Houston Running: Comments About St. Louis Marathon and Half Marathon

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Comments About St. Louis Marathon and Half Marathon

(From today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

The one splotch on the day was the finish of the women's half-marathon. Mary Hanvey of Collinsville crossed the line first in 1:18:22 but was disqualified because of timing discrepancies.

"Her chip time did not correlate with the gun time," said Nancy Lieberman, president of Go! St. Louis, "and the course officials did not see her on the course."

The victory went to Kelly Handel, 31, of Austin, Texas, who finished in 1:20:13. Jill Czarnik, 19, of Urbana, Ill., was second in 1:24:36. Judy Dorpinghaus of Washington, Mo., was third in 1:25:13."

The fans and officials were saying 'first girl' as I passed, so I was surprised at first that I hadn't won," Handel said. She said she came to St. Louis because "I heard good things about the course. It's deceptively challenging, but I like a challenge."

2 Comments:

Katy Lampson said...: Nancy Lieberman...like basketball Nancy Lieberman? I used to go to her b-ball camp. Wow! Blast from the past!; 7:16 PM
David said...: A deceptively challenging course and a very deceptively winning woman.

(hmmm...cross the start line, relax, take an hour an 18 minute nap, then jump in and cross the finish line mat...nice try); 10:24 AM