Year's Fastest Time run at Sea of Galiliee Marathon, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder

Despite fighting in the Gaza strip, which is south of the Sea of Galilee,
twenty four countries were represented in the field. The men’s race
was won in 2:08:07!

EME NEWS (JAN 8, 2009) FLASH
The fastest marathon of the year 2:08:07
TIBERIAS (ISR, Jan 8): The 32nd Tiberias marathon registered the fastest marathon of the year and first sub 2:10 in the history of the event which started in 1977. Kenyan Jackson Kipkoech who was here third year ago in 2:10:57 won this time in 2:08:07. That is also the best marathon time in the country. The winner will get a special bonus 50 000 USD. Second Leonard Mucheru winner from 2008 and 2007 improved his PB to 2:09:37. Mucheru clocked last year course record 2:10:32. His win in 2007 made for the headlines as he at that time was representing Bahrain. Now he is back as Kenyan. Third Philemon Boit also a PB 2:10:54 and fourth Samson Bungei just missed it by 5 seconds in 2:10:57 (he has 2:10:52 from winning Sevilla last year). Kenya had also the women winner as Irene Kosgei had 2:39:07 ahead of Ethiopian Asrat Addis who improved to 2:42:44. Despite ongoing fighting in the south runners from 22 countries competed at a course around Sea of Galilee, informs www.Haertz.com
Special thanks to Alfons Juck and EME News.
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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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