Press Release - The Ottawa Marathon - 5/24/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

             Cheruiyot takes fourth Ottawa Marathon Title

May 24, 2009, OTTAWA – With a time of 2:13.23, David Cheruiyot of Kenya won
the Ottawa Marathon in his fourth come-from-behind victory. Continuing his
trend of sprinting past successively younger athletes, the 39-year-old 
Cheruiyot beat out Wegayehu Girma of Ethiopia, 19 years his junior, by 6 
seconds.

The first woman to cross the finish line was Asmae Leghzaoui of Morocco, 
who completed the course in 2:27:41, beating her own 2008 course record of 
2:28:44. Second place finisher was Lioudmila Kortchaguina of Thornhill, 
Ontario with a time of 2:32:10. Kortchaguina has won four of the five 
marathons she has run in Ottawa since her first appearance in 2002. 

Debut Marathoner Reid Coolsaet was the first Canadian man to finish the 
race with a time of 2:17:10. Coolsaet is Canada's top-ranked 5000 metre 
runner.

Kortchaguina and Coolsaet also won the Canadian Marathon Championships, 
which were being held at the Ottawa Marathon. 

RESULTS - MEN'S
1. David Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:13:23 
2. Wegayehu Girma (Ethiopia) 2:13:29 
3. Ahmed Baday (Morocco) 2:13:56 
4. Laban Moiben (Kenya) 2:14:17 
5. Ketema Amensitsa Tadesee (Ethiopia) 2:14:48 
6. Abraham Kabeto (Ethiopia) 2:16:23 
7. Thomas Omwenga (Kenya) 2:16:32 
8. Reid Coolsaet (Canada) 2:17:10 
9. Fikadu Lemma (Ethiopian) 2:18:31 
10. Josephat Ongari (Kenya) 2:19:47 
 
RESULTS – WOMEN'S
1. Asmae Leghzaoui (Morocco) 2:27:41 
2. Lioudmila Kortchaguina (Canada) 2:32:10 
3. Irene Jerotich Kosgei (Kenya) 2:34:28 
4. Salomie Betnet  (Ethiopian) 2:37:22 
5. Fiona Docherty (New Zealand) 2:42:11 
6. Evaline Kimuria (Kenya) 2:43:51 
7. Katarina Janosikova (Slovak Republic) 2:44:50 
8. Caroline Chepkorir (Kenya) 2:49:48 
9. Myriam Grenon (Canada) 2:51:09 
10. Caroline McIlroy (Canada) 2:54:00 

ABOUT THE OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND
The Ottawa Race Weekend, Canada's premier running festival, combines 
competition, participation and fundraising to make a distinctive 
contribution to the health of the community. The 2008 Ottawa Race Weekend 
welcomed more than 32,873 participants in seven races, including the Ottawa
Marathon and the MDS Nordion 10K. Run Ottawa, the organization behind the 
Ottawa Race Weekend, is run by a volunteer Board of Directors.

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