KEBEDE AND WAMI WIN THE GREAT NORTH RUN
By David Monti
(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission
BUPA Great North Run
Olympic
medalists Tsegaye Kebede and Gete Wami of Ethiopia were victorious at
today's BUPA Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields, England,
the world's largest half-marthon.
Kebede, the Beijing Olympic
bronze medalist in the marathon, beat compatriot Gebre Gebremariam by a
wide margin. Clocking 59:45, he was the only athlete to break the one
hour mark on the slightly downhill course. Gebremariam was alone in
second place in 1:00:29, while American Abdi Abdirahman narrowly edged
2007 world marathon champion Luke Kibet of Kenya, 1:01:33 to 1:01:34,
for third.
Wami emerged victorious after a three-way battle with
Kenyan Magdalene Mukunzi and Briton Jo Pavey. Wami's winning time of
1:08:51 put her just one second ahead of Mukunzi and two seconds ahead
of Pavey. Both Mukunzi and Pavey set personal best times.
Abdirahman,
Wami and women's sixth place finisher Hayley Haining of Scotland
(1:10:53 PB), were using today's race as a stepping stone to the ING
New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2. Wami is leading the
2007/2008 World Marathon Majors point series, and needs to finish first
or second in New York to guarantee her victory in the series and the
$500,000 individual prize. She was second in New York last year to
England's Paula Radcliffe who announced last week that she will defend
her New York City title.
ENDS
Full Results
Name | Race Number | Club | Overall Position | Age Group Position | Gender Position | Age Group and Gender Position | Finish Time | Tyne Bridge | 10k time | 15k time | 20k time | Nike+ |
Peter Muffett |
45927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
00:31:13 |
02:02:07 |
|
|
|
JOSH CASSIDY |
506 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
00:44:10 |
00:00:00 |
00:20:09 |
00:30:07 |
00:00:00 |
|
Ralph Brunner |
503 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
00:45:03 |
00:04:58 |
00:20:28 |
00:30:36 |
00:42:34 |
|
Rafael Botello Jimenez |
505 |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
00:47:58 |
00:00:00 |
00:22:02 |
00:32:37 |
00:45:18 |
|
MARK TELFORD |
507 |
|
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
00:50:56 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
00:34:42 |
00:48:08 |
|
Diana Roy |
527 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
00:51:18 |
00:05:45 |
00:23:16 |
00:34:43 |
00:48:33 |
|
SHELLY WOODS |
525 |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
00:51:19 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
00:34:43 |
00:00:00 |
|
Jason Gill |
509 |
|
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
00:53:17 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
00:35:41 |
00:50:14 |
|
Francesca Pocellato |
526 |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
00:59:12 |
00:06:42 |
00:27:13 |
00:40:12 |
00:55:50 |
|
Tsegay Kebede |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
00:59:45 |
00:07:59 |
00:28:01 |
00:42:18 |
00:56:42 |
|
Gebre Gebremariam |
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
01:01:29 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
|
Abdi Abdirahman |
5 |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
01:01:33 |
00:07:58 |
00:28:15 |
00:42:57 |
00:58:19 |
|
LUKE KIBET |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
01:01:34 |
00:07:59 |
00:28:13 |
00:42:57 |
00:58:19 |
|
Juan Luis Barrios |
10 |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
01:01:48 |
00:07:59 |
00:28:29 |
00:43:15 |
00:58:34 |
|
MARTIN FAGAN |
9 |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
01:02:20 |
00:00:00 |
00:29:22 |
00:43:55 |
00:59:03 |
|
Felix Limo |
3 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
01:03:11 |
00:00:00 |
00:29:04 |
00:44:06 |
00:59:52 |
|
MICKEY BUSHALL |
501 |
|
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
01:03:12 |
00:06:48 |
00:27:49 |
00:42:23 |
00:59:16 |
|
JOSE MANUEL MARTINEZ |
6 |
|
8 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
01:03:31 |
00:00:00 |
00:29:59 |
00:45:00 |
01:00:28 |
|
RUI PEDRO SILVA |
11 |
|
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
01:03:33 |
00:08:37 |
00:29:59 |
00:45:00 |
01:00:27 |
|
Ricardo Ribas |
16 |
|
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
01:03:35 |
00:08:38 |
00:30:00 |
00:44:58 |
01:00:26 |
|