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Credit : Identity Media Services Marathon Fernando Cabada took top honours by finishing the race in 02:21:17, followed by Michael Morris who finished with a time of 02:21:46. Rounding out the top three was Benjamin Zywicki with a time of 02:22:54. The first two women Mckale Montgomery and Obsie Birru did not cross a turnaround mat around the halfway marker and have been disqualified. So the updated podium is as follows: Michelle Parks took the top spot in 02:38:39, ahead of Sarah Rabourn (02:46:46). Madeline Stier got the third place in 02:50:30. Top 5 Men 1 Fernando Cabada 02:21:17 2 Michael Morris 02:21:46 3 Benjamin Zywicki 02:22:54 4 Cheyne Inman 02:24:03 5 Adrian Haywas 02:25:38 Top 5 Women 1 Michelle Parks 02:38:39 2 Sarah Rabourn 02:46:46 3 Madeline Stier 02:50:30 4 Madeleine Rouse 02:50:35 5 Ana Villegas 02:50:45 Complete results Half Marathon Fernando Cervantes Caudillo grinded past more than 1993 runners to win in 01:03:55. He bested Nacho Hernando who crossed the finish line 2 minutes 24 seconds behind him. The third place went to Dillon Breen with a time of 01:06:27 For the women, Jordan Hasay won the race with a time of 01:14:10 . She bested Chirine Njeim who crossed the finish line one minute 49 seconds behind her. Lauren Stroud got the third place in 01:16:57. Top 5 Men 1 Fernando Cervantes Caudillo 01:03:55 2 Nacho Hernando 01:06:19 3 Dillon Breen 01:06:27 4 Stewart Harwell 01:06:41 5 Jay Welp 01:06:55 Top 5 Women 1 Jordan Hasay 01:14:10 2 Chirine Njeim 01:15:59 3 Lauren Stroud 01:16:57 4 Silvia Alexandr Paredes 01:17:38 5 Gabriela Deleon 01:17:55 Complete results 10K Andrew Littlefield scored victory with a time of 00:33:29. Alexander Brenner earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:35:54. The third place went to Kevin Diverde with a time of 00:36:18 For the women, Tricia Terry scored victory with a time of 00:36:13 . Lauren Howell earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:38:39. The third place went to Jamie Johnston with a time of 00:40:45 Top 5 Men 1 Andrew Littlefield 00:33:29 2 Alexander Brenner 00:35:54 3 Kevin Diverde 00:36:18 4 Jeramie Pinter 00:37:16 5 Matt Derbawka 00:37:21 Top 5 Women 1 Tricia Terry 00:36:13 2 Lauren Howell 00:38:39 3 Jamie Johnston 00:40:45 4 Keri Amador 00:41:27 5 Allison Saroni 00:43:38 Complete results

Credit : Sangudo Edmonton, April 27, 2020 — The organizers of the Servus Edmonton Marathon announce that this year’s event, scheduled for August 14, 15, and 16, 2020, is cancelled due to the COVID-19 health situation. Last week, all mass events for the summer of 2020 were cancelled under authority of the Chief Medical Officer of Alberta Health Services (AHS) which necessarily includes the Servus Edmonton Marathon. We know how important the event is to our city and the running community, with participants from near and far. Keep aspiring to your training goals and aim for August 20-22, 2021, because we are already making plans to see you then. “As runners ourselves, we held out hope that the event could go ahead, because we tend to be an optimistic group and we love putting it on for the community. However, it is best that we protect our runners, volunteers and staff, and support our courageous healthcare professionals by being part of the solution in our battle against COVID-19.” – Tom Keogh, Director “I look forward to seeing everyone at the Service Edmonton Marathon 2021. For now, I encourage you to continue to run and enjoy the mental, physical and spiritual benefits . In your training practice physical distancing and use social media and runningroom.com to stay socially connect and for all your training resources. Stay safe, stay health and stay physically fit” – John Stanton, Running Room Founder All registered 2020 participants will have the right to rollover their registration fee to either 2021 or 2022. More information will be published in fall of 2020. Taking care of our physical and mental health is as important as ever in these challenging times. In alignment with the City of Edmonton Live Active Strategy (#liveactiveyeg), we encourage participants of all abilities to do regular physical activity while maintaining physical distance (2m/6.5 feet). We are all in this together. Edmonton Marathon

