Chicago Marathon Additional Notes
+ Only the top six (6) men from today's Chicago Marathon will crack the world top 100 for 2006 according to the Association of Road Racing Statisicians, but the top 11 women garnered top 100 spots with their performances today.
+ Four (4) national records were broken among the race's top four female finishers. They were as follows:
- Berhane Adere, Ethiopia, 2:20:42 (Getenesh Wami, 2:21:34, Berlin, 9/24/06)
- Galina Bogolomova, Russia, 2:20:47 (Lyudmila Petrova, 2:21:29, London, 4/23/06)
- Benita Johnson, Australia, 2:22:36 (Lisa Ondieki, 2:23:51, Osaka, 1/31/88)
- Madai Perez Carrillo, Mexico, 2:22:59 (Adriana Fernandez, 2:24:06, London, 4/18/99)
+ You say that Fernandez's name looks familiar? Yes, she was the 1996 winner of the Houston Marathon.
+ Meadville, Pennsylvania's Amy Winters' time of 3:04:16 on Sunday is particularly impressive any day that you look at. In 1992, the now 34-year-old woman ran the Boston Marathon in 3:16. You think to yourself, "Long layoff, but strong comeback." Well, you see, in May, Winters ran the Cleveland Marathon in 3:26:19 and finished 20th overall. But she did so as a below-knee amputee - and her time yesterday was a new world record! (Please read this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story for more!)
+ Romania's Nuta Olaru last month won the Boulder Backroads Marathon (and more than likely rubbed a little speed off on Joe Carey) in 2:43:10 as a tune-up for Sunday's Chicago Marathon. In doing so, she wasn't just the first female. She was also the first overall winner. Yesterday, Olaru finished 6th in 2:25:17 -- one spot behind Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita, who blew up after going out at a world-record pace.
+ A husband and wife from Dallas, Chris and Tova Sido, ran the Chicago Marathon in memory of their two children, Charles and Louisa, who passed away in 2003 and 2005, respectively, due to a little known illness called mitochondrial disease. (Their story is profiled here.) The Sidos, who were raising money for the disease with their run, ran in 3:54:13 and 3:58:36, respectively. (Some of you in the Houston area last year may have participated in a 5K downtown called Christopher's Heart 5K - that was run by current Power In Motion co-director Jack McClintic. That race, honoring the late Christopher Schindler, raised money for the same illness.)
+ Talk about a guy celebrating a win with a run! Sean Berkowitz, 39, of Chicago finished yesterday's marathon in 4:07:58. In fact, you might have seen Berkowitz training here in Houston for it as he was the lead prosecutor for the U.S. Justice Department's Enron Task Force that earned the convictions of Ken Lay and Jeffery Skilling.
+ Dean Karnazes of San Francisco, California ran his 36th marathon course on Sunday in 3:28:19 while Pam Reed, 45, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, finished in 4:30:49. Both ultramarathoners, of course, are known for their efforts to run 300 or more miles without stopping. Karnazes will run the Twin Cities Marathon course later today before heading off Tuesday to run the Green Bay Marathon course with Reed. Karnazes' son, Nicholas, who will turn 9 on Tuesday will run the final 9 miles with his dad.
+ Rick Roeber, 50, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, also known as "The Barefoot Runner," covered the cold course in 3:38:07.
+ 13 of the top 25 and 30 of the top 34 men's finishers were Americans who met the United States Olympic Trials "A" qualifying standard of 2:19:00 (which includes an expenses paid trip to the U.S Olympic Trials). An additional 30 runners met the "B" qualifying standard of 2:21:00. Runners such as Abdi Abdirahman, Brandon Leslie, Jason Hartmann and Chris Seaton had already met the "B" qualifying standard in either the 5,000 meters or 10,000 meters; however, their marathon showing allowed then to meet the "A" standard.
+ On the women's side, only Elva Dryer and Colleen De Reuck, met the "A" qualifying standard with times of 2:31:48 and 2:33:18, respectively, and were the only Americans in the top 15. 23 of the next 24 finishers were Americans and those runners all met the "B" qualifying standard of times underneath 2:47:00.
