Posted: September 4, 2006

Athletics: Real,- Berlin Marathon Release Elite Field Start List

From David Monti

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From Bob Ramsak BERLIN - Organizers of the 33rd real,- Berlin Marathon released their elite fields today. The race, part of the World Marathon Majors, is scheduled for Sunday, September 24. Runners listed with personal bests. MEN - Haile Gebrselassie, ETH, 2:06:20 Sammy Korir, KEN, 2:04:56 Driss El Himer, FRA, 2:06:48 Joseph Riri, KEN, 2:06:49 Joseph Ngolepus, KEN, 2:07:57 Jackson Koech, KEN, 2:08:02 Michitaka Hosokawa, JPN, 2:09:10 Gudisa Shentema, ETH, 2:09:46 Kurao Umeki, JPN, 2:09:52 Kazuya Nakamori, JPN, 2:12:08 Ahmed Ezzobayry, FRA, 2:13:12 Araya Haregot, ETH, 2:11:46 Paulo Alves, BRA - debut WOMEN - Mizuki Noguchi, JPN, 2:19:12 Gete Wami, ETH, 2:22:19 Selina Kosgei, KEN, 2:24:32 Asha Gigi, ETH, 2:26:05 Shitaye Gemechu, ETH, 2:26:15 Sonja Oberem, GER, 2:26:13 Melanie Kraus, GER, 2:27:58 Mina Ogawa, JPN, 2:28:47 Dulce Maria Rodriguez, MEX, 2:29:00 Monica Drybulska, POL, 2:29:58 Liz Yelling, GBR, 2:30:58 Maria Teresa Pulido, ESP, 2:31:56 Susanne Pumper, AUT, 2:32:20 Fatima Cabral, POR, 2:33:32 Marlene Fortunato, BRA, 2:33:35 NOTE: Spaniard Juan Carlos de la Ossa, who had intended to make his marathon debut at Berlin, has pulled out.

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