Credit : Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon For tenacity, Worknesh Degefa was the star of the show in the 21st anniversary race of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon this morning, the Ethiopian enduring mid-race physical problems to clock 2.19.38 and win the women’s race. But for sheer opportunism, debutants Olika Adugna of Ethiopia and Eric Kiptanui of Kenya carried the day, outwitting the tried and tested marathoners, to finish first and second in the men’s race, in 2.06.15 and 2.06.17. Degefa won by half a minute from compatriot Guteni Shone, with another Ethiopian Bedatu Hirpa further back in third; but the measure of the blanket finish of the men’s race was that Beshah Yerssie ran 2.06.34, which would have been a world record two decades ago, yet his 11th place meant he got zero prize money. The mass sprint was more reminiscent of a track event. And sure enough the sprinters won; or rather the former track men. The experienced marathoners were keeping a close eye on one other and ignoring Adugna and Kiptanui, but when it came down to speed rather than staying power, Adugna followed the initial sprint of Kiptanui from 500 metres out, then whizzed past him after another 100 metres, and took the victory and the $100,000 first prize. Two more Ethiopians followed on 2.06.18, with Tsedat Abeje getting the nod over Lencho Tesfaye. Degefa won this race on her own debut in 2017, and finished fourth the following year, yet though she could only finish second to Ruth Cheongetich last year, she said that her national record of 2.17.41 followed by victory in Boston last April meant that she now felt ‘really confident as a marathon runner’. Accordingly, she set out to underline her status as world’s sixth fastest woman. She asked for a fast pace, and approaching halfway, with a lead of over a minute, she was on course for a 2.16 clocking. But then a back injury that has blighted her training and caused her miss New York in November flared up, and looking distinctly uncomfortable, she dropped off the pace. With her lead reduced considerably by the end, she only just managed to cross the line before collapsing and needing medical attention. But she revived soon enough to say, ’I’m really proud that I managed to keep going when my back was giving me so many problems. I want to sort them out, because my aim is to represent my country in the Olympic Games (Tokyo in August)’. That would be after defending her Boston title in April. Degefa also won $100,000, out of an overall prize pot of a million dollars. And after expressing his surprise that the leaders should have followed a relatively sedate pace – ‘at 40k, I realised that, with my speed I could win,’ – Adugna underlined the financial primacy of road running, and marathons in particular nowadays when he completely dismissed the idea of returning to track. Then again, a hundred grand is a powerful argument for sticking to the roads. Of the several runners from across the world who were seeking an Olympic qualifying time, the best was Kenyan-born Mexican Risper Biyaki, but her 2.30.59 for tenth place was ten seconds off her best, and still over a minute outside the Tokyo qualifying time. As for late entrant, Japanese men’s record holder, Suguru Osako, it turned out that he only wanted to run to 25k against a class field, and demonstrate to the national selectors that despite his third place in the Olympic Trial which should qualify him for Tokyo anyway, he is still maintaining quality form. The way he was dropping off the pace and then surging back to the front suggests that are no problems in that department. Results h3.MEN 1. Olika Adugna ETH 2:06:15 2. Eric Kiptanui KEN 2.06:17 3. Tsedat Abeje ETH 2:06:18 4. Lencho Tesfaye ETH 2:06:18 5. Yitayal Atnafu ETH 2:06:21 6. Yihunilign Adane ETH 2:06:22 7. Aychew Bantie ETH 2:06:23 8. Seifu Tura ETH 2:06:26 9. Chalu Deso ETH 2:06:29 10. Zewudu Hailu ETH 2:06:31 WOMEN 1. Worknesh Degefa ETH 2:19:38 2. Guteni Shone ETH 2:20:11 3. Bedatu Hirpa ETH 2:21:55 4. Tigist Abayechew ETH 2:22:45 5. Dera Dida ETH 2:22:52 6. Hawi Feysa ETH 2:23:36 7. Bezunesh Deba ETH 2:26:59 8. Obst Abdeta ETH 2:29:30 9. Buze Diriba ETH 2:30:18 10. Risper Biyaki MEX 2:30:59

