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2012 Amsterdam marathon, a different mindset

It is not when you get there, but how you get there.” (3:26:42 and 155 average heart rate, 160 max)

Route of the Amsterdam marathon.

Worried about injuries, I got strong advice this year from my running mate: "Arrive in one piece"!

A very sensitive Achilles tendon seven weeks before the run caused by a hiking trip in the mountains of Norway made me think.

A majority of the runners are totally exhausted after the marathon and most runners (68%) have elevated levels of Cardiac Troponin [see Cardiac Troponin]) in their blood which are normally indicators of a mild heart attack. 11% had a significant increase and this study concluded that marathon runners can reach levels typically diagnostic for acute myocardial infarction.

The heart muscle is under a lot of stress if you keep it pumping so hard so long but as it is a passive muscle it will not give off any signals.

Past the 35 km mark, more and more runners have to walk due painful muscles and tendons, some even have a whiplash. Very fit and fast runners that could complete the race within 3.5 hours have a disadvantage as the wear and tear on their body by the high impact is more severe compared to the slow runners, ''more can be less”.

Those finishing past the average of 4 hours are less likely to drop out, also as they use the more and more popular "run-walk" technique at the end. Their finishing time is irrelevant and it is all about completing.

For the slow runners there is an unfortunate limit of 5:30 at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam marathons. New York and London don't have a real limit. 12 hours is still fine.

Could you turn a marathon from a gruelling solo battle you tend to loose, its reputation, "a marathon is horrible", into a relaxed sightseeing run of a marathon tourist?

One way is to rely mainly on physical shape, and not on blind ambition, so common in the so-called "character" runners who think they are brave but in fact are stupid and behave like a "blind charging bull". They think they can kill the “Toreador” but end up getting a “painless sword” in their heart. The Grim Reaper (Man with the Scythe) is always trailing them and esp. past 45 years, an age close to the completion of the first marathon.

This would require a different mindset. Most important, drop the ever present thoughts about your PB, the personal best or best time, which sooner or later could stop you from running forever. It has killed the legs of many good runners by severe injuries, most notorious, multiple whiplashes and permanent Achilles tendon ruptures.

This year I would not only "Go with the flow" in the first half, but also focus on a 70% effort, an enjoyable "Walk in the park", until the 30 km mark.

Past this, you cannot avoid the pain but this is part of the game.

Anyone could complete a 30 km run, but this is only half-way in terms of a marathon effort and you need to break through "the wall" to complete the other half, a tortuous 12 km.

The day of the race

I was nervous on the day before as I had no idea if I could complete it and I promised several friends I would run. Five even said they would watch.

My left Achilles tendon was still a bit sensitive only a week before and for the past three weeks I did short runs only, around 14 runs of 7 to 9 km, as a safeguard.

"Less is more" when you train for a marathon, your legs must have no injuries else this will amplify during the run, esp. past 30 km where too many runners start walking.

In Amsterdam, the marathon starts and ends in the scenic Olympic Stadium build for the 1928 Olympic Games. Friends and family have a good view of the runners, unlike Rotterdam, where you stand behind a fence along the Coolsingel with poor views.

I was late as I visited a normal toilet inside the stadium on the West side, also for changing, and took it easy, concentrating. Only a few runners were inside, also changing. Outside, people, mostly women, were lining up for the smelly, mobile toilets.

Emptying out your system of the number one's and two's is crucial. You don't want a pressing bladder and esp. not a suppressed number two. The running massages your internals and sooner or later will signal an overflow. I had some six number one's, I lost count, and three number two's, and this should be sufficient.

At 9:10 h I entered the starting sections which would fill up with 12000 runners. I would start in the third, pink section, with a finishing time of 3 to 3.5 hours. Normally I try to be in the front, behind the 400 runners below 3 hours to have sufficient distance between runners. This time there were already 1500 people in front of me. I did not mind, as starting slow and go with the flow was part of the plan.

Today was heavy overcast with a predicted noon temperature of around 15 degrees Celsius. Luckily, last nights rain did not continue but the roads were very wet. Wind was moderate, from the SE, not ideal. This would add time, possibly 1 or 2 minutes.

