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USA OLYMPIC TRIALS - MARATHON

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Wow! The fastest USA Marathon Trials ever for both the men and the women.
Meb Keflezighi! A hero, winning in a personal best time of 2:09:08, followed by Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman and Dathan Ritzenhein (first alternate).
Shalane Flanagan - wins another championships race in her best marathon of 2:25:38; followed by Desiree Davila, Kara Goucher and Amy Hastings (first alternate). All of the top women ran faster than the previous Olympic Trials record.
Post-Race Writeups:
2012 Men's Olympics Team Trials Race Recap
2012 Women's Olympics Team Trials Race Recap
Archived:Live Coverage Page - As It Happens (real-time notes and thoughts)
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USA and Canada Results

Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon - Jan 22 - Carlsbad, CA
Mario Macias, 30 of Alamosa CO, who won the 2009 Mesquite Tri-State Marathon, won the 2012 Carlsbad Marathon in 2:22:24. Jae Yung Hyung, 40 of Albuquerque NM, who won the 2011 Kansas City Marathon and finished second at the 2011 Two Cities Marathon, finished second in 2:25:03. Jacques Sallberg, 37 of Pasadena CA, who was the runner-up in 2010 and winner of the 2009 Pasadena and Surf City USA Marathons, was third in 2:29:11.
Christine Kenney, 33 of New York NY, who was fifth in 2011, was the first female finisher in 2:53:07. Sarah Hallas, 32 of Petaluma CA, who was third at the 2010 Georgia Marathon, finished second in 2:57:49. Julie Brekke, 38 of La Jolla CA, who won the 2009 Bellingham Bay Marathon, was third in 3:02:38.
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Maui Oceanfront Marathon - Jan 22 - Lahaina, Maui, HI
2009 champion Chuck Engle, of Coos Bay OR, won the 2012 Maui Oceanfront Marathon in 2:50:02. Jon McGonagle, of Lahaina HI, who won in 2010 and finished third in 2011, was the runner-up in 2:54:30. Shaun Marshall-Pryde, of Bozeman MT, finished third in 3:00:06.
In the women's field, Mari Kauri was the winner in 3:19:01. Vera Monsao, of NY, finished second in 3:20:33. Marie Benito was third in 3:27:23.
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Ocala Marathon - Jan 22 - Ocala, FL
Matthew Urbanski, of Vancouver WA, who was third at the 2012 Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, won the 2012 Ocala Marathon in 2:48:16. Scott Clark, of Summerside Canada, who won in 2010, finished second in 2:53:45. Ian Murray, of DPO Canada, who was third in 2005, was third in 2:58:39.
Julie Bergfeld, of St. Louis MO, who finished second at the 2011 Heart of America and 2010 Lewis & Clark (MO) Marathons, was the first female finisher in 3:10:09. Bonnie Kretchik, of Ocala FL, finished second in 3:20:13. Helen Cox, of New Smyrna Beach FL, was third in 3:27:35.
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Icebreaker Indoor Marathon - Jan 22 - Milwaukee, WI
Mac McCulley, 27 of Volo IL, won the 2012 IceBreaker Indoor Marathon in 2:39:27. Matthew Jeromin, 31 of Roselle IL, who was third in 2011, finished second in 2:44:29. Daniel Lauer-Schuma, 27 of Shorview MN, was third in 2:53:20.
Defending champion Mary Flaws, 44 of Waukesha WI, who finished second in 2010, successfully defended her title as the first female finisher in 3:13:14. Heather Kos, 41 of Saint Charles IL, who won in 2009 and finished third in 2010, was the runner-up in 3:36:48. Cristin Van Driel, 32 of Grafton WI, was third in 3:38:02.
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Subway Thunderwolves Indoor Marathon - Jan 22 - Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Wes Semler won the 2012 Thunderwolves Indoor Marathon in 2:59:26. Scott Wiebe finished second in 2:59:53. John Martinsen was third in 3:18:42.
Defending champion Keli Cristofaro repeated as the female finisher in 3:33:33.
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International Results

Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon - Jan 27 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon saw three 2:04 marathon finishes today completing an Ethiopian sweep of the men's race - 21 year old Ayele Abshero won in 2:04:23 in his marathon debut followed by Dino Sefir in 2:04:50 and 2011 LA Marathon winner Markos Geneti was third in (2:04:54) shaving nearly 2 minutes off that finish.
The women's event saw incredibly fast times as well with three 2:19 finishes - defending champion Asefelech Mergia won in 2:19:31 (a new Ethiopian National record), Lucy Kabuu (2:19:34) and Mare Dibaba (2:19:52). Of note Bezunesh Bekele, the runner-up at the 2010 Berlin Marathon and fourth place finisher at the 2011 World Championships and 2010/2011 London Marathons, was fourth in 2:20:30.
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Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - Anglesey Marathon - Jan 21 - Hollyhead, United Kingdom
Mark Tickle, who was eighth in 2011, won the 2012 Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - Anglesey Marathon in 3:39:07. Richard Webster finished second in 3:53:47. Richard Heath was third in 3:53:50.
Wendy Trimbel was the first female finisher in 4:32:55. Michaela Lauder was the runner-up in 4:43:58. Jennifer Bradley was third in 4:48:02.
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Gran Canaria Maraton - Jan 22 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Daniel Wilkinson won the 2012 Gran Canaria Marathon in 2:28:19. Francisco Rodriguez Tovar finished second in 2:34:34. Manuel Benitez Garcia was third in 2:36:19.
Aroa Merino Betancort was the first female finisher in 3:00:44. Teresa Gracia Gomez finished second in 3:28:09. Emilia Vaquero Sanchez was third in 3:32:50.

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New York City Marathon Coverage
The New York City Marathon delivered! Geoffrey Mutai proved that his world best at Boston was legitimate as he ran more than two minutes faster in New York than anyone has ever run before - 2:05:06. Emmanuel Mutai and Tsegay Kebede in second and third also ran faster than the old course record. For the women: what was Mary Keitany thinking as she went out well faster than WORLD RECORD pace? She held onto third place, but let Firehiwot Dado take the win in 2:23:15 and local runner Buzunesh Deba take second in 2:23:19.
Note: Additional photos and Monday quotes to come later...
Top Links:
- The Men's Race - Post-Race Recap
- The Women's Race - Post-Race Recap
- As It Happened/Real-Time Coverage
- NYC Marathon Coverage Homepage (all links)
- Men's Field Preview & Starter List
- Women's Field Preview & Starter List
- Pace Chart/Spectator Locations
- and much more...

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Wilson Kipsang - 2:03:42 at Frankfurt Marathon!
Wilson Kipsang - 2:03:42 at Frankfurt, misses world record by 4 seconds.
Wilson Kipsang said he would go for the world record at the Frankfurt Marathon and go he did - missing the record by only 4 seconds and finishing the marathon in 2:03:42. The 2:04 mark was not broken until 2008 when Haile Gebrselassie ran 2:03:59 at the Berlin Marathon, but this year (2011), 2:04 has been beaten four times: twice at the course and wind-aided Boston Marathon, then with Patrick Makau's world record of 2:03:38 and now with Kipsang's time. Levy Matebo finished second in 2:05:15, Albert Matebor was third in 2:05:23. In all, ten men ran faster than 2:09 amd fourteen men ran faster than 2:10, including pacer Peter Kirui who paced beautifully and continued on to finish sixth in 2:06:31. Mamitu Daska was the first woman in 2:21:59 (a PR by 2:20) and beating the old course record by Caroline Kilel in 2010 (2:23:25).
From the Race:
Race Report (10/30/11)
Additional Thoughts / Kipsang (10/31/11)

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2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Coverage
Finals:
The Course record falls at the 2011 Chicago Marathon - Moses Mosop runs 2:05:37, beating Sammy Wanjiru's previous record from 2009 of 2:05:41. Ryan Hall is 5th in 2:08:02. Liliya Shobukhova wins the 2011 Chicago Marathon in 2:18:20. That makes her the second fastest female marathoner ever, behind only Paula Radcliffe (who owns three faster times). With the win, Shobukhova becomes the first person to ever three-peat at Chicago.
The 2011 Chicago Marathon Men's Race
The 2011 Chicago Marathon Women's Race

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Makau: New World Record at Berlin Marathon (2:03:38)!
The Berlin Marathon loves world records. Since the dawning of the 21st Century, the Marathon world record has been bettered eight times - five of those nine times have been in Berlin.
Patrick Makau made it look easy. Running with his pacemakers through 30K and then alone for the final 12K, Makau knocked a full 21 seconds off the previous record set by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. Gebrselassie tried to keep up, but dropped out at 17 miles. With much of the field fading, it was a pacemaker from the second pack, Stephen Kwello Chemlany, that continued on to finish in second place more than four minutes back in 2:07:55. In the women's race, Florence Kiplagat completed her first marathon in strong fashion to win in 2:19:44. Paula Radcliffe started with the leader, but injuries slowed her and she faded to third place in 2:23:46 - but happy to have her Olympic qualifier set. Irina Mikitenko, started conservatively, passing Radcliffe at mile 20 and finishing in second place in 2:22:18.
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