Credit : bay_dragon Marathon Les Friesen grinded past more than 334 runners to win in 02:41:45. He finished 2 minutes 53 secondes ahead of Richard MacDonald. Greg Penner (02:45:38) made notched third place. In the women’s race, Rhonda Loo took top honours by finishing the race in 03:09:00 , followed by Jennifer Kripki who finished with a time of 03:10:30. The third place went to Hailey De Yaegher with a time of 03:18:44 Top 5 Men 1 Les Friesen 02:41:45 2 Richard MacDonald 02:44:38 3 Greg Penner 02:45:38 4 Tanner Schatz 02:46:47 5 Philippe Belanger 02:53:24 Top 5 Women 1 Rhonda Loo 03:09:00 2 Jennifer Kripki 03:10:30 3 Hailey De Yaegher 03:18:44 4 Teal Gove 03:26:52 5 Kimberly Davy 03:32:26 Complete results Half Marathon Shawn Wilyman claimed victory with a time of 01:13:39. Iain Fyfe earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:15:57. Reid Balezantis got the third place in 01:19:40. In the ladies race, Savanna Boutin won the race with a time of 01:24:11 . Elizabeth Tomczak earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:28:06. Finishing third was Aurilla Wilson (01:28:28). Top 5 Men 1 Shawn Wilyman 01:13:39 2 Iain Fyfe 01:15:57 3 Reid Balezantis 01:19:40 4 Mark Berscheid 01:19:35 5 Jared Hagen 01:19:57 Top 5 Women 1 Savanna Boutin 01:24:11 2 Elizabeth Tomczak 01:28:06 3 Aurilla Wilson 01:28:28 4 Robyn Luthi 01:28:58 5 Andrea Hill 01:31:12 Complete results 10K Michael Middlemiss outpaced more then 1136 runners to win in 00:34:56. Marc Turmel earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:35:30. Jeffrey Crawford got the third place in 00:36:45. In the ladies race, Kaylee Tymo won the race with a time of 00:39:27 , ahead of Megan MacDonald (00:40:32). Nicole Mitchelson got the third place in 00:41:57. Top 5 Men 1 Michael Middlemiss 00:34:56 2 Marc Turmel 00:35:30 3 Jeffrey Crawford 00:36:45 4 Evan James 00:38:42 5 Braden Konschuh 00:38:49 Top 5 Women 1 Kaylee Tymo 00:39:27 2 Megan MacDonald 00:40:32 3 Nicole Mitchelson 00:41:57 4 Renee Pritchard 00:42:06 5 Cara MacRae 00:43:02 Complete results Night Owl 5K Alex Hutchinson outran roughly 1023 runners to win with a time of 00:17:05, followed by Johnathan Warawa who finished with a time of 00:19:41. Daniel Leblanc (00:20:08) made notched third place. For the women, Jadyn Palaschuk finished first in 00:17:21 . She bested Olivia Brennan who crossed the finish line 5 minutes 21 secondes behind her. Rounding out the top three was Grace Warawa with a time of 00:22:50. Top 5 Men 1 Alex Hutchinson 00:17:05 2 Johnathan Warawa 00:19:41 3 Daniel Leblanc 00:20:08 4 Lysle Mroske 00:20:28 5 Jesse Parsons 00:20:43 Top 5 Women 1 Jadyn Palaschuk 00:17:21 2 Olivia Brennan 00:22:42 3 Grace Warawa 00:22:50 4 Lorraine Brezinski 00:23:54 5 Sheri Emerson 00:24:23 Complete results Family 5K Nick Dalrymple took top honours by finishing the race in 00:19:21. Adonias Downes secured second in this year’s race with a time of 00:20:13. Carter Wirth (00:21:42) made notched third place. In the ladies race, Molly Lakustiak finished first in 00:19:46 , ahead of Ella Perras (00:21:21). Janine Dorish got the third place in 00:25:01. Top 5 Men 1 Nick Dalrymple 00:19:21 2 Adonias Downes 00:20:13 3 Carter Wirth 00:21:42 4 Jasen Rohatinsky 00:22:01 5 Simon Kilback 00:23:01 Top 5 Women 1 Molly Lakustiak 00:19:46 2 Ella Perras 00:21:21 3 Janine Dorish 00:25:01 4 Jody Harris 00:25:40 5 Odette Allonby 00:25:46 Complete results

Credit : Sangudo Marathon David Mutai outpaced more then 896 runners to win in 02:20:07. He bested Kip Kangogo who crossed the finish line 3 minutes 21 seconds behind him. Collin Jarvis got the third place in 02:27:30. In the ladies race, Kari Elliott took top honours by finishing the race in 03:01:02 . She finished 5 minutes 32 seconds ahead of Caroline Gecker. Finishing third was Anna Kessler (03:08:42). Top 5 Men 1 David Mutai 02:20:07 2 Kip Kangogo 02:23:28 3 Collin Jarvis 02:27:30 4 Robert Newton 02:31:43 5 Michael Zahara 02:32:15 Top 5 Women 1 Kari Elliott 03:01:02 2 Caroline Gecker 03:06:34 3 Anna Kessler 03:08:42 4 Rozalyn Chok 03:13:22 5 Jennifer Meincke 03:14:45 Complete results Half Marathon Run Evan Esselink took top spot in 01:05:07. He bested Chris Balestrini who crossed the finish line 35 seconds behind him. Ahmed Osman (01:05:55) made notched third place. For the women, Menigstu Emebet took top honours by finishing the race in 01:10:32 , followed by Hirut Beyene Guangul who finished with a time of 01:15:03. Finishing third was Dayna Pidhoresky (01:15:25). Top 5 Men 1 Evan Esselink 01:05:07 2 Chris Balestrini 01:05:42 3 Ahmed Osman 01:05:55 4 Kevin Coffey 01:05:56 5 Wendimu Adamu 01:06:24 Top 5 Women 1 Menigstu Emebet 01:10:32 2 Hirut Beyene Guangul 01:15:03 3 Dayna Pidhoresky 01:15:25 4 Krista Duchene 01:15:42 5 Rachel Hannah 01:17:16 Complete results 10K Run Leonard Chesoo scored victory with a time of 00:30:24. He bested Richard Reid who crossed the finish line one minute 29 seconds behind