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Cox Sports Providence Marathon - May 12 - Providence, RI
Christopher Zablocki, 24 of Essex CT, a recent Darmouth graduate won the 2013 Providence Marathon due to a 2:28:32 performance. He beat out 2012 winner Patrick Moulton, 31 of Providence RI, who finished second in 2:29:35. The two men separated themselves from a rest of the lead men near the 16th mile. Zablocki won the 2013 Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon in March and was second at the 2013 Snickers Marathon in early March. Moulton finished just a minute off his winning pace from 2012. He had also previously won the 2011 Sugarloaf Marathon. Arturs Bareikis, 26 of Crestwood IL, was third in 2:31:29. He was recently second at the 2013 Illinois Marathon in late April.
Katie Moulton, 30 of Providence RI, Patrick's wife, won her marathon debut in 2:53:47 - earning the women's title. Pamela Manley, 35 of Duxbury MA, was the runner-up in 2:57:20. She had previously won the 2013 A1A Marathon. Third place went to Cheryl Cleary, 39 of Rutland MA, in 3:08:12.
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Christiana Care Health System Delaware Marathon - May 12 - Wilmington, DE
Bryan Morseman, 27 of Addison NY, claimed a decisive victory at the 2013 Delaware Marathon. Morseman, who earned another victory in 2013 (he previously won the Tobacco Road Marathon, and finished third at Knoxville and the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon) finished more than 14 minutes ahead of the field once he crossed the finish line in 2:24:48. Geoffrey Shute, 38 of Deptford NJ, was the runner-up in 2:39:01. Seth Kampf, 28 of Phoenixville PA, was third in 2:43:05.
Lydia Carrick, 27 of Wilmington DE, earned the women's title once she crossed the finish line in 2:52:11. Martha Nelson, 32 of Washington DC, took second in 2:56:43. Jacqueline Palmer, 25 of Newark DE, secured third place in 3:11:40.
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Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon - May 11 - St. Joseph, MN
Jordan Hanlon, 29 of Minneapolis MN, won his second consecutive Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon title with a 2:38:19 finish. Hanlan was also second at the 2010 Minneapolis Marathon. Ben Bruce, 29 of Wabun MN, was second in 2:44:15 - he was fourth in 2012. Jesse Rueckert, 33 of St. Cloud MN, was third in 2:52:41.
Brittany Opatz, 27 of Waconia MN, was tenth overall and ran away with the women's title as she crossed the finish line in 3:02:59. Elizabeth Reetz, 31 of St. Paul MN, was second in 3:11:46. Brianna Rohne, 29 of St.Paul MN, who was fourth in 2012, but nearly 9 minutes from that finish to take third in 3:15:25.
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Maine Coast Marathon - May 12 - Kennebunk, ME
Steven McCarthy, 26 of Greene ME, won the 2013 Maine Coast Marathon due to a 2:47:13 finish. McCarthy was previously fifth at the 2012 Sugarloaf Marathon. David Murphy, 21 of Waterville ME, took second in 2:54:14. John Williams, 22 of Waterville ME, was a second behind for third place - in 2:54:15.
Jennifer Sawyer, 37 of Buxton ME, won the women's race in 3:07:07. Haley Breig, 27 of Nottingham NH, was the runner-up in 3:10:49. Erin Chalat, 52 of Cape Elizabeth ME, earned third place in 3:12:03.
Results here soon.