+ Four (4) national records were broken among the race's top four female finishers. They were as follows:
- Berhane Adere, Ethiopia, 2:20:42 (Getenesh Wami, 2:21:34, Berlin, 9/24/06)
- Galina Bogolomova, Russia, 2:20:47 (Lyudmila Petrova, 2:21:29, London, 4/23/06)
- Benita Johnson, Australia, 2:22:36 (Lisa Ondieki, 2:23:51, Osaka, 1/31/88)
- Madai Perez Carrillo, Mexico, 2:22:59 (Adriana Fernandez, 2:24:06, London, 4/18/99)
+ You say that Fernandez's name looks familiar? Yes, she was the 1996 winner of the Houston Marathon.
+ Meadville, Pennsylvania's Amy Winters' time of 3:04:16 on Sunday is particularly impressive any day that you look at. In 1992, the now 34-year-old woman ran the Boston Marathon in 3:16. You think to yourself, "Long layoff, but strong comeback." Well, you see, in May, Winters ran the Cleveland Marathon in 3:26:19 and finished 20th overall. But she did so as a below-knee amputee - and her time yesterday was a new world record! (Please read this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story for more!)
+ Romania's Nuta Olaru last month won the Boulder Backroads Marathon (and more than likely rubbed a little speed off on Joe Carey) in 2:43:10 as a tune-up for Sunday's Chicago Marathon. In doing so, she wasn't just the first female. She was also the first overall winner. Yesterday, Olaru finished 6th in 2:25:17 -- one spot behind Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita, who blew up after going out at a world-record pace.
+ A husband and wife from Dallas, Chris and Tova Sido, ran the Chicago Marathon in memory of their two children, Charles and Louisa, who passed away in 2003 and 2005, respectively, due to a little known illness called mitochondrial disease. (Their story is profiled here.) The Sidos, who were raising money for the disease with their run, ran in 3:54:13 and 3:58:36, respectively. (Some of you in the Houston area last year may have participated in a 5K downtown called Christopher's Heart 5K - that was run by current Power In Motion co-director Jack McClintic. That race, honoring the late Christopher Schindler, raised money for the same illness.)
+ Talk about a guy celebrating a win with a run! Sean Berkowitz, 39, of Chicago finished yesterday's marathon in 4:07:58. In fact, you might have seen Berkowitz training here in Houston for it as he was the lead prosecutor for the U.S. Justice Department's Enron Task Force that earned the convictions of Ken Lay and Jeffery Skilling.
+ Dean Karnazes of San Francisco, California ran his 36th marathon course on Sunday in 3:28:19 while Pam Reed, 45, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, finished in 4:30:49. Both ultramarathoners, of course, are known for their efforts to run 300 or more miles without stopping. Karnazes will run the Twin Cities Marathon course later today before heading off Tuesday to run the Green Bay Marathon course with Reed. Karnazes' son, Nicholas, who will turn 9 on Tuesday will run the final 9 miles with his dad.
+ Rick Roeber, 50, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, also known as "The Barefoot Runner," covered the cold course in 3:38:07.
+ 13 of the top 25 and 30 of the top 34 men's finishers were Americans who met the United States Olympic Trials "A" qualifying standard of 2:19:00 (which includes an expenses paid trip to the U.S Olympic Trials). An additional 30 runners met the "B" qualifying standard of 2:21:00. Runners such as Abdi Abdirahman, Brandon Leslie, Jason Hartmann and Chris Seaton had already met the "B" qualifying standard in either the 5,000 meters or 10,000 meters; however, their marathon showing allowed then to meet the "A" standard.
+ On the women's side, only Elva Dryer and Colleen De Reuck, met the "A" qualifying standard with times of 2:31:48 and 2:33:18, respectively, and were the only Americans in the top 15. 23 of the next 24 finishers were Americans and those runners all met the "B" qualifying standard of times underneath 2:47:00.
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