Florence Marathon
November 25
Men - Daniel Kirwa Too, KEN, 2:10:38. Women - Florinda Andreucci, ITA, 2:32:26.

Monte Carlo Marathon
November 25
Men - Wilson Kibet, KEN, 2:13:54. Women - Judit Nagy-Foldingne, HUN, 2:38:23.

Maraton de San Sebastian
November 25
Men - Samon Kandie, KEN, 2:10:21. Women - Anne Kosgei, KEN, 2:31:19.

Seattle Marathon
25 November
Men - 1. Uli Steidl, GER, 2:24:38. Women - Joan McGrath, CAN, 2:49:25.

Atlanta Marathon
22 November
Men - John W. Bartlett, GA, 2:33:27. Women - Laura Drake, GA, 2:55:57.

Tokyo Women's Marathon
November 18
FROM: IAAF
1. Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia, 2:25:08; 2. Irina Timofeyeva, Russia, 2:25:29.; 3. Bruna Genovese, Italy, 2:25:35.; 4. Dita Constantina, Romania, 2:26:39.; 5. Malgorzata Sobanska, Poland, 2:27.01.; 6. Junko Akagi, Japan, 2:28:13.; 7. Ikuyo Goto, Japan, 2:28:22.; 8. Yoshiko Ichikawa, Japan, 2:29:18.; 9. Naomi Sakashita, Japan, 2:30:29.; 10. Yuko Arimori, Japan, 2:31:00.

Eurasia Marathon
November 11, Istanbul, Turkey
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Bedase Turbe, ETH, 2:18:21; 2. Ninkovic Sreten, YUG, 2:18:22; 3. Mohammed Erraoui, MOR, 2:18:35. Women - 1. Ludmila Puskina, UKR, 2:38:21; 2. Mehtap Zlsmaz, TUR, 2:39:13; 3. Milka Mihailova, BUL, 2:40:39.

Long Beach International City Marathon
November 11, Long Beach, Calif.
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Joseph Kamau, KEN, 2:18:52; 2. Jacob Kirwa, KEN, 2:18:55; 3. Andrew Musuva, KEN, 2:19:12. Women - 1. Lyubov Denisova, RUS, 2:34:13; 2. Anna Pichrtova, CZR, 2:38:01; 3. Irina Safarova, RUS, 2:40:26.

Athens Classic Marathon
November 4
Men 1 BOR NOAH KENYA 2:19:25.7; 2 CHERUIYOT FREDERICK KENYA 2:19:51.4; 3 CHEBET ELIAS KENYA 2:19:58.4; 4 NUMAJIRI HIDEAKI JAPAN 2:20:02.7; 5 CHEMJOR JOSEPHAT KENYA  2:20:28.5; 6 MUTISYA ONESMUS KENYA 2:21:57.7; 7 POLIAS NIKOS GREECE 2:23:57.3; 8 RUTTO JULIUS KENYA 2:24:43.8; 9 KOKOTOS GERASIMOS GREECE 2:32:15.5; 10 IOANNIDIS PANAGIOTIS GREECE 2:32:34.4; 11 POSONIDIS HARALABOS GREECE 2:34:11.5; 12 DOBASHI YUICHI JAPAN 2:34:47.7; 13 ACCEVADO JESUS COLUMBIA 2:35:17.2; 14 GAZOS DIMITRIS GREECE 2:37:17.7; 15 ELKOUS DIMITRIS GREECE 2:37:31.8; 16 PERIFANOS GIANNIS GREECE 2:37:37.1; 17 VAKSEVANIS CHRISTOS GREECE 2:39:42.8; 18 MITSIS ORESTIS GREECE 2:40:01.1; 19 VARDALAS NIKOS GREECE 2:40:08.8; 20 VOVOS STELIOS GREECE 2:41:18.0
Women1 KROLIK-OBEREM SONJA GERMANY 2:36:14.8; 2 IVANOVA ALBINA RUSSIA 2:40:17.9; 3 PONOMARENKO SVETLANA RUSSIA 2:46:57.7; 4 ABATZIDOU GIORGIA GREECE 2:48:36.5; 5 MARWIL IVY USA 2:51:36.2; 6 FUKOZAWA KUMIKO JAPAN 2:53:31.9; 7 FUJASAKI AYAKO JAPAN 2:58:22.0; 8 BANAH OLGA GREECE 3:00:32.8; 9 YANAGI MIDORI JAPAN 3:06:05.8; 10 SIKOPETI VASILIKI GREECE 3:09:28.2

New York City Marathon
November 4
FROM: Official Site
Men 1 Tesfaye Jifar 2:07:43 ETH; 2 Japhet Kosgei 2:09:19 KEN; 3 Rodgers Rop 2:09:19 KEN; 4 Silvio Guerra 2:10:36 ECU; 5 Hendrick Ramaala 2:11:18 RSA; 6 Jon Brown 2:11:24 GBR; 7 John Kagwe 2:11:57 KEN; 8 Joseph Chebet 2:13:07 KEN; 9 Lahoussine Mrikik 2:13:31 MAR; 10 Stephen Ndungu 2:14:21 KEN; 11 Robert Stefko 2:14:45 SVK; 12 Paul Kipsambu 2:15:06 KEN; 13 Scott Larson 2:15:26 USA; 14 Clinton Verran 2:17:20 USA; 15 Alejandro Villanueva 2:17:45 MEX; 16 Chris Lundstrom 2:18:08 USA; 17 Kenneth Cheruiyot 2:18:20 KEN; 18 Shawn Found 2:18:29 USA; 19 Martin Franklin 2:18:44 USA; 20  Warren Petterson 2:18:56 RSA
Women 1 Margaret Okayo 2:24:21 KEN; 2 Susan Chepkemei 2:25:12 KEN; 3 Svetlana Zakharova 2:25:13 RUS; 4 Joyce Chepchumba 2:25:51 KEN; 5 Esther Kiplagat 2:26:15  KEN;  6 Ludmila Petrova 2:26:18 RUS; 7 Deena Drossin 2:26:58 USA; 8 Elena Paramonova 2:30:03  RUS; 9 Madina Biktagirova 2:31:14 RUS; 10 Elana Meyer 2:31:43 RSA; 11 Florence Barsosio 2:31:50 KEN; 12 Franca Fiacconi 2:32:57 ITA

Madrit Millenium Marathon
October 28
Men 1. Stefano Baldini, Italy, 2:09:59; 2. Simon Bor, Kenya, 2:10:54; 3. Fred Kiprop, Kenya, 2:11.24.; 4. Elijah Korir, Kenya, 2:11:30.; 5. Simretu Alemayehu, Ethiopia, 2:12:14.; 6. Elijah Lagat, Kenya, 2:12:25.; 7. Eliud Kurgat, Kenya, 2:13:02.; 8. Chereng Simantwua, Kenya, 2:16.03.; 9. James Moiben, Kenya, 2:16:04.; 10. Franklin Tendoiro, Ecuador, 2:16:59.
Women 1. Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:28:33; 2. Jane Saluame, Estonia, 2:32:02; 3. Mary Ptikany, Kenya, 2:38:30; 4. Birra Tadelech, Ethiopia, 2:38:48.; 5. Maria Luisa Munoz, Spain, 2:48:49.; 6. Maria Trenado Del Castillo, Spain, 2:57:20.

