Basweti Sets CR at 2:16:36 in Men's Race, Jelagat Winner in Women's Race
MOLINE, IL - Kenyans swept overall titles during the ninth running of THE Quad Cities Marathon Sunday, presented by THE National Bank. Nineteen-year-old Jynocel Basweti won the men’s race in a course record 2:16:36, while Anne Jelagat won the women’s race in 2:41:32.
Both runners came to the QCM from their training home of Chapel Hill, NC. The race was run under mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the middle to upper 50’s, winds were light in the 10-15 MPH range.
Basweti began to open a gap on the field during the early stages of the race. He left an initial pack of six runners in the ninth mile and extended his lead throughout the race.
He clicked through the half-marathon point in 1:09:37, to lead by 40 seconds. By the 20th mile his lead had grown to over three minutes and he extended that margin during the final 10k. Basweti's ran a negative split on the day, with his second half at 1:06:59.
Basweti’s final margin of victory, 5:20, was the second largest in race history. Basweti ran 5:13 pace over the course and bettered the old course record, 2:18:42, by 2:04; that record was held by Russia’s Sergey Nochevny since 2003. The race was Basweti’s second win and second course record in 2006. He performed a similar feat at the Buffalo Marathon with a 2:19:15 clocking. Today’s effort also served as a personal record for the up and coming marathoner.
Jonathan Ndambuki (Kenya) ran a solid second half of the marathon to climb into second-place in 2:21:57, the ninth best time in QCM history. Ndambuki worked to out duel three others from the original lead pack. Vyacheslav Rodionov (Russia) placed third in 2:24:40, while Philip Kipchumba’s (Kenya) 2:25:41/fourth and Dzmitry Sivou’s (Belarus) 2:26:34/fifth rounded out the top five.
In the women’s race, Jelagat and Alena Vinitskaya (Belarus) ran side by side for 14 miles, before Jelagat surged with a 5:50 mile to break into the lead. She held a steady clip for the remainder of the race and broke the tape in 2:41:32 with the third fastest time in QCM history. Vinitiskaya held on for second in 2:45:27.
Marathon rookie Casey Owens (Cedar Rapids, IA) captured third in 2:57:44, holding off Tracy Stewart (Golden, CO) who placed fourth in 2:59:32. Sarah Plaxton (Highland, MI) was in the QCM top-5 for the third straight year with her 3:07:05, fifth-place showing.
The race featured two first-time winners in the Master’s Division. Jerry Lack (East Moline, IL) was the men’s winner in 2:39:39. Lack was third in 2005 and second in 2004. The women’s winner was Elena Shemyakina (Geneva, IL) with a 3:15:32.
Other Event Winners: 5k Men - Aaron Gerlach, 16:47; 5k Women - Kelley Timmerman, 18:44; Half Marathon Men - Russ Boore, 1:14:25; Half Marathon Women - Laura Max, 1:25:15; Wheelchair - Jack Eherenman, 1:58:25; Open Relay Men - IKYAC, 3:06:42; Open Relay Women - Runnin' Women, 3:41:20.
Both runners came to the QCM from their training home of Chapel Hill, NC. The race was run under mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the middle to upper 50’s, winds were light in the 10-15 MPH range.
Basweti began to open a gap on the field during the early stages of the race. He left an initial pack of six runners in the ninth mile and extended his lead throughout the race.
He clicked through the half-marathon point in 1:09:37, to lead by 40 seconds. By the 20th mile his lead had grown to over three minutes and he extended that margin during the final 10k. Basweti's ran a negative split on the day, with his second half at 1:06:59.
Basweti’s final margin of victory, 5:20, was the second largest in race history. Basweti ran 5:13 pace over the course and bettered the old course record, 2:18:42, by 2:04; that record was held by Russia’s Sergey Nochevny since 2003. The race was Basweti’s second win and second course record in 2006. He performed a similar feat at the Buffalo Marathon with a 2:19:15 clocking. Today’s effort also served as a personal record for the up and coming marathoner.
Jonathan Ndambuki (Kenya) ran a solid second half of the marathon to climb into second-place in 2:21:57, the ninth best time in QCM history. Ndambuki worked to out duel three others from the original lead pack. Vyacheslav Rodionov (Russia) placed third in 2:24:40, while Philip Kipchumba’s (Kenya) 2:25:41/fourth and Dzmitry Sivou’s (Belarus) 2:26:34/fifth rounded out the top five.
In the women’s race, Jelagat and Alena Vinitskaya (Belarus) ran side by side for 14 miles, before Jelagat surged with a 5:50 mile to break into the lead. She held a steady clip for the remainder of the race and broke the tape in 2:41:32 with the third fastest time in QCM history. Vinitiskaya held on for second in 2:45:27.
Marathon rookie Casey Owens (Cedar Rapids, IA) captured third in 2:57:44, holding off Tracy Stewart (Golden, CO) who placed fourth in 2:59:32. Sarah Plaxton (Highland, MI) was in the QCM top-5 for the third straight year with her 3:07:05, fifth-place showing.
The race featured two first-time winners in the Master’s Division. Jerry Lack (East Moline, IL) was the men’s winner in 2:39:39. Lack was third in 2005 and second in 2004. The women’s winner was Elena Shemyakina (Geneva, IL) with a 3:15:32.
Other Event Winners: 5k Men - Aaron Gerlach, 16:47; 5k Women - Kelley Timmerman, 18:44; Half Marathon Men - Russ Boore, 1:14:25; Half Marathon Women - Laura Max, 1:25:15; Wheelchair - Jack Eherenman, 1:58:25; Open Relay Men - IKYAC, 3:06:42; Open Relay Women - Runnin' Women, 3:41:20.
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