him. The third place went to Zain Syed Ahmed with a time of 00:32:15 For the women, Melissa Paauwe scored victory with a time of 00:36:51 , ahead of Vanessa Trofimenkoff (00:37:24). Finishing third was Taylor Carlin (00:37:37). Top 5 Men 1 Leonard Chesoo 00:30:24 2 Richard Reid 00:31:53 3 Zain Syed Ahmed 00:32:15 4 Michael Stewart 00:33:38 5 Scott Kohlman 00:33:46 Top 5 Women 1 Melissa Paauwe 00:36:51 2 Vanessa Trofimenkoff 00:37:24 3 Taylor Carlin 00:37:37 4 Lisa Stewart 00:37:53 5 Roxanne Skoreyko 00:40:18 Complete results 5K Run/Walk Yahye Mohamed took top spot in 00:15:59. Ahmed Abdullahi earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:16:54. Simon Ong (00:17:03) made notched third place. In the ladies race, Hayley Basterash took top honours by finishing the race in 00:18:51 . She finished 30 seconds ahead of Jaira Cross Child. Finishing third was Mariana Guerra Maupome (00:22:00). Top 5 Men 1 Yahye Mohamed 00:15:59 2 Ahmed Abdullahi 00:16:54 3 Simon Ong 00:17:03 4 Ben O’Rourke 00:17:45 5 Karim Harik 00:18:27 Top 5 Women 1 Hayley Basterash 00:18:51 2 Jaira Cross Child 00:19:21 3 Mariana Guerra Maupome 00:22:00 4 Erica Chang 00:22:05 5 Brianne Plitt 00:22:12 Complete results

Credit : Gwydion M. Williams Chris McGurk took top spot in 01:08:31. Simon Birch earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:09:29. Patrick Roddy got the third place in 01:11:06. In the ladies race, Kelly Edwards claimed victory with a time of 01:21:29 , followed by Lynne Hill who finished with a time of 01:23:04. Natalie Bhangal got the third place in 01:24:27. Top 5 Men 1 Chris McGurk 01:08:31 2 Simon Birch 01:09:29 3 Patrick Roddy 01:11:06 4 Alex Jolly 01:13:02 5 Chris McKeown 01:15:00 Top 5 Women 1 Kelly Edwards 01:21:29 2 Lynne Hill 01:23:04 3 Natalie Bhangal 01:24:27 4 Tamara Freeman 01:27:04 5 Lorna Hulme 01:27:36 Complete results

Credit : Beaver Talk Marathon The victory went to Jacob Hudgins who crossed the finish line at 02:59:29. He finished 4 minutes 10 secondes ahead of Warren Kimball. Jeremiah Tatum (03:04:35) made notched third place. For the women, Carrie Van Quathem won the race with a time of 03:30:26 . She bested Erin Rhodes who crossed the finish line 5 minutes une seconde behind her. Rounding out the top three was Sarah Wallace with a time of 03:37:08. Top 5 Men 1 Jacob Hudgins 02:59:29 2 Warren Kimball 03:03:39 3 Jeremiah Tatum 03:04:35 4 Kyle Grady 03:08:37 5 Dustin Doty 03:19:15 Top 5 Women 1 Carrie Van Quathem 03:30:26 2 Erin Rhodes 03:35:27 3 Sarah Wallace 03:37:08 4 Julie Skafidas 03:51:19 5 Cassandra Hauswald 03:58:17 Complete results Half Marathon The victory went to Jim Brown who crossed the finish line at 01:22:07. Coming in second was Ben Boldt (01:38:05). Marty Bost got the third place in 01:44:02. In the women’s race, Dorothy Martin won the race with a time of 01:47:10 . She finished une seconde ahead of Margaret Anderson. The third place went to Edie Fava with a time of 01:48:37 Top 5 Men 1 Jim Brown 01:22:07 2 Ben Boldt 01:38:05 3 Marty Bost 01:44:02 4 Marcus Clegg 01:45:21 5 Bill Wadlington 01:45:25 Top 5 Women 1 Dorothy Martin 01:47:10 2 Margaret Anderson 01:47:11 3 Edie Fava 01:48:37 4 Amanda Daniel 01:50:13 5 Lisa Hampton 01:50:25 Complete results

Credit : Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon In another record-shattering day at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya became the third fastest woman in marathon history when she clocked 2.17.08, taking over two minutes off the 12 month old course record, and a minute off her own personal best, while more than hinting that, at 22, she might just be the woman to threaten Paula Radcliffe’s superlative time of 2.15.25, from London 2003. Not to be outdone, Getaneh Molla of Ethiopia ran the fastest debut in history in breaking the men’s course record, also a year old, by half a minute, with 2.03.34, making him the sixth fastest man of all time. In the women’s race, Chepngetich was followed home by former winner, Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia, who also obliterated her personal best by justover two minutes, with 2.17.41, which makes her the fourth fastest in history. Although she lost ground in the last third of the race, staying with the leading duo for so long ensured that another Ethiopian, Gurmesa Edesa took three minutes off her best, finishing third in 2.21.05. Likewise in the men’s race, Molla was tested until the final kilometre by compatriot Herpassa Negesa, who finished second in 