Delta Lloyd Amsterdam Marathon:
October 21, Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Men - 1. Driss El Himer, FRA, 2:07:02 NR; 2. Josephat Kiprono, KEN, 2:07:06; 3. Luke Kibet, KEN, 2:10:18. Women - 1. Shitaye Gemeche, ETH, 2:28:40; 2. Marleen Renders, BEL, 2:29:30; 3. Nadezhda Wijenberg, NET, 2:31:45

Columbus Marathon
October 21, Ohio, USA
Men - 1. Kefah Keraro, KEN, 2:20:07; 2. Malcolm Campbell, GBR, 2:20:36; 3. Dimitry Sivou, RUS, 2:22:47. Women - 1. Tatiana Titova, RUS, 2:32:51; 2. Elena Plastinina, UKR, 2:36:12; 3. Margaret Kagiri, KEN, 2:40:08.

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon
October 21, Ohio, USA
Men - 1. Jacob Kirwa, KEN, 2:17:49; 2. Chris Wehrman, MI, 2:17:50; 3. Joseph Ngunjir, KEN, 2:19:32. Women - 1. Lupe Hegan, CO, 2:52:16; 2. Angela Strange, CAN, 2:53:45; 3. Laura Murphy, MI, 2:57:41.

Lausanne Marathon,
October 21, Lausanne, Switzerland:
Men - 1. Tesfaye Eticha, ETH, 2:12:39 CR: 2. Bedasso Turbe, ETH, 2:16:41; 3. Michael Sarwath, TAN, 2:17:14. Women - Valentina Enaki, MOL, 2:39:43.

Casino Niagara International Marathon
October 21, Niagara Falls, Can.
Men - 1. Jean Pual Niyonsaba, BUR, 2:24:29; 2. Kyle Fraser, WI, 2:28:57; 3. El Mostafa Damaoui, MOR, 2:29:33. Women - 1. Danuta Bartoszek (40), CAN, 2:46:43; 3. Tania Jones, CAN, 2:48:05; 3. Julie Roberts, CAN, 3:01:49.

Baltimore Marathon
October 20 -Baltimore, USA
Men - 1. Luka Cherono, KEN, 2:19:46; 2. Sammy Kosgei, KEN, 2:22:11; 3. Simon Cherokony, KEN, 2:22:53. Women - 1. Elvira Kolpakova, RUS, 2:52:08; 2. Melissa Rittenhouse, MD, 2:54:45; 3. Connie Buckwalter, PA, 2:56:34.

Beijing Marathon
October 14
Results and comments from Marty Post
Men 1  Gong Ke 16.8.79 Liaoning 2:10:11 PB (2nd Marathon during career, earlier PB 2:33:42 Jinan 7 Apr 2001, Chinese NC); 2  Li Aiguo 12.6.79 Liaoning 2:10:25 PB (2nd Marathon, earlier PB 2:33:12 Jinan 7 Apr 2001); 3  Wang Yonghua 23.5.81Guangdong 2:10:26 PB (4th Marathon, earlier PB 2:18:53 Dalian 29 Oct 2000); 4  Nobuyuki Sato 8.8.72 Japan 2:10:32 SB; 5  Ambesa Tolosa 28.8.77 Ethiopia 2:10:37 SB; 6  Zhan Donglin 15.7.70 Beijing 2:10:38 PB (more than 10 Marathons, earlier PB 2:14:06 Beijing 15 Oct 2000); 7 Li Zhuhong 22.10.83 Gansu 2:10:46 WJR (3rd Marathon, earlier PB 2:15:07 Beijing 15 Oct 2000, earlier WJR 2:12:49 Negash Dube ETH 1987 & Tesfaye Dadi ETH 1988); 8 Jonathan Cherono Kenya 2:10:47 PB; 9  Nelson Ndereva 14.7.67 Kenya 2:10:58 SB; 10 Takayuki Shimazaki  3.5.69 Japan 2:11:01 PB
Women 1  Liu Min 29.11.83 Liaoning 2:23:37 NR WJR (début, broke Wang Junxia NR 2:24:07 from Tianjin 4 Apr 1993, earlier WJR 2:27:30 Ai Dongmei Beijing 4 Oct 1997, Liu's other PB's: 3k 9:22.19i Beijing 20 Feb 2001, 5k 15:58.61 Xi'an 18 Sep 1999, 10k 32:50.92 Jinzhou 8 Jun 2000) 2  Wei Yanan 6.12.81 Army 2:24:02 PB (4th Marathon, earlier PB 2:26:34 Beijing 15 Oct 2000); 3  Ren Xiujuan 14.9.74   Guangdong 2:24:22 PB (earlier PB 2:25:32 Jinan 2 Apr 2000); 4  Dai Yanyan 8.1.80 Liaoning 2:24:41 PB (2nd Marathon, earlier PB 2:54:00 Jinan 7 Apr 2001); 5  Zhang Shujing 13.9.78 Jilin 2:24:42 PB (earlier PB 2:27:14 Berlin 10 Sep 2000); 6 Jin Li 29.5.83 Shandong 2:25:48 PB (2nd Marathon, earlier PB 2:37:17 Jinan 7 Apr 2001); 7  Zheng Guixia 24.6.73 handong 2:25:55 PB (earlier PB 2:29:38 Beijing 20 Oct 1996); 8  Lu Jingbo 18.4.73 Beijing 2:28:00 PB (earlier PB 2:30:43 Jinan 2 Apr 2000); 9 Jong Yong-Ok 24.1.81 North Korea 2:28:20 PB (earlier PB 2:28:36 Pyongyang 15 Apr 2001); 10 Zhao Shengzhi 19.11.75 Yunnan 2:29:03 PB (earlier PB 2:35:59 Tianjin 11 Apr 1998)

Hartford Marathon
October 13- Hartford, USA
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Reuben Chesang, KEN, 2:19:01; 2. Luiz Ramos, BRA, 2:23:29; 3. Wilson Kagiri, KEN, 2:28:00. M40 - Andrey Kuznetsov, RUS, 2:30:35. Women - 1. Ludmilla Kortchaguina, RUS. 2:39:35; 2. Tatyana Maslova, RUS, 2:43:57; 3. Alena Vinitskaya, BLR, 2:44:26. W40 - Mary Dunn (49), CT, 3:00:31.

Chicago Marathon
October 07
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Ben Kimondiu (Kenya) 2:08:52 ($75,000); 2. Paul Tergat (Kenya) 2:08:56; 3. Peter Githuka (Kenya) 2:09:00; 4. Mohamed Quaadi (France) 2:09:26; 5. Noriaki Igarashi (Japan) 2:09:35; 6. Rod DeHaven (Madison, Wis) 2:11:40; 7. Ondoro Osano (Kenya) 2:11:44; 8. Shaun Creighton (Aus) 2:11:54; 9. Mitsunori Hirayama (Jap) 2:12:25; 10. Simon Mphulanyane (S. Africa) 2:12:44
Women - 1. Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 2:18:47 (world record, $175,000); 2. Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia) 2:24:54; 3. Kerryn McCann (Aus) 2:26:04; 4. Malgorzata Sobanska (Pol) 2:26:08; 5. Nives Curti (Italy) 2:28:59; 6. Kayoko Obata (Japan) 2:32:19; 7. Ichiyo Naganuma (Japan) 2:34:02; 8. Anne Van Schuppen (Nether) 2:41:51; 9. Karen Schoen (Sweden) 2:42:27; 10. Kelly Keeler (Bloomington, MN) 2:43:06

St. Paul, Minn, Twin Cities Marathon
October 07
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Joshua Kipkemboi (42), KEN, 2:14:07; 2. Sergei Fedotov, RUS, 2:14:14; 3. Mohamed Nazipov, RUS, 2:14:31. Women - 1. Zinaida Semenova, RUS, 2:26:51 CR; 2. Olga Kovpotina, RUS, 2:27:37; 3. Silvia Skvortsova, RUS, 2:28:22. W40 - Irina Bogacheva (40), KGZ, 2:31:02.
 

