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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

2007 Boston Marathon results finalized, adjusted

Posted July 17th, 2007 at 7:25 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Boston Athletic Association has finalized their results for the 2007 Boston Marathon. The 111th edition of the race had total of 23,869 entrants (14,344 male and 9,525 female), 20,646 starters (12,570 male and 8,076 female) and 20,338 finishers (12,364 male and 7,974). Given the rainy and windy weather, the 98.5% finisher rate is noteworthy.

Also, in the elite women’s race, the woman who crossed the finish line in seventh place, Lyubov Denisova of Russia, has been disqualfied for failing an out-of-competition doping test in March. Therefore, all athletes in the women’s results are elevated by one place. The restated results for open and USA Championship athletes are as follows:

1. Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) 2:29:18 $100,000
2. Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:29:58 40,000
3. Madai Perez (MEX) 2:30:16 22,500
4. Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 2:33:08 18,000
5. Deena Kastor (USA) 2:35:09 14,000 + $25,000*
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ASK FLASH: Wind and Native American Indians and Racing?

Posted July 16th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Joshua Flash Gordon

Section: Running & Training, Columns, Training Tips, Ask Flash

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Q. Need to get in some repeat 800s tomorrow. What do you think with strong 25-30mph winds? Track or Treadmill?
~ Windstopper from Chicago

A. Seriously?!? Unless there is some risk of power lines or tree limbs striking fury upon your head…ummm, run outside. Or if you have the ability to only race in climate controlled environments than maybe the treadmill would be sufficient?

If you are nervous about how to run in the wind…
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Weather Continues to Dominate News at Boston Marathon

Posted April 15th, 2007 at 6:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Nor’easter which is currently battering Boston continues to be the talk of tomorrow’s 111th Boston Marathon, a sharp contrast to the hot weather which athletes endured in Rotterdam and Paris today.

The winds and rain which are whipping through Back Bay this evening will continue through the race tomorrow, according to the forecast posted at Weather.com. At the 9:35 a.m. start time for the elite women, the temperature is forecast to be 8°C (46°F) accompanied by heavy rains and winds from the east (against the runners) at 48 KPH (30 MPH).
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