{"id":280,"date":"2005-11-20T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T12:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/?p=280"},"modified":"2011-12-20T12:05:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T12:05:45","slug":"2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/marathon\/ottawa\/2005.htm","title":{"rendered":"New Champions in ING Ottawa Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lioudmilla Kortchaguina captures Canadian women\u2019s title two days after obtaining citizenship<\/em><\/p>\n

OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 The excitement was palpable at the 31st ING Ottawa Marathon today as David Cheruiyot, a 35-year old from Kenya, took first place with a time of 2:14:20.3, beating John Itati (2:14:46.6) also from Kenya and Danny Kassap (2:15:12.6) of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year\u2019s winner and course record holder Elly Rono finished fifth with a time of 2:16:47.3. Victoria native, Jim Finlayson, 32, captured his first Canadian title (seventh overall) with a time of 2:18:20.7. He was followed by Kitimat\u2019s Ryan Day, 22, (2:19:55.0) and Toronto\u2019s Matthew McInnes, 30, (2:21:45.2).<\/p>\n

Russian Lidia Vasilevskaia recorded the third fastest time ever in the women\u2019s field since 1984 with a time of 2:31:52.7. The course record was established in 1984 by Canadian runner Sylvia Rueggar at 2:30:37. Last year\u2019s winner Lioudmila Kortchaguina, who was sworn in as Canadian citizen two days ago, followed with a time of 2:32:18.5, snatching the Canadian title at the same time. Nicole Stevenson of Toronto finished third with a time of 2:38:49.6.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ottawa Race Weekend keeps growing at an incredible rate and we couldn\u2019t be happier with the results,\u201d says Susan Longbottom, president of the organizing committee. \u201cIt was the women\u2019s year: We broke a 16-year record in the women\u2019s 10K and almost had a new record in the women\u2019s marathon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>

David Cheruiyot Ottawa 2005<\/p><\/div>\n

NEW GUINESS WORLD RECORD FOR SKIPPING THE MARATHON<\/strong>
\nChris Baron, a 30-year old from Oakville, Ontario, managed to eclipse the Guiness World Record for skipping a marathon with a time of 4:49:39. The previous record was 5 hours and 19minutes. It was Baron\u2019s first attempt at the record.<\/p>\n

TORONTO CAPTURES FASTEST CITY TITLE<\/strong>
\nToronto was crowned as Canada\u2019s fastest city as part of the ING Run for Something Better, a race within the race, which began as a project to introduce less-fortunate youth to the sport of distance running. Running clubs from seven Canadian cities each sent two athletes, their best male and female marathoners, to compete for a share of the $55,000 in prize money donated by ING Canada. Toronto was the city with the lowest combined times of the two runners with a total of 4:59. Victoria (5:22) and Montreal (5:23) were second and third respectively. Beyond bragging rights for the \u2018fastest Canadian city\u2019, the Toronto running club received $10,000 for athletic programs that involve less-fortunate youth.<\/p>\n

RECORD PARTICIPATION AT OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND<\/strong>
\nThroughout the weekend, another record participation was recorded as 26,224 runners took part in one of the nine races on the schedule. Here are the numbers of participants for each racing event:<\/p>\n

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ING Ottawa Marathon: 3,826<\/p>\n

ING Ottawa Half Marathon: 7,742<\/p>\n

ING Family 2K: 1,623<\/p>\n

ING Inline Skate Marathon: 370<\/p>\n

ING Inline Skate Half Marathon: 451<\/p>\n

ING Wheelchair marathon: 12<\/p>\n

MDS Nordion 5K: 5,499<\/p>\n

MDS Nordion 10K: 6,522<\/p>\n

GRAND TOTAL: 26,224<\/p>\n

Here are the top ten males and females in the ING Ottawa Marathon:<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S CATEGORY<\/strong>
\n1. 2:14:20.3 David Cheruiyot, Kenya<\/p>\n

2. 2:14:46.6 John Itati, Kenya<\/p>\n

3. 2:15:12.6 Danny Kassap, Democratic Republic of Congo<\/p>\n

4. 2:16:21.0 Joseph Nderitu, Kenya<\/p>\n

5. 2:16:47.3 Elly Rono, Kenya<\/p>\n

6. 2:17:51.0 Noah Kipsang Talam, Kenya<\/p>\n

7. 2:18:20.7 Jim Finlayson, Victoria, Canada<\/p>\n

8. 2:19:55.0 Ryan Day, Kelowna, Canada<\/p>\n

9. 2:21:45.2 Matthew McInnes, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

10. 2:22:37.6 Joseph Nsengiyumva, Rwanda<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S CATEGORY<\/strong>
\n1. 2:31:52.7 Lidia Vasilevskaia, Russia<\/p>\n

2. 2:32:18.5 Lioudmila Kortchaguina, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

3. 2:38:49.6 Nicole Stevenson, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

4. 2:43:24.9 Natalia Volgina, Russia<\/p>\n

5. 2:55:07.2 Tina Kader, Montreal, Canada<\/p>\n

6. 2:56:13.9 Michelle Schuler, Ottawa, Canada<\/p>\n

7. 2:57:18.9 Emily Bryans, United States<\/p>\n

8. 2:57:41.2 Heather Goodfellow, Halifax, Canada<\/p>\n

9. 2:57:43.7 Kim House, ThunderBay, Canada<\/p>\n

10. 2:58:04.1 Stephanie Hodge, St. Antony, Canada<\/p>\n

HALF-MARATHON RESULTS<\/strong>
\nWith 7,742 runners, the ING Ottawa Half Marathon was by far the most popular race of the weekend.<\/p>\n

Here are the top three males and females in the ING Ottawa Half Marathon:<\/p>\n

MEN:<\/p>\n

3rd place: 1:12:58.0 Paul Leduc, Ajax, Canada<\/p>\n

2nd place: 1:11:51.9 Richard Tessier, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n

1st place: 1:10:46.1 Matt Sheffield, Portland, Canada<\/p>\n

WOMEN:<\/p>\n

3rd place: 1:28:45.9 Amy Schnegberg, Kingston, Canada<\/p>\n

2nd place: 1:28:00.9 Susan Durrell, Ottawa, Canada<\/p>\n

1st place: 1:27:46.5 Sharlene Cobain, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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