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3rd Stage Results from New Year Ekiden

by Brett Larner

The 3rd stage of the 2008 New Year Ekiden featured an incredible array of Japan-based African stars including half marathon world record holder Samuel Wanjiru, Osaka World Championships 10000 m bronze medalist Martin Mathathi, 2007 World XC Championships 4th place finisher Ngatuny Gideon, and all-time top 10 fastest marathoner Daniel Njenga. The top 10 finishers on the 3rd stage, 11.8 km with about 15m downhill and strong headwind:

1. Ngatuny Gideon: 30:59
2. Josephat Muchiri Dabili: 31:15
3. Martin Mathathi: 31:16
4. Samuel Wanjiru: 31:17
5. John Kariuki: 31:22
6. Tesfaye Asefa: 31:26
7. Sammy Alex: 31:27
8. Cyrus Jui: 31:41
9. Charles Kamathi: 32:04
10. Daniel Njenga: 32:08
10. Davis Kabiru: 32:08

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