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NOVEMBER 20, 2000 RUNNING REPORT
CHRISTIAN MARMEN – YOUNG
MARATHONER
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At 26,
Christian Marmen is far from having reached his peak as a marathoner, yet he
has already climbed to the upper echelon of Canadian marathon running. His 3rd place at the National
Capital Marathon in Ottawa in May and his 2nd place at the Quebec
City Marathon in August demonstrated his dedication to the long distances and
his level of preparedness. Marmen
considers the Ottawa race as his most memorable as his passion and energy
permitted him to finish strong on this windy Mother’s Day race. He was so ebullient that he finished with
hands raised in the air in a triumphant gesture, satisfied with his now
personal best of 2:27:58. In Quebec,
the 45 km/hour winds prevented him from holding on to his sub-2:25 pace. He found the conditions rough and with the
frontrunner Kenyan Joseph Maina, a few minutes ahead of him, his
determination faltered slightly and he ended up finishing in 2:29:58. Presently, he is looking forward to his
next attempt at the distance when he travels to California to run the
California International Marathon in December. |
Marmen coming 2nd in Quebec. |
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Marmen
did not always run marathons, though he started younger than most. In high school, he started running
cross-country and could barely place higher than 25th at a
regional Championship in Rimouski.
The next year, things started to change for Christian. On a dare, three young men went to Montreal
to run the marathon. At 18, on his
first attempt, he ran a very respectable 3:33. The training and commitment that got him to the marathon helped
him for his cross-country season as he placed 4th at the regional
level and qualified him for the Provincial Championships. Marmen had reached his running goal for
the year. Soon
after completing his high school studies, Marmen joined the Artillery section
of the Canadian Armed Forces. This
choice has greatly benefited Marmen as he has been able to obtain the
necessary time to train and make progress in his performances. Though Marmen is becoming known as a
marathoner and is ranked 3rd at the distance so far this year, you
can see him at shorter distances of 5km, 10 km, 15 km and the
half-marathon. He likes to perform
well at all the distances and racing give him an opportunity to gauge his
fitness level. For example, earlier
this year, Marmen competed in La Galipote 10K in Quebec where he finished in
31:06. This gave him an indication
that he was in sub-2:25 marathon shape.
He also broke the course record in the Yamachiche, QC, half-marathon
this summer when he posted a time of 1:09:50. To achieve such fitness, Marmen completes approximately 160 km
per week; he runs every day while incorporating a Sunday long run and hard
Wednesday workouts of 4x2km or 2x3km at paces faster than planned marathon
pace. An indication of his focus and
strength as a marathon is that even though he is ranked in the marathon, his
name does not appear on the top 20 lists at other distances. For the
remainder of this year, Christian’s goal is to run the California race in
under 2:25, which should qualify him for the World Track and Field
Championships in Edmonton next year. As
Canada will be sending a full team of 5 men and 5 women for the marathon,
Marmen wants to be part of this international event. Once Marmen has reached his goal in
Sacramento, he will start focusing his sights on running the grand daddy of
all marathons, the Boston Marathon.
Though he concentrates on events in the next month to 6 months, Marmen
has his sights on a much more distance future: Athens in 2004. His progression over the next few years
should see him go under 2:20, followed by the meeting of the Olympic standard
by 2004. With support from the Armed
Forces, his sponsor Adidas, his physio sponsor PCN, his running club La
Foulée, his coach Jacques Manguy, and his wife and young child, Marmen is
positioning himself as a young leader of Canada’s future marathoners. |
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CASINO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL
MARATHON
The Casino Niagara International Marathon is progressively demonstrating that it is indeed an international marathon. The event held on October 22 in Niagara, ON had Kenyans, Americans and Italians placing at the top on the list. Canada’s marathon Olympian Danuta Bartoszek showed a return to form as she lead the field by over 10 minutes. She clocked at time of 2:38:30 on an almost perfect day on this point to point course. She was followed by Esther Wolsey who came in at 2:50:25. The first Masters was Louise Voghel, winner of the Quebec City Marathon, as she came in with a time of 2:56:01. In the men’s race, Joseph Maina, also a winner in Quebec, won in a time of 2:21:32. The first Canadian man was Nick Tsioros in fourth place with a time of 2:28:59.
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Male |
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1. Danuta Bartoszek |
2:38:30 |
Joseph Maina (KEN) |
2:21:32 |
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2. Esther Wosley |
2:50:25 |
Charles Subano (KEN) |
2:22:03 |
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3. Louise Voghel |
2:56:01 |
Philip Castillo (USA) |
2:25:46 |
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4. Kelly Ryan (USA) |
2:57:58 |
Nick Tsioros |
2:28:59 |
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5. Karen Christie |
3:00:24 |
Mario Fattore (ITA) |
2:29:46 |
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6. Sonja Frank |
3:01:03 |
Bill Baldwin (USA) |
2:32:55 |
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7. Pernilla Karlson |
3:02:26 |
Emil Ardelean (USA) |
2:37:56 |
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8. Donna Hurley (USA) |
3:04:43 |
Stefan Fekner |
2:38:20 |
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Masters |
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1. Louise Voghel |
2:56:01 |
Stefan Fekner |
2:38:20 |
The Compugen 10K held in Toronto on Sunday October 22, was the last race of the Canada Running Series. The race saw a clean sweep by the Kenyans who took the top 6 places in the men’s race and the top 3 places in the women’s race. Thomas Omwenga and Lucia Subano were the overall winners in times of 29:06 and 33:49 respectively. The first Canadian was Matt Kerr in came in 7th place with a time of 30:10, while in the women’s race, Diane Wiseman was the first Canadian in 35:34.
