Cool Running Webwatch:-
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Kenyans Robert Cheruiyot and Rita Jeptoo won the
men's and women's races in the Boston Marathon on Monday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4917446.stm

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Boston Marathon Results
AP Sports
Monday
Men
1. Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:14.
2. Benjamin Maiyo, Kenya, 2:08:21.
3. Meb Keflezighi, San Diego, 2:09:56.
4. Brian Sell, Rochester, Mich., 2:10:55.
5. Alan Culpepper, Lafayette, Colo., 2:11:02.
6. Kenjiro Jitsui, Japan, 2:11:32.
7. Peter Gilmore, San Mateo, Calif., 2:12:45.
8. William Kiplagat, Kenya, 2:13:26.
9. Wilson Onsare, Kenya, 2:13:47.
10. Clint Verran, Lake Orion, Mich., 2:14:12.
11. Luke Humphrey, Rochester, Mich., 2:15:32.
12. Timothy Cherigat, Kenya, 2:16:09.
13. Julius Ruto, Kenya, 2:17:02.
14. Wilson Komen, Washington, 2:18:26.
15. Chad Johnson, Rochester Hills, Mich., 2:19:29.
16. Chris Lundstrom, Minneapolis, 2:19:37.
17. Kazuo Ietani, Japan, 2:19:40.
18. Kyle O'Brien, Rochester, Mich., 2:19:57.
19. Brent Briney, Rochester, Mich., 2:20:10.
20. Marzuki Stevens, San Francisco, 2:20:11.
21. Miguel Nuci, Turlock, Calif., 2:20:45.
22. Martin Rosendahl, Rochester, Mich., 2:21:12.
23. Jonathan Little, Kansas City, Mo., 2:23:17.
24. Peter Vail, Boulder, Colo., 2:25:06.
25. Shinobu Minami, Japan, 2:25:16.

Women
1. Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:23:38.
2. Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia, 2:23:48.
3. Reiko Tosa, Japan, 2:24:11.
4. Bruna Genovese, Italy, 2:25:28.
5. Kiyoko Shimahara, Japan, 2:26:52.
6. Alevtina Biktimirova, Russia, 2:26:58.
7. Olivera Jevtic, Serbia and Montenegro, 2:29:38.
8. Madina Biktagirova, Russia, 2:30:06.
9. Olesya Nurgalieva, Russia, 2:30:16.
10. Zivile Balciunaite, Lithuania, 2:32:16.
11. Chika Horie, Japan, 2:34:40.
12. Tatiana Titova, Gainesville, Fla., 2:36:57.
13. Emily Levan, Wiscasset, Maine, 2:37:01.
14. Kutre Dulecha, Ethiopia, 2:37:08.
15. Svetlana Demidenko, Portugal, 2:39:53.
16. Michelle Lilienthal, Philadelphia, 2:40:23.
17. Michelle Rorke, Bronxville, N.Y., 2:43:08.
18. Carly Graytock, Cambridge, Mass., 2:43:19.
19. Melisa Christian, Dallas, 2:46:30.
20. Tere Stouffer, Knoxville, Tenn., 2:48:15.
21. Jenny DeWeese, Asheville, N.C., 2:49:07.
22. Phebe Ko, Durham, N.C., 2:51:39.
23. Simonetta Piergentili, Wilmington, Mass., 2:52:28.
24. Helena Crossan, Ireland, 2:52:48.
25. Veronika Ulrich, Germany, 2:53:45.

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Subject: [Oztrack] Benita Johnson second in New Orleans 10K road race 31:28
(Courtesy Laurie Cousins)
The Times Picayune Crescent City Classic 10K

April 15, 2006

New Orleans, LA

********** AWARDS LIST **************

Male Overall

Place No. Name S Ag City St Cou Finish Pace

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1 2 Gilbert Okari M 27 KEN 27:49 4:29
2 1 Sammy Kipketer M 24 KEN 27:53 4:30
3 3 Boaz Cheboiywo M 27 KEN 27:54 4:30
4 4 Abraham Chebii M 26 KEN 28:06 4:32
5 10 Julius Kibet M 24 KEN 28:13 4:33
6 6 Linus Maiyo M 23 KEN 28:28 4:35
7 9 Henry Kipchirchir M 23 KEN 28:43 4:38
8 7 Shadrack Kosgei M 22 KEN 28:52 4:39
9 5 Reuben Chebii M 23 KEN 29:08 4:42
10 8 Nathan Kosgei M 28 KEN 29:46 4:48

Female Overall

Place No. Name S Ag City St Cou Finish Pace

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1 201 Isabella Ochichi F 26 KEN 30:54 4:59
2 202 Benita Johnson F 26 AUS 31:28 5:04
3 210 Magdalene Makunzi F 23 KEN 31:55 5:09
4 206 Edna Kiplagat F 23 KEN 32:02 5:10
5 208 Tetyana Hladyr F 30 UKR 32:27 5:14
6 209 Jemima Jelagat F 23 KEN 32:44 5:17
7 207 Lydia Simon F 32 ROM 33:46 5:27
8 205 Rebbie Koech F 20 KEN 33:59 5:29
9 252 Sylvia Mosqueda F 40 CA USA 34:31 5:34
10 253 Lyubov Kremleva F 44 RUS 34:34 5:34


The local New Orleans paper, The Times-Picayune,
have a quaint and old-fashioned way of giving the
splits in miles. But, whether you consider them
that way, or in metric equivalents, they show
that Isabella Ochichi did not hang about: 1 mile
4:46, 2 mile 9:39 and 3 mile 14:37……

Ochichi runs away with women’s title

. . . . Benita Johnson set some of her own marks
Saturday morning. The 26-year old Australian
broke her personal best in a 10K by 11 seconds
and set an Australian national road record with 31:28.

"That's a real breakthrough for my country and
for myself," Johnson said. "I ran the race I
wanted to run. And my last mile was really good
and fast, so I was really happy with that. This
is a really fast course, and it was fairly hard
conditions with the humidity. So to run the race I did today was great. "

But Johnson knew early on that no one would catch Ochichi on this day.

"She got away a bit at the start," Johnson said.
"She's the world's best road runner at the
moment, I think, in the 5K and the 10K. She ran
really good. She was just too good for everybody today."

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How refreshing to see an Australian runner quoted
internationally with such caring and mature comments . . . . .

ONE WOMAN'S VIEW: "My husband and I went driving
around the city yesterday and saw some of the
worst-hit areas. And it's really sad," said
Australia's Benita Johnson, who finished second in the women's field.

"We think that coming to a big race like this and
supporting a community event is the best thing
you can do to rebuild the community and bring
people together. I think the city has done a
great job. The people have helped themselves. The
people are so passionate about their city and
their homes. And I think that's fantastic. It's
certainly something to aspire to."

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A whole wealth of information on The 110th Boston
Marathon can be found at the Website:-

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

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Kenyan dominance in Boston explained
Tuesday 18 April 2006

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=34311.html

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Regards

Doug Fry


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