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WIN FOR PERTILE

TORINO
(ITA, Nov 14): Italian win at 24th Torino Marathon. Ruggero Pertile clocked
2:10:58 to be the best. This race is special for the Barcelona 4th placer as he clocked here last
year his personal best 2:09:53. Second Kenyan Lawrence Kimaiyo got 2:11:45 and
third Ethiopian Habteselassie Lemma 2:12:21, another Italian Danilo Goffi was
fifth (2:14:38). Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo in her third marathon achieved for first
time sub 2:30 and won in 2:27:01. Second Ethiopian Fate Tola (2:28:21) ahead of
another Kenyan Florence Chepsoi (2:32:38). Then followed Russians Nina
Podnebesnova (2:34:02) and Yelena Nurgalyeva (2:34:08).

ERITREANS
DOMINATED

OEIRAS (POR, Nov 13): Portugal
female runners confirmed their great shape before European CC Championships to
be held in December in Albufeira. Analia Rosa won the second IAAF Permit CC
race of the season in Oeiras with 20:01 at the 6 km. Second was Kenyan Ann
Wanjiru (20:04) but then again home top runners followed. Ana Dias as third
(20:08) ahead of Sandra Moreira (20:15). Former World gold medalist on terrain
Benita Willis of Australia
was 7th (21:16). Eritrean world silver winner from Bydgoszcz Teklemariam Medhin
repeated his last weekend win from Burgos
here at 9 km
(28:33). His team-mate Kidane Tadese was second (28:37) ahead of Kenyans Edwin
Soi (28:42) and Matthew Kipkoech (28:47). Best home runners were Yousef El
Kalai (29:10), Rui Pedro Silva (29:25) and Licinio Pimentel (29:28).

FIVE
PRE-SELECTED

OEIRAS (POR): After the
Saturday´s race the Portugal Athletics Federation pre-selected for the European
event on home soil in december 5 athletes. Three women (Analia Rosa, Ana Dias
and Sara Moreira) and two men (Yousef El Kalai with Rui Pedro Silva). The rest
of three women and four men will be added after the last qualification race in
Torres Vedras (November 28).

ROBA
WITH WOMEN CR 2:30:37

CANNES
(FRA, Nov 14): New women course record highlighted the 3rd Alpes Maritimes
marathon from Nice to Cannes.
Ethiopian Radiya Roba improved not only her PB but also the event best
(2:33:56) to 2:30:37. Second Kenyan Emily Rotich got 2:33:08 and third Adeline
Roche also won the national title in 2:38:31 (career fastest by four seconds).
Male winner another Ethiopian Tsegaye Botoru debuted at the distance with
impressive 2:10:27 and missed the course record only by 10 seconds. Second
Kenyan Mark Tanui got 2:11:02 and third Shume Hailu of Ethiopia
2:12:24. French title for Rachid Ghanmouni who also debuted in the marathon
with more than solid 2:12:59.

OTHER NEWS

POTSDAM (GER): German steeple record holder
and world finalist Antje Moldner is back in training after she missed the 2010
because of Lymphoid cells disease. Her main goal is Olympic final in 2012.

KINGSTON
(JAM): General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown said
for TrackAlerts about questions concerning the reparation works at National
Stadium in Kingston that an engineer from Germany
was scheduled to be in the island during the week as part of the process and a
new running track should be in place by mid-February. This revelation raises
the question as to whether the plan is for a new track or merely repairs as was
suggested earlier.

GUANGZHOU (CHN): The Star informs that
athletics tickets for days when hurdler Liu Xiang is scheduled to run sold out
on the first day they went on sale. On the black market they are available for
20-times more of the regular price.

VIENNA (AUT): From Austrian running scene.
Steeple national champion Martin Proll (8:13.74 PB) has set his sights on the
marathon debut. That should happen on April 10 next year in Linz and the target is sub 2:13. The World Mountain
running champion Andrea Mayr will miss the spring marathon but wants to run
olympic qualifier in one of the fall marathons in 2011.

