TADES AND KEITANY TAKE WORLD HALF MARATHON TITLES
By Bob Ramsak
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission

Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea and Kenyan Mary Keitany collected dominating victories at IAAF / EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships today in Birmingham, England.

Surging away from the field after 10 kilometers, Tadese won his fourth straight title in 59:35, a championships record, easily holding off the challenge by Kenyan Bernard Kipyego who clocked 59:59. Knocking nearly a minute-and-a-half from his personal best, American Dathan Ritzenheim took the bronze, clocking 1:00:00.

Running at the front from the gun, Keitany clocked a world leading 1:06:36 championships record to win by more than a minute over compatriot Philes Ongori, who produced a 1:07:38 personal best. Aberu Kebede took the bronze in 1:07:39, also a personal best.

Kenyan men took the team crown over Eritrea, with Ethiopia taking bronze. The U.S. squad was a surprise fourth, finishing just eight seconds out of the medals.

Kenyan women also cruised to the team title over Ethiopia, with Russia finishing third. The U.S. squad, led by Amy Yoder Begley's 11th place finish, were fifth.

Mens Results

Position	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark	.
1	217	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	59:35	(CR)
2	257	Benard Kiprop Kipyego	KEN	59:59	.
3	300	Dathan Ritzenhein	USA	1:00:00	(PB)
4	256	Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich	KEN	1:00:08	.
5	219	Samuel Tsegay	ERI	1:00:17	(PB)
6	254	Wilson Kwambai Chebet	KEN	1:00:59	.
7	255	Kiplimo Kimutai	KEN	1:01:31	(SB)
8	276	Stephen Mokoka	RSA	1:01:36	.
9	267	Juan Carlos Romero	MEX	1:01:48	(PB)
10	258	Sammy Kirop Kitwara	KEN	1:01:59	.
11	226	Tilahun Regassa	ETH	1:02:08	(SB)
12	227	Dereje Tesfaye	ETH	1:02:09	.
13	262	Rachid Kisri	MAR	1:02:11	(PB)
14	224	Abebe Negewo	ETH	1:02:25	(PB)
15	288	Fabiano Joseph Naasi	TAN	1:02:25	(SB)
16	287	Marco Joseph	TAN	1:02:41	(PB)
17	209	Marilson dos Santos	BRA	1:02:41	(SB)
18	246	Daniele Meucci	ITA	1:02:43	(PB)
19	215	Adhanom Abraha	ERI	1:02:47	(PB)
20	297	Andrew Carlson	USA	1:02:50	.
21	251	Yukihiro Kitaoka	JPN	1:02:50	.
22	230	Fouad Larhiouch	FRA	1:02:55	(PB)
23	233	James Kibocha Theuri	FRA	1:02:55	.
24	295	Martin Toroitich	UGA	1:02:55	(SB)
25	249	Ryosuke Fukuyama	JPN	1:03:00	.
26	235	Andrew Lemoncello	GBR	1:03:03	(PB)
27	292	Moses Aliwa	UGA	1:03:06	.
28	252	Yoshinori Oda	JPN	1:03:09	.
29	275	Olebogeng Masire	RSA	1:03:13	.
30	263	Mourad Marofit	MAR	1:03:22	(SB)