Koln Marathon
October 07
FROM: The official site
Men -1 Lopuyet, Simon KEN 2:11:56; 2 Chimusasa, Tendai ZIM 2:12:36; 3 Kandie, Christopher KEN 2:15:59; 4 Polias, Nikos GRE 2:17:15; 5 Oichoe, Evans KEN 2:17:49; 6 Ostendarp, Mark GER 2:18:13; 7 Mbithuka, Simon KEN 2:19:53; 8 Ndeti, Josphat KEN 2:20:56; 9 Talam, Gideon KEN 2:26:11; 10 Schinkoreit, Dirk GER 2:26:47; 11 Blockx, David BEL 2:28:13; 12 von Kuk, Carsten 56 LT DSHS Köln GER 2:29:55 30; 13 Lokorwa, Benson KEN 2:31:18
Women - 1 Kiplimo, Judy KEN 2:31:07; 2 Ptikany, Mary KEN 2:34:57; 3 Carlsohn, Anja GER 2:41:25; 4 Hille, Claudia GER 2:54:24 35; 5 Mühlendyck, Heike GER 2:58:37; 6 Beckers, Annick BEL 2:58:57; 7 Karau, Cornelia Horten FIK (Norweg.) GER 2:59:41; 8 Feddermann, Nina 4461 LG Ratio Münster GER 3:01:15; 9 Schmidtke, Sabine Delligser SC GER 3:03:47; 10 Gaspercic, Martina 9243 ASV Duisburg GER 3:04:59

Berlin Marathon
September 30, Berlin - Germany
FROM: The official site
Men - 1 Ngolepus, Joseph KEN 2:08:47; 2 Cheruiyot, Willy KEN 2:09:08; 3 Kiplagat, William KEN  2:09:55; 4 Ogata, Tsuyoshi JPN 2:10:06; 5 Goffi, Danilo ITA 2:10:35; 6 Chumba, Frederick Kenia KEN 2:10:36; 7 Fika, Makhosonke RSA 2:10:47; 8 Rothlin, Viktor SUI  2:10:54; 9 Eticha, Tesfaye ETH 2:11:19; 10 N'Tyamba, Joao ANO 2:11:40; 11 Muindi, Jimmy KEN 2:11:42; 12 Ramos, Andre Brasilien BRA 2:11:47; 13 Silva, Elenilson da BRA 2:12:14; 14 Silva, Romulo da BRA 2:12:24; 15 Dobrzynski, Adam POL 2:12:29; 16 Obinata, Hideyuki JPN 2:12:50; 17 Kipketer, Francis KEN 2:12:50; 18 Chelanga, Elias KEN 2:12:56; 19 Buchleitner, Michael AUT 2:13:03; 20 Juzdado, Alberto ESP 2:13:36
Women - 1 Takahashi, Naoko JPN 2:19:46; 2 Loroupe, Tegla KEN 2:28:03; 3 Wesel, Kathrin GER 2:28:27; 4 Mlynarski, Grzegorz POL 2:32:52; 5 Terasaki, Shiki JPN 2:33:23; 6 Sugihara, Ai JPN 2:34:56; 7 Hartigan, Bev GBR 2:36:02; 8 Ramos, Tina Maria ESP 2:36:25; 9 Rabensteiner, Dagmar AUT 2:38:03; 10 Stief, Christine GER 2:38:52; 11 Johansson, Susanne SWE 2:40:29; 12 Benjaminsson, Camilla SWE 2:45:12; 13 Brema, Susanne GER 2:47:24; 14 Cronjger, Ines GER 2:48:59; 15 Weise-Jung, Rebecka GER 2:49:27; 16 Dijk, Brigitte van GER  02:49:55; 17 Korekki, Christiana GER 2:52:48; 18 Klocke, Imke GER 2:53:51; 19 Held, Sandra SUI 2:54:26; 20 Weber, Anneliese GER 2:55:06

Lyon Marathon
September 23, Lyon France
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Rachid Ziar, ALG, 2:11:50; 2. Pasteur Nyabenda, FRA, 2:16:30; 3. Bekele Fikadu, ETH, 2:19:52. Women - 1. Jeanne Malkova, RUS, 2:34:44; 2. Klara Kachapova, RUS, 2:35:49; 3. Nathalie Bernabeu, FRA, 2:59:50.

Alcatel Marathon
May 13, Ottawa, Canada
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Joseph Nderitu, KEN, 2:15:51; 2. Bruce Deacon, CAN, 2:18:54; 3. Fraser Bertram, CAN, 2:23:08. Women - 1. Danuta Bartoszek, CAN, 2:37:59; 2. Sandy Jacobsen, CAN, 2:38:28; 3. Elaine Coburn, CAN, 2:44:26

Big Sur Marathon
April 29, Carmel, California
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Arsenio Ortiz, MEX, 2:25:38; 2. Sergey Nochevny, RUS, 2:27:49; 3. Hector Lopez, MEX, 2:30:54. Women - 1. Janna Malkova, RUS, 2:46:41; 2. Kari Distefano, CO, 3:00:53; 3. Shelly Hack, WA, 3:02:18. Complete results

Cleveland Marathon
29 Apr, Cleveland USA
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Edilson da Silva, BRA, 2:12:43; 2. Luis Fonseca, VEN, 2:12:59; 3. Ronnie Holassie, TRI, 2:13:03. Women - 1. Elvira Kolpakova, RUS, 2:42:06; 2. Tatiana Titova, RUS, 2:43:37; 3. Magdalena Lewy, POL, 2:44:57. Complete results

Madrid Marathon
29 Apr, Madrid, Spain
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Jose Ramon Rey, SPA, 2:19:12; 2. Vitor da Silva, POR, 2:19:19; 3. Julius Mtibani, TAN, 2:19:45. Women - Mariela Gonzales, CUB, 2:44:18.

St. Andrew's Marathon
29 Apr, Padua, Italy
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Gideon Chirchir, KEN, 2:11:51 CR; 2. Migidio Bourifa, ITA, 2:12:51; 3. Josephat Rop, KEN, 2:13:59. Women - 1. Rosaria Console, ITA, 2:30:54; 2. Agata Balsamo, ITA, 2:36:57.

Music City Marathon
29 Apr, Nashville, Tenn.
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Christopher Cheboibich, KEN, 2:13:28; 2. Luke Kibet, KEN, 2:13:45; 3. Mohamed Nazipov, RUS, 2:13:49. Women - 1. Aurica Buia, ROM, 2:34:40 CR; 2. Ramilia Burangulova, RUS, 2:36:08; 3. Nora Maraga, KEN, 2:37:06. Complete results

Rotterdam Marathon
22 April, The Netherlands
FROM: Runner's World
Men Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 2:06:50; Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:07:18; Sammy Korir (KEN) 2:08:15; Abellah Behar (FRA) 2:09:05, Isaac Kiprono (KEN) 2:09:59. Women Susan Chepkemei (KEN) 2:25:45; Masako Koide (Japan) 2:28:28.; Maria Abel (ESP) 2:30:00; Nadezhda Wijenberg (RUS)  2:30:25

