LET THE RECORDS SHOW TWO COURSE MARKS SET IN L.A. MARATHON.Byline: Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Kredell Staff Writer The challenge between the sexes and optimal running conditions led to two course records Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. at the 21st L.A. Marathon. Lidiya Grigoryeva Lidiya Grigoryeva (born January 25, 1974) is a Russian long-distance runner from the Chuvashia region. She won the Bronze medal over 10 000 metres at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden in a time of 30:32,72 minutes, a new personal best and the of Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). sprinted away from Gete Wami Gete Wami (born December 11, 1974 in Debre Berhan) is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner. Wami won the 2006 Berlin Marathon finishing in front of Alina Kosgei and Monika Drybulska on September 24. of Ethiopia and held off the men's top finisher, Benson Cherono of Kenya, in the final mile to win the Banco Popular Challenge and its $100,000 bonus. Cherono had Grigoryeva in his sights in the final-half mile, but did not have enough left for a final kick as the Russian Russian associated in some way with Russia. Russian blue a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes. pulled away on a cold, dry morning for her biggest payday. ``When it comes to the last half-mile, she knows she can push all the way to the finish line,'' said Andrey Baranov, Grigoryeva's translator and manager. ``She was not afraid at this point. ... Lidiya has one of the best finishes on the Russian national team.'' Grigoryeva's time of 2 hours, 25 minutes and 10 seconds broke the course record set last year by countrywoman coun·try·wom·an n. 1. A woman from one's own country; a compatriot. 2. A woman from a particular country. 3. A woman who lives in the country or has country ways. Noun 1. Lyubov Denisova Lyubov Denisova is a Russian marathon runner that tested positive for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio — the same finding that derailed 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis [1]. by 1:11. It was the first time running the L.A. Marathon for Grigoryeva, 32, who only started running this distance two years ago after previously focusing on the 10,000 meters. Her best time entering the race was 2:27:01. ``In previous marathons, the biggest mistake for her was to start too fast,'' Baranov said. ``But she learned it's not the first 10k meters in marathons. You have to be patient and pace yourself through all the distance.'' Denisova set the pace early before Grigoryeva and Wami pulled away in the final three miles. Grigoryeva and Wami ran even into the final mile. Cherono broke from the men's competition with five miles to go and ran alone before finding the women in his sight. ``I was wishing to catch up with the women,'' said Cherono, whose time of 2:08:40 broke the L.A. record by 45 seconds, set in 1999 by Kenya's Simon Bor. ``I was just maintaining the pace at that rate, but didn't end up with someone to push me faster.'' The elite women got a 16:46 head start - the difference between course records for men and women - over the elite men for the challenge, an L.A. creation to spark spark, in electricity: see arc. (language) SPARK - An annotated subset of Ada supported by tools supplied by Praxis Critical Systems (originally by PVL). http://sparkada.com. interest in the event and more exciting finishes. The 16-second separation was the closest in the three years of the challenge. ``The competition is taken to a new level when the form is equaled for men and women,'' said William Burke William Burke (1792 - January 28, 1829) was an Irish-Scots serial killer who, along with William Hare committed a notorious series of murders in Edinburgh in the 19th century. Burke was born in Urney, County Tyrone. , president of the marathon. ``... I'm really excited about continuing this challenge and seeing it extend through the marathon world.'' Last year, Denisova complained that the then-15:50 time differential was unfair to the women, as evidenced by her not winning despite setting a course record when the male winner did not. Grigoryeva, who grew up doing chores on a community farm in the Russian town of Chevoksary, earned a total of $155,000 and a Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . She received a $20,000 time bonus for finishing under 2:26:00. Cherono, also running his first L.A. Marathon, took $60,000 in prize money and the car for his first major victory in the sport. Christine Lundy finished in eighth place as the top American woman in a time of 2:58.35. Carlos Carballo was the first American First American may refer to:
The top local finishers were Sabino Beltran, 29, of North Hills, who came in 45th in 2:43.07, and Rossana Robinson, 43, of Westlake Village, who took 39th in 3:25.49 for the women. A record 25,256 runners participated, an increase of 154 from last year. Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) Russia's Lidiya Grigoryeva, left, broke away from Gete Wami of Ethiopia to win the women's side of the L.A. Marathon and the Banco Popular Challenge. Grigoryeva set a women's course record in the process. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (2) Benson Cherono's time of 2:08:40 set a men's course record at the L.A. Marathon. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer (3 -- cover -- color) GOING THE DISTANCE Kenya's Benson Cherono, center, wins the men's race, but women's winner Lidiya Grigoryeva takes overall challenge of the sexes at L.A. Marathon Box: (1) MARATHON MEN (2) EASTERN BLOCK |
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