Philadelphia Marathon (50th), Half-Marathon (3rd) & Rothman 8-K
Philadelphia, PA
Sunday, November 23
Distances: 42.195 km (new course last year), 21.1 km and 8 km, all certified
Finishers: Marathon, 4245 men + 2985 women = 7230 total (up from 6910 last year); Half-Marathon,
1881 men + 3303 women = 5184 total (up from 4333 last year);
8-K, 606 men + 1019 women = 1625 total (up from 1275 last year); all events combined, 6732 men + 7307 women = 14,039 total
Weather: Very cold! About 25°F (-4°C) at start
Marathon Event Records (different course): Men, 2:15:00, William Scholl (USA), 1982; Women, 2:34:28, Jan Yerkes (USA), 1982
Half-Marathon Records: Men, 1:05:40, Hillary Kipchumba (KEN), 2007; Women, new (see below)
8-K Records: Men, unknown; Women, 25:37, Svetlana Zakharova (RUS), 2001
Prize Money: See primary details below
Marathon (gun times):
MEN -
1. Andrey Toptun, UKR 2:19:57 $3500
2. Fred Kieser, 37, Cleveland, OH 2:22:44 2000
3. Evan Graves, 27, Caribou, ME 2:24:38 1000
4. Craig Segal, 24, Holmdel, NJ 2:25:09 750
5. Andy Allstadt, 25, Albany, NY 2:25:16 500
40+ Bob Schwelm, 49, Philadelphia, PA 2:32:28 1000
50+ Stuart Calderwood, 50, New York, NY 2:48:13
WOMEN -
1. Vera Ovcharuk, 27, UKR? 2:44:02 $3500
2. Abby Dean, 37, Philadelphia, PA 2:48:52 2000
3. Christina Sheehan, 25, Albuquerque, NM 2:50:21 1000
4. Marisha Kramer, 34, Drachten 2:51:33 750
5. Jeniver Martin, 36, Clifton, NJ 2:53:28 500
6. Megan Valentine, 29, Jerico, VT 2:56:24
7. Heather Parks, 33, Bruceton Mills, WV 2:57:02
8. Patty Russo, 28, Philadelphia, PA 2:57:21
9. Jill Skivington, 29, Rochester, NY 2:57:25
10. Deb Hude, 39, Belmont Hills, PA 2:59:00
40+ Heather Gracie-Petty, 46, Peapack, NJ 3:05:49 1000
Half-Marathon (gun times):
MEN -
1. Michael DiDio, 25, Philadelphia, PA 1:07:02 $2500
2. Dan Vassalo, 23, Brunswick, ME 1:07:52 1000
3. Karl Savage, 29, Ridley Park, PA 1:07:59 500
4. Joseph Mutinda, 34, Santa Fe, NM (KEN) 1:09:57 350
5. Joe Sepe, 23, madison, WI 1:10:58 250
40+ (None sub-1:20:53)
WOMEN -
1. Kathleen Jobes, 38, Bethlehem, PA 1:16:17 CR* $2500
2. Jacqueline Fillinger, 23, Philly, PA 1:19:02 1000
3. Kate Koski, 35, Duluth, MN 1:19:17 500
4. Elizabeth Herndon, 23, State Coll., PA 1:19:33 350
5. Kara Haas, 38, Chelmsford, MA 1:20:10 250
40+ (none sub-1:31:35)
*Course record; previous 1:18:38, Molly Taber, 2007
8-K (gun times):
MEN -
1. Michael Kerrigan, 24, Ardmore, PA 24:17 $1000
2. Ryan Fennelly, 27, Philadelphia, PA 24:19 500
3. Jonathan Phillips, 24, Brooklyn, NY 24:23 250
4. Gregory Bielecki, 28, Philadelphia, PA 24:35 150
5. Abiyot Abebe, 22, Silver Spring, MD (ETH)24:40 100
6. Malcolm Richards, 26, Philadelphia, PA 24:44
7. Michael Stoick, 31, St. Paul, MN 25:00
40+ Gret Watson, 42, Media, PA 26:45
WOMEN -
1. Aziza Aliyu, 22, Bronx, NY (ETH) 26:24 $1000
2. Jane Murage, 21, Royersford, PA (KEN) 26:25 500
3. Claire Duncan, 25, Philadelphia, PA 28:18 250
4. Crystal Anthony, 28, Beverly, MA 29:41 150
5. Katina Alexander, 24, Pleasantville, NJ 31:00 100
40+ Robin Jefferis, 45, Phoenixville, PA 35:07