Flora Marathon
22 April, London UK
FROM: The Times
Men1 A El Mouaziz (Mor) 2hr 07:11secs, 2 P Tergat (Ken) 2:08:15, 3 A Pinto (Por) 2:09:36, 4 T Jifar (Eth) 2:09;45, 5 J Kosgei (Ken) 2:10:45; 6 M Steinle (Gbr) 2:10:46, 7 T Inubushi (Jpn) 2:11:42, 8 A Anton (Spa) 2:11:57, 9 H Ramaala (Rsa) 2:12:02, 10 G Thys (Rsa) 2:12:02, 11 M Hudspith (Gbr) 2:13:13, 12 J Mereng (Ken) 2:13:26, 13 M El Hattab (Mor) 2:14:27, 14 A Shemweta (Swe) 2:15:34, 15 E Wainana (Ken) 2:15:43, 16 C Kirkwood (Nzl) 2:16:25, 17 S Pride (Gbr) 2:16:27, 18 D Makori (Ken) 2:17:09, 19 B  Burns (Gbr) 2:18:29, 20 R Holladay (Gbr) 2:19:26, 21 R Jones (Gbr) 2:19:27, 22 B Royden (Gbr) 2:19:32, 23 N Francis (Gbr) 2:20:00, 24 M Alahyan (Unattached) 2:20:23, 25 J Dwyer (Aus) 2:20:28.
Women 1 D Tulu (Eth) 2:23:57, 2 S Zakharova (Rus) 2:24:04, 3 J Chepchumba (Ken) 2:24:12, 4 L Simon (Rom) 2:24:15, 5 E Alemu (Eth) 2:24:29, 6 N Olaru (Rom) 2:25:18, 7 A Ivanova 2:25:34, 8 T Loroupe (Ken) 2:26:10, 9 A Fernandez (Mex) 2:26:22, 10, M Biktagirova (Rus) 2:27:12, 11 M Renders (Bel) 2:28:31, 12 H Hiroyama (Jpn) 2:29:01, 13 L Vassilevskaya (Rus) 2:31:36, 14 I Bogachava (Rus) 2:32:28, 15 T Duffy (Irl) 2:35:27, 16 L MacDougall (Gbr 2:37:20, 17 B Hartigan (Gbr) 2:37:45, 18 S Cedillo (Mex) 2:38:53, 19 T Jones (Can) 2:39:10, 20, M Adachi (Jpn) 2:41:35, 21 M Moon (Nzl) 2:41:58, 22 D Robinson (Gbr) 2:42:19, 23 L Watson (Gbr) 2:43:49, 24 R Joseph (Tan) 2:43:52, 25 V Pincombe (Gbr) 2:43:52

14TH BELGRADE STARK MARATHON
22 April, Yugoslavia
FROM: IAAF
Men. 1 Mluleki Nobanda RSA 2:15:11; 2 Jimmy Muindi KEN 2:15:19; 3 Sylvestor Moleko RSA 2:15:28; 4 Phillip Malakwen KEN 2:16:03; 5 Onesmus Mutysia KEN 2:16:31; 6 Roman Kejzar SLO 2:16:34; 7 Paul Tangus KEN 2:16:40; 8 John Miaka KEN 2:16:57; 9 Konstantin Permitin RUS 2:17:34; 10 Meshack Mutuwgi KEN 2:18:07
Women 1 Cristina Pomacu ROM 2:29:44; 2 Constantina Dita ROM 2:33:30; 3 Mehtap Sizmaz TUR 2:38:16; 4 Tatyana Zolotareva RUS 2:42:14; 5 Svetlana Tcac MOL 2:42:42; 6 Veronika Badnjar GER 2:49:25; 7 Mihaela Corcodel ROM 2:55.21; 8 Winnie Cheruyiot KEN 2:57:30; 9 Yuliana Istrate ROM 3:00:40; 10 Alla Zhilyayeva RUSW 3:05:04

International Marathon Wroclaw 2001
22 April 2001, Poland
FROM: Zbigniew Jonik
Men. 1. DZIUBA Bogdan POL VICTORIA St. Wola 1974 2:19:24; 2. FIGURSKI Wieslaw POL LKS Mielec 1976 2:19:47; 3. SOKOV Sergey BLR 1967 2:21:17; 4. LABUCHENKA Aleksandr BLR 1975 2:22:55; 5. STARZYNSKI Dariusz POL KKS EKSPRESS Katowice 1974 2:24:21; 6. CHMARZYNSKI Jerzy POL Nowe Kraplewice 1973 2:25:49; 7. HOLOVNITSKI Aleksander UKR 1975 2:26:10; 8. SLIWIAK Piotr POL AZS AWF Gdansk 1974 2:26:21
Women. 1. URYGA Wioletta POL 1968 SPORTING Miedzyzdroje 2:41:15; 2. TSUKHLO Yelena BLR 1954 2:53:59; .LEWANOWICZ Aleksandra POL 1980 Torun 3:58:21; 4. LASOTA Irena POL 1951 AGA Walcz 3:59:40; 5. SZLACHETKA Barbara POL 1956 AZS AWF Wroclaw 4:09:39; 6. WLOCH Irmina POL 1982 WKB META Lubliniec 4:25:19; 7. SADOWSKA Elzbieta POL 1982 Warszawa 4:26:15; 8. STOLAREK Marianna POL 1943 PSZ STENOTYPIA 4:44:38

Boston Marathon
16 April, USA
FROM: Official Site
Men 1.Bong-Ju Lee 2:09:43; 2. Silvio Guerra 2:10:07; 3 Joshua Chelang'a 2:10:29; 4. David Kiptum Busienei 2:11:47; 5. Mbarek Hussein 2:12:01; 6. Rod De Haven 2:12:41; 7. Laban Nkete 2:12:44; 8. Fedor V. Ryjov 2:13:54; 9. Makhosonke Fika 2:14:13; 10. Timothy Cherigat 2:14:21
Women 1. Catherine Ndereba 2:23:53; 2. Malgorzata Sobanska 2:26:42; 3. Lyubov Morgunova 2:27:18; 4. Lornah Kiplagat 2:27:56; 5. Fatuma Roba 2:28:08; 6. Irina Timofeyeva 2:28:50; 7. Ludmila Petrova 2:29:23; 8. Wei Yanan 2:29:52; 9. Bruna Genovese 2:30:39; 10. Kaori Tanabe 2:31:31

Nagano Marathon
15 April, Japan
FROM: IAAF
Men 1. Mwxwell Musenbi (KEN) 2hr 12min 20sec; 2. Toshinari Suwa (JPN) 2:16.18; 3. Masaki Kobayashi (JPN)) 2:16.51; 4. Yukiyasu Ogura (JPN) 2:17.03; 5. Hideki Ogura (JPN) 2:17.03; 6. Abraham Assefa (ETH) 2:17.03; 7. Hideaki Numajiri (JPN) 2:17.04; 8. Kenji Nagai (JPN) 2:17.17; 9. Takahiro Sunada (JPN) 2:17.42; 10. Satoshi Osaki (JPN) 2:18.25
Women 1. Akiyo Onishi (JPN) 2:31.20; 2. Chihiro Tanaka (JPN) 2:32.05; 3. Natalia Galshuko (BLR) 2:32.51; 4. Hideko Yoshimura (JPN) 2:47.49; 5. Mayumi Anan (JPN) 2:45.18; 6. Tomoko Sugano (JPN) 2:45.33; 7. Georgia Ampatzidou (GRE) 2:46.52; 8. Satomi Ogino (JPN) 2:48.37; 9. Sayuri Orito (JPN) 2:49.06; 10. Hifumi Fukuyasu (JpPN) 2:49.26

Pyongyang Marathon
15 April, North Korea
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Kim Jong-on, NKO, 2:11:48; 2. Gong Yong-ok, NKO, 2:12:23; 3. Eshetu Bekele, ETH, 2:13:32. Women - 1. Chong Yong-ok, NKO, 2:28:36.