2.03.40, excising over five minutes from his best, and securing him in eight place in history. There were mixed fortunes for another Ethiopian, Asefa Mengstu who finishedthird in 2.04.24, for though he improved one place from last year, he was 18 seconds slower. It will be little consolation to Degefa to know that a time of 2.07.41 has never lost a marathon before, and indeed she contributed amply to Chepngetich’s success. The Kenyan was having problems identifying her drinks’ bottles at feed stations, and regularly fell behind at each table. When the pair had dropped Edesa and the rest before 35k, the same thing happened again, and having followed the Kenyan up to that point, Degefa sawthe opportunity to steal a march, with the objective of repeating her 2017 victory. She forged ahead, which woke Chepngetich to the danger, and she immediately launched her long drive to victory. It is a possibility that the lost time searching for drinks cost her the Kenyan/African record, heldby colleague Mary Keitany, the second fastest in history with 2.17.01. But as Radcliffe, having commentated the race, drily observed about the danger of her record falling to Chepngetich, “She has the time; at 22, she is far more likely than any of the older women,” a nod surely in the direction of the 36 year old Keitany, who has long been touted as a threat to the 15 year old world mark. Since her marathon debut in Istanbul 2017, winning in a very respectable 2.22.36, followed by a slightly slower second place in Paris in early 2018,the diminutive Chepngetich has taken giant strides. She returned to Istanbul two months ago, and ran four minutes faster than the previous year(2.18.35), and shooting into seventh place in history. She brushed off thefact that there are some potentially disruptive ups and downs in the finalstages of the course, with, “I train on hills, so I was not bothered”. Thecorollary to that is 2.17.08 on a completely flat course. Molla said that he did not know what to expect from his first marathon, but that, “It certainly was not 2.03. I was hoping for maybe 2.05, 2.06”. But the possibility was always that a man who can run sub-13mins for 5000 metres (just) as he did last summer was going to thrive in the marathon, if he put in the work. That much was evident in the comfort and easy striding style he manifested as his more fancied compatriots, and Kenyan Emmanuel Saina dropped off the group of ten which maintained the sort of pace that was going to ensure a fast final time. The surprise was that it was regular 2.09 man, Herpassa Negasa who provided the springboard for Molla’s victory, dictating the pace which resulted in the pair ending up alone in the final kilometres. But it was the debutant who prevailed at the death. And despite his record debut victory, he indicated that, having won the Ethiopian 5000m title on the track four times, it was at that distance or the 10,000 metresthat he wants to compete in the World Track & Field Championships in Doha later this year. He can be sure that he will not experience there the same sort of weather conditions here today, which could barely have been better for this part of the world. The local media has been complaining all week about the ‘cold’ weather, which is to say the thermometer has barely climbed above 21C (70F); but starting before dawn in 16C (60F), and benefiting from cloud cover which kept the temperature at that level all race, meant that the athletes delivered. In the last decade, since an influx of cash from the Dubai government, the marathon organisers, abetted by a flat, fast course have tempted the likes of Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele to beef up their kudos and record credentials; but, equally some little known athletes have made strong and rapid debuts here, contributing to some of the best in-depth marathon results anywhere in the world. Now in its 20th year, with some of the fastest times in history, Dubai has further burnished its claims to maintain a high ranking in the world of major marathons. RESULTS Men: 1. Getaneh Molla ETH 2:03:34 2. Herpassa Negasa ETH 2:03:40 3. Asefa Mengstu ETH 2:04:24 4. Emmanuel Saina KEN 2:05:02 5. Shifera Tamru ETH 2:05:18 6. Kelkile Gezahegn ETH 2:06:09 7. Adugna Takele ETH 2:06:32 8. Birhanu Teshome ETH 2:08:20 9. Fikadu Kebede ETH 2:08:27 10. Tadesse Abraham SUI 2:09:50 Women: 1. Ruth Chepngetich KEN 2:17:08 2. Worknesh Degefa ETH 2:17:41 3. Worknesh Edesa ETH 2:21:05 4. Waganesh Mekasha ETH 2:22:45 5. Sintayehu Lewetegn ETH 2:25:59 6. Rahma Tusa ETH 2:26:38 7. Muluhabt Tsega ETH 2:27:36 8. Sule Utura ETH 2:32:52

