita Takes Marathon Title

Posted August 16th, 2008 at 11:46 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Olympics Day 9 - Athletics

In this morning’s seventh edition of the Olympic Marathon for women, Constantina Tomescu-Dita took a big gamble, and it paid off.

Breaking from a large pack just before the midway point, the 38-year-old Romanian, whose front-running style had backfired on more than one occasion in the past, forged off on her own to claim a dominating victory and became the oldest-ever women’s Olympic Marathon champion.

“It was a great performance,” said Dita, who was a distant 20th in Athens four years ago. “Going into the second half, I thought I could do it.”
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Lel, Ndereba lead Kenyan Olympic Marathon Squad

Posted April 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Martin LelThree-time Flora London Marathon champion Martin Lel (Pictured) and reigning world marathon champion Catherine Ndereba will head a strong Kenyan Olympic squad announced by Athletics Kenya today.

Lel, who took down the London course record with his career best 2:05:15 10 days ago, will be joined by Robert Cheruiyot and Sammy Wanjiru.

Cheruiyot, 33, cruised to his fourth Boston Marathon victory on Monday while Wanjiru, 21, the world record holder for the half-marathon at 58:33, finished second behind Lel in London last week in 2:05:24, also a career best.
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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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Catherine Ndereba wins Kenya’s Prisons XC Championships

Posted January 23rd, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Afton Cohen

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country

ndereba_osaka06.JPGCatherine Ndereba, the talented and modest runner from Kenya, ran to victory at the Kenyan Prisons Cross Country Championships on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Ndereba is the former World Marathon record holder, reigning Osaka winner, two-time Boston victor and four-time Boston Marathon champion.

Ndereba won the 8km XC Championship race in a time of 27:36:1; beating out a very competitive field of distance runners. Former New York City marathon runner-up Susan Chepkemei and Singapore Marathon champion Salina Kosgei competed, but were unable to claim one of the top three sports. Second and third place went to Jane Mwakali (27:53:5) and Martha Komu (28:06:8), respectively.
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