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Credit : Verona Marathon Marathon Luka Kimutai Lagat grinded past more than 2014 runners to win in 02:18:55. Jonathan Kipkosgei Cheruiyot earned runner-up honours with a time of 02:24:20. Marco Ferrari got the third place in 02:27:42. In the women’s race, it was Nikolina Šustić (02:41:11) taking the top spot. She bested Anna Jonsson who crossed the finish line 8 minutes une seconde behind her. Rounding out the top three was Tunde Szabo with a time of 02:52:30. Top 5 Men 1 Luka Kimutai Lagat KEN 02:18:55 2 Jonathan Kipkosgei Cheruiyot KEN 02:24:20 3 Marco Ferrari ITA 02:27:42 4 Samwel Kibiwot KEN 02:30:29 5 Fabio Gala ITA 02:34:52 Top 5 Women 1 Nikolina Šustić CRO 02:41:11 2 Anna Jonsson SWE 02:49:12 3 Tunde Szabo HUN 02:52:30 4 Claudia Gelsomino ITA 02:53:25 5 Karin Spjuth SWE 02:54:59 Complete results Half Marathon Moses Kipngetich Kemei outpaced more then 3301 runners to win in 01:03:14. He finished une minute 17 secondes ahead of Solomon Koech. Jonas Leandersson (01:05:40) made notched third place. In the women’s race, Andrea Meier claimed victory with a time of 01:18:56 . Blatnik Laura Guzelj earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:20:44. While Marta Fabris came in third at 01:24:26 Top 5 Men 1 Moses Kipngetich Kemei KEN 01:03:14 2 Solomon Koech KEN 01:04:31 3 Jonas Leandersson SWE 01:05:40 4 Julius Kipngetich Rono KEN 01:07:45 5 Eric Börjeskog SWE 01:11:18 Top 5 Women 1 Andrea Meier SUI 01:18:56 2 Blatnik Laura Guzelj SLO 01:20:44 3 Marta Fabris ITA 01:24:26 4 Isabelle Oblom SWE 01:24:40 5 Azzurra Ilari ITA 01:25:04 Complete results

Credit : Verona Marathon Verona Marathon Ndiwa Robert took top spot in 02:17:12. Emmanuel Nakiridi Emil secured second in this year’s race with a time of 02:19:58. Rounding out the top three was Rono Julius Kipngetich with a time of 02:22:08. In the ladies race, Nikolina Sustic claimed victory with a time of 02:42:26 . She bested Vera Gulyas who crossed the finish line 6 minutes 16 secondes behind her. Finishing third was Marija Vrajic (02:58:06). Top 5 Men 1 Ndiwa Robert KEN 02:17:12 2 Emmanuel Nakiridi Emil KEN 02:19:58 3 Rono Julius Kipngetich KEN 02:22:08 4 Luigi Vivian ITA 02:28:48 5 Alex Kirwa KEN 02:31:22 Top 5 Women 1 Nikolina Sustic CRO 02:42:26 2 Vera Gulyas HUN 02:48:42 3 Marija Vrajic CRO 02:58:06 4 Denise Tappata’ ITA 02:58:15 5 Paola Barzanti ITA 03:00:31 Complete results Verona Half Marathon Moses Kipngetich Kemei outpaced more then 2593 runners to win in 01:01:35. He bested Rodgers Maiyo who crossed the finish line 22 secondes behind him. Finishing third was Philemon Kipkorir Maritim (01:02:40). In the women’s race, it was Eliana Patelli (01:19:08) taking the top spot. Luisa Gelmi earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:19:25. While Charlotte Andersson came in third at 01:21:08 Top 5 Men 1 Moses Kipngetich Kemei KEN 01:01:35 2 Rodgers Maiyo KEN 01:01:57 3 Philemon Kipkorir Maritim KEN 01:02:40 4 Rok Puhar SLO 01:06:49 5 Gábor Józsa HUN 01:08:21 Top 5 Women 1 Eliana Patelli ITA 01:19:08 2 Luisa Gelmi ITA 01:19:25 3 Charlotte Andersson SWE 01:21:08 4 Zoggel Nienke Van NED 01:23:51 5 Cecilia Basso ITA 01:23:53 Complete results 10 km Nicolo’ Olivo grinded past more than 454 runners to win in 00:32:55. Coming