Upcoming Races & Results Winter 2006/2007
The winter marathon season will be starting soon with some major international races kicking off in early December. The biggest grand-daddy of them all, the Fukuoka Marathon, will be held on Sunday, December 3. At one time, this event was considered the unofficial world championship marathon.
The winter marathon season will be starting soon with some major international races kicking off in early December. The biggest grand-daddy of them all, the Fukuoka Marathon, will be held on Sunday, December 3. At one time, this event was considered the unofficial world championship marathon.
Fukuoka Marathon
Haile Gebrselassie is one of the invited runners to Fukuoka this year. The 33-year old, who ran a world lead and a national record of 2:05.56 to win the Berlin Marathon in September. Fukuoka will be the fifth marathon of his career. It will be interesting to see how things turn out this year at Fukuoka. Jaouad Gharib will be there as another one of the invited athletes. Gharib won gold medals in two consecutive World Championships, Paris in 2003 and Helsinki in 2005.
This year will be the 60th running of Fukuoka.
2nd Annual Saipan Marathon & 26th Annual Saipan Half Marathon & 21st Annual 10 Kilometer Fun Run
For runners interested in a marathon in an island setting, head out to the Saipan Marathon. With the start time of 3:30 a.m., there won't be much scenery to admire in the darkness. However, the event should be a blast with the great awards festivities afterwards, as Saipan events are famous for.
Event details are as follows:
A 10k (6.2 Miles) and half marathon (13.1 miles/21.1K). Entry fee is $25 and $35. Start time 3:30 a.m. pre-race check-in 4:30 am to 5:15 am., at the American Memorial Park Intersection (Micro Beach), Next to DPS Sub-Station. Age division: 19 and under, 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; and 50 and Up. Running course will be along the scenic Beach Road in Saipan. The 10K run turn around is in front of the Saipan Bowling Center in Oleai and the Half Marathon run turn around south of the San Antonio Beach (P.I.C.). Entry fee deadline is January 13, 2007 (all events). For more information on the events, please contact Mr. Elias at (670) 664-2500 or e-mail: eli_rang@yahoo.com or Mr. Kurt Barnes at (670) 235-5853 or e-mail: kurtproa@yahoo.com
Event details are as follows:
A 10k (6.2 Miles) and half marathon (13.1 miles/21.1K). Entry fee is $25 and $35. Start time 3:30 a.m. pre-race check-in 4:30 am to 5:15 am., at the American Memorial Park Intersection (Micro Beach), Next to DPS Sub-Station. Age division: 19 and under, 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; and 50 and Up. Running course will be along the scenic Beach Road in Saipan. The 10K run turn around is in front of the Saipan Bowling Center in Oleai and the Half Marathon run turn around south of the San Antonio Beach (P.I.C.). Entry fee deadline is January 13, 2007 (all events). For more information on the events, please contact Mr. Elias at (670) 664-2500 or e-mail: eli_rang@yahoo.com or Mr. Kurt Barnes at (670) 235-5853 or e-mail: kurtproa@yahoo.com
Bangkok Marathon - Results
The Bangkok Marathon was held on Monday, November 27 in the Thai capital. There was another coup on the early hours of Sunday (26 Nov) as elite marathoners from Ethiopia and Kenya emerged as victors of the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon.
This race started at 2:00 a.m. (!!!), with the elite runners having a separate starting time of 3:30 a.m. Ethiopia’s Berhanu Tesfaye won the 19th edition of the competition with a 2:28:02.
This race started at 2:00 a.m. (!!!), with the elite runners having a separate starting time of 3:30 a.m. Ethiopia’s Berhanu Tesfaye won the 19th edition of the competition with a 2:28:02.
In the women's competition, Wioletta Uryga of Poland, who set a course record in 1999, once again won the women's event in a time of 2:56:47, ahead of locals Sunisa Pechpongproi Sailomyen (2:58:48) and Patcharee Chaithongsri (3:01:17).
For full results, click here.
For full results, click here.
