Records Fall At Motorola Marathon; Four Course Records Set and $88,500 in Prize Money Awarded.Business Editors AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2001 Russians Mohamed Nazipov and Elena Paramonova shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. the men's and women's course records Sunday at the 10th annual Motorola Marathon in Austin, Texas. This year's marathon hosted more than 5,200 marathon runners, an increase of 28 percent from a year ago, and 863 marathon relay teams. The 39 year-old Nazipov shaved nearly three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. off the existing course record set a year ago (2:14:10), crossing the tape at 2:11:14. Paramonova, a 31 year-old Russian who now resides in Maryland, cut more than a minute from the 2000 women's course record of 2:34:01, finishing in 2:32:55. Andrzej Krzyscin of Poland, who was the second male runner to cross the finish line, also broke the Motorola Marathon course record with a time of 2:11:41. The male Wheelchair division winner was 41 year-old Ramiro Bermudiz of Texas, who was first to cross the finish line with a time of 1:52:03. Additionally, Eddie Hellebuyck, 40, of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , broke the Masters division (age 40 - 49) course record with a time of 2:16:47. "The first year I ran the marathon in London, I started fast," said Nazipov, who first took the lead at the third mile. "I decided to keep that pace so it was quite easy today, and the weather was wonderful." A group of eight elite runners broke away from the pack at mile three. Nazipov was challenged by a group of three other runners until leaving that group behind about a third of the way into the race. The fourth-place finisher here a year ago, Paramonova echoed Nazipov's observations about the clear, dry race conditions. "The race was beautiful," said Paramonova, who took the lead in the twentieth mile. "I wanted to win but I didn't count on it. I would call this a surprise but it's something I wanted quietly." Just two weeks ago, Paramonova won a half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or 13 7/64 miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. in Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. . Participants in the 2001 Motorola Marathon included 65 elite runners from 16 countries (Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Zambia) - including four recent Olympians - Americans Eddy Hellebuyck and Linda Somers Smith, Canadian Tina Connelly and Zambian Charles Mulinga. Race Winners The Motorola Marathon prize money purse totals $88,500 with $10,000 going to both the overall male and overall female winners. In addition to the Open division, the Motorola Marathon awarded prize money to men and women in the Masters, Seniors, Veterans and Wheelchair divisions. In total, awards will be presented to individuals in more than 33 age, weight and special recognition divisions.
Category Name Time Age Origin
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Overall Male Mohamed Nazipov 2:11:14 39 Moscow, Russia
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Overall Female Elena Paramonova 2:32:55 31 Russia
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Wheelchair Male Ramiro Bermudiz 1:52:03 41 Houston, Texas
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Wheelchair Female Katherine Hunter 2:58:12 39 Orlando, Florida
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Masters Male Eddy Hellebuyck 2:16:47 40 Albuquerque, NM
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Masters Female Alevtina Naoumova 2:37:45 40 Plantation, Florida
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Seniors Male Joseph Nzau 2:55:58 51 Farmington, NM
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Seniors Female Charlotte Hartwig 3:37:45 54 Salem, Oregon
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Veterans Male Harold Wilson 3:21:20 67 Tyler, Texas
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Veterans Female Mary Kennard 4:09:31 61 Richardson, Texas
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Relay Males James Lawrence 2:22:49 31 Orange, Texas
and John Reich 31 Pearland, Texas
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Relay Mixed Terry Garrett and 2:33:50 37 Houston, Texas
Monique Ecker 31 Dallas, Texas
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Relay Females Mary Rodrigs and 2:53:18 41 Woodlands, Texas
Erin Rodrigs 19 Austin, Texas
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(Results as of 02/18/2001, 9:00pm eastern)
