October 31, 2009
On Sunday it’s time for the 40th edition of the NYC-Marathon. The action will be broadcasted by several media.
UniversalSports.com will cover the race online for 5 and after the race will be available on demand. If UniversalSports does not work, check this page.
TV viewers in Europe can watch the race on Eurosport.
The race will start with the elite womens race at 9.10AM, and the main race including the elite men will go off at 9.40 local time (UTC -4hours).
October 29, 2009
The 40th NYC-Marathon will once again host a bunch of the best marathon runners in the world. On the mens side 15 runners have a sub-2:10 PB and in the womens race eight runners already ran sub-2:30.
In the mens race defending champ Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) will compete against the second fastest marathon runner in history, Kenyan James Kwambai (2:04:27, Rotterdam 09). Fellow Kenyans Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Patrick Makau also have a sub-2:07PB. Double World Marathon Champion Jaouad Gharib (2:05:27, London 09) is always one of the favorites. US-hopes are on Ryan Hall (2:06:17, 08).
In the womens race Paula Radcliffe wants to make it 4 victories in 4 starts after winning in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Russian 41-year old national record holder Lyudmila Petrova (2:21:29h) will do her best to cross the plans. Fellow Russian Tatyana Petrova was a World Championships Silver Medalist in the steeple and completed her first two marathons this year with times under 2:26h. With french record holder Christelle Daunay (2:25:43 h), Japanese Yuri Kano (2:24:27 h), Salina Kosgei from Kenya (2:23:22 h) and Ethiopian Derartu Tulu (2:23:30 h) the race for the first spots should be widely open.
October 25, 2009
A great race in Frankfurt today. Perfect weather conditions and several new records.
First of all a new course record of 2:06:14h was set by Gilbert Kirwa – more than one minute faster than the previous best. Last years Frankfurt marathon winner and the previous course record holder Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN) got second (2:06:23). Also 3rd place finisher Wiliam Kiplagat, who is the coach of the 2nd placed Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (2:07:05h) was still under the previous course record of 2:07:21h.
Günther Weidlinger set a new Austrian Marathon Record. With his time of 2:10:47h he took 10th place overall and improved the previous National Record of 2:12:22h (Gerhard Hartmann). Now the Austrian is aiming for the Marathon at next years European Championships in Barcelona.
The fastest German was professional triathlete Steffen Justus with a time of 2:18:44h. After a blasting 1:07:32h halfmarathon-split he had to pay some toll to the early pace but still his time places him in the TOP-10 of this years German Marathon Bests.
The womens race was taken by Kenyan Agnes Kiprop (2:26:57h). In her last competitive marathon Germnan Luminita Zaituc took 10th with a respectable time of 2:35:06h. If the pace would have been more steady, she could have even run faster.
Lead results were as follows:
marathon men:
1 Kirwa, Gilbert (KEN) 02:06:14
2 Cheruiyot, Robert Kiprono (KEN) 02:06:23
3 Kiplagat, William (KEN) 02:07:05
4 Kemboi, Elias Chelimo (KEN) 02:08:15
5 Tafere, Alemayehu (ETH) 02:08:46
6 Kurgat, Sammy (KEN) 02:09:34
7 Kiptoo, Benjamin Kolum (KEN) 02:10:07
8 Kipkemboi, Laban (KEN) 02:10:40
9 Gena, Siraj Amda (ETH) 02:10:41
10 Weidlinger, Günther (AUT) 02:10:47
11 Boit Kipketer, Wilson (KEN) 02:11:07
12 Mbote, Jason (KEN) 02:11:30
13 Wangeci, Antony (KEN) 02:11:47
14 Beyene Zerea, Beraki (ERI) 02:11:55
15 Tarbei, Philemon Kirwa (KEN) 02:11:55
16 Cherono, Fredrick (KEN) 02:12:04
17 Kigen, Wilson (KEN) 02:13:01
18 Geremew, Tadele (ETH) 02:13:11
19 Cheboiboch, Christopher (KEN) 02:13:48
20 Regassa, Dejene (ETH) 02:15:30
21 Kiprotich, John (KEN) 02:15:51
22 Adhanom, Alem (ERI) 02:16:41
23 Sylta, Oystein (NOR) 02:17:42
24 Justus, Steffen (GER) 02:18:44
25 Yano, Edwin (KEN) 02:18:59
26 Ngeno, Isaak Kimutai (KEN) 02:20:56
27 Medhanie, Alexsander (ERI) 02:21:24
28 Rugut, Simon (UGA) 02:21:29
29 Sansar, Elias (GER) 02:21:50
30 Bresser, Carsten (GER) 02:25:00
marathon women:
1 Kiprop, Agnes (KEN) 02:26:57
2 Kimutai, Hellen Jemaiyo (KEN) 02:27:50
3 Jarzynska, Karolina (POL) 02:29:10
4 Dado, Firehiwot (ETH) 02:29:20
5 Drazdauskaite, Rasa (LTU) 02:30:29
6 Rono, Georgina (KEN) 02:31:49
7 Baysa, Atsede (ETH) 02:32:05
8 Cheruiyot, Rose (KEN) 02:32:05
9 Limika, Irene (KEN) 02:33:07
10 Zaituc, Luminita (GER) 02:35:06
11 Woldeselasse, Azalech Masresha (ETH) 02:35:08
12 Nurgalieva, Olesya (RUS) 02:35:24
13 Pichlmaier, Bernadette (GER) 02:35:26
14 Danielsen, Karoline (NOR) 02:37:23
15 Rush, Holly (GBR) 02:37:46
16 Bekele, Alemitu (BEL) 02:41:24
17 Ndunge, Masila (KEN) 02:43:35
18 Heinold, Esther (GER) 02:47:56
19 Johannesson, Jenny (SWE) 02:48:13
20 Ytterstad, Nina Wavik (NOR) 02:56:36
21 Martens, Vera (GER) 02:57:20
22 Dr. Böhler, Viera (GER) 02:57:37
23 Hebding, Marion (GER) 02:59:06
24 Philippi, Ute (GER) 03:00:24
25 Sloots, Petra (NED) 03:00:27
26 Gutbrod, Birgit (GER) 03:00:43
27 Dietrich, Susann (GER) 03:01:08
28 Holly, Sandra (GER) 03:01:41
29 Jobe, Jaana (SWE) 03:02:56
30 Wunderlich, Ines (GER) 03:03:06
full results of the race mikatiming.de