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David Cheruiyot sets course record at ING Ottawa M

MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007

Excitement was palpable at the ING Ottawa Marathon as Kenyan David Cheruiyot set a new course record, crossing the finish line with a personal best time of 2:10:35. The previous course record was held by Elly Rono, also from Kenya, with a time of 2:11:47, set in 2004. Cheruiyot was followed five seconds later by last year's Ottawa ING Marathon champion, Abderrahime Bouramdane who clocked in at 2:10:40. Vincent Kiplagat was third with a time of 2:10:48. Toronto-native Matthew McInnis was the top Canadian for the second time in three years, placing 10 th, with a time of 2:18:06.

"I came back to Ottawa this year because it is a great race," said David Cheruiyot, winner of the ING Ottawa Marathon. "The new course is amazing and it is obvious that the organizers truly care about the athletes and the sport of running."

In the women's category, Canadian Lioudmila Kortchaguina won her third consecutive Canadian title and second consecutive ING Ottawa Marathon women's title, with a time of 2:31:56. She was followed by Ethiopians Kebebush Haile and Yeshi Esayias with times of 2:35:41 and 2:36:57 respectively.

"We're thrilled with the outcome," says Susan Longbottom, President of the Ottawa Race Weekend. "We've recorded a new course record, a new participation record and an overall growth of 3%. We also hosted the Canadian Marathon Championships, the Masters' Championships and our first ever Marathon Forum on Friday. It can be deemed an incredible success."

Top 10 male finishers

1. David Cheruiyot (Kenya): 2:10:35
2. Abderrahime Bouramdane (Morroco): 2:10:40
3. Bencent Kiplagat (Kenya): 2:10:48
4. John Kelay (Kenya): 2:11:10
5. Hilary Kimaiyo (Kenya): 2:11:13
6. Simon Njoroge (Kenya): 2:11:14
7. Amos Matui (Kenya): 2;14:11
8. David Karanja (Kenya): 2:17:01
9. Hillary Koech (Kenya): 2:17:41
10. Matthew McInnis (Canada): 2:18:06

Top 10 female finishers

1. Lioudmila Kortchaguina (Canada): 2:31:56
2. Kebebush Haile (Ethiopia): 2:35:41
3. Yeshi Esayias (Ethiopia): 2:36:57
4. Zebenaye Moges (Ethiopia): 2:41:26
5. Suzanne Evans (Canada): 2:46:21
6. Lisa Harvey (Canada): 2:48:56
7. Isabelle Ledroit (Canada): 2:51:20
8. Monia Cherop (Kenya): 2:53:16
9. Liza Maguire (Canada): 2:53:43
10. Myriam Grenon (Canada): 2:54:02

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