Brookings Marathon - May 11 - Brookings, SD
Matt Ebiner, 52 of Covina CA, earned the 2013 Brookings Marathon title as he finished in 2:38:08. Ebiner was recently eighth at the 2013 OC Marathon last weekend. He was also the 98th placed male at the recent Boston Marathon. Jeff Mescal, 47 of Hebron IN, was the runner-up in 2:49:05. Mescal recently won the 2012 Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon. Matthew Fisher, 34 of Austin TX, was third in 2:54:29.
Melissa Jansen, 42 of Saint Cloud MN, ran away with the women's title, finishing more than 20 minutes ahead of the field. Jansen, who was fourth in 2012 and second back in 2007, finished in 3:21:01. She was also recently first at the 2013 Run for the Lakes Marathon in late April (she also won that event in 2012). Mary Flaws, 46 of Waukesha WI, was second in 3:41:19. Carla Snedeker, 48 of Mitchell SD, was third in 3:42:21.
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Journeys Marathon - May 11 - Eagle River, WI
Matt Radtke, 41, successfully defended his Journeys Marathon title with a 2:48:33 finish. Radke was also third in 2009, second in 2010 and fourth in 2011. Michael James, 42, was the runner-up in 2:49:35. Thaddeus Peterson, 34, took third in 3:00:21.
The women's race also saw the 2012 winner defend their title. Laura Gould, 29, finished in 3:19:27 - nearly 11 minutes faster than her winning time in 2012. Sarena Krueger, 36, was second in 3:25:56. Janet Glodowski, 43, who was third in 2009, was third again in 3:29:51.
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Fredericton Marathon - May 12 - Fredericton, NB, Canada
Chuck Dixon, of Sackville NB Canada, earned his second consecutive Fredericton Marathon title with a 2:45:33 performance. He was also fifth in 2010 and seventh in 2008. Ryan O'Shea, of New Maryland NB Canada, claimed second in 2:48:20. Scott Clark, of Summerside PE Canada, was third in 2:49:22.
Cathy Jeffrey, of Fredericton NB Canada, won the women's race in 3:12:46. Jeffrey also won the 2012 Johnny Miles Marathon. Sarah Macdonald, of Beechville NS Canada, was the runner-up in 3:14:59. Julianna Lagin-Nass, of Halifax NS Canada, was third in 3:16:52.
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Grand Valley Marathon - May 11 - Palisade, CO
Jeff Friedman, 29, shaved 20 minutes from his previous Grand Valley Marathon finish in 2012, to win the 2013 event. Friedman finished in 3:18:18. Eric Pence, 46, was third overall and the second male once he finished in 3:44:42. Bryan McCoy, 35, was the third male and fifth overall in 3:55:32.
Lisa Belmonte, 43, was second overall and won the women's race once she finished in 3:24:05. Karen Cummings, 40, was fourth overall and finished as the second female. Cummings finished in 3:49:30. Senite Tewahade, 23, was third in 3:56:00.
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Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes - May 12 - Sudbury, ON, Canada
Eric Leishman, of Chapleau, won the 2013 Sudbury Rocks!! Marathon. He finished in 2:50:04. Christian Hambrock, of Hanover ON Canada, took second in 2:57:57. Mathieu Dore, of Ottawa, was third in 2:59:51.
Angela Batsford, of Callander ON Canada, was seventh overall and won the women's race once she finished in 3:11:09. Rosemary Baldwin, of Sault Ste. Marie ON Canada, was second in 3:19:28. She was also second in 2012. Karen Tays, of Callander, was third in 3:46:27.
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Running Fit Dances With Dirt Gnaw Bone - May 11 - Nashville, IN
Results and Writeup in process.

Cinderella Trail Run - May 12 - Oakland, CA
Bret Sarnquist, 34 of Phoenix AZ, won the 2013 Cinderella Trail Run Marathon with a 3:51:13 finish. Robert Landauer, 28 of Mountain View CA, was the runner-up in 3:57:14. Chris Randall, 42 of Berkeley CA, earned third place in 4:03:40.
Penny Macphail, 45 of San Anselmo CA, defended her women's race title by finishing in 4:20:11. She finished fourth overall in 2013 - she won the women's and overall title in 2012. Devon Jaffe-Urell, 26 of Mill Valley CA, was second in 4:56:08. Alisha Chmura, 21 of Antioch CA, was third in 5:54:27.
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International Results

Volkswagen Prague International Marathon - May 12 - Prague, Czech Republic

photo credit: Victah Sailer

Nicholas Kemboi, 29 of Kenya but who runs for Qatar, won the 2013 Prague International Marathon due to a 2:08:51 finish. Kemboi, who described the race as "tough", battled warmer than usual conditions, broke from the lead pack near the 36K mark for his win. Kemboi was recently fifth at Instanbul in 2012. Girmay Birhanu, of Ethiopia, who was recently second at Rome in March, was the runner-up again, with a 2:09:30 finish. Patrick Terer, 23 of Kenya, who won at Torino in 2012, was third in 2:10:10. Terer had to make last minute visa arrangements just to make it to Prague.
Caroline Rotich, 28 of Kenya, who was fifth at the 2012 Chicago Marathon and fourth at Boston in 2011, won the women's race in 2:27:00. Rotich got the added celebration of winning a day before her 29th birthday (today). Philes Ongori, 26 of Kenya, who won at Rotterdam in 2011, was the runner-up in 2:28:53. Ehitu Kiros, 25 of Ethiopia, was third in 2:30:02. She was recently second at Dubai in January 2013.
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Halstead Marathon - May 12 - Halstead, United Kingdom
Denys Olefir, 31, earned the 2013 Halstead Marathon title in 2:43:27. Malcolm Muir, 39, secured second place in 2:44:56. Third place went to Mohammed Ismail, 32, was 3rd in 2:46:42.
Leanne Harling, 30, won the women's race in 3:03:57. Nikki Brockbank, 34, who was second in 2012, was second again with a 3:11:39 finish. Emily Zethraeus, 32, third in 3:19:55.
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Novo Nordisk Gutenberg Marathon Mainz - May 12 - Mainz, Germany
Tola Bane Edea, 25 of Ethiopia, ran away with the 2013 Novo Nordisk Gutenberg Marathon Mainz title, finishing nearly seven minutes ahead of the field in 2:11:20. Bane Edea also won the event in 2011. Geoffrey Ngugi Kanyanjua, 28 of Kenya, was the distant runner-up, finishing in 2:18:13. He was also second at Graz in 2012. Ronald Kurgat, of Kenya, was third in 2:19:32.
Valary Jemeli Aiyabei, of Kenya, won the women's race in 2:39:47. Eshetu Deme Abeyot, 23 of Ethiopia, earned the runner-up spot in 2:45:43. She was previsouly second at Lodz in 2012 and third at Munster in 2012. Karin Schenk, was third in 2:55:07.