in second was Granotto Giovanni Fontana (00:33:10). Ben Alessandro Dal (00:33:30) made notched third place. For the women, Anna Frigerio took top honours by finishing the race in 00:39:02 , ahead of Nadezhda Skardino (00:39:11). The third place went to Sara Trevisan with a time of 00:39:32 Top 5 Men 1 Nicolo’ Olivo ITA 00:32:55 2 Granotto Giovanni Fontana ITA 00:33:10 3 Ben Alessandro Dal ITA 00:33:30 4 Luca Ursano ITA 00:33:47 5 Granotto Alessandro Fontana ITA 00:34:03 Top 5 Women 1 Anna Frigerio ITA 00:39:02 2 Nadezhda Skardino RUS 00:39:11 3 Sara Trevisan ITA 00:39:32 4 Ambra Corolla ITA 00:39:44 5 Federica Barailler ITA 00:39:49 Complete results

Credit : Verona Marathon Verona Marathon The victory went to Edwin Kipngetich Koech who crossed the finish line at 02:10:52, followed by Abraham Kipchirchi Limo who finished with a time of 02:15:10. Nicola Venturoli got the third place in 02:26:37. For the women, Tunde Szabo won the race with a time of 02:44:19 , ahead of Marija Vrajic (02:48:52). Valentina Facciani got the third place in 02:52:59. Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results Verona Half Marathon Tunde Szabo claimed victory with a time of 02:44:19. He finished 4 minutes 33 seconds ahead of Marija Vrajic. Valentina Facciani got the third place in 02:52:59. In the women’s race, Sara Galimberti got a win, finishing with a time of 01:13:48 , followed by Judit Varga who finished with a time of 01:18:55. Rounding out the top three was Manuela Manca with a time of 01:20:26. Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results §staticmap(2363,5,800,200)

Credit : Verona Marathon Marathon results Jackson Erot Lokochl (2:16:57) edged Abdelhadi Tyar (2:17:15) to win the Verona Marathon in Italy. Almost 2,700 runners completed the course which cruises through some of Italy’s oldest and most historic architecture, including the Verona Arena and Piazza Bra. Benazzouz Slimani secured second with a time of 2:21:52. For the women, it was Nikolina Sustic (2:49:23) taking the top spot. Repeating as runner-up, Marija Vrajic (2:50:42) managed to hold off Silvia Luna (2:50:47). Top 10 Men 1 Jackson Erot LOKOCHL KEN 2:16:57 2 Abdelhadi TYAR MAR 2:17:15 3 Benazzouz SLIMANI MAR 2:21:52 4 Daniele GALLIANO ITA 2:27:32 5 Antonio SANTI ITA 2:30:24 6 Stefano MORASCHETTI ITA 2:35:17 7 Ferruccio ZORZETTO ITA 2:36:58 8 Francesco LORENZI ITA 2:37:11 9 Massimiliano Andre MILANI ITA 2:37:14 10 Pietro COLNAGHI ITA 2:37:32 Top 10 Women 1 Nikolina SUSTIC HRV 2:49:23 2 Marija VRAJIC HRV 2:50:42 3 Silvia LUNA ITA 2:50:47 4 Marta SANTAMARIA ITA 2:54:21 5 Ana ZILIO ITA 2:56:05 6 Lara GIARDINO ITA 2:57:12 7 Angelica SAMUELSSON SWE 2:59:27 8 Arianna LEONARDI ITA 3:04:17 9 Rachel Elaine BURGESS GBR 3:04:38 10 Elina JUNNILA FIN 3:05:06 Complete Results Half Marathon results Federico Polesana (1:10:46) outpaced almost 2,800 runners to win the Cangrande Half Marathon in Verona. Luca De Francesco finished a close second with a time of 1:10:56. In a tight race for third, Nicolo Olivo (1:12:39) came in just ahead of Andrea Mignolli (1:12:51). For the women, it was Veronica Paterlini (1:19:49) winning with ease. Giovanna Meroni earned runner-up honors with a time of 1:23:22. Raffaella Malverti (1:25:38) rounded out the top three. Top 10 Men 1 Federico