31	289	Gitimi Shamba	TAN	1:03:23	(SB)
32	253	Atsushi Sato	JPN	1:03:25	.
33	293	Jackson Kiprop	UGA	1:03:31	.
34	231	Simon Munyutu	FRA	1:03:33	.
35	228	Solomon Tsige	ETH	1:03:33	(SB)
36	277	Mbongeni Ngxazozo	RSA	1:03:47	.
37	280	Sylvain Rukundo	RWA	1:03:59	(SB)
38	298	James Carney	USA	1:04:00	(SB)
39	282	Jean Baptiste Simukeka	RWA	1:04:02	(PB)
40	279	Gervais Hakizimana	RWA	1:04:04	.
41	281	Eric Sebahire	RWA	1:04:09	(PB)
42	274	Jeffrey Gwebu	RSA	1:04:11	.
43	200	Jeff Hunt	AUS	1:04:16	.
44	216	Tesfahiwet Gebretinsae	ERI	1:04:17	(PB)
45	206	Giomar da Silva	BRA	1:04:20	.
46	236	Mark Miles	GBR	1:04:21	.
47	218	Yemane Teame	ERI	1:04:23	(PB)
48	247	Giovanni Ruggiero	ITA	1:04:24	.
49	261	Ahmed Baday	MAR	1:04:42	.
50	264	Abdellah Tagharrafet	MAR	1:04:46	.
51	220	Miguel Ángel Gamonal	ESP	1:04:47	.
52	245	Denis Curzi	ITA	1:04:51	(SB)
53	270	Jhon Cusi	PER	1:04:56	.
54	240	Joseph McAlister	IRL	1:04:57	(PB)
55	210	Matt Loiselle	CAN	1:04:59	.
56	243	Francesco Bona	ITA	1:05:01	.
57	265	Arturo Regules	MEX	1:05:09	.
58	266	Sergio Reyes	MEX	1:05:11	(PB)
59	269	Jaime Caldúa	PER	1:05:16	.
60	238	Philip Wicks	GBR	1:05:18	.
61	232	David Ramard	FRA	1:05:23	.
62	244	Daniele Caimmi	ITA	1:05:23	(SB)
63	234	Andrew Jones	GBR	1:05:37	.
64	299	Brett Gotcher	USA	1:05:43	.
65	273	Cristinel Irimia	ROU	1:05:51	.
66	204	Keineetse Moswasi	BOT	1:05:59	(SB)
67	250	Tomomi Itakura	JPN	1:06:00	.
68	229	Benoit Holzerny	FRA	1:06:00	.
69	271	Constantino León	PER	1:06:05	.
70	296	Scott Bauhs	USA	1:06:07	(SB)
71	205	Godiraone Nthompe	BOT	1:06:07	(PB)
72	201	Ndabili Bashingili	BOT	1:06:08	(SB)
73	202	Rapula Diphoko	BOT	1:06:12	(PB)
74	222	Pablo Villalobos	ESP	1:06:17	.
75	237	Gareth Raven	GBR	1:06:51	.
76	203	Kaelo Mosalagae	BOT	1:07:10	(SB)
77	211	Shiwei Wu	CHN	1:07:14	.
78	208	João de Lima	BRA	1:07:14	.
79	207	Franck de Almeida	BRA	1:07:44	.
80	301	Daglas Mashili	ZAM	1:07:56	(SB)
81	>223	Taivo Püi	EST	1:07:58	(PB)
82	272	Edmundo Torres	PER	1:08:12	.
83	213	José Francisco Chaves	CRC	1:08:41	(PB)
84	214	Cesar Lizano	CRC	1:09:08	(PB)
85	278	Xolisa Tyali	RSA	1:09:12	.
86	239	Ka Ho Chan	HKG	1:10:17	(SB)
87	221	Fernando Rey	ESP	1:10:18	.
88	259	Marcel Tschopp	LIE	1:10:28	(SB)
89	291	Ronnie Holassie	TRI	1:11:18	(SB)
90	284	Gaylord Silly	SEY	1:11:57	.
91	283	Antoine Simon Labiche	SEY	1:12:01	(SB)
92	212	Mengi Patou	COD	1:12:17	(PB)
93	294	Andrew Pollando	UGA	1:14:00	(PB)
94	260	Chan Kit Chan	MAC	1:28:04	(SB)
.	225	Hailu Mekonnen	ETH	DNF	.
.	241	Gary Murray	IRL	DNF	.
.	285	Mohamed Isak	SOM	DNF	.
.	290	Perhat Annagylyjov	TKM	DNF	.
.	286	Damian Paul Chopa	TAN	DNS