Balmoral International Five-Mile Road Race
15 April, Scotland
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Mohamed Mourhit, BEL, 22:40 (22:34 at 8-K); 2. Assefa Mezegebu, ETH, 22:40 (22:34); 3. Julius Kimtai, KEN, 22:47 (22:38). Women - 1. Gete Wami, ETH, 25:14 (25:07); 2. Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 25:18 (25:09); 3. Fernanda Ribeiro, POR, 25:45 (25:37).

Two Oceans Ultramarathon 56-K
15 April, Capetown, South Africa
FROM: Runner's World
Men - 1. Honest Mutsakani, ZIM, 3:11:18; 2. Sam Flathela, RSA, 3:12:20; 3. Keith Court, RSA, 3:13:29. Women- 1. Gwen van Lingen, RSA, 3:43:03; 2. Natalia Volgina, RUS, 3:44:53; 3. Maria Bak, GER, 3:49:21.

Paris Marathon
08 Apr, France
From Official Site
Men1 BIWOTT Simon 02:09:40; 2 KIRUI David 02:09:40; 3 KIPROP Fred 02:09:43; 4 EZZHER Mohamed 02:10:32; 5 ETICHA Tesfaye 02:10:33; 6 SAINA Mark 02:10:58; 7 BAGY Hakim 02:11:06; 8 BEKILA Worku 02:11:48; 9 CHELANGA Elias 02:12:51; 10 LAGAT John 02:13:11; 11 TAKEI Ryuji 02:13:18; 12 BEBLO Lezsek 02:13:42; 13 MONCIAUX Jean-Pierre 02:14:33; 14 KOSGEY Emmanuel 02:14:48; 15 EL HAMADI Hassan 02:16:04; 16 CHELULE Wensley 02:17:14; 17 CREIGHTON Shaun SH 02:17:25; 18 OGARO Evans 02:17:36; 19 DAMAOUI Mustpha 02:17:44; 20 BEZABEH Cisay 02:18:42
Women1 BARSOSIO Florence 02:27:53; 2 KUTOL Ruth 02:27:54; 3 TECUTA Alina 02:29:16; 4 DAHMANI Zahia 02:29:58; 5 PTIKANY Mary 02:32:21; 6 CURTI Nives 02:32:51; 7 NAGY Judit 02:33:26; 8 TRAMPUZ Silvana 02:35:01; 9 DALLENBACH Chantal 02:37:08; 10 LESERVOISIER Michelle 02:38:11

Boltzano Marathon
08 April
From Official Site
1 Talam Gideon Kenya 02:14:09; 2 Kemei Philip Kenya 02:15:11; 3 Kosgei Sammy Fila Team 02:15:20; 4 Cherono Lukas  02:19:45; 5 Calcaterra Giorgio 02:21:45; 6 Rutto Joseph 1980 Kenya 02:23:15; 7 Jocher Christian  02:30:43; 8 Ladurner Robert  02:36:26; 9  Cimarolli Omar 02:36:29

Turin Marathon
01 April, Italy
From Official Site
1 SIMERETU ALEMAYHU SM COVER SPORTIVA VCO 0207:44.20; 2 BALDINI STEFANO SM CORRADINI RUBIERA 02:08:50; 3 CHERUIYOT WILLY SM FILA TEAM 02:11:33; 4 MOIBEN JOHN SM KENYA 02:12:20.70; 5 CHIESA SERGIO SM ATL. VAL BREMBANA 02:12:26.80; 6 CAIMMI DANIELE SM FIAMME GIALLE 02:13:00.80; 7 KUZIN OLEXANDR SM UCRAINA 02:13:09.80; 8 CHEPTOT STEVEN SM KENYA 02:14:09.10; 9 TCHIJOV IOURI SM ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 02:14:48.80; 10 NDEGWA DAVID SM KENYA 02:18:41; 11 KORORIA SAMUEL SM KENYA 02:20:39; 12 WEGER ROMAN TM AUSTRIA 02:21:45.30; 13 VAGNOLI MAURIZIO MM40 CUS PERUGIA 02:25:57.50

Berlin Half Marathon
September 30, Berlin - Germany
FROM: The official site
Men - 1 Roncero, Fabian ESP 59:52; 2 Munji, Titus KEN 1:00:27; 3 Rop, Rodgers KEN 1:00:57; 4 Stefko, Robert SVK 1:02:20; 5 Songoka, Yusuf  KEN 1:02:25; 6 Ruto, David KEN 1:02:32; 7 Kirui, Daniel KEN 1:02:39; 8 Mutai, John KEN 1:02:53; 9 Mbiu, Francis KEN 1:03:55; 10 Chimusasa, Tendai ZIM 1:04:05; 11 Tapala, Stephen KEN 1:04:05; 12 Cheribo, Daniel KEN 01:04:22; 13 Abdessalem, Kassel  ALG 1:05:10; 14 Matanin, Marcel SVK 1:05:14; 15 Sakri, Mohamed TUN 1:05:17; 16 Boukechab, Habib MAR 1:05:23; 17 Pollias, Nikos GRE 1:06:23; 18 Capitan, Jose Luis ESP 1:06:26; 19 Engevik, Nils NOR 1:09:02; 20 Chepchumba, Joyce KEN 1:09:37
Women - Chepchumba, Joyce KEN 01:09:37; Wesel, Kathrin GER 1:11:09; Gruca, Dorota POL 1:11:56; Kiplimo, Judy KEN  1:12:39; Jensen, Annemette DEN 1:12:48; Ferrara, Ornella ITA 1:12:54; Duffy, Teresa IRL 1:12:56; Carlsohn, Anja GER 1:14:37;  Green, Andrea GBR 1:14:58; Agoun, Sonja Hamed TUN 1:15:55; Bak, Maria GER 1:16:22; Slukova, Helena SVK 1:17:04; Edler, Manuela GER 1:19:20; HAnsel, Angela GER 1:19:44; Tukasz, Fulawka POL 1:22:51; Suffa, Laura GER 1:22:36; Siebert, Vera GER  1:23:22; Conrad, Yvonne GER 1:23:50; Forstner, Renate GER 1:25:30; Klocke, Imke GER 1:26:36

Roma Marathon
25 March, Italy
From. Official Site
MEN. 1 CHERONO HENRY KEN 2.11.37; 2 11 ANDRIANI OTTAVIO ITA 2.11.39; 3 DI CECCO ALBERICO ITA 2.12.43; 4 KELILE CHALA M ETH 2.16.41; 5 MATOLO BENJAMIN M KEN 2.19.23; 6 CALCATERRA GIORGIO ITA 2.19.26; 7 26 TRIVELLONI SILVIO  ITA 2.21.24; 8 KOECH WILLIAM KEN 2.21.40; 9 KITE MICHAEL M KEN 2.23.41; 10 14 MUKOMA MICHAEL KEN 2.25.06; 11 LUONGO ANTONIO ITA 2.27.26; 12 D'INNOCENTI MARCO ITA 2.27.51; 13 FRANCHI GIUSEPPE ITA 2.28.15; 14 LEONCINI CLAUDIO ITA 2.28.18; 15 DORFSTAETTER MICHAEL AUT 2.30.05
WOMEN1 GUIDA MARIA ITA 2.30.42; 2 ABOSSA EMEBET ETH 2.36.30; 3 KANANA ANGELINA KEN 2.39.08; 4 GADISSE EDATO ETH 2.42.08; 5 TADELECH BIRRA ETH 2.44.02; 6 MANCINI MARCELLA ITA 2.46.01; 7 BARALE CHIARA ITA 2.56.57; 8 PAGLIACCI LORELLA ITA 2.57.23