"This has been the most exciting Motorola Marathon yet, with four course records set and two elite athletes elite athlete Sports medicine An athlete with potential for competing in the Olympics or as a professional athlete; EAs are at ↑ risk for injuries, given the amount of training, for psychological abuse by coaches and parents, and self abuse. qualifying for the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation World Championships," said Motorola Marathon race marathon race, long-distance foot race deriving its name from Marathon, Greece. According to legend, in 490 B.C., Pheidippides, a runner from Marathon, carried news of victory over the Persians to Athens. director John Conley. "We had a record number of runners, a record contribution to our charitable beneficiary, the weather was ideal and we even had two finish-line marriage proposals - this race will be hard to top." Proceeds from the Motorola Marathon in the amount of $25,000 benefit LifeWorks - Alliance of Youth and Family Services, whose mission is to counsel, educate and support youth, individuals and families in the Austin area. Race Details -- The Motorola Marathon is a qualifying event for the Boston and New York Marathons as well as the 8th annual International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Championships to be held this summer in Edmonton, Canada. It is also a United States of America Track and Field (USATF) certified and sanctioned, point-to-point course. -- Two runners - Eddie Hellebyuck and Andrzej Krzyscin - qualified for the IAAF World Championships at this year's race. -- Race time temperature was 32 degrees Fahrenheit and when the first male runner crossed the finish line, the temperature was 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -- It was the fifth straight year the race produced a double-digit growth rate in the number of marathon runners. -- The race utilizes a variety of technologies, such as FitSense FS-1 wireless on-shoe timer, watch and heart rate monitor to track runner's pace distance, calorie burn and heart rate; Motorola Timeport phones to transmit data from FitSense on-shoe timer to a data analysis system; Motorola IDEN i700 multi-function cellular phone/radio handsets; global positioning systems; Motorola two-way pagers; and Motorola DigitalDNA(TM) enabled networking and video management systems. -- The Motorola Marathon has an economic impact on the Austin community of approximately $2.4 million, according to the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. -- More than 14,000 people attended the Motorola Marathon Race Expo. -- During the event, 10,000 gallons of water, 130,000 cups, 30 pounds of Vaseline, ten cartons of aspirin and 150 IDEN i700 multi-function phone/radio handsets were used. To make the race one of the most runner-oriented, comfortable marathons in the country, thousands of volunteers from Motorola, race sponsors and the Austin community were on hand to offer race participants numerous on-course amenities, including highly visible mile markers; comfort stations at every mile with water, Powerade and ice; Runner's World Runner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for recreational runners, published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. In addition to the printed magazine, the magazine's web sites have provided a valuable resource for runners, pacing groups; split timers at 5K intervals; shuttle service between the start and finish lines; 90 percent complete road closure with police protection at major intersections; police escorts for leaders and bicycle escorts for wheelchair participants; portable restroom facilities; medical aid throughout the course and massage therapy Massage Therapy Definition Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues and consists of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or at the finish line; and clothing transport from start line and relay exchanges to the finish line area. Generous support for the Motorola Marathon has been contributed by a number of sponsors, including the following platinum-level sponsors: RunTex, Nextel, Ozarka, HEB HEB Hebrew HEB Hurst-Euless-Bedford (Texas) HEB Hot Electron Bolometer HEB Hindu Endowments Board (Singapore) HEB Here Everything's Better HEB High-Energy Beam HEB High Energy Biscuit , Heart Hospital of Austin, LBJS LBJS Littoral Battlespace Joint Service Broadcasting Companies Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" , KXAN-TV and Lois Paul & Partners/Fleishman-Hillard. Additional information on the Motorola Marathon is available at www.motorolamarathon.com. About Motorola As the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. , Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA technologies which enable its customers to create "smart" products and new business opportunities in the networking and computing, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , transportation and home networking markets. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $7.9 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) in 2000. http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors/ Motorola, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT (OpenView Managed Object Toolkit) An OpenView toolkit from HP for developing network management applications based on CMIS. The toolkit contains library routines that handle the transmission and receipt of CMIS requests and responses. ) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. electronic solutions. Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion. http://www.motorola.com MOTOROLA, the Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. M Logo and all other trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.(R) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. All other product or service names are the property of their trademark owner respective owners. (c)2001 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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