2005 Canyon West Classic

Photos from the 2005 Canyon West Classic, held on Saturday, October 15, in Kiwanis Park have been posted. I would normally run this race, but since it was six days after the Chicago Marathon, I had fun taking photos instead…

Photo gallery:
2005 Canyon West Classic

Meet Information and Results:
Canyon West Classic Meet Information

David Kemei

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Chicago Marathon

Before the day was over, the folks at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon sent me the following e-mail… I was impressed that they turned results around so quickly for such a large race…

Dear David Daer,

Congratulations on finishing The 2005 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon! You achieved your goal and crossed the Finish Line. We hope you will take the memories of your LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon experience with you forever.

This year’s Marathon was a great success with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s. 33,012 runners finished this year’s marathon, and you were one of them! Your chip time was 3:10:34 and you placed 1396 out of 33,012 finishers. Here are this year’s top finishers:

Top 3 Male Finishers:
1. Felix Limo, 2:07:02
2. Benjamin Maiyo, 2:07:09
3. Daniel Njenga, 2:07:14

Top 3 Female Finishers:
1. Deena Kastor, 2:21:25
2. Constantina Tomescu-Dita, 2:21:30
3. Masako Chiba, 2:26:00

Top Male Masters:
1. Luca Foglia, 2:31:23

Top Female Masters:
1. Colleen De Reuck, 2:28:40

Top Male Wheelchair Finisher:
1. Krige Schabort, 1:29:40

Top Female Wheelchair Finisher:
1. Miriam Ladner, 2:05:27

For searchable Race results, news and photos, visit our Web site at http://www.chicagomarathon.com.

Thank you again for being a part of The 2005 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. We hope you will join us again on October 22, 2006.

Sincerely,
The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Staff
http ://www.chicagomarathon.com

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2005 Doug Conley Invitational

Photos from the 2005 Doug Conley Invitational, held on Saturday, October 1, in Kiwanis Park have been posted.

Photo gallery:
2005 Doug Conley Invitational

Meet Results:
Arizonatrack.com meet result archive

Kari Hardt

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Cross Country season is here

Although the weather in the Valley of the Sun still feels like summer, cross country season is in full swing. Congratulations to the ASU Sun Devil women’s team for capturing the team title at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota, and to Amy Hastings for the individual crown. Closer to home, the Mesa Thunderbird Cross Country Classic took place in Riverview Park. I’ve posted photos from the high school portion of the meet in the photo gallery.

Photo gallery:
2005 Mesa Thunderbird Invitational

Mesa meet info:
Mesa Thunderbird Cross Country Classic

Mesa T-Bird Invitational

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Galleries have been updated

Still can’t get into a running groove after four days at home. However, I’ve managed to update the photo galleries from London and Helsinki, in the Scenic section. I also created galleries from the world championships men’s and women’s marathons, in the Running section. Please have a look…

Helsinki Women’s Marathon Photos

Helsinki Men’s Marathon Photos

Helsinki Men's Marathon

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World Championships

Overall, the meet was quite successful for the United States team. I believe the team earned 25 medals overall, and several young performers emerged in their first world championship.

British marathoner Paula Radcliffe finally earned her first championship medal. I had good viewing areas for that race… My photo gallery from the women’s marathon is up for viewing in the Running Photos section.

Helsinki Women’s Marathon Photos

Paula Radcliffe

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