Napoli Marathon
18 March, Italy
From: Runningstats
1 Giovanni Ruggiero Forestale 2:09:53; 2 Nicola Ciavarella APT-Torino 2:11:22; 3 Ernest Kipiego KEN 2:13:31; 4 Jonah Koech KEN 2:16:15; 5 Andrew Eyapan KEN 2:17:47; 6 Marco D’Innocenti VilAurelia 2:18:00; 7 David Ngetich KEN 2:19:43

Barcelona Marathon
18 March, Spain
MEN. 1 BENEDICT AKO 02:13:53; 2 BENJAMIN ROTICH 02:14:01; 3 DANIEL KOMEN 02:18:13; 4 ECHCHADLI MY TAMAR 02:18:27; 5 ABEL GISEMBA 02:19:07; 6 EZEKIEL KIBIWOT SANGA 02:20:23; 7 BENITO OJEDA SANZ   02:20:36; 8 RODRIGO GAVELA RODRIGUEZ 02:22.26;  9 JESUS DE GRADO DE GRADO 02:23:04; 10 EMANUELE ZENUCCHI 02:23:49; 11 ANTONIO MIRANDA ORDOÑEZ  02:24:04: 12 PEDRO MUÑOZ CORRERO 02:24:29; 13 PEDRO DELGADO FERNANDEZ  02:24:35; 14 ALBERT PASCUAL ALBAREDA 02:24:45; 15 JAVIER MANCEBON CISNEROS 02:24:57
WOMEN. 1 SILVA-LEONE JUSTINO 02:40:32; 2 RUTH KALUNDA 02:45:04; 3 M JESUS ZORRAQUIN LORENTE 02:51:22; 4 ANA B FERNANDEZ GONZALEZ  02:52:49; 5 ROSA MARIA MAS LOZANO 02:58:03 ; 6 CARME BALLESTEROS I ROSA 02:59:29; 7 ANA GARCIA TORT 03:07:34; 8 ROSER GARCIA ARMENGOL 03:07:35

Nagoya Women's Marathon
11 March, Japan
From: Runningstats
1 Kazumi Matsuo 1JPN 2:26:01; 2 Takami Ominami JPN 2:26:04;  3 Yukiko Okamoto JPN 2:26:21; 4 Noriko Geji JPN  2:27:01; 5 Tomoe Abe JPN  2:27:02; 6 Ikuyo Goto JPN 2:27:16; 7 Mayumi Ichikawa JPN 2:27:22; 8 Ikumi Nagayama JPN 2:27:44; 9 Naomi Sakashita JPN  2:28:09; 10 Aki Fujikawa JPN 2:28:27; 11 Valentina Yegorova RUS 2:28:41; 12 Tomoko Kai JPN 2:29:19; 13 Yukari Komatsu JPN 2:30:30; 14 Ai Sugihara JPN 2:30:50; 15 Junko Akagi JPN 2:31:00; 16 Yoshiko Ichikawa JPN 2:31:28; 17 Junko Kataoka JPN  2:31:58; 18 Hiromi Ominami JPN 2:33:03; 19 Mineko Ymauchi  JPN 2:33:41; 20 Miwako Ueki  JPN 2:34:36; 21 Fumi Murata JPN  2:34:46; 22 Mimiko Nakai JPN  2:35:08; 23 Marie Söderström SWE 2:35:30; 24 Hasako Kusakaya JPN 2:35:57; 25 Mio Kiuchi JPN 2:36:08; 26 Hiromi Igarashi JPN 2:37:08; 27 Mami Yamashita JPN 2:38:15; 28 Dorota Gruca POL 2:38:43; 29 Maki Nakagawa JPN 2:39:25; 30 Elena Makolova BLR 2:39:35

Piacenza Marathon, Italy
04 Mar 01
From: http://www.bancadipiacenza.it/marathon/
Men. 1 2.13.41 A CAROSI ANGELO ITA; 2 2.19.06 WEGER ROMAN AUT; 3 2.20.12 MINICI GIUSEPPE ITA; 4 2.21.05 RUTTO
 JOSEPH KEN; 5 2.21.42 D'INNOCENTI MARCO ITA; 5  2.22.14 PRANDI MARIO ITA; 7 2.23.33 CALCATERRA GIORGIO ITA; 8
 2.25.21 ALOUI MOHAMED TUN; 9 2.26.58 BELLUSCHI ELIO ITA; 10  2.27.44 TALAM NICHOLAS KEN

Honda City of LA Marathon, USA
04 Mar 01
From: http://www.doitresults.com/Results
Men. 1 Stephen Ndungu Kenya 2:13:13; 2 Ben Kimondiu Kenya 2:15:13; 3 Benson Mbithi Kenya 2:15:23; 4 Fredrick Chumba   Kenya 2:17:06; 5 Sergey Fedotov Russia 2:17:20; 6 Kevin Collins 2:17:47; 7 Carlos Grisales Colombia 2:18:48; 8 Yoshyuki Funaki   Japan 2:19:29; 9 Juan Ramos Hernandez Guatemala Guatemala 2:21:36; 10 Kenichiro Kawazu Tsurugaoka-City Japan 2:23:23; 11 Elly Rono Kenya 2:23:31; 12 Juerg Staider Switzerland 2:23:39; 13 Alejandro Salvador Mexico 2:23:54; 14 Peter Ndirangu Kenya  2:25:49; 15 Moses Kemboi Kenya 2:25:55; 16 Fermin Sequen Chajon Guatemala  2:27:11; 17 Cesar Jimenez Ruiz Mexico 2:32:45;  18 Aniceto Espinoza Burbank 2:35:50; 19 Victor Vasquez Whittier 2:36:31; 20 Elionai Gutierrez Norwalk 2:36:56

56th Annual Lake Biwa Marathon
Otsu, Japan
04 Mar 01
FROM: IAAF
Men. 1 Antonio Pepa (ESP) 2:07.34; 2 Giacomo Leone (ITA) 2:07.52; 3 Shigeru Aburaya 2:07.52; 4 Yoshiteru Morishita 2:07.59; 5 Hideyuki Obinata 2:08.52; 6 Simon Bor (KEN) 2:09.27; 7 Katsuhiko Hanada 2:11.45; 8 Tadayuki Ojima 2:12.42; 9 Tadayoshi Koide 2:13.15; 10 Takayuki Shimazaki 2:13.16; 11 Masatoshi Ibata 2:13.26

Sevilla Marathon, Spain
25 Feb 01
From: http://marasevi.interbook.net/
Men. 1 2:10:49 REY RODRIGUEZ JOSE RAMON; 2 2:15:41 FEDOTOV VALERY; 3  2:18:51 ITSWERE BERTRAND; 4 2:19:14  RYJOV FEDOR;  5 2:21:37 RODRIGUEZ PEREZ JOSE MARIA; 6 2:22:30 RUIZ RODRIGUEZ JOSE MIGUEL; 7 2:22:57 ARENAL GONZALEZ EDUARDO; 8 2:24:43 RIVERA PEREZ FRANCISCO; 9  2:26:56 KANTA MATSUURA; 10 2:27:21 FUERTES RODRIGUEZ MIGUEL

