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'New Faces in Line-up With Seasoned Racers at 2010 Ottawa Marathon'

http://runottawa.ca/index.php/en/media/media-centre/2010/05/19/550

Arata Fujiwara (Proposer Japan) makes his racing debut since going independent last month at the May 30 Ottawa Marathon.

2010 Ottawa Marathon Elite Field - Top Entrants
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Men
Bazu Worku (Ethiopia) - 2:06:15 (2009)
Philip Manyim (Kenya) - 2:07:41 (2005)
Teferi Wodajo (Ethiopia) - 2:07:45 (2009)
Arata Fujiwara (Japan) - 2:08:40 (2008)
Hussan Adelo (Ethiopia) - 2:09:09 (2010)
Hillary Kimaiyo (Kenya) - 2:09:54 (2008)
John Njoroge (Kenya) - 2:10:00 (2006)
Wegayehu Girma Tefera (Ethiopia) - 2:10:09 (2010)
Gebo Burka Gameda (Ethiopia) - 2:10:18 (2009)
David Cheruiyot (Kenya) - 2:10:36 (2007)

Women
Rose Kerubo (Kenya) - 2:29:22 (2007)
Lioudmila Kortchaguila (Canada) - 2:29:42 (2007)
Alemitu Abera (Ethiopia) - 2:31:01 (2010)
Merima Mohammed (Ethiopia) - 2:33:56 (2009)
Radiya Adlo (Ethiopia) - 2:35:00 (2009)

10 km
Men
Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) - 27:24 (2009)
Robert Letting (Kenya) - 27:45 (2008)
Martin Mukule (Kenya) - 27:47 (2009)
Eric Gillis (Canada) - 28:07 (2008)
Hosea Rutto (Kenya) - 28:20 (2009)
Richard Bartale (Kenya) - 28:23 (2009)
Mohamed El Hachimi (Morocco) - 28:26 (2008)
Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) - 28:35 (2009)
Stephen Chemlany (Kenya) - 28:41 (2009)
Willy Kimosop (Kenya) - 28:54 (2010)

Women
Dire Tune (Ethiopia) - 31:40 (2010)
Genoveva Kigen (Kenya) - 32:11 (2008)
Emebet Lencho (Ethiopia) - 32:28 (2009)
Lucy Njeri (Kenya) - 32:36 (2007)
Hyvon Ngetich (Kenya) - 32:47 (2008)

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