Credit : Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Getaneh Molla Tamire outpaced more than 1821 runners to win in 02:03:34, establishing the new course record. He finished 6 seconds ahead of Herpassa Negasa Kitesa. Asefa Mengstu Negewo (02:04:24) made notched third place. For the women, it was Ruth Chepngetich (02:17:08) taking the top spot. She too set a new record for the course. Worknesh Degefa Debele earned runner-up honours with a time of 02:17:41. While Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa came in third at 02:21:05 Top 5 Men 1 Getaneh Molla Tamire ETH 02:03:34 2 Herpassa Negasa Kitesa ETH 02:03:40 3 Asefa Mengstu Negewo ETH 02:04:24 4 Emmanuel Kipkemboi Saina KEN 02:05:02 5 Shifera Tamru Aredo ETH 02:05:18 Top 5 Women 1 Ruth Chepngetich KEN 02:17:08 2 Worknesh Degefa Debele ETH 02:17:41 3 Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa ETH 02:21:05 4 Waganesh Mekasha Amare ETH 02:22:45 5 Sintayehu Lewetegn Hailemichael ETH 02:25:59 Complete results

Credit : Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Guye Adola of Ethiopia and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya have both run faster than the course records set in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon last year, so despite the reduction in prize money (of which more later), the organisers of Friday’s 20th running of the Gulf race firmly expect the traditional blanket fast times to continue in what they refer to as the only IAAF Gold Label race in the region. No one could argue that Eliud Kipchoge is currently the best marathon marathon runner in the world, possibly of all time; but the Olympic champion and world record holder was pushed to the limit in the Berlin Marathon 15 months ago, when Adola led the Kenyan until 40k, and in his first marathon, no less. The Ethiopian was rewarded with the fastest debut in history, 2.03.46. As so frequently happens in elite sport, an injury hampered his progress last year, and when sickness contributed to a lowly placing in London 2018, he only finished the race he said, “because I owed it to the organisers. Now I feel back close to my best,” he added before his coach intervened, with the veiled promise, “We would not have come if he was not ready”. With rare exceptions, runners are notoriously reticent when it comes to predicting a successful race, and with all the things that can go wrong in the 42.195k of a marathon, rightly so; but it was not so much what she said as the manner of her responses which suggests that Chepngetich might triumph on Friday. No, she said, she hadn"t seen the course and was not overly bothered in doing so, but knew it was flat; the corollary to which is that she set her best of 2.18.35 in winning (for the second time in succession) in Istanbul two months ago. “And that was hilly at the end,” she said knowingly. “But I train in the Ngong Hills (outside Nairobi), so that didn”t bother me too much" Neither, it seems does the prospect of racing another elite marathon so soon. “I think 50 days is plenty of time to recover,” she said; and having won the half-marathons of Istanbul, Milan and Paris within two months just under two years ago, who could argue with her? Nevertheless, the traditional deep fields in Dubai suggest that both she and Adola will have their work cut out to add another victory to their records. Among leading rivals, Lemi Berhanu in the men’s race, and Worknesh Degefa in the women’s, have both won here in the recent past, Berhanu in 2015, and Degefa in 2016. And as for those blanket finishes, the record speaks for itself. There have only been three marathons in history where four men ran faster than 2.05, and six women bettered 2.22, both in the same race; and they have all come in Dubai. And in last year’s event, seven men broke 2.05, and four women broke 2.20. So, even though a world record may have eluded them, despite the past presence of Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele, the overall race record reeks excellence. Which brings us to the reasons behind the reduction in prize pot, over the contentious issue of impending rule changes for the coveted IAAF race labels. “For the time being,” said founding Race Director, Peter Connerton, "we are going to continue our policy of paying very good prize money ($100,000 for both winners), but not appearance money, as other top races