Motorola Marathon
Austin, TX
18 Feb 01
From:http://www.runtex.com/motorola/motorola2001overall.htm
Men. 1  Mohamed Nazipov 2:11:14; 2  Andrzej Krzyscin 2:11:41.70; 3 Igor Osmak 2:12:16.70; 4 Anders Szalkai 2:12:42.40; 5 Jacob Kirwa 2:16:02.10; 6  Krzystof Baldyga 2:16:23; 7 Kefah Keraro 2:16:26.00; 8 Eddy Hellebuyck 2:16:47.80; 9  El Mastafa Damaoui 2:18:56.30; 10  Dzmitry Sivou 2:19:26.30; 11  Dennis Simonaitis 2:19:41.70; 12  Agustin Hernandez 2:19:49.90

Tokyo International Marathon, Japan
18 Feb 01
From: runningstats.com
Men. 1 Ken-ichi Takahashi JPN 2:10:51; 2 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 2:11:07; 3 Dimitry Kapitonov  RUS 2:11:09; 4 Zebedayo Bayo TAN 2:11:12; 5 Tesfaye Tola ETH  2:12:05; 6 Kazuo Ietani JPN 2:12:37;  7 Artur Osman POL 2:13:22; 8 Shinobu Minami JPN 2:13:23; 9 Michael Buchleitner AUT 2:13:28; 10 Eric Wainaina KEN 2:13:38; 11 Andrey Gordeyev BLR 2:13:40; 12 Michal Bartoszak POL 2:14:40; 13 Toshio Mano JPN 2:16:26; 14 Masayuki Kobayashi JPN  2:17:04; 15 Masahiro Matsumoto JPN 2:19:00

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
04 Feb 01
From: http://www.hkaaa.com/hkmarathon/2001/english/english.htm
Men. 1 JILO DUBE 2:23.21; 2 MUTANDIRO ELIJAH 2:23.23; 3 MUSTALCANI HONEST 2:23.41; 4 MTOLO B WILLIAM 2:24.14; 5  NAUMOU ANDREY 2:24.22 Women. 1 BOGACHOUA IRINA 2:33.43; 2 SAFAROVA IRAINA 2:36.37; 3 VOLGINA NATALIA 2:38.35; 4 DENISOVA LYUBOV 2:38.50; 5 KOTTU MESSERET 2:41:52

Marathon Popular de Valencia, Spain
04 Feb 01
From:http://www.correcaminos.org/maraton2001.htm
Men. 1  NJOROGE MIAKA, JOHN  2:13:46 RECORD DE LA PRUEBA; 2 SAMUEL, TANGUS 2:15:02; 3 MAGUT, THOMAS 2:19:15; 4 KIPCHIRCHIR, DAUDI 2:21:19; 5 KONYCHEU, IGOR 2:22:48; 6 ODHIAMBO WASIEMA, JACKTON 2:23:37; 7 ITSWEIRE, BERTRAND 2:24:49; 8 AUBESO MARTINEZ, JORGE 2:25:04; 9 BARDISA GOMIS, JUAN 2:26:25; 10 ESSEMAALI, HASSAN 2:26:38; 11 HIDALGO HORTELANO, ANGEL 2:29:00; 12 SANCHEZ BASTIDA, MANUEL 2:29:17; 13 DAVO LOPEZ, JOSE 2:29:23; 14 SERRANO REINALDOS, ALFONSO 2:29:55; 15 LARRAGA CACHO, LUISA 2:30:10 RECORD DE LA PRUEBA

Las Vegas International Marathon, USA
04 Feb 01
From:http://www.lvmarathon.com/results.htm
Men. 1 MIKE DUDLEY 2:18:13; 2 MATT CAPELOUTO 2:18:34; 3 KATSUMI ASADA 2:19:40; 4 THOMAS LENTZ 2:24:54; 5 JASON GISH 2:27:29; 6 CHRISTOPHER JUAREZ 2:29:19;  7 MARKUS GERBER 2:29:20; 8 HANSPETER GERBER 2:30:43; 9 KARL AMUNDSON 2:32:50; 10 DAVE DIXON 2:33:27 Women. 1IRINA KAZAKOVA 2:41:56; 2 ALENA VINITSKAYA BLR 2:43:4;  3 DEB BOLLIG 2:44:55; 4 AMY BLACKWELL 2:48:40; 5 SHERRY CHRISTOFF 2:57:51

Oita Marathon, Japan
04 Feb 2001
From: runningstats.com
Men. 1 Takayuki Nishida JPN 2:08:45; 2 Vanderlei Lima BRA 2:10:02;  3 Shinji Kawashima JPN 2:10:36;  4 Shigekatsu Kondo JPN 2:11:14; 5 Toshihiro Iwasa JPN 2:12:35;  6 Daisuke Tokunaga JPN 2:13:14;  7 Ryo Mursato JPN 2:13:15; 8 Lee Eui-Soo KOR 2:13:22; 9 Akira Shimizu JPN 2:13:29; 10 Katsuhiko Fukunaga JPN 2:13:36
Half Marathon Men. 1 Kenta Oshima JPN 62:53; 2 Nobuhiko Abe JPN  63:37; 3 Kazuhiro Maeda JPN 63:38;  4 Kenji Nakanishi JPN 63:40; 5 Tokio Miyazaki JPN 63:50

2001 Osaka Ladies Marathon
29 Jan 2001
From: Official Site
1 Yoko Shibui 2:23:11; 2 Franca Fiacconi 2 Italy 2:26:49; 3 Rie Matsuoka 2:27:50; 4 Sonja Krolik  Germany 2:28:50; 5 Kayoko Obata 2:32:14; 6 Ai Sugihara 2:34:29; 7 Onishi Akiyo 2:35:03; 8 Elzbieta Jarosz Poland 2:35:24; 9 Kaoru Yamada 2:36:17; 10 Marlene Fortunato Brazil 2:37:30; 11 Yuko Maeda 2:37:46; 12 OH Jung hee Republic of Korea 2:38:47; 13 Akemi Maeda 2:38:51; 14 Tomoko Kitamura 2:41:01; 15 Eun-Ju Kwon Republic of Korea 2:41:28; 16 Takako Yamada 2:43:29; 17 Makiko Hotta 2:43:41; 18 Hiromi Takahashi 2:44:12; 19 Junko Maeda 2:44:21; 20 Chisato Kataoka 2:45:38

San Diego Marathon
22 January 2001
From: Sportserver
Men 1, Andrey Kuznetsov, Rockville, Md., 2:17.39.; 2, Danny Gough, Portsmouth, R.I., 2:18.57.; 3, Darrell General, Bowie, Md., 2:21.23.; 4, Patrick Muturi, Montrose, Colo., 2:221.14.; 5, Filomeno Apodaca, Las Cruces, N.M., 2:24.45.
Women 1, Alena Vinitskaya, Belarus, 2:49.20.; 2, Mary Burns-Prine, San Diego, 2:57.30.; 3, Suzanne Morris, Encinitas, Calif., 3:01.49.; 4, Shannon Huffman, Anchorage, Aka., 3:03.47.; 5, Jackie Halloway, Canada, 3:03.52.