I gave a passing time planning to the friends watching the race. This also served as a guide for an early exit, using a metro station back to the stadium at 15, 24, 27, 30 or 37 km. Nothing to worry, quitting would be easy using a comfortable metro ride back to the stadium.

The plan: passing times. Blue circles indicate metro escape stations at 15, 24, 27, 30 and 37 km.

The main drawback would be the disappointment of my running mate waiting for me at the stadium. An early phone call would be bad news.

Also, spectator friends along the track would be wondering if they missed me, would be waiting in vain.

But, as this was my fifth marathon and with personal best of 3:22:09, I had nothing to prove.

The start at 9:30 h.

A few minutes before the start I did a last check of the running shoes laces. They should be a bit loose as the feet will swell past 20 km. Here I made a mistake, they were too loose as I was to find out later.

There was a light drizzle for a moment but it stopped and the morning 12 degrees Celsius temperature was fine. I moved between the runners to pick up their body heat. A person emits around 50 J/S or 42 Kcal per hour.

A cannon shot at 9:30 h signalled the start of the run and we were moving slowly, limited by the intentional bottle neck, resembling a cattle gate, to keep sufficient distance between runners.

I passed the start gate with a delay of 2.5 minutes, which is large, and started the Garmin GPS count. We ran too close together and running was slow.

Outside the stadium, at the first corner on the Amstelveenseweg, there was a bottle neck and we were walking for a hundred meters.

Until 5 km I passed many people as the pace was simply too slow, more like 11 to 11.5 km/h instead of 12.5 to 13 km/h. It seemed that many signed up for a faster end time to get a better starting position. Bad sports, but most were foreigners, lets be friendly to the foreign visitors. I zigzagged in between them with a risk of tripping and this may have added to my final running distance (42.570 km).

5-10 km

The 10 km mark would be crucial for my Achilles tendon. I noticed some signs but decided to stop paying attention as nothing could be done anyway.

I tried to look for some friends at the 5, 7, 9 and 10 km marks but wasn't sure where they could be. Next time I should ask. A friend living on the Churchill-laan and standing at the crossing of the Haringvlietstraat, never saw me. I did look for him here.

He had his camera ready and is a professional photographer, even published a few photo books.

The roads were very wet in the city and sometimes covered with the fall leaves. There were also puddles, mostly on the side of the road. This required some attention, it was easy to slip or get your wet feet.

Passing the Rijksmuseum at 4 km, the young guys of Loopgroep Winterswijk suggested this was perhaps the Tropenmuseum. They got loud protests for their ignorance from two sides, "jongen, jongen, wat zeg je me nou!". He apologized and said they only visited Amsterdam once a year, for a 42 km walk.

15 km

Running along the Amstel, the roads finally dried up by the wind and the open area. A runner next to me on the side of the road hit a puddle right in the middle and splashed us. He didn't seem to notice. Wet shoes should be avoided as they promote blisters.

I felt something on the ball of my left foot, a bottom blister? Never had one before but this was alarming. I tried to run more gently, squeezing my foot. Should I have tightened up the laces more? They may have been a bit loose as the feet don't swell until past 20 km.

Also, I was wearing old X-socks. These are a bit hard by the many washings but I didn't dare to wear new socks as they are warmer.

21 km

I passed the half marathon at 1:42:02 which seemed disappointing, 3 minutes slower than last time, but this was under better conditions and having a better starting position.

It was now time to “wake up” from a “meditation running state” and to start running actively.

I took my first banana gel, a 20 gram package, and drank a full cup of water while walking.

25 km

The run along the Amstel to reach 25 km is monotonous but this part is key. Will you last?

The foot blister was stable and did not bother me. My feet were now rigid in my running shoes after swelling by the many kilimoters running.

I relaxed, ignoring the potentially “killer blister” as we were already a few kilometers past Ouderkerk and approaching comfortable and tempting metro escapes at 24, 27 and 30 km.

The E to SE head wind changed due to the winding river but did not hamper us too much.