do. Because we believe it’s the performance on the day that counts. “The Dubai prize money is reduced for 2019 as a result of a decision by the IAAF to exclude the Dubai Marathon from the opportunity of becoming a Platinum label in the new athletics event ranking system. The Dubai Marathon, with the support of the Dubai Government has since 2008 contributed over US$11 million is prize money, tax free, to the Marathon event, attracting to its shores some of the biggest names in the sport including Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele. “The hierarchy of the sport has decided for the marathon that to be a Platinum label you must have 15,000 finishers. By default, this excludes Dubai from that category. After contributing so much to the sport since 2008, we feel let down by the sport, after the initiative of His Royal Highness back in 2007 to promote Dubai and the Marathon.” Selected elite runners with personal best Men Guye Adola ETH 2:03:46 Asefa Mengstu ETH 2:04:06 Sisay Lemma ETH 2:04:08 Lemi Berhanu ETH 2:04:33 Kelkile Gezahegn ETH 2:05:06 Emmanuel Saina KEN 2:05:21 Seboka Dibaba ETH 2:06:17 Tadesse Abraham SUI 2:06:40 Adugna Takele ETH 2:08:31 Shifera Tamru ETH 2:08:50 Yenew Alamirew ETH 2:08:56 Birhanu Teshome ETH 2:09:03 Getaneh Molla ETH Debut Women Ruth Chepngetich KEN 2:18:35 Worknesh Degefa ETH 2:19:53 Sharon Cherop KEN 2:22:28 Sintayehu Lewetegn ETH 2:22:45 Rahma Tusa ETH 2:23:46 Birke Debele ETH 2:25:28 Muluhabt Tsega ETH 2:25:48 Waganesh Mekasha ETH 2:25:57 (Friday’s event will be live-streamed online with no geoblocking rights or restrictions, at www.dubaimarathon.org. The elite marathon, commentated by world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe and Pat Butcher, begins at0600 Gulf time, 0200gmt)

Credit : bay_dragon Marathon Brendan Lunty claimed victory with a time of 02:44:44. He bested Tanner Schatz who crossed the finish line one minute 38 seconds behind him. Finishing third was Gerry Nagy (02:53:57). For the women, Dawn Ladds claimed victory with a time of 03:03:15 . Brooke MacDonald earned runner-up honours with a time of 03:04:24. While Jaclyn Rollins came in third at 03:23:02 Top 5 Men 1 Brendan Lunty 02:44:44 2 Tanner Schatz 02:46:22 3 Gerry Nagy 02:53:57 4 Jared Bone 03:00:42 5 Dave Reid 03:01:31 Top 5 Women 1 Dawn Ladds 03:03:15 2 Brooke MacDonald 03:04:24 3 Jaclyn Rollins 03:23:02 4 Brittany Steele 03:23:30 5 Julia Totosy De Zepetnek 03:26:56 Complete results Half Marathon Russell Neff outpaced more then 1553 runners to win in 01:17:04. Iain Fyfe earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:17:42. Luke Phillips got the third place in 01:19:58. In the women’s race, Kaytlyn Criddle won the race with a time of 01:21:05 . She finished 7 minutes 56 seconds ahead of Robyn Luthi. The third place went to Karen Lawson with a time of 01:29:36 Top 5 Men 1 Russell Neff 01:17:04 2 Iain Fyfe 01:17:42 3 Luke Phillips 01:19:58 4 Mark Berscheid 01:20:32 5 Jared Hagen 01:21:22 Top 5 Women 1 Kaytlyn Criddle 01:21:05 2 Robyn Luthi 01:29:01 3 Karen Lawson 01:29:36 4 Erin Gardiner 01:30:34 5 Elizabeth Tomczak 01:30:52 Complete results 10K Brayden Mytopher outran roughly 1054 runners to win with a time of 00:33:36. Coming in second was Shawn Wilyman (00:34:13). Finishing third was Michael Middlemiss (00:34:33). For the women, Lesley Binning won the race with a time of 00:41:24 . Lesley Binning and Kristen Wirth share the same time (00:42:46) and the second place. Top 5 Men 1 Brayden Mytopher 00:33:36 2 Shawn Wilyman 00:34:13 3 Michael Middlemiss 00:34:33 4 Eric Burge 00:38:20 5 Tarrant Cross Child 00:39:13 Top 5 Women 1 Lesley Binning 00:41:24 2 Kristen Wirth 00:42:46 3 Jamie Wright 00:42:46 4 Jayme Nagy 00:44:17 5 Laura Sullivan 00:45:21 Complete results Night Owl 5K Kevin Petrychyn took top spot in 00:18:10, followed by Ian Fallas who finished with a time of 00:18:11. Scott Mitchell got the third place in 00:19:19. In the women’s race, Allison Grajczyk claimed victory with a time of 00:19:25 , ahead of Sarrah Tremblay (00:21:49). The third place went to Olivia Brennan with a time of 00:22:12 Top 5 Men 1 Kevin Petrychyn 00:18:10 2 Ian Fallas 00:18:11 3 Scott Mitchell 00:19:19 4 James Bradshaw 00:19:25 5 Samuel Moyse 00:19:42 Top 5 Women 1 Allison Grajczyk 00:19:25 2 Sarrah Tremblay 00:21:49 3 Olivia Brennan 00:22:12 4 Sydney Sawka 00:22:19 5 Patricia Hanley 00:22:47 Complete results Family 5K Complete results The next race of the Queen City Marathon will be on September 08, 2019.