Women's Results

Position	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark	.
1	37	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	1:06:36	(CR)
2	39	Philes Moora Ongori	KEN	1:07:38	(PB)
3	18	Aberu Kebede	ETH	1:07:39	(PB)
4	38	Caroline Cheptanui Kilel	KEN	1:08:16	(PB)
5	19	Mestawet Tufa	ETH	1:09:11	(PB)
6	16	Tirfi Tsegaye	ETH	1:09:24	(PB)
7	46	Kimberley Smith	NZL	1:09:35	(NR)
8	36	Flomena Cheyech Daniel	KEN	1:09:44	.
9	58	Inga Abitova	RUS	1:09:53	(PB)
10	61	Silviia Skvortsova	RUS	1:09:56	(SB)
11	72	Amy Yoder Begley	USA	1:10:09	(PB)
12	32	Yurika Nakamura	JPN	1:10:19	.
13	31	Ryoko Kizaki	JPN	1:10:32	.
14	15	Workitu Ayanu	ETH	1:10:35	(PB)
15	55	René Kalmer	RSA	1:10:37	(PB)
16	33	Remi Nakazato	JPN	1:10:40	.
17	68	Serena Burla	USA	1:10:55	(PB)
18	51	Analía Rosa	POR	1:11:08	(PB)
19	35	Peninah Jerop Arusei	KEN	1:11:10	.
20	57	Annerien van Schalkwyk	RSA	1:11:26	(PB)
21	42	Dulce María Rodríguez	MEX	1:11:32	(SB)
22	17	Abebu Gelan	ETH	1:11:33	.
23	60	Elza Kireeva	RUS	1:11:34	(PB)
24	14	Furtuna Zegergish	ERI	1:11:56	.
25	22	Claire Hallissey	GBR	1:12:14	.
26	30	Yukiko Akaba	JPN	1:12:20	.
27	62	Irina Timofeeva	RUS	1:12:38	(SB)
28	65	Olivera Jevtic	SRB	1:12:44	.
29	34	Hiroko Shoi	JPN	1:12:46	.
30	13	Maria Sig Møller	DEN	1:12:50	(PB)
31	10	Cassie Fien	AUS	1:12:55	.
32	59	Galina Alexandrova	RUS	1:13:01	.
33	70	Amy Hastings	USA	1:13:20	(PB)
34	25	Michelle Ross-Cope	GBR	1:13:50	.
35	52	Alina Adriana Istudora	ROU	1:14:01	(PB)
36	29	Emma Quaglia	ITA	1:14:11	(SB)
37	67	Nyakisi Adero	UGA	1:14:17	.
38	71	Heidi Westerling	USA	1:14:22	.
39	43	Marisol Romero	MEX	1:14:26	(PB)
40	56	Poppy Mlambo	RSA	1:14:27	(PB)
41	48	Inés Melchor	PER	1:14:33	(PB)
42	49	Jimena Misayauri	PER	1:14:47	.
43	28	Ivana Iozzia	ITA	1:14:52	.
44	23	Gemma Miles	GBR	1:14:56	.
45	21	Alyson Dixon	GBR	1:15:19	.
46	24	Rebecca Robinson	GBR	1:16:21	.
47	63	Claudette Mukasakindi	RWA	1:16:31	(PB)
48	69	Elva Dryer	USA	1:16:42	.
49	53	Nuta Olaru	ROU	1:16:56	.
50	47	Hortensia Arzapalo	PER	1:17:27	.
51	11	Maria Zeferina Baldaia	BRA	1:18:32	(SB)
52	50	Julia Rivera	PER	1:18:51	.
53	20	Caroline Desprez	FRA	1:19:06	.
54	73	Elizet Banda	ZAM	1:19:07	(NR)
55	41	Judith Ramírez	MEX	1:19:41	.
56	26	Caitriona Jennings	IRL	1:20:47	.
57	12	Yingjie Liu	CHN	1:24:29	(PB)
58	40	Fong Leng Chao	MAC	1:31:47	(NR)
59	64	Simone Zapha	SEY	1:38:58	(PB)