QC Champ, Basweti, wins at Austin
FROM MARATHONGUIDE.COM
AT&T Austin Marathon - Feb 18 - Austin, TX
Kenyan Jynocel Basweti jumped into the USA marathon scene in 2006 with wins at the Buffalo and Quad Cities Marathon, a strong Grandma's Marathon finish and a 2:17 fourth place at the Baltimore Marathon (just 3 weeks after a 2:16 at Quad Cities). Basweti, now 20, started his 2007 marathon season with a 2:14:02 win at the Austin Marathon. Wesley Ngetich, 29 of Kenya, finished in second place in 2:16:45. Russian Aleksander Vasilyev, 36 and 2006 fourth place finisher at the Houston Marathon, finished in third place in 2:17:01. In the women's race, Moges Zebenaye, second at the 2006 Ottawa Marathon, was the winner in 2:39:46. Desiree Ficker, 29 of Potomac MD, was the runner-up in 2:40:28. Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, having finished third at the Houston Marathon one month previously and choosing not to run the Bank of America Marathon where she was the winner two years in a row, finished in third place in 2:40:55.
AT&T Austin Marathon - Feb 18 - Austin, TX
Kenyan Jynocel Basweti jumped into the USA marathon scene in 2006 with wins at the Buffalo and Quad Cities Marathon, a strong Grandma's Marathon finish and a 2:17 fourth place at the Baltimore Marathon (just 3 weeks after a 2:16 at Quad Cities). Basweti, now 20, started his 2007 marathon season with a 2:14:02 win at the Austin Marathon. Wesley Ngetich, 29 of Kenya, finished in second place in 2:16:45. Russian Aleksander Vasilyev, 36 and 2006 fourth place finisher at the Houston Marathon, finished in third place in 2:17:01. In the women's race, Moges Zebenaye, second at the 2006 Ottawa Marathon, was the winner in 2:39:46. Desiree Ficker, 29 of Potomac MD, was the runner-up in 2:40:28. Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, having finished third at the Houston Marathon one month previously and choosing not to run the Bank of America Marathon where she was the winner two years in a row, finished in third place in 2:40:55.
posted by Ian Frink at 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
I ran the Austin Marathon and the conditions were perfect (actually, I ran up until mile 21 when a severe left shin splint forced me to walk in the last 5 miles, but that's ok). I have never run the Quad Cities Marathon, but have always wondered what it was like, so I'm glad I found your blog. If you get a chance, please visit my running web site, Faithful Soles. I have a categorized and searchable Running Blog Database on there and would appreciate it if you would link your blog to it. I also have my own blog, but most of my information is on the main web site. Thanks and continued good luck in your training.
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