Credit : Sangudo Marathon Lucas McAneney got a win, finishing with a time of 02:26:14. Coming in second was Arturs Bareikis (02:28:15). Rounding out the top three was Daniel Habteyes with a time of 02:32:53. In the women’s race, Leanne Klassen scored victory with a time of 03:00:07 . She finished 8 minutes 20 seconds ahead of Kayla Baker. Finishing third was Lynsey Romano (03:12:41). Top 5 Men 1 Lucas McAneney 02:26:14 2 Arturs Bareikis 02:28:15 3 Daniel Habteyes 02:32:53 4 Michael Matuszak 02:34:52 5 Evan Bayer 02:38:06 Top 5 Women 1 Leanne Klassen 03:00:07 2 Kayla Baker 03:08:27 3 Lynsey Romano 03:12:41 4 Rozalyn Chok 03:15:44 5 Claire Hitchen 03:17:27 Complete results Half Marathon Run Evan Esselink claimed victory with a time of 01:05:44. He bested Wendimu Adamu who crossed the finish line 8 seconds behind him. The third place went to Anthony Tomsich with a time of 01:05:59 For the women, Anteneh Emebet took top spot in 01:11:23 , ahead of Rachel Cliff (01:12:20). The third place went to Dayna Pidhoresky with a time of 01:12:38 Top 5 Men 1 Evan Esselink 01:05:44 2 Wendimu Adamu 01:05:52 3 Anthony Tomsich 01:05:59 4 Bonsa Gonfa 01:08:00 5 Berhanu Degefa 01:08:58 Top 5 Women 1 Anteneh Emebet 01:11:23 2 Rachel Cliff 01:12:20 3 Dayna Pidhoresky 01:12:38 4 Emily Moore 01:15:05 5 Georgia Porter 01:15:20 Complete results 10K Run Zain Syed Ahmed grinded past more than 1092 runners to win in 00:31:09, followed by Matt Setlack who finished with a time of 00:32:22. The third place went to Dejene Gulilat with a time of 00:32:42 In the women’s race, Emma Cook-Clarke took top spot in 00:34:46 . She bested Kaytlyn Grundle who crossed the finish line 2 minutes 41 seconds behind her. While Joby Rosenleaf came in third at 00:38:37 Top 5 Men 1 Zain Syed Ahmed 00:31:09 2 Matt Setlack 00:32:22 3 Dejene Gulilat 00:32:42 4 Jevin Monds 00:32:52 5 Jesse Bauer 00:32:58 Top 5 Women 1 Emma Cook-Clarke 00:34:46 2 Kaytlyn Grundle 00:37:27 3 Joby Rosenleaf 00:38:37 4 Roxanne Skoreyko 00:38:59 5 Corinne Smith 00:40:21 Complete results 5K Run/Walk Brian Torres outran roughly 556 runners to win with a time of 00:17:46, followed by Sergio Salym Perez Hernandez who finished with a time of 00:17:51. John Blankenship got the third place in 00:17:59. In the ladies race, Alana Cadieux won the race with a time of 00:21:00 , ahead of Daniella Wasielewski (00:21:58). Finishing third was Sophie Stanton (00:22:42). Top 5 Men 1 Brian Torres 00:17:46 2 Sergio Salym Perez Hernandez 00:17:51 3 John Blankenship 00:17:59 4 John Soltice 00:18:07 5 Erik Taylor 00:18:09 Top 5 Women 1 Alana Cadieux 00:21:00 2 Daniella Wasielewski 00:21:58 3 Sophie Stanton 00:22:42 4 Alita Marko 00:22:58 5 Sara Herman 00:23:32 Complete results