Elite Runner Update
As of today, the elite field features eight QCM veterans and four newcomers. The field should grow, slightly, in the coming weeks.
In the men’s race, course record holder Sergey Nochevny (Russia) returns to the QCM. He ran his record 2:18:42 en route to his 2003 victory. Vyacheslav Rodionov (Russia) is the top returnee’ from last year’s marathon. He was third in 2:22:48. Dzmitry Sivou (Belarus) will also be back. He placed second in 2004 (2:21:21) and third in 2003 (2:22:12). Vince Temu (Kenya) and Jonathan Ndambuki (Kenya) round out the male veterans. Temu was second in 2002 and fifth in 2003. Temu’s best at the QCM is 2:21:26. Ndambuki placed sixth at last year’s race, his QCM debut, in 2:25:23. Solomon Kandie (Kenya) rounds out the early commitments in the men’s field. The former NCAA All-American placed third in the Division-I Steeplechase (8:31) during his track career at Tulane. Kandie has run one marathon, a second-place showing at the 2004 Orange County Marathon (2:24:14).
On the women’s side, two of the early favorites look to be Valentyna Poltavska (Ukraine) and Alena Vinitskaya (Belarus). Poltavska will look to defend her 2005 title (2:45:35). She also placed second in 2004, running the second fastest women’s time in race history, at 2:39:34. Vinitskaya returns after a two-year absence. She won the 2003 (2:44:48) and won the 2002 (2:45:48) QCM titles. Vinitskaya is running well in 2006, having clocked at 2:37:16 to place third at the Austin (TX) Marathon. Sarah Plaxton (Highland, MI) has joined the 2006 field. Plaxton placed third at the QCM in 2004 and 2005. Her best time, in the QCM, is 2:47:19. The top newcomer is Katerina Stetsenko (Ukraine). Stetsenko owns a 2:46:08 personal best from the 2004 Ukraine Championship, where she placed first.
The other marathon newcomers include Tracy Stewart (Golden, CO) and Jennifer Paul (Rock Island, IL). Stewart was third at this year’s Lincoln (NE) Marathon in 2:57:23, while Paul, a former Augustana standout, is taking her first shot at the1marathon. Paul won the 2004 QCM Half Marathon and was third at the 2005 Half Marathon.
The prize money configuration has changed for 2006. Money is now awarded to the top-5 finishers, versus a previous practice of sending checks to the top-10. Also, new this year: is a $1000 bonus for course records in either event. Nochevny’s 2:18:42 is the standard in the men’s race, while Halina Karnatsevich (Belarus) owns the women’s mark at 2:36:26.
A breakdown of the prize money structure follows:
Open Division: 1st, $3000; 2nd, $1500; 3rd, $1000; 4th, $750; 5th, $500.
Master’s Division: 1st, $300; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100.
BONUS MONEY: A $500 cash bonus will be awarded to the first three men and first three women marathoners with a time equal to or better than: Male, 2:22:00 Female, 2:48:00.
A $1000 cash bonus will be awarded for a course record in the marathon by running faster than: Male, 2:18:42 Female, 2:36:26.
In the men’s race, course record holder Sergey Nochevny (Russia) returns to the QCM. He ran his record 2:18:42 en route to his 2003 victory. Vyacheslav Rodionov (Russia) is the top returnee’ from last year’s marathon. He was third in 2:22:48. Dzmitry Sivou (Belarus) will also be back. He placed second in 2004 (2:21:21) and third in 2003 (2:22:12). Vince Temu (Kenya) and Jonathan Ndambuki (Kenya) round out the male veterans. Temu was second in 2002 and fifth in 2003. Temu’s best at the QCM is 2:21:26. Ndambuki placed sixth at last year’s race, his QCM debut, in 2:25:23. Solomon Kandie (Kenya) rounds out the early commitments in the men’s field. The former NCAA All-American placed third in the Division-I Steeplechase (8:31) during his track career at Tulane. Kandie has run one marathon, a second-place showing at the 2004 Orange County Marathon (2:24:14).
On the women’s side, two of the early favorites look to be Valentyna Poltavska (Ukraine) and Alena Vinitskaya (Belarus). Poltavska will look to defend her 2005 title (2:45:35). She also placed second in 2004, running the second fastest women’s time in race history, at 2:39:34. Vinitskaya returns after a two-year absence. She won the 2003 (2:44:48) and won the 2002 (2:45:48) QCM titles. Vinitskaya is running well in 2006, having clocked at 2:37:16 to place third at the Austin (TX) Marathon. Sarah Plaxton (Highland, MI) has joined the 2006 field. Plaxton placed third at the QCM in 2004 and 2005. Her best time, in the QCM, is 2:47:19. The top newcomer is Katerina Stetsenko (Ukraine). Stetsenko owns a 2:46:08 personal best from the 2004 Ukraine Championship, where she placed first.
The other marathon newcomers include Tracy Stewart (Golden, CO) and Jennifer Paul (Rock Island, IL). Stewart was third at this year’s Lincoln (NE) Marathon in 2:57:23, while Paul, a former Augustana standout, is taking her first shot at the1marathon. Paul won the 2004 QCM Half Marathon and was third at the 2005 Half Marathon.
The prize money configuration has changed for 2006. Money is now awarded to the top-5 finishers, versus a previous practice of sending checks to the top-10. Also, new this year: is a $1000 bonus for course records in either event. Nochevny’s 2:18:42 is the standard in the men’s race, while Halina Karnatsevich (Belarus) owns the women’s mark at 2:36:26.
A breakdown of the prize money structure follows:
Open Division: 1st, $3000; 2nd, $1500; 3rd, $1000; 4th, $750; 5th, $500.
Master’s Division: 1st, $300; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100.
BONUS MONEY: A $500 cash bonus will be awarded to the first three men and first three women marathoners with a time equal to or better than: Male, 2:22:00 Female, 2:48:00.
A $1000 cash bonus will be awarded for a course record in the marathon by running faster than: Male, 2:18:42 Female, 2:36:26.
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