I followed two Italian girls, size XS or perhaps even XXS, a favourable 1.55 m in height and running very efficiently with short steps.

“Bourse de Paris” was around me, grey hairs, mostly over 50 years old. I passed “L'Oreal” easily but had to let “Shell V-power” go.

Loopgroep Winterswijk, the three young guys, finally disappeared in the distance, I couldn't keep up.

Those running in groups of 2 to 4 persons seem to have fun, preferring comradeship, adapting their pace to the slowest runner, just what you would do when hiking in the mountains.

30 km, "the wall" ("de man met de hamer")

So far so good, no need to quit and head off to the nearby metro at the Amstel station at 30 km.

I tried to open up the second banana paste of 20 grams, but squeezed it so hard by tense muscles that it exploded and got most of the paste on my hands and legs. I licked my fingers to get some.

At the drinking post they also had 40 gram bags of banana paste so I forced it down in a split second and had two full cups of water while walking, mandatory to dilute the paste.

I am still unable to run and drink simultaneously. You loose several seconds this way but it is worth it, also as you are resting.

This felt a lot better as I knew that I would need the energy for the “second half” (in terms of energy) of 12 km, another hour running to go. This may be mostly psychologically, but it does seem to work.

The foot blister was steady, and I different parts of my lower body started to ache and these where, by far, overwhelming the blister signals.

Past 30 km, legs muscles will always start to hurt as a marathon is simply too long for common people. When you do a lot of km a week, over 60, like professionals you may be able to avoid some, but then you risk injuries or worse, a fatal wear and tear.

35 km

We had an Easterly head wind since 27 km and finally turned around at 33 km going West until the finish. The tail wind felt like flying. This lasted until the finish. Tis aided a young, top Dutch runner to achieve the third ever time below 2:10:00, lucky him, 2:09:59.

At 35 km you know you will finish if no injuries were building up apart from the ever present leg muscle pain, so you keep a steady pace.

The worst part of the track along the Nassaukade would appear soon, at 36-37 km, going down and up the tunnel under the Wibautstraat, and even more, imediatley up the Toronto bridge across the Amstel. I used small steps on the long, some 12 meter in height, incline and was nearly dead at the top; in terms of pain, not breath.

Here, pictures was taken by the organization. I was running with Ramon Mena of Caracas.

Going down the bridge is no fun either, hard on the legs but luckily a friend at the Dutch Bank encouraged me.

The 38 km drinking post, the last one, still seemed very far.

38-42 km

At the 38 km drinking post I walked to drink and I also used a sponge to cool my overheated head. I got the legs going again and the “freshening up” must have worked given the compliments from two spectator friends later on.

Past 38 km you enter the Vondelpark and now you know you will complete the run for sure. I kept a good pace to ensure a time below 3:27, which was the time of my first marathon in 2007. My heart rate passed 160.

My mind was not thinking and it seemed to be somewhere in space. My view was at infinity and I did not pay attention to the spectators.

A friend spotted me, I did not see him, and he took pictures. He said I looked very fresh, compared to other runners.

At 41 km I saw another friend who lives here, and later on he also said that I looked fine. The encouragements made me realize I still had sufficient reserves for a sprint of 13-14 km/h to ensure an end time below 3:27. I must have passed several runners on the last km and it worked, final time 3:26:42.

As most medical incidences happen in the last few kms of the marathon I knew I shouldn't do this but I still had plenty of lung capacity.

Distance according to my Garmin GPS 42.570 m, 380 m above the official distance. Average moving speed about 12.46 km/h.

The finish

I felt tired at the end but this was mostly muscle pain. My breath was fine as even until 41 km my heart rate never passed 160, a typical 70% run.

I got compliments from my running mate waiting for me. “I see so many people limping, they look totally exhausted!”. “You can walk and talk, you don't crawl? You look so fresh!”

"Just a 70% run", I said.

I was very proud about my heart rate being below 160 or 70% at the end before the final sprint. Running time (3:26:42) is second.