E.ON Mitte Kassel Marathon - May 12 - Kassel, Germany
Hosea Kiplagat Tuei, 26 of Kenya, earned a close victory at the 2013 E.ON Mitte Kassel Marathon. He finished in 2:15:21, just 20 seconds ahead of Felix Kipkorir, of Kenya, who finished in 2:14:41, and Pharis Kimani, 29 of Kenya, who was third in 2:15:51. Kimani was previously second in 2011 and fourth in 2010.
Zerfe Worku Boku, of Ethiopia, won the women's race as she finished in 2:38:40. Prisca Jemeli Kiprono, of Kenya, added to her list of top finishes at the event as she finished in 2:41:19. She was previously second in 2009, third in 2010 and second again in 201. She recently won at Dresden in 2012 (which she also won in 2010). Alice Jepkemei Kibor, 21 of Kenya, was third in 2:45:41.

La Route du Louvre Marathon - May 12 - Lille to Lens, France
Raymond Kemboi, of Kenya, won the 2013 La Route du Louvre Marathon due to a 2:14:21 finish. Philip Birech, of Kenya, took second in 2:15:53. He was recently 24th at Dubai in 2012. Sang Kibiwott, of Kenya, was a distant third in 2:20:00.
Emily Ngetich, of Kenya, earned the women's title as she finished in 2:41:48. She was recently sixth at Valencia in 2012. Ceophresina Sumawe, of Tanzania, was third in 2:48:32. She was ninth at Moshi earlier in 2013.

Older News

London Marathon - Sunday, April 21

photo credit: Victah Sailer

The 2013 London Marathon brought together the greatest fields ever and expectations were high. How could the results match the expectations?
The men went off at better than WR pace - eight men at that pace and four men still ahead of World Record at mile 19. Ultimately, the men could not keep that pace and the man with the most gas in his tank, Tsegaye Kebede overtook the lead in the final mile to win in 2:06:04. Emmanuel Mutai, slowing, held second place in 2:06:34.
The women took the opposite approach to the men, a slow start and fast finish. While a collision took out favorite Tiki Gelana, the competition unfolded as a race between Priscah Jeptoo and Edna Kiplagat. Jeptoo had speed after mile 21 to build and extend her lead and win in 2:20:15.
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The Men's Race
The Women's Race
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Boston Marathon Coverage

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For the thirteenth year in a row, MarathonGuide.com was onsite covering the Boston Marathon. If you couldn't be there, reading the writeups and coverage on MarathonGuide.com is the next best thing.

The women: Rita Jeptoo won the marathon in 2:26:25; Meseret Hailu was runner-up in 2:26:58; Sharon Cherop was third in 2:27:01. Shalane Flanagan took fourth as the first American in 2:27:08. Kara Goucher was sixth in 2:28:11.

The men: Lelisa Desisa had a strong kick to win in 2:10:22; Micah Kogo was runner-up in his debut marathon in 2:10:27; Gebre Gebremariam took third place in 2:10:28. Jason Hartmann finished fourth for the second year in a row to be the first American in 2:12:12.
Read the Boston Coverage (many pages, covering everything!)

Post-Race Analysis/Coverage/Stories - Still Being Finalized:
The Men's Race
The Women's Race
Also, our As it Happened real-time (now archived) writeup.
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Dathan Ritzenhein to Return to Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon has announced that Dathan Ritzenhein will return to the Chicago Marathon for the 2013 race. With his 2:07:47 finish at the 2012 Chicago Marathon, Dathan Ritzenhein moved to number three on the list of all-time best American marathoners behind only Khalid Khannouchi (PB: 2:05:38 at 2002 London Marathon) and Ryan Hall (PB: 2:06:17 at 2008 London Marathon or 2:04:58-aided at 2011 Boston Marathon)... Ritz, who failed to make the 2012 Olympic Team for the marathon, has shown amazing improvement as he moves between track training and marathon training.
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