Ethiopian runner Firehiwot Dado has become winner of the New York marathon this Sunday, 6th November 2011.
She ran her first marathon in Kosice in year 2008, when she finished second with 2:37:34. After her debut in Kosice she ran seven more marathons and she won in five of them. She won three times in Rome, in 2009 with 2:27:08, in 2010 with 2:25:28, in 2011 with 2:24:13 and aslo in 2010 in Florence with 2:28:58. In New York she won and improved her personal best with 2:23:15.

This year´s winner of the photo competition Shoot the Marathon is Juliána Dombrovská with black-and-white photography of Kenyan runner William Biama as he run alone down the Moyzesova street. She named the photo “Nekompromisne – Uncompromisingly”.
In total, 167 photos were sent to the competition and contestants, with more or less success, tried to capture the atmosphere of this year´s Košice Peace Marathon.
The 18 best photos, including the winning one, can be admired on citylights in the Košice streets by the end of October.

The last Kosice Peace Marathon is characterized not only by record participation but also by very good sport results.
According to results of women and men, who stood at the podium, KPM was the second fastest marathon in the entire Kosice history. Just compare the average time from the sum of the first three men and women. And then perhaps, for someone is surprising that the last year Marathon didn´t become the fastest in the history. Men results were really excellent but the overall result was “slowed down” by the first three women.
So the primacy belongs to 2009 Marathon with average time of 2:22:31, followed by actual year 2011 with time of 2:23:31 and on the third place is 2008 Marathon with average time of 2:24:29. This year results are more valuable, when we consider the weather – during finishing the best runners was 5 ˚ C warmer than in 2009.
For comparing the overall speed up of the KPM look at the breakthrough years 2000 – 2:32:03; 1990 – 2:38:11; 1980 – 2:33:14.

KOSICE (SVK, Oct 2): Unseasonal warm weather (more than 20 degrees) damaged the hopes of the organizers of the oldest marathon in Europe to register new course records (2:08:33 and 2:30:50). Kenyan Elijah Kemboi with late surge after 35 km won the 88th International Peace Marathon in Kosice, his second win out of four marathons (in spring Antverps) in 2:11:15 and equalled his personal best. read more

Marathon  
Man   Elijah Kiprono KEMBOI      2:11:15
Woman Maryna Dmantsevich      2:33:53


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