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Female |
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1. Thomas Omwenga (KEN) |
29:06 |
Lucia Subano (KEN) |
33:49 |
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2. Joseph Nderitu (KEN) |
29:22 |
Jackline Torori (KEN) |
34:07 |
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3. Jules Githanks (KEN) |
29:28 |
Agnes Ngunjiri (KEN) |
34:47 |
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4. Charles Sang (KEN) |
29:41 |
Diane Wiseman |
35:12 |
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5. Paul Mbugua (KEN) |
29:45 |
Elizabeth Carmichael |
35:34 |
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6. David Karanja (KEN) |
30:09 |
Tambra Dunn |
35:40 |
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7. Matt Kerr |
30:10 |
Laura Konantz |
37:10 |
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8. Jeff Lockyer |
30:16 |
Colleen Hopkins |
37:21 |
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9. Shawn Brady |
31:18 |
Nicola Cantley |
38:14 |
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10. Christian Marmen |
31:28 |
Stephanie Duffy |
38:53 |
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Masters |
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1. Jerry Kooymans |
32:09 |
Laura Konantz |
37:10 |
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2. John Holliday |
32:35 |
Faith Nesdoly |
39:11 |
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3. Glen Marthila |
33:45 |
Beverley Coburn |
41:30 |
SILICON VALLEY MARATHON
Sandy Jacobson was the surprised winner of the 4th Silicon Valley Marathon in San Jose, CA on October 29. Jacobson led basically from start to finish and ended up running a time of 2:39:42, which places her close to the top of the Canadian rankings for this year. Her win was worth $5,000. Another Canadians who performed well were Cheryl Prior who came in 5th in a time of 2:56:52, while Maria Zambrano came in 6th with a time of 2:58:13. For the men, Ed Bickley was the 3rd Masters as he clocked a 2:47:28.
MARINE CORPS MARATHON
Canada’s Elizabeth Ruel accomplished something few Canadians have done lately and that is win a major Marathon. Ruel led the Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington, DC on October 22 for most of the event and posted a personal best by 5 minutes in winning in 2:47:52. In the men’s race, Kevin Beatty placed 6th overall in a time of 2:30:50.
COLUMBUS MARATHON
Canadians faired well at the Columbus Marathon in Ohio on October 29. Isabelle Ledroit placed 4th female overall in a time of 2:40:27, beating her seasonal best set in Rotterdam. In the Masters category, Laura Konantz placed first in 2:54:48. Laura has been performing well this year with many top placing including one at the Winnipeg Marathon this summer. Masters runner John Holliday placed 2nd with a 2:42:02. In another age category, Ed Whitlock set a new record as he became the oldest runner to break 3 hours. At 69, Whitlock completed the race in 2:52:47.
PHILADELPHIA MARATHON
A few Canadians ventured to Philadelphia on Sunday November 19 to participate in this late Fall race. David Ruggles placed 9th in a time of 2:33:48, while Darl Sutherland finished in 12th position in a time of 2:37:39. In the women’s race, Renee Head placed 9th and 1st Masters with a time of 2:58:47, while Faith Nesdoly was the 3rd Masters in a time of 3:04:02.
RESULTS
October 29 – Thrill on the Hill 10K,
Aurora, ON
5K – M1. Stephane Gamache – 15:59; F1. Christine Dicks – 18:46
10K – M1. Curtis Desroches – 33:38; F1. Elizabeth Carmichael – 36:54
November 4 – New York City Marathon, New York
43. Bruce Raymer – 2:30:30
November 4 – Fall Classic 10K, Toronto
M1. Jamie Black – 36:45; F1. Kimberly Tobin – 44:09
November 19 – Casablanca 5 Miler,
Grimsby, ON
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Male |
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1. Agnes Ngunjuri (KEN) |
27:30 |
Joseph Maina |
24:32 |
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2. Terri McAllister |
28:16 |
Vincent Temu (KEN) |
24:40 |
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3. Paula Davalan |
29:05 |
Ivan Celic |
24 :54 |
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4. Connie Ohrling |
30:40 |
Shane Lavell |
25:05 |
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5. Stephanie Duffy |
31:22 |
Dave Lorne |
25:15 |
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Masters |
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1. Christine Duff |
34:27 |
Raymond Pacque |
28:06 |