After the run

We went to the nearby Spa Zuiver in the Amsterdamse Bos and had a big salad bar and double soup lunch. I took a warm aroma bath in the Spa to relax the muscles, skipped the sauna, too hot, also skipped the hot tub, too much chlorine, and used the warm swimming pool only briefly, too cold. I tried to avoid sweating.

Later that night I had a normal dinner and wasn't particularly hungry.

Before going to bed I measured my blood pressures and heart rate, 116/69 and 59, normal values after exercise. The morning after is was 106/67 and 54, very familiar values, and my weight was again 68 kg, no loss of fluids.

Again a better run this year, in terms of physical shape.

How fast you run is not important, only how you get there, preferably "In one piece".

Epilogue

What could be your next marathon, many of my friends were asking me?

After completing five, it gets difficult. New York? Too busy, a dirty city. Athens? Yes, perhaps, is is “the” classical marathon. Berlin? No, not interested in a personal best.

American colleagues urge me to run Boston, a run for which you need to qualify with a personal best time. For my age group, 3:40 h.

However, there are three categories, with below 3:20 h your are certain to get in, with 3:20 - 3:30 h (my time) most likely but with 3:30 - 3:40 you may be ranked out.

Only 10-15% of runners manage to qualify so participation is special.

Off to Boston in April 2014? The application is in September 2013.

Qualifying times based upon your age on the date of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Age

Men

Women

18-34

3:05

3:35

35-39

3:10

3:40

40-44

3:15

3:45

45-49

3:25

3:55

50-54

3:30

4:00

55-59

3:40

4:10

60-64

3:55

4:25

65-69

4:10

4:40

70-74

4:25

4:55

75-79

4:40

5:10

80+

4:55

5:25

Sport management summary of runs 2007-2012*

2007 Amsterdam Marathon: 3:27 h; Average heart rate: 160; Overall 1386 of 6527.

2008 Rotterdam Marathon: 3:34 h; Average heart rate: 163; Rank 166 of 797 M50-54. Overall 1515 of 6841.

2008 Amsterdam Marathon: 3:26 h; Rank 83 of 503 of M50-54. Overall 1037 of 5983 M.

2010 Amsterdam Marathon: 3:22:08 h; Average heart rate: 156. Rank 35 of 352 M55-59. Overall 1284 out of 7883.

2012 Amsterdam Marathon: 3:26:42 h; Average heart rate 155. Rank 41 of 445 M55-59. Overall 1981 of 10139.

2008 Rotterdam Half Marathon: 1:32:18 h; Rank 13 of 248 M50-54. Overall 244 of 2655.

2009 Rotterdam Half Marathon: 1:31:26 h; Rank 14 of 190 M50-54.

2009 The Hague Half Marathon: 1:33:32 h; Rank 20 of 581 M50. Overall 723 of 7235.

Note: A typical marathon personal best is twice the half marathon personal best plus 10%, for me: 3:20.

Also see marathon_records_graph since 1910.

*It all started when in 2007 a friend (now my running mate) stated I couldn't run a 10 km in 45 minutes, at 13.3 km/h. Was right for four times 10 km (marathon below 3:10), was wrong for twice 10 km and a bit (half marathon below 1:35).

Good to know: Aerobics Centre Longitudinal Study (ACLS).

Over the last 30 years, more than 80,000 subjects, male and female, have been poked, prodded, and treadmill-tested at the Cooper Centre. In general, the most-fit subjects have heart-disease death rates 50 percent lower than the least fit. They're also much less likely to have strokes, or to develop diabetes or high blood pressure. They have a lower incidence of many cancers. And now, in the latest and most startling development, they are showing lower risk for senile dementia and diseases like Alzheimer's.

Cardiac Health section in the [Marathon entry of the Wikipedia]

A study published in 1996 found that the risk of a fatal heart attack during, or up to 24 hours after, a marathon, was approximately 1 in 50,000 over an athlete's racing career—which the authors characterised as an "extremely small" risk. The paper went on to say that since the risk was so small, cardiac screening programs for marathons were not warranted. However, this study was not an attempt to assess the overall benefit or risk to cardiac health of marathon running.

