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Lead Stories: Thursday, August 28, 2008

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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Takaoka & Tola Lead Paris Marathon Fields

Posted April 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Sunday’s Paris International Marathon is packed with talent, reports elite athlete coordinator René Auguin, with Japanese record holder Toshinari Takaoka leading the men’s field and Ethiopian Worknesh Tola leading the women’s.

Takaoka, with a 2:06:16 personal best, will wear the #1 men’s bib. His key rivals will be Ethiopian Tesfaye Tola (2:06:57 PB) and Kenyans James Rotich (2:07:12), Philip Manyim (2:07:41), and Joseph Ngolepus (2:07:57). The top Europeans entered ast Oleksandr Kuzin of Ukraine (2:07:33) and Alberico Di Cecco of Italy (2:08:02).
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