Sunday, September 23, 2007

2007 Post Race Report, Press Release - Link to results




(photos from Dispatch/Argus: Tufa, top; Mogaka, bottom)

COMPLETE RESULTS (INCLUDING AGE GROUPS/ALL RACES):
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MARATHON PRESS RELEASE
SEPT. 23, 2007

TUFA’S BIG MOVE AFTER MILE MARK-23 PROPELLS ETHIOPIAN TO QC WIN
Kenya’s Mogaka captures women’s title

MOLINE, IL – Genna Tufa (Ethiopia) made a big move just after mile mark 23 at today’s Quad Cities Marathon, presented by THE National Bank, and never looked back en route to his third marathon win of the year. Tufa’s 2:18:28 ranks as the second-fastest ever on the QC race course. The time was also a personal best for the 23-year-old who won at Tampa (2:21:44) and Virginia Beach (2:20:35) earlier this year.

The starting conditions were sunny with temperatures in the upper 50’s (F), the temperature rose to over 70 (F) by mid morning. Light wind was experienced on the course.

The early lead pack included Tufa, defending champ and course record holder Jynocel Basweti (Kenya), 2005 champion Paul Rugut (Kenya), Solomon Too (Kenya), and Maciek Miereczko (Poland). By the 10-mile mark Basweti had opened a lead that he would hold for the next 13 miles. Tufa and Rugut stayed within striking distance of Basweti and both used the late push to move into the top positions. Rugut ended up second in 2:19:07, while Basweti clocked 2:21:54 for third place. Too held on to place fourth in 2:23:14. Miereczko dropped from the race and did not finish. Brian Grudowski (Buffalo Grove, IL) rounded out the money winners with a fifth-place showing in 2:34:01.

In the women’s race, Kenya’s Irene Mogaka broke into the lead at the 10-mile mark and never looked back en route to victory in her first race on U.S. soil. She broke the tape in 2:45:42, the seventh-best time ever run by a woman at the QCM. Russia’s Larisa Mikhaylova, the early leader, placed second in 2:49:58. Rounding out the top-five were: Bethany Lewis (Iowa City, IA) in 2:58:09, Michelle Didion (Laporte, IN) in 3:08:12, and Lori Jarrett (Dixon, IL) in 3:13:43.

In the men’s master’s race, Russ Boore (Hampton, IL) captured his second title in three years. He won in 2:44:30. Boore also cracked the overall top-10, with a ninth-place finish, for the fourth time at the QCM – tying an event record. Michael Brisbois (Chicago, IL) placed second in 2:56:03, just ahead of third-place finisher Mike Driscoll (Peoria, IL) in 2:56:55.

The women’s master’s winner was Jarrett in 3:13:43. Kathy Waldron (Green Bay, WI) was second in 3:15:32, while Yukiko Nishide (Rye, NY) took third in 3:18:49.

Top-10 Men:
1. Genna Tufa Ethiopia 2:18:28
2. Paul Rugut Kenya 2:19:07
3. Jynocel Basweti Kenya 2:21:54
4. Solomon Too Kenya 2:23:14
5. Brian Grudowski Buffalo Grove, IL 2:34:01
6. Andy Koziatek Ballwin, MO 2:36:54
7. Brendon Moody Van Wert, OH 2:39:59
8. Scott Damon Bettendorf, IA 2:41:19
9. Russ Boore Hampton, IL 2:44:30
10. Matthew Giesfeldt Madison, WI 2:46:26

Top-10 Women:
1. Irene Mogaka Kenya 2:45:42
2. Larisa Mikhaylova Russia 2:49:58
3. Bethany Lewis Iowa City, IA 2:58:09
4. Michelle Didion Laporte, IN 3:08:12
5. Lori Jarrett Dixon, IL 3:13:43
6. Amy Murphy Bettendorf, IA 3:15:27
7. Kathy Waldron Green Bay, WI 3:15:32
8. Yukiko Nishide Rye, NY 3:18:49
9. Libbi Gaiser Bedford, NH 3:22:55
10. Stacy Kennedy Dubuque, IA 3:25:27

Top-3 Masters Men:
1. Russ Boore Hampton, IL 2:44:30
2. Michael Brisbois Chicago, IL 2:56:03
3. Mike Driscoll Peoria, IL 2:56:55

Top-3 Masters Women:
1. Lori Jarrett Dixon, IL 3:13:43
2. Kathy Waldron Green Bay, WI 3:15:32
3. Yukiko Nishide Rye, NY 3:18:49

Overall winners, individual events, at today’s QCM:

Open Marathon Men Genna Tufa, Ethiopia 2:18:28
Open Marathon Women Irene Mogaka, Kenya 2:45:42
Master’s Marathon Men Russ Boore, Hampton, IL 2:44:30
Master’s Marathon Women Lori Jarrett, Dixon, IL 3:13:43
½-Marathon Men Jerry Lack, E. Moline, IL 1:15:05
½-Marathon Women Linda Sawvell, Newport News, VA 1:27:03
5k Men David Bailey, Davenport, IA 16:26
5k Women Jenny Every, Peoria, IL 17:50*

* course record



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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Elite Field Updated

The elite field for the 2007 QCM (as of Sept. 11th):

MEN'S FIELD
JYNOCEL BASWETI, Kenya (1)
2:14:02*, 1st at Austin 2007; 2:16:36, 1st at QCM 2006 CR

MACIEK MIERECZKO, Poland (5)
2:14:16, 3rd at Austin 2006; 2:21:42, 18th at Houston 2007