In 2006, a study of 60 non-elite marathon participants tested runners for certain proteins (see Troponin in Wikipedia) which indicate heart damage or dysfunction after they had completed the marathon, and gave them ultrasound scans before and after the race. The study revealed that, in that sample of 60 people, runners who had done less than 35 miles (56 km) per week of training before the race were most likely to show some heart damage or dysfunction, while runners who had done more than 45 miles (72 km) per week of training beforehand showed few or no heart problems.

According to a study presented in 2010, running a marathon can result in decreased function of more than half the segments in the heart's main pumping chamber, but other parts of the heart will take over. Full recovery is reached within three months or less. The fitter the runner the less the effect.

Number of participants per age group 2012 Amsterdam marathon

Total M 8044 Total V 2093

Msen: 2185 Vsen: 717

M35: 1273       V35: 354

M40: 1561       V40: 367

M45: 1385       V45: 338

M50: 912         V50: 199

M55: 445         V55: 87

M60: 200         V60: 24

M65: 59           V65: 7

M70: 20

M75: 4


“sen” are athletes, below 34, or did not give age.

Age group e.g. M55 = men 55-59.

Detailed results

Score Amsterdam Marathon 2012, position 1981 out of 10139 male finishing, 19,5%. In my category M55 position 41 of 445, 9.3%.

First half marathon

   Time                 km/h
   1:42:02     
       12.4 

Second half marathon

1:44:40              12.1

Marathon average: 12.25 km/h

Garmin GPS Distance: 42.570 km

Garmin GPS average moving speed: 12.46 km/h


Heart rate

Net times (difference)      km/h


152

5 kilometer

24:25 (24:25)       12.28  


152

10 kilometer 

48:12 (23:47)       12.61  


152

15 kilometer

1:12:18 (24:06)    12.45     


155

20 kilometer

1:36:27 (24:09)    12.42    


155

Halve marathon

1:42:02 (5:35)     11.79       


156

25 kilometer

2:00:35 (24:08)    12.43     


158

30 kilometer

2:25:10 (24:35)     12.20 


158

35 kilometer

2:50:35 (25:25)     11.80 


162

40 kilometer

3:15:43 (25:08)     11.93


170

42.195 kilometer

3:26:42 (10:59)     12.00

Note: the walking while drinking in the second half reduces the running time.



GPS moving speed and heart rate. Total distance 42.570 km, 380 m above the marathon distance.



International participants, from Caracas to Katwijk. Of the faster runners, some 75% are foreigners.


Score M55 (55-59 years): 41 of 445. 9.3%.


Pictures

The most tortuous part of the marathon, the bridge across the Amstel after 37 km. With Ramon Mena (M45), from Caracas.

Same, with Ramon Mena (M45), from Caracas.

Vondelpark, after 40 km. Photo taken by a friend. Looking fresh after using a sponge.

41 km, last water and sponge post, almost there. Concentrating for the final sprint. Heart rate 170.

Same, detail.

Finish on the athletic course in the Olympic Stadium

The “potentially fatal” 5 cm left foot blister.

A typical marathon morning.

6:00 h: Get up and go for a number one and two.

6:30 h: Half a banana, big bowl of oatmeal (no muesli!), two cafe lattes.

7:00 h: Number one, get dressed in marathon outfit. Pack the rucksack with spare clothing, bananas and gels.

7:30 h: Number one and two.

8:00 h: Number one. Check of clothing and gels.

8:15 h: A banana. The third number two which tends to fail.

8:30 h: Cycle to the stadium.

8:50 h: The second last number one and changing in the warm toilet area inside the stadium. Number two failed again.

9:05 h: Take off the training suite, put on a plastic “coat”, and drop the rucksack at the storage area.

9:10 h: Join the group 3 crowd with end time of 3 – 3.5 hours.

9:15 h: A last number one, a few drops only.

9:20 h: “Seek the heat” giving off by the tightly packed runners.

9:25 h: Take of the plastic coat.

9:30 h: A canon shot signals the start, the running crowd starts moving slowly. Ten thousand people in the stadium are jeering.