LONDON (GBR): European high hurdles champion
Andy Turner started after Commonwealth gold with training for 2011. “1st proper
track session today, wasn’t as painfull as I thought it would be, its good to
be back,” he said on his twitter. Turner is expected to run also in the indoor
season and at European Championships in Paris.

MARA (KEN): Winners in this
year’s Masai Mara International Marathon will earn more after organisers of the
event increased prize money by 400 percent. Top runners in the main 21km race
for men and women will pocket Sh250,000 each (3000 USD), up from Sh50,000 (650
USD) champions pocketed in the inaugural event last year. The marathon is
scheduled for November 20 at Olchoro Oiruwua Wildlife Conservancy of Mara. The
top 10 finishers in men and women’s races will get awards. Kenyan media are
informing.

RESULTS

VOLPIANO (ITA, Nov 14): The 7th
Cross Della Volpe was also qualification race for Italian runners for European
CC event in Albufeira. Cosimo Caliandro won the 8 km in 28:22 ahead of Yuri
Floriani (28:23) and Gabriele De Nard (28:24). In women´s 6 km Agnes Tschurtschenthaler
won in 26:08 clearly over Valentina Belotti (26:17).

LIVORNO (ITA, Nov 14): Kenyan
Eric Chirchir won the jubilee 30th Livorno Marathon
clocking 2:17:10 ahead of Philemon Kipkering (2:19:48). Women winner Ilaria
Bianchi posted 2:42:02.

KIPKELION (KEN, Nov 13): World
Cross Country junior women’s champion Mercy Cherono won the women 8 km race at the second
KCB/Athletics Kenya national cross country meeting (30:03). Second was Purity
Cherotich (30:04) and third Mercy Chelagat (30:12). Writes The Nation.
Cherono’s younger sister, Caroline Chepkoech dominated the junior 6 km (22:11). The men’s 12 km race went to World
junior 5000 m
silver winner John Chepkwony (38:02) ahead of Bydgoszcz participant Charles
Kibet (38:06) and Peter Koech (38:26). Nicholas Togom took the junior men’s
race at 8 km
(24:53). Togom is another of the three sons of veteran Some Muge, father of
Matthew Kisorio and Peter Kemeli.

RICHMOND
(USA, Nov 13): Kenyan Mark
Chepses won the 2010 SunTrust Richmond Marathon, his first marathon title in
the United States,
with a time of 2:19:13. Tezeta Dengersa of Turkey was the first female to
cross the finish line, clocking in her second marathon 2:49:10. Organizers are
informing on their website. An all-time record of 16,106 runners participated
in this weekend’s events. The 26.2-mile SunTrust Richmond Marathon drew in 4952
runners, while the McDonald’s Half Marathon had 6605 and the HCA Virginia 8k
had 4549 participants.

BILLANCOURT (FRA, Nov 14):
Young Eritrean Samson Gebreyohanes (18) won the 14th Boulogne-Billancourt half marathon in close
finish timed at 1:03:01. Second Kenyan Geoffrey Terer (1:03:02) and third
another Eritrean junior Mulue Andom (1:03:02). Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir was
the best woman after 1:11:01.

KAPENGURIA (KEN, Nov 13): Levi
Matebo scored a second victory to add to his 2006 success at the 8th Tegla
Loroupe Peace Race in 27:55 at 9.94
km. Behind him Philemon Yator (27:58) and Paul Lonyagat
(28:04). Pamela Lisoreng was the best woman in 32:51. With help from IAAF site.

JAMBOL (BUL, Nov 13): Winners
at 44th Diana CC race in Bulgaria
were home runners Silvia Danekova (3
km) and Shaban Mustafa (5 km).

MARTIGNY (SUI, Nov 13):
Ethiopian Tolossa Chengere who lives in Switzerland won the 35th Corrida
d´Octodure in 22:37 at 7.76
km. Simon Tesfaye was second (22:37) and Daniel Kiptum
third (22:41). Swiss Eveline Jetziner was the best woman at 5.4 km in 17:29.