POLESANA ITA 1:10:46 2 Luca DE FRANCESCO ITA 1:10:56 3 Nicolo OLIVO ITA 1:12:39 4 Andrea MIGNOLLI ITA 1:12:51 5 Massimiliano BOGDANICH ITA 1:13:19 6 Dario MENEGHINI ITA 1:13:28 7 Christoph KLUGE AUT 1:15:15 8 Marco OPPIOLI ITA 1:15:17 9 Granotto Giovanni FONTANA ITA 1:15:52 10 Michael FRANK AUT 1:16:18 Top 10 Women 1 Veronica PATERLINI ITA 1:19:49 2 Giovanna MERONI ITA 1:23:22 3 Raffaella MALVERTI ITA 1:25:38 4 Tiziana SCORZATO ITA 1:26:29 5 Rosa ALFIERI ITA 1:27:03 6 Lorenza DI GREGORIO ITA 1:27:13 7 Giulia MADELLA ITA 1:27:49 8 Beatrice MELONI ITA 1:29:46 9 Fernando TOSTI ITA 1:29:55 10 Margherita GROSSO ITA 1:30:28 Complete Results

Verona: The City Of Love, Arts And … Passionate Runners The 10Th Verona Marathon On Stage Next 20Th February ‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ is undoubtedly one of the most renowned Shakespearean lines. Thanks to the major British poet, the city of Verona has become the city of love and passion, where the most famous love affair of all time was set. However, since 2001 Verona is also the place every runner loves. In the last ten years, in fact, Verona has been hosting the Verona Marathon, an amazing and exciting international running event across the old city centre and the city’s suburbs. The 10th edition of the 42,195 km running race is taking place on 20th February, 2011 and it will kick off and close beside the Verona Arena, the Roman amphitheatre worldwide known for the large-scale opera, music and theatre performances hosted there since ancient times. The 2011 Verona Marathon event comprises also the Romeo and Juliet Half Marathon, along a stunning course that touches some of the most beautiful corners in the heart of Verona. Both races are IAAF (International Association Athletics Federation), AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) and FIDAL (Italian Federation of Athletics) officially recognised races. Last year’s Romeo and Juliet Half Marathon ranked third among Italy’s most popular half marathons with almost 4.000 participants. Credit : Verona Marathon For those who aim to take part in the 2011 Verona Marathon event in a funnier and more relaxed way, the Family Run non competitive race brings together youngsters and families on a 13, 7 or 4 km course, exploring the beauty of Verona. Registrations to the 2011 Verona Marathon and the Romeo and Juliet Half Marathon will close on February 5th, 2011. Entry fees are € 40,00 and € 28,00 until 20 January, and will grow up to € 50,00 and € 35,00 in the last two weeks before the race. Entries for the Family Run event will be open until Sunday 20 February (fees: €5,00 – free children under 10 years of age). In 2000 Verona was listed as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO Committee and for the tenth time next February it’ll be invaded by runners of every level and nationality. Last year, over 6.500 people took part in the event. One of the targets for this year’s competition is to break this record, and the organizing committee led by Verona Marathon GAAC 2007 ASD along with the Verona Municipal Sports Bureau, is confident to welcome to their city a huge number of competitors and running lovers next month. Because Verona has always been the perfect place for every kind of …lovers. Info: www.veronamarathon.it