PAUL RUGUT, Kenya (3)
2:20:27, 1st at QCM 2005; 2:23:32, 2nd at Deseret News 2007

GENNA TUFA, Ethiopia (7)
2:20:35, 1st at Va. Beach 2007; 2:21:44, 1st at Tampa 2007

SOLOMON TOO, Kenya (29)
2:20:45, 2nd at Buffalo 2007

BRENDON MOODY, Van Wert, Ohio (9)
2:23:44, 24th at Houston 2007

PHILLIP KIPCHUMBA, Kenya (11)
2:25:41, 4th at QCM 2007

BRIAN GRUDOWSKI, Buffalo Grove, Illinois (15)
2:26:11, 34th at Houston 2007

JASON BODNAR, Candler, North Carolina (27)
Former Team USA XC Runner, 2000 US Oly. Trials qualifier

JOE MOORE, Manhattan, Kansas (17)
31:00, 10k

RIKKI HACKER, Kansas City, Missouri (19)
31:03, 10k

RUSS BOORE, Hampton, Illinois (Masters) (25)
2:33:42**, 1st Masters at Green Bay 2007; 2:38:47, 1st Masters at QCM 2005

MIKE DRISCOLL, Peoria, Illinois (Masters) (31)
2:51:35, 2nd Masters at QCM 2006

WOMEN'S FIELD
LARISA MIKHAYLOVA, Russia (2)
2:41:43, 2nd at Philadelphia 2006; 2:47:32, 2nd at Green Bay 2007

IRENE MOGAKA, Kenya (4)
2:41, at Mumbai 2007; 2:48, 1st at Safaricom 2007

LETEYESUS BERHE, Ethiopia (14)
2:42:01, 2nd at Memphis 2006; 2:45:05, 18th at NY City 2006

BETHANY LEWIS, Iowa City, Iowa (12)
2:48:27, 9th at Rock 'n' Roll AZ 2006

LISA BUTLER, Tulsa, Oklahoma (10)
2:54:57, 5th at Memphis 2004

MACHELLE COCHRAN, San Antonio, Texas (6)
2:53:45, 1st at Cowtown 2004


* 3rd fastest winning marathon time (open men 2007) - US races
** 8th fastest winning marathon time (masters men 2007) - US races
(assigned bib #'s in parenthesis)

Course Records:
2:16:36, Jynocel Basweti, Kenya, 2006 - open men
2:36:26, Halina Karnatsevich, Belarus, 2004 - open women
2:31:13, Steve Wilson, Lafayette, IN, 2001 - masters men
2:46:32, Cindy Keeler, Clermont, FL, 2002 - masters women

Monday, September 03, 2007

Top runners added to field, look to contend for win

Three top elite runners have joined the field for the 2007 Quad Cities Marathon, presented by THE National Bank. Poland's Maciek Miereczko has been added to the men's field and may challenge defending champ Jynocel Basweti (Kenya). On the women's side a pair of runners with 2:41 PR's have recently confirmed their participation: Russia's Larisa Mikhaylova and Kenya's Irene Mogaka. The open field now has 10 men and six women committed.

Miereczko placed third in last year's Austin (TX) Marathon in 2:14:16. He was 18th at this year's Houston (TX) Marathon in 2:21:42. Mikhaylova posted a 2:41:43 en route to a 2nd-place at the 2006 Philadelphia Marathon; her best time this year is a 2:47:32, 2nd-place, at Green Bay (WI) Marathon. Mogaka is making her USA debut in the Quad Cities; she ran a personal best 2:41 earlier this year at the Mumbai Marathon. Mogaka also has one win this year, a 2:48 at the Safaricom Marathon.

Also joining the field: Russ Boore (Hampton, IL) has been added to the men's master's field. He won the 2005 master's title at the QCM in 2:38:47. Bethany Lewis (Iowa City, IA) will race in the open women's event. She set the course record en route to a win at the 2005 QCM Half Marathon in 1:23:35. Jason Bodnar (North Carolina) has also confirmed his participation. Bodnar qualified for the 2000 US Olympic Trials and ran for Team USA in cross country. Leteyesus Berhe (Ethiopia) is the sixth woman to join the open field. Berhe placed 2nd in last year's Memphis Marathon (2:42:01).

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2007 QCM ELITE FIELD TO DATE, as of 9/10/07:
MEN-OPEN
Jynocel Basweti, Kenya: defending QC champ, won at Austin in 2:14:02 this year
Maciek Miereczko, Poland: 3rd at Austin in 2006 - 2:14:16
Paul Rugut, Kenya: 2005 QC champ in 2:20:27
Genna Tufa, Ethiopia: 1st at '07 Va. Beach (2:20:36)/Tampa (2:21:44) marathons
Brendon Moody, Ohio: 2:23:44 at Houston this year
Phillip Kipchumba, Kenya: 4th at 2006 QCM
Brian Grudowski, Illinois: 2:26 PR
Joe Moore, Kansas: 31:00 1ok
Rikki Hacker, Missouri: 31:03 10k
Jason Bodnar, North Carolina: 2:21 PR, former Team USA XC runner

MEN-MASTER'S
Russ Boore, Illinois: 2005 QCM Master's champ, 2:38:47

WOMEN-OPEN
Larisa Mikhaylova, Russia: 2:41 PR
Irene Mogaka, Kenya: 2:41 PR
Leteyesus Berhe, Ethiopia: 2:42:01 at 2006 Memphis (2nd)
Lisa Butler, Oklahoma: 2:54 PR
Machelle Cochran, Texas: 2:52 PR
Bethany Lewis, Iowa: 1st at 2005 QCM half marathon (1:23:35, CR)