Road Racing from around the globe ! (thanks to EME News)

Eliud Kipchoge, photo by PhotoRun.net

Thanks to our friend, Alfons Juck, and his team at EME News, here are some selected race results from last weekend (11/26-11/27), from around the globe.

ROAD RESULTS

LA ROCHELLE (FRA, Nov 27): Pacemaker Emmanuel Oliaulo from Kenya won the La Rochelle Marathon in 2:10:46ahead of Ethiopia’s Agato Yashin (2:13:21) and Francis Kibiwott (2:13:27) while Jane Moraa won the women’s race in 2:30:51 from Nancy Koech (2:32:57) and French veteran Corinne Herbreteau (2:39:20).

SAN SEBASTIAN (ESP, Nov 27): Kenyans took a clean sweep in the San Sebastian Marathon with Hosea Kiprono (2:11:51), David Barmasai (2:15:02) and Paul Kimeli (2:15:56) while Marisa Casanueva won the women’s race in 2:35:32ahead of Yolanda Gutierrez (2:38:50).

FLORENCE (ITA, Nov 27): Ethiopia and Kenya shared the titles in the Florence Marathon. Ethiopia’s Teshome Shumi won the men’s race on his debut in 2:11:57 ahead of Richard Sigei (2:14:15) and home favourite Eyob Faniel (2:15:39) while Winny Jepkorir (2:28:46) won the women’s race ahead of Italian veteran Fatna Maraoui (2:30:52) and Belarus’ Nastassia Ivanova (2:32:11).

LIBREVILLE (GAB, Nov 27): Kenyans Samson Bungei (2:21:15) and Emily Chepkemoi (2:50:34) claimed victories in hot and humid conditions in the Gabon Libreville Marathon.

MAZATLAN (MEX, Nov 27): Also at 18th Gran Maratón Pacífíco Kenyan wins by Nixon Kiplagat 2:25:42 and Ogla Kimaiyo 2:52:51.

GEORGE TOWN (MAS, Nov 27): Runners from Kenya dominated the Asics Penang Bridge International Marathon as Bernard Muthoni clocked 2:27:45 and Margaret Niuguna 2:52:10.

BASEL (SUI, Nov 26): European half marathon champion Tadesse Abraham took victory on home soil in the Basel Stadtlauf in 21:44 at 7.55 km ahead of Kenya’s Bernard Matheka (21:46) and Julien Wanders (21:48) while Ethiopia’s Helen Bekele Tola easily defended her women’s title in 19:26 at 5.9 km from Czech Lucie Sekanova (19:46) and Martina Strahl (19:56).

BARCELONA (ESP, Nov 27): Eritrea’s Yemane Haileselassie won the Internacional Jean Bouin Road Race in Montjuic Park over 9.9km in 30:24 ahead of Antonio Abadia (30:35) while Portugal’s Ines Monteiro won the women’s 6.6km in 22:59.

KOSA (JPN, Nov 27): Kenyan Karemi Thuku won the international category at the Kosa 10 miles road race in 46:19 ahead of Edward Waweru 46:44. In the local race Daichi Kamino 46:38.

SENDAI (JPN, Nov 27): JPN Postal Group won with two Olympians in the team (Ayuko Suzuki and Hanami Sekine) the Japanese Corporate Teams Women´s Ekiden Championships in 2:15:08. Second Dai-ichi Life 2:15:21 (another Olympian Tomomi Tanaka running) and third Yamada Electric 2:16:08. One of the pre-race favorite Toyota Industries was disqualified at the first to second stage hand-off point.

BILBAO (ESP, Nov 27): Kenyan Joseph Kiprono won the 18th Desde Santurce road race at 15.8 km in 46:03. Second Emmanuel Bor 46:19. Women winner Spain´s Elena Loyo 53:23.

MONDORF (GER, Nov 27): Sabrina Mockenhaupt won the Christmas Run here at 10 km in 35:53.

KLAGENFURT (AUT, Nov 27): Austrian marathon Olympian Edwin Kemboi won the Klagenfurt Adventlauf at 10 km in 32:21.

PADENGHE SUL GARDA (ITA, Nov 27): At 9th Padenghe Half Marathon Kenyan winners Jonathan Kanda 1:04:09 and Ruth Chebitok 1:15:28.

TAN-TAN (MAR, Nov 27): Mohammed Ziani won the Tan-Tan 10 km road race in Morocco in 30:25 beating Ethiopian Dawit Fikadu 30:31 and Kenyan Cornelius Kosgei 30:45. Women winner Kaltoum Bouaasayria 35:53.

NANCY (FRA, Nov 27): Benjamin Choquert won the Course de St. Nicolas at 10 km in 29:41 over Kenyan Thomas Muke 29:43.