RESULTS (road races with help from RRW)
SAN FRANCISCO (USA, May 18): Kenyan Geoffrey Kenisi won in 35:04 the 103rd Bay to Breakers 12 km race. Women winner Diane Nukuri-Johnson achieved her second first place in a row here (40:19).
BRUSSELS (BEL, May 18): Kenyan Gilbert Kirwa won in 59:05 the 35th 20 km de Bruxelles, the world´s largest 20 km with 40 371 finishers.
SYDNEY (AUS, May 18): Michael Shelly 1:03:17 and Nikki Chapple 1:11:24 dominated the 23rd Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon.
PORTO ALEGRE (BRA, May 18): Brazilian Jose dos Santos clocked 2:16:22 to win the 31st Maraton de Porto Alegre. Kenyan Jacklyne Rionoripo was the best woman in 2:34:26.
STRASBOURG (FRA, May 18): Kenyan wins at the 34th Courses de Strasbourg – Europe. In Half Marathon Elisha Rotich 1:03:32 and Chelangat Sang 1:16:21, at 10 km Patrick Ereng 29:36 and Cynthia Kosgei 33:28.
KIGALI (RWA, May 18): Kenyan winner at the 10th MTN Kigali Peace Marathon. Biwot Kipkorir 2:17:55 and Sally Jemutai 2:44:02.
LIMA (PER, May 18): Also at Movistar Lima Marathon Kenyan wins by Simon Njoroke 2:13:43 and Gladys Ruto 2:46:25.
WATFORD (GBR, May 17): Jo Pavey won the 5000 m at the BMC Grand Prix in World masters record for category 40+ 15:11.52.
LAS VEGAS (USA, May 17): At the regional HS meet Vashti Cunningham cleared in high jump 190 and equaled the US youth record of Amy Acuff since 1992.
TARTU (EST, May 16-17): Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais won the javelin here 80.60 and Lithuanian Andrius Gudzius discus with 64.79 personal best.
CORRECTION
LUBBOCK (USA): The correct world lead of Courtney Okolo in the 400 m was 50.03 and not 50.01.
Author
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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