Flott comeback av Sofie Spiten
70 norske fullførte årets Amsterdam Maraton fordelt på maraton, halvmaraton og 7,5 km. Anders Einum ble beste norske med 2.36.37, det 10. beste norske resultatet i år. Sofie Spiten (bildet) tok klasseseier med 2.54.50 (sjette beste resultatet i Norge i år). Henning Wibeto (60-64 år) løp halv på 1.20.35. Bare han selv har løpt raskere i år i klassen. Håkon Høst noterte det tredje beste resultatet i år i klasse 50-54 år med 2.47.05.

Norske resultater i Amsterdam Marathon 2008:

Navn Sted Distanse Nettotid Bruttotid
Anders Einum Trondheim Marathon 2:36:37 2:36:40
Bjarne Lyngnes Stavanger Marathon 2:45:48 2:45:56
Håkon Höst Oslo Marathon 2:47:05 2:47:09
Vegard Spiten Oslo Marathon 2:48:22 2:48:30
Sofie Spiten Oslo Marathon 2:54:50 2:55:00
Sigmund Hauge Haugesund Marathon 2:57:03 2:57:14
Jard Bringedal Oslo Marathon 3:10:29 3:11:17
Magne Tveit Ålgård Marathon 3:14:50 3:16:08
Bjarni Armannsson Snaroya Marathon 3:16:48 3:17:59
Torbjoern Aareskjold Sandnes Marathon 3:23:43 3:23:54
Ann Kristin Dyrkolbotn Oslo Marathon 3:23:35 3:24:27
Eigil Forbord Oslo Marathon 3:27:13 3:33:09
Lars Hovda Stavanger Marathon 3:33:28 3:34:00
Erik Rauge Andersen Stavanger Marathon 3:38:29 3:39:59
Jørn Hansen Ålgård Marathon 3:39:12 3:40:30
Helge Eriksen Erdal Marathon 3:37:51 3:42:07
Wigard Nilsen Kolnes Marathon 3:45:05 3:47:33
Harry Breiland Ålgård Marathon 3:44:44 3:48:52
Morten Karlsen Kvernaland Marathon 3:45:40 3:49:49
Gunnar Inge Berglund Haugesund Marathon 3:48:29 3:50:58
Guro Landa Eikeland ATP Marathon 3:47:02 3:51:38
Pål Bjelland Stord Marathon 3:50:25 3:52:36
Runar Lie Frogner Marathon 3:49:03 3:54:53
Geir Storkaas Porsgrunn Marathon 3:58:07 4:01:30
Einar Olav Natvig Haugesund Marathon 3:58:58 4:05:19
Torgeir Buodd Tjodalyng Marathon 3:59:44 4:06:12
Ole Closs Lørenskog Marathon 3:59:07 4:06:21
Reidar Bjorbak Skien Marathon 4:02:05 4:07:15
Eldar Andreassen Fyllingsd. Marathon 4:05:12 4:11:02
Kai Tore Breiland Ålgård Marathon 4:06:10 4:12:48
Bärbel Traub Trondheim Marathon 4:08:19 4:14:38
John Sandnesaunet Oslo Marathon 4:18:19 4:24:14
Gunnar Bjorbak Skien Marathon 4:23:31 4:28:41
Tord Ertresvag Slemmestad Marathon 4:23:02 4:29:19
Stig Morten Breiland Kvernaland Marathon 4:25:01 4:31:39
Atle Hovd Oslo Marathon 4:30:52 4:38:07
Njal Kinne Oslo Marathon 4:30:52 4:38:07
Tove Oppberget Sætre Marathon 4:33:05 4:41:02
Martin Eikeland ATP Marathon 4:44:35 4:52:42
Svein Dahl Trondheim Marathon 4:53:49 5:00:09
Kjartan Andreassen Bergen Marathon 4:54:51 5:00:41
Linda Tånevik Kristiansand Marathon 4:52:54 5:01:22
Henning Wibeto Oslo Halvmar. 1:20:35 1:20:41
Bjarne Martin Gausvik Ostereidet Halvmar. 1:22:49 1:23:19
Harald Gram VCH Halvmar. 1:26:12 1:26:22
Age Bakker Bærums Verk Halvmar. 1:31:36 1:32:13
Erling Gundersen Aalgaard Halvmar. 1:35:45 1:38:44
Lars Helge Fjeldstad Ulefoss Halvmar. 1:36:53 1:38:10
Nasrin Amele Jamedari Oslo Halvmar. 1:38:37 1:42:00
Myrna Dral Voss Halvmar. 1:39:52 1:40:41
Karstein Kristung Rælingen Halvmar. 1:42:41 1:43:46
Brian Kristensen Porsgrunn Halvmar. 1:46:10 1:49:31
Kristian Waagan Trondheim Halvmar. 1:47:11 1:48:47
Reidar Peersen Skien Halvmar. 1:48:02 1:51:16
Bjarte Myhren Bergen Halvmar. 1:49:24 1:59:33
Helge Henriksen Sogndal Halvmar. 1:50:23 1:53:37
Kerstin Schemmann Stavanger Halvmar. 1:57:27 2:04:31
Lin Rørlien Oslo Halvmar. 1:57:59 1:59:49
Jan-Hugo Schnelle Bergen Halvmar. 2:00:06 2:08:45
Geir Stave Oslo Halvmar. 2:02:57 2:08:28
Ted Stoves Oslo Halvmar. 2:07:22 2:17:04
Olav Korsen Gjøvik Halvmar. 2:09:33 2:11:20
Björn Sandmoe Sandnes Halvmar. 2:10:14 2:20:04
Erik Bore Hansen Stavanger Halvmar. 2:10:26 2:16:10
Henning Nordtvedt Oslo Halvmar. 2:14:07 2:24:15
Thomas Y Johnsen Stavanger Halvmar. 2:15:24 2:23:51
Anne Jakobsen Aalgaard Halvmar. 2:25:48 2:32:57
Sverre Solberg Hjelmås 7,5 km 34:05 34:15
Bjørn Arne Mo Alversund 7,5 km 38:14 38:23
Hege Buodd Tjodalyng 7,5 km 41:05 41:59