9:32 h: Pass the start gate, running. “Go with the flow”, start the “run meditation”.

10:45 h: Wake-up from the “run meditation” at 21 km. Walk while eating and drinking; get going.

12:00 h: Muscles start to hurt at 30 km. Tempting to take the metro back.

12:55 h: Final sprint to take off a few seconds from the end time. Shouldn't do this.

12:59 h: Finish after 3:26:32 h.

13:30 h: Lunch at Spa Zuiver

14:30 h: Warm bath at Spa Zuiver.

16:00 h: Forwarding SMS with marathon results to several friends. An SMS record day.

And:

Morning after: Sore leg muscles.

2 days after: The most sore leg muscles

5 days after: First 1 km run. Sore calfs.

8 days after: First 8 km run. Fine.

Lay-out start and finish

Stadium with running information.

Start positions for the marathon at 9:30 h and half marathon at 14:00 h.

Amsterdam Marathon Finishing times per age group

Oldest winners:

(e.g. M55 = M55-59)


Winners










1

1

Wilson Chebet

Kenia

Kenia


1e

Msen


02:05:41

2

33

Abrha Gebretsadik

Ethiopië

Ethiopië


2e

Msen


02:06:21

3

31

Bentayehu Assefa

Ethiopië

Ethiopië


3e

Msen


02:06:21

M35










28

24

Jeroen van Erp

Nederland

Netherlands


1e

M35


02:23:45

M40










33

335

Chris Hartshorn

Concord

USA


1e

M40


02:26:09

M45










63

357

Haavard Haktor Holstad

Gjøvik

Norway


1e

M45


02:37:07

M50










87

9195

Ralf Preibisch

Olympia Halsteren

Netherlands


1e

M50


02:40:28

M55










114

1310

Deram Steven

Roeselare

Belgium


1e

M55


02:45:11

M60










659

416

Michel Joly

PRV SPORTIFS A BORD

France


1e

M60


03:06:31

M65










1347

3563

David Rose

Bath

UK


1e

M65


03:18:56

M70










2866

3569

Siegfried Kalweit

Mülheim an der Ruhr

Germany


1e

M70


03:37:51

M75










7200

6280

Cantone Vincenzo

Rivoli

Italy


1e

M75


04:13:53

Vsen -34










22

F6

Meseret Hailu

Ethiopië

Ethiopië


1e

Vsen


02:21:08

V35










161

1342

Jessica Gunnarsson

Oslo

Norway


1e

V35


02:48:59

V40










321

1351

Giuseppina Mattone

Boves

Italy


1e

V40


02:57:57

V45










326

1354

Inger Dagny Saanum

Mandal

Norway


1e

V45


02:58:03

V50










1134

3815

Ósk Vilhjálmsdóttir

Reykjavik

Iceland


1e

V50


03:15:34

V55










1220

3835

Jaana Jobe

Göteborg

Sweden


1e

V55


03:15:06

V60










4088

7074

Jutta Reiche

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrw

Germany


1e

V60


03:43:42

V65










7416

8514

Eileen Hiller

Halifax

Canada


1e

V65


04:12:32

New York City Marathon 2011 finishing times per age group

Oldest winners:


