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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-rock-roll-marathon-san-diego-results-20180603-story.html Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Half Marathon San Diego, U.S.A., 6/3/18 click here for complete results Men 1. Titus Ekiru (Kenya) - 1:01:02 2. Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) - 1:02:18 3. Josphat Kipchirchir (Kenya) - 1:02:22 4. Kenji Yamamoto (Japan/Mazda) - 1:02:45 5. Aaron Braun (U.S.A.) - 1:02:54 6. Brendan Gregg (U.S.A.) - 1:03:32 7. Hiroshi Ichida (Japan/Asahi Kasei) - 1:03:53 8. Tsubasa Hayakawa (Japan/Toyota) - 1:03:57 9. Yuki Oshikawa (Japan/Toyota Kyushu) - 1:04:16 10. Jeffrey Eggleston (U.S.A.) - 1:04:29 Women 1. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) - 1:08:26 2. Jane Kibii (Kenya) - 1:12:00 3. Kaitlyn James (U.S.A.) - 1:13:52 4. Kristen Findley (U.S.A.) - 1:14:14 5. Brittney Favor (U.S.A.) - 1:15:02

A year after running the first-ever 2:03 on Japanese soil, Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) returns to lead the men's field for the 2018 edition of the Tokyo Marathon . Women's champion Sarah Chepchirchir (Kenya), who likewise pulled off the first 2:19 within Japan at last year's race, is nowhere to be found, but in her place are 2017 runner-up Birhane Dibaba (Ethiopia), sub-2:21 women Ruti Aga (Ethiopia) and Purity Cherotich Ronoripo (Kenya), 2016 Tokyo winner Helah Kiprop (Kenya), 2017 World Championships bronze medalist Amy Cragg (U.S.A.) and, in her debut, the great Meseret Defar (Ethiopia). The restructuring of the Japanese Olympic team selection process opened the door halfway for Japanese women to take part in Tokyo, where they have in the past been barred from national team selection. No top-level women seem to have taken the bait, however, leaving the home crowd, a collection of recently-reitred and developing corporate runners and upper-tier amateurs, one level...

by Brett Larner Scratches from the upper end of the entry lists for tomorrow's Great North Run include Koen Raymaekers  (Netherlands) and Andy Vernon  (Great Britain) in the men's race and #1-ranked Brit Gemma Steel , Irene Jerotich  (Kenya), Jen Rhines  (U.S.A.), Laura Whittle  (Great Britain) and Abigail Bayley  (Great Britain) in the women's race. 2013 Great North Run Start List Highlights Newcastle-South Shields, U.K., 9/15/13 Men Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) - debut Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) - 58:55 (Phoenix, 2006) Mo Farah (Great Britain) - 1:00:22 (New York 2011) Collis Birmingham (Australia) - 1:00:56 (Marugame 2013) Daniele Meucci (Italy) - 1:01:06 (New York 2013) Arata Fujiwara (Japan/Miki House) - 1:01:34 (Marugame 2012) Tomohiro Tanigawa (Japan/Team Konica Minolta) - 1:02:17 (Marugame 2013) Yuki Kawauchi (Japan/Saitama Pref. Gov't) - 1:02:18 (Marugame 2012) Jonathan Mellor (Great Britain) - 1:02:59 (New York 2012) Ryota Mat...

by Brett Larner Sunday's Great North Run  features men's and women's races bound to go down in history, with the winners of the last five Olympic 10000 m gold medals, Kenenisa Bekele  (Ethiopia), Mo Farah  (Great Britain) and now-veteran Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) slated to go head-to-head in the men's race and London Olympics marathon silver medalist Priscah Jeptoo  (Kenya) going after Moscow World Championships 5000 m and 10000 m gold medalists Meseret Defar  (Ethiopia) and Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia).  Even though there may be doubts as to whether Bekele will really start what would be his half marathon debut, what more could you ask for? But beyond the big stars both races feature deep quality fields.  The men's race features 2013 Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon winner Collis Birmingham (Australia), top Europeans Daniele Meucci  (Italy) and Koen Raymaekers  (Netherlands), and five Japanese men appearing with support...

2010 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon - Women's Results click here for complete results 1. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) - 1:07:44 - debut, CR 2. Lineth Chepkurui (Kenya) - 1:07:46 - PB 3. Werknesh Kidane (Ethiopia) - 1:08:30 - PB 4. Shalane Flanagan (U.S.A.) - 1:08:36 - PB 5. Kim Smith (New Zealand) - 1:08:39 6. Caroline Rotich (Kenya) - 1:10:24 - PB 7. Katie McGregor (U.S.A.) - 1:12:04 8. Stephanie Herbst Lucke (U.S.A.) - 1:12:15 - PB 9. Chaofeng Jia (China) - 1:12:46 - debut 10. Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) - 1:13:01 ----- 14. Mari Ozaki (Team Noritz) - 1:14:32 17. Yuri Kano (Second Wind AC) - 1:15:27 24. Eri Okubo (Second Wind AC) - 1:17:51