Maritu Deska Wins Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2010 in 2:24:19, by Larry Eder

Maritu Daska of Ethiopia wins Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2010, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Maritu Deska ran 2:24:19 to win the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon earlier today, Friday, January 22, 2010. She worked hard for her money, all $250,000 of it. We have proof of that in a picture, that we will show, below the fold, shall we say, in order not to upset any delicate stomachs. Maritu got sick at the finish line. As it is part of the story, and not something to sensationalize, we are trying to warn you about the photo, shown below:

Maritu Daska having a rough day, photo by PhotoRun.net.
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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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