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Lead Stories: Saturday, September 6, 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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World Champion Ndereba Joins NYC Marathon Field

Posted September 7th, 2007 at 7:32 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Newly crowned world marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, hopes to continue her winning ways at the ING New York City Marathon set for Sunday, Nov. 4., race organizers the New York Road Runners announced today.

Ndereba, 35, who became the only woman to win a second world marathon title when she beat back an impressive field in Osaka last Sunday, sees New York as the one great race in America she has not yet won. She’s won the Boston Marathon four times and the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon twice.

“This is a very special year,” said Ndereba, the runner-up in New York in 1999 and 2003 through a press release. “I just won my gold medal in the World Championships and it feels wonderful to be heading back to New York. To win there means quite a lot. I have been running all those races in the U.S. and have won almost everything, but not New York. If get it I will have all of them in my bag.”

Ndereba is the African record holder with a 2:18:47 personal best, and was the first woman to break 2:19 in the marathon. In addition to her two world titles (2003 and 2007) she earned silver medals at the 2005 IAAF World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.
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Newport 10,000 set for May 12th in Jersey City, NJ

Posted April 26th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

The Riker Danzig Newport 10,000, a 10 km road race, is set for Saturday, May 12, in Jersey City, N.J., race director Mark Zenobia reported. It will be the fourth edition for the event held on a flat course within sight of the Hudson River.

A total prize money purse of $19,200 is on offer, with $2,000 going to the male and female race winners. Part of the purse, $3,500, has been set aside for American athletes.

The race also serves as the USATF-New Jersey Open 10-K championship for men and women.
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Stunning Solo Performance for Kuzin at Linz Marathon

Posted April 15th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

While the eyes of most marathon observers were on Paris and Rotterdam today, Ukranian Alexander Kuzin put in a stunning solo performance at the OMV Linz Marathon in Austria, setting the second-fastest time in the world this year.
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