Men's Age-Group Awards


Men's Age Group: 18-19

1

Brent Williams (19), USA

2:46:54

2

Mark Turner (18), USA

3:00:44


Men's Age Group: 20-24

1

Richard Williams (24), USA

2:32:29

2

Jeff Weinstein (22), NYAC, USA

2:33:51

3

Daniel Renahan (23), UATH, USA

2:34:18


Men's Age Group: 25-29

1

John Beattie (25), NEWH, GBR

2:23:43

2

Daniel Daly (26), NYAC, PER

2:25:23

3

Francis Corrigan (27), NYAC, USA

2:25:33


Men's Age Group: 30-34

1

Alberto Mosca (33), ITA

2:28:07

2

Michael Arnstein (34), VCTC, USA

2:28:12

3

Kenneth Goglas (30), USA

2:29:40


Men's Age Group: 35-39

1

Antonio Santi (38), ITA

2:27:05

2

Giorgio Calcaterra (39), ITA

2:27:19

3

Achour Saad (37), FRA

2:28:54


Men's Age Group: 40-44

1

Antonio Sousa (41), GAOO, POR

2:24:48

2

Hermann Achmuller (40), SL, ITA

2:27:06

3

Gianluca Bonanni (40), ITA

2:27:28


Men's Age Group: 45-49

1

Pierre Senac (46), FRA

2:32:59

2

Eduard Scherer (45), GER

2:36:35

3

Mike Mcmanus (46), GER

2:37:29


Men's Age Group: 50-54

1

Adrian Groebli (50), SUI

2:40:21

2

Matthew Ebiner (50), USA

2:40:26

3

Paul Herlihy (54), NZL

2:43:09


Men's Age Group: 55-59

1

Dominique Chauvelier (55), FRA

2:51:44

2

Dave Walters (56), USA

2:52:12

3

Peter Augsburger (55), SUI

2:54:29


Men's Age Group: 60-64

1

Peter Camenzind (60), SUI

2:54:01

2

Eiji Ishikawa (60), JPN

3:00:11


Men's Age Group: 65-69

1

Nazario Cruciano (65), ITA

3:11:10

2

Klaus Ernst (65), GER

3:21:22


Men's Age Group: 70-74

1

John Zawada (70), CAN

3:22:51


Men's Age Group: 75-79

1

Frits Van Dam (75), NED

4:39:57


Men's Age Group: 80-89

1

Michio Kumamoto (80), JPN

3:56:30


Women's Age-Group Awards


Women's Age Group: 18-19

1

Janne Elin Vatnaland (19), NOR

3:31:22

2

Robin Kutner (19), USA

3:45:00


Women's Age Group: 20-24

1

Sarah Porter (22), ZAP, USA

2:44:25

2

Kirsten Selert (24), DWRT,

2:59:28

3

Pamela O'sullivan (24), USA

3:03:30


Women's Age Group: 25-29

1

Devon Crosby-Helms (29), USA

2:42:44

2

Muliye Gurmu (27), WSX, ETH

2:50:37

3

Diane Heiser (27), USA

2:53:46


Women's Age Group: 30-34

1

Jane Fardell (31), AUS

2:46:12

2

Tyler Stewart (33), CLIF, USA

2:47:31

3

Lara Mustat (34), ITA

2:49:38


Women's Age Group: 35-39

1

Johanna Ottosson (35), TAUR, NZL

2:46:05

2

Sheila Croft (37), CAN

2:49:24

3

Melisa Christian (35), BRKS, USA

2:53:13


Women's Age Group: 40-44

1

Virginie Vandroogenbroeck (40), BEL

2:52:42

2

Tracy Schrage (41), USA

2:56:53

3

Jane Hansom (42), GBR

2:58:01


Women's Age Group: 45-49

1

Paula Keating (45), CAN

2:50:41

2

Karen Friedman (49), USA

3:02:35

3

Franca Fiacconi (46), ITA

3:07:04


Women's Age Group: 50-54

1

Isabelle Vallet-Colom (50), FRA

3:06:35

2

Natalia Rubino (50), ITA

3:08:40

3

Danielle Emery (51), FRA

3:09:43


Women's Age Group: 55-59

1

Sharon Vos (57), USA

3:11:28

2

Honor Fetherston (57), USA

3:19:29

3

Heidi Kueppers (57), GER

3:25:15


Women's Age Group: 60-64

1

Karen Durante (60), USA

3:37:30

2

Martha Degrazia (60), USA

3:39:55


Women's Age Group: 65-69

1

Jane Miners (65), GBR

3:36:11

2

Monica Lorentzon (66), SWE

3:59:46


Women's Age Group: 70-74

1

Hansi Rigney (70), USA

4:03:51


Women's Age Group: 75-79

1

Ginette Bedard (78), USA

4:33:42


Women's Age Group: 80-89

1

Marjorie Kagan (81), USA

6:36:18