Compaq Houston Marathon, HOUSTON, USA
Sunday, January 14
From: Sportserver
Men1. Christopher Ciamarra, McKeesport, Pa., 2 hours, 29 minutes, 27.6 seconds.; 2. James Lawrence, Orange, Texas, 2:37:56.6.; 3. John Zuilhof, Katy, Texas, 2:41:26.5.; 4. Bernie Weber, Houston, 2:42:28.5.; 5. Chad Lasater, Youngsville, La., 2:42:39.9.; 6. Rich Fredrich, Katy, Texas, 2:43:16.7.; 7. Gerald Krawietz Jr., Houston, 2:45:01.8.; 8. Dink Taylor, Huntsville, Texas, 2:46:02.5.; 9. Michael Tapia, Houston, 2:46:16.9.; 10. Kim Wrinkle, Houston, 2:46:23.4.; 11. Stuart Schutze, Dallas, 2:46:53.8.; 12. Steven Eick, New York, 2:47:56.4.; 13. Benjamin Greinke, Farmington Hills, Mich., 2:48:10.3.; 14. John Yoder, Houston, 2:48:22.5.; 15. David Dobkowski, St. Louis, 2:48:41.1.
Women1. Stacie Alboucrek, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2:43:41.2.; 2. Joy Smith, Sugar Land, Texas, 2:55:52.9.; 3. Wizz Bayou, Houston, 2:56:07.7.; 4. Vasiliki Sikopeti, Greece, 2:58:12.8.; 5. Emily McCann, Orlando, Fla., 2:59:58.6.; 6. Alyssa Anes, unavailable, 3:00:57.8.; 7. Nicole Wilkerson, Bryan, Texas, 3:05:34.9.; 8. Lisa Green, The Woodlands, Texas, 3:07:51.7.; 9. Kathryn Scarborough, Pearland, Texas, 3:09:53.9.; 10. Barbara Stoll, Houston, 3:09:55.5.

Dubai Marathon, DUBAI - UAE
Friday, January 12
From: Sportserver
Men 1. Wilson Kibet (Ken) 2hr 13min 36sec, 2. Eticha Tesfaye (Eth) 2:13.37, 3. David Mutua (Ken) 2:13.59, 4. Daniel Cheribo (Ken) 2:14.10, 5. John Mutai (Ken) 2:14.49, 6. Oleg Strijakov (Rus) 2:15.03, 7. Mikhail Romanov (Rus) 2:15.42, 8. Steven Langat (Ken) 2:16.34, 9. Kennedy Moronge (Ken) 2:16.41, 10. Wilson Cheruyiot (Ken) 2:18.57
Women 1. Ramila Burungolova (Rus) 2:37.07, 2. Banwella Mrashani (Tan) 2:42.23, 3. Gitte Karlshoy (Den) 2:42.28, 4. Irina Kazakova (Fra) 2:43.04, 5. Anne Van Schupen (Ned) 2:44.19
Men's 10km 1. Phalis Kimani (Ken) 30min 39sec, 2. Andy Coleman (Gbr) 30.40, 3. Mike Morris (Gbr) 31.00
Women's 10km  1. Tezata Surekli (Tur) 33.54, 2. Joyce Chepchumba (Ken) 33.56, 3. Emily Somei (Ken) 35.58

Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, Lake Buena Vista,
Sunday, January 7
From: Runner's World
Men- 1. Ronnie Holassie, TRN, 1:09:49; 2. Keith Hanson, MI, 1:12:21; 3. Kevin Hanson (40+), MI, 1:12:59. Women - 1. Kim Pawelek, FL, 1:16:46; 2. Ingrid Kristiansen (40+), 1:19:05; 3. Bea Marie Altieri, FL, 1:19:37.

Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, Lake Buena Vista,
Sunday, January 7
From: Runner's World
Men - 1. Chris Teague, GBR, 2:26:38; 2. Jose Silva, BRA, 2:27:46; 3. Andrew Greenidge, FL, 2:34:05. M40 - David Collins, FL, 2:41:03. Women - 1. Ilda Santos, BRA, 2:46:40; 2. Wendi Ray, WI, 2:53:20; 3. Cecily Tyson, PA, 2:54:40. W40 - Erica Szilagyi, 3:13:50.

XLI CROSS INTERNACIONAL ZORNOTZA
Cross Country IAAF Permit Meeting (SPAIN)
7th January 2001
From: Atletismo en Espana
Men(10.7km). 1. Paul Kosgei KEN 31:48 - 2. Charles Kamathi KEN 31:52 - 3. Salim Kipsang KEN 32:15 - 4. Thomas Nyariki KEN 32:40 - 5. Daniel Gachara KEN 32:48 - 6. Sammy Kipketer KEN 32:54 - 7. Alberto Juzdado 33:00 - 8. John Nada Saya TAN 33:15 - 9. Karl Keska GBR 33:20 - 10. Richard Limo KEN 33:27 - 11. Dereje Tadesse ETH 33:33 - 12. Carlos Adán 33:35 - 13. Kamel Ziani 33:38 - 14. Teodoro Cuñado 33:45 - 15. Tekeste Kebede ETH 33:48 - 16. Eliseo Martín 33:53 - 17. Alejandro Gómez 33:56 - 18. Alexander Garretas 33:57 - 19. Obed Mutanya ZA 34:28 - 20. Iván Sánchez 34:33 - 21. José Luis Carnero 34:37 - 22. Gabriel Garín 34:40 - 23. Francisco Guerra 34:44 - 24. Diego Ibáñez 34:58 - 25. Jesús España 35:03 - 26. Julius Gidabuday TAN 35:03 - 27. Antonio Silio ARG 35:08 - 28. Pablo Angulo 35:08 - 29. Aitor Uribesalgo 35:09 - 30. Asier Zarraga 35:18 - 31. Txomin Martín 35:27 - 32. Abdeslam Serrokh MAR 35:37
Women (6.7km). 1. Noemi Mugo KEN 22:45 - 2. Ejagayou Diababa ETH 22:48 - 3. Eyerusalen Kuma ETH 22:50 - 4. Yimenashu Taye ETH 22:53 - 5. Sally Barsosio KEN 23:05 - 6. Fatuma Roba ETH 23:11 - 7. Yamma Belkacem FRA 23:23 - 8. Hareg Sidelil ETH 23:34 - 9. Irene Lamika KEN 23:44 - 10. Kathy Butler GBR 23:57 - 11. Cristina Petite 24:09 - 12. Zenebeth Tadesse ETH 24:26 - 13. Mirian Espinola 24:45 - 14. Yelena Gorodnicheva UKR 24:55 - 15. Amaia Piedra 25:08 - 16. María Luisa Muñoz 25:12 - 17. Meritxell Calduch 25:25 - 18. Nieves Zarza 25:46 - 19. Leire Medina 26:10 - 20. Angela Tejedor 26:33

Miyazaki Ladies Half Marathon, JAPAN
8th January 2001
From: IAAF
1) Elana Meyer (RSA) 1:09:42; 2) Ikumi Nagayama 1:10:10; 3) Takami Ominami 1:10:36; 4) Kyoko Katafuchi 1:10:58; 5) Aki Fujikawa 1:11:03; 6) Kaori Tanabe 1:11:04; 7) Yoko Miyazaki 1:11:05; 8) Kayoko Obata 1:11:05; 9) Etsuko Kuge 1:11:08; 10) Tomoko Kai 1:11:20; 11) Fumi Murata 1:11:23; 12) Yoko Manabe 1:11:43; 13) Noriko Matsuoka 1:11:46; 14) Mimiko Nakai 1:11:56

Tiberias Marathon, ISRAEL
5th January 2001
From: D. Eiger
Men. 1. Paul Tangus (Ken) 2:17:06 (1st ever Kenyan win in this race; prize US$3000); 2. David Kariuki (Ken) 2:18:33 ($2000); 3. Asaf Bimro 2:18:46 (5th national Marathon title; $1500); 4. Hailemelkot Teshome (Eth) 2:20:26 ($1000); 5. Micha Lang 2:25:14 ($800); 6. Zvade Vodage 2:25:38 ($500) Women (local event, similar prizes): 1. Nili Avramski 2:44:57 (5th national Marathon title); 2. Orna Blau 2:58:46; 3. Derilynne Mahn 3:14:47; 4. Laurice Mendelovitz 3:15:28; 5. Oxana Zurbakov 3:22:01.