Runnersweb.com Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending January 24th

From The Analytical Distance Runner, the newsletter for the Association of Road Racing Statisticians with a focus on races, 3000m and longer, including road, track, and cross-country events. The ARRS has a website at ARRS.net.

From Ken Young - kenyoung@wildblue.net

10 Years Ago- Charles Kamathi KEN) won the 62nd edition of the Cross Internacional Memorial Juan Muguerza (ESP) 10.5K by three seconds over Fabiano Joseph (TAN). Deribe Merga (ETH) was another 28 seconds back in 3rd. Workitu Ayano (ETH) won over compatriot Meselech Melkamu also by three seconds, with Aniko Kalovics (HUN) another 18 seconds back in 3rd.

20 Years Ago- Tumo Turbo (ETH) won the 24th edition of the Houston-Tenneco (TX/USA) Marathon over Steve Brace (WAL), 2:10:34 to 2:10:35. Leonid Shvetsov (RUS) was 3rd at 2:10:52. In the women's race, Tatyana Pozdniakova (UKR) ran 2:31:03 to win but was later disqualified for failing a drug test, a result of the cold medicine she had been taking. That left Mexican runners in first and second, with Adriana Fernandez Miranda (MEX) getting the belated victory with a 2:31:59. Maria Guadalupe Loma (MEX) was second at 2:32:29 while Salina Chirchir Kimaiyo (KEN) was 3rd at 2:32:36.

30 Years Ago- Lorraine Moller (NZL) won the 5th edition of the Osaka International Womens (JPN) Marathon by more than four minutes over Eriko Asai (JPN), 2:30:24 to 2:34:47. Rita Marchisio (ITA) was 3rd at 2:35:41 while Laurie Crisp (CA/USA) was 4th at 2:36:24.

40 Years Ago- Carl Swift (USA) won the World Masters (CA/USA) Marathon over Ron Kurrle (USA), 2:19:04 to 2:22:44. Suzanne Bottlik (CA/USA) was the first woman at 3:54:05. Unfortunately, this course was short.

50 Years Ago- Kipchoge Keino (KEN) won the two mile at the Los Angeles Invitational (CA/USA), 8:42.6 to 8:43.0 over John Lawson (USA). Gaston Roelants (BEL) ran 8:47.6 for 3rd while Tracy Smith (USA) was 4th at 8:50.0. was 4th at 8:52.2.