By Robert H. Kelly (Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications)
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Jaunary 13, 2008) David Cheruiyot donned the victorious white cowboy hat for the third time Sunday by winning the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon. The Kenyan pulled away from Ethiopia’s Kasime Adilo by sprinting the final 400-meters to ensure the victory. Cheruiyot also won in 2005 and 2006
His time of 2:12.31 was faster than his victory in 2005 (2:14.50) but a mire 29 seconds slower than 2006 (2:12.02). He finished in fifth place in 2007 with the time of 2:15.55. Cheruiyot’s personal best time came at the 2007 Ottawa Marathon, where he ran 2:10.36. He had previously won the 2007 Istanbul Marathon with the time of 2:10.56.
On the woman’s side, Ethiopia’s Dire Tune broke her own course record by more than two minutes in winning her division of the marathon. She destroyed the record of 2:26.52 by running 2:24.39.
In the half-marathon, former Penn State and Millerville University runner James Carney was victorious with the time of 1:02.21. The race also served as the U.S.A. Track and Field national championship.
On the woman’s side, 2004 Olympian Katie O’Neill ran 1:11.57 to take the title, a bit slower than her personal best of 1:11.47 at last year’s race. She finished in second place in that race, losing to Elva Dryer (2:10.42). Dryer did not finish in the top 25 in this year’s race.
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Jaunary 13, 2008) David Cheruiyot donned the victorious white cowboy hat for the third time Sunday by winning the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon. The Kenyan pulled away from Ethiopia’s Kasime Adilo by sprinting the final 400-meters to ensure the victory. Cheruiyot also won in 2005 and 2006
His time of 2:12.31 was faster than his victory in 2005 (2:14.50) but a mire 29 seconds slower than 2006 (2:12.02). He finished in fifth place in 2007 with the time of 2:15.55. Cheruiyot’s personal best time came at the 2007 Ottawa Marathon, where he ran 2:10.36. He had previously won the 2007 Istanbul Marathon with the time of 2:10.56.
On the woman’s side, Ethiopia’s Dire Tune broke her own course record by more than two minutes in winning her division of the marathon. She destroyed the record of 2:26.52 by running 2:24.39.
In the half-marathon, former Penn State and Millerville University runner James Carney was victorious with the time of 1:02.21. The race also served as the U.S.A. Track and Field national championship.
On the woman’s side, 2004 Olympian Katie O’Neill ran 1:11.57 to take the title, a bit slower than her personal best of 1:11.47 at last year’s race. She finished in second place in that race, losing to Elva Dryer (2:10.42). Dryer did not finish in the top 25 in this year’s race.
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