Dong-A Seoul International Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

The sixth annual Hi-Seoul Marathon posted nearly 9,000 finishers with Sohn Hyeon winning the men’s division with a time of two hours, 37 minutes and 40 seconds while Lee Jeong-suk took the women’s division with a time of two hours, 53 minutes and 22 seconds.

Hyeon, Jyong-suk win Seoul Marathon.

Kim Yi-yong yesterday proved himself one of the nation’s elite runners again at the 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon.   Kim who was first Korean finisher and overall seventh place finisher in 2:11:14.  Sammy Korir won the marathon in 2:07:32.  The winner of the women's race was Zhang Shu Jing of China in 2:26:11.

‘Persistent’ Marathoner Stages Successful Comeback

The 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon was Sammy Korir won in a 2:07:32, the fourth fastest time of his career and the best since April 2006. Zhang Shujing of China won the women's contest in 2:26:11.  Korir already ran his second Marathon of the year; earlier he had finished third in Dubai in January clocking 2:08:01.

2:07:32 victory for Korir in Seoul

Sammy Korir, best known for pacing Paul Tergat to a world record finish in 2003, won the 2008 Seoul Marathon in 2:07:32.  Runner-up was Jason Mbote in a 2:07:37 and third was Edwin Komen in a 2:07:45.  Top Koreans were Kim Yi-yong of South Korea who finished in 2:11:14 and Lee Bong-ju, silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Atlanta Olympics, who was eighth in a 2:12:27.

Kenya Sweeps Seoul Marathon

An excellent race; extremely well-organized.

Wonderful exp. running through Seoul S. Korea

Dong-A Seoul International Marathon

Marathon Results