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Pressemelding:

AMSTERDAM The 33rd edition of the ING Amsterdam Marathon has been won by the Kenian runner Paul Kirui in 2.07.51. Second became the Ethiopian athlete Chala Dechase, for whom it was his debut. Robert Cheboror finished third. The womensrace was won by Lydia Cheromei in 2.25.27.

Although the temperature was excellent for marathon running, there was a lot of wind on the course that annoyed the athletes. The 28-year old Paul Kiprop Kirui could fight as the best against the circumstances and can add this win to his ,already, impressive list. In 2004 he became Worldchampion half marathon and in 2006 he was fifth at the best-marathoners list with his personal best of 2.06.44. Last year the Kenian became fourth in Amsterdam. This year he ran a more tactical race: ‘When I heard, after 37 km, that the second group came closer, I decided to go away by myself. No one could really follow’, he explained. Only the shy Ethiopian runner Chala Dechase, who fought himself from a backwards position into the front, could chase Kirui. In 2.08.31 he became second in a great debut. Dechase started training seriously last year when he participated in a group of Ethiopian runners lead by former topathlete Getaneh Tessema.

Robert Cheboror won in 2004 the Amsterdam Marathon in a personal best time of 2.06.23, but had to be satisfied with a third place in 2.09.13.

The womensrace was won by a young Kenian mother, who made her debut today in a great time of 2.25.27. Lydia Cheromei: ‘I became a stronger athlete after my baby was born. She gives me power. I am very happy with this time and my win.’

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Lydia Cheromei vant kvinnenes maratonløp på 2.25.27