Tirunesh Dibaba Runs 46:29 15k, new WR! by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

Tirunesh Dibaba, Beijing, August 2008, photo by PhotoRun.net.
After injuries ended her Berlin dreams, Tirunesh Dibaba definitely shows that the injuries are over, with her fine debut over 15 kilometers. Running 46:29, Dibaba broke the former world record of 46:55!

Tirunesh Dibaba new 15 km world record
NIJMEGEN (NED, Nov 15): Double olympic winner Tirunesh Dibaba had an excellent 15 km road race debut at 26th Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills Race) in Netherlands. She won and clocked 46:29 and improved dramatically the current IAAF Road Race world record by 26 seconds. Previous mark of Kayoko Fukushi (Japan) from Marugame 2006 was 46:55. Her husband Sileshi Sihine won the menÂ´s race for third time after 2004 and 2007. His time was 42:14, the 6th best in the history of the event. This race has now both world records as Felix Limo clocked here the menÂ´s global mark 41:29 in 2001.Â
YOKOHAMA (JPN): Russian Inga Abitova won the inaugural Yokohama Women marathon in 2:27:18 (Ndereba 3rd, Dita 11th)
DUBLIN (IRL): Walker Olive Loughnane was named Irish Athlete of the Year 2009.
LONDON (GBR): Jessica Ennis and Philips Idowu are Athletes of the Year by British Athletics Writers.Â
VANCOUVER (CAN): Hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is Canadian Athlete of the Year 2009
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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