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TFS News Briefs: 2/14/2008

Posted February 14th, 2008 at 1:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs

Three Sub 2:07 Marathoners Added To Rotterdam Marathon Entry List
Organizers of the Rotterdam Marathon have ensured another fast race in 2008 by adding three sub 2:07 marathoners to the entry list. The three runners, Robert Cheboror, William Kipsang and Joseph Riri, are Kenyans, of course. The race will be held on Sunday, April 13th, 2008.
Read more at: [IAAF]

Another Strong Women’s Field For 2008 Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon organizers have announced that thee of the top women marathoners in the world will be running in the 112th Boston Marathon to be held on April 21st, 2008, the same weekend as the US Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. Lidiya Grigoryeva, the defending champion, will race 2006 winner Rita Jeptoo and two-time runner-up Jelena Prokopcuka.
Read more at: [Earthtimes, UK]

Maria Mutola Award Created At Pre Classic
Tom Jordan, the meet director at Eugene, Oregon’s Prefontaine Classic, has created a new award to honor the meet’s outstanding athlete. Fittingly, it will be called the Maria Mutola Outstanding Athlete Award. After all, Mutola has won the Pre Classic 800m an astonishing FIFTEEN TIMES!
Read more at: [The Register-Guard, OR]
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Despite Heat, Chelanga and Ominami Excel at Rotterdam Marathon

Posted April 15th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Joshua Chelanga is a man of iron.

Just eight days after his 34th birthday, the Kenyan athlete won the 27th edition of the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon in 2:08:21 in very high temperatures of over 25°C (77°F). Due to the extreme heat and very sunny conditions, the organizers decided to stop the race after three and one-half hours to protect the runners against health problems.

Chelanga was the only athlete to break 2:10:00, remarkable because of the strength of the field assembled by race director Mario Kadiks (15 men had personal best times below 2:09:00). He was nearly two minutes ahead of runner-up Takayukuki Matsumiya of Japan who ran 2:10:04, breaking his personal best by sixteen seconds. William Kipsang of Kenya came home third in 2:11:04.
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