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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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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