FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Areba Hammers Final 10K to Run 2:30:29, Crushing Record in Women's TBK Bank
Quad Cities Marathon; Limo Makes Surge on Island En Route to Men's Win
WINMOLINE, IL - Damaris Areba (Kenya) and Jackson Limo (Kenya) took top
honors at the 25th TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon. Areba set an women's
event record with her 2:30:29 effort, while Limo recorded a 2:18:05 to win
the men's race. The race was run under mostly sunny sky, temperatures in
the upper 50's-F, and slightly breezy conditions.
In the women's race, Areba was joined by Isgah Cheruto (Kenya), Hirut
Guangul (Ethiopia), and Buzuayehu Mohomed (Ethiopia) early on. The group
had an opening 10K of 34:31. By the half-marathon point the lead pack was
three with Areba, Cheruto, and Gunagul checking in at 1:14:07. At 20-miles
only Areba and Cheruto remained on the front at 1:55:23. Areba then
hammered the pace across Arsenal Island, running her final 10K in 35:06 and
opening a large gap. She crossed the finish line in the event record time
of 2:30:29. The old record dated back to 2012 when Guangul ran 2:35:07.
Cheruto placed second in 2:36:51, running the fifth-best time in race
history. Guangul followed close behind for third in 2:37:18. Mohomed
finished in fourth place at 2:44:52. Then top-5 was rounded out by Purity
Munene (Kenya) in 2:51:49.
In the men's race, Luke Kibet (Kenya), Sammy Rotich (Kenya), and Philemon
Terer (Kenya) went out to a quick 30:59 opening 10K, while Limo was
slightly more conservative, trailing by 14 seconds at that point. The half
split was 1:07:12 with the early leaders joined by Limo as a four-man pack.
It was then Rotich who made a move to the front and opened a 32-second gap
with a 1:43:29 20-mile split. Limo made his push on the Island, moving to
the front and running strong to the line in his 2:18:05. Kibet also moved
up a spot to place second in 2:19:53. Rotich finished third with 2:20:45.
Taggart VanEtten (Morton, IL) finished fourth for the second-straight year,
this time with a new personal best of 2:25:20. Matt Lorenz (Swisher, IA)
had an impressive debut at the distance with a 2:25:40, earning fifth
overall. Both VanEtten and Lorenz had fairly even splits on the day, after
an opening half of 1:12:11.
In the women's master's race, Anne Terranova (Glendale, WI) was the winner
in a solid 2:55:32, while Elena Shemayakina (Geneva, IL) was second at
3:25:24 and Mandy Tydlaska (Ft. Worth, TX) ran 3:40:36. Ryan Lubben (West
Bemd, WI) won the men's master's title in 2:51:49. Craig Gunby was
runner-up (3:12:14) and Brett Fiegel (Davenport, IA) took third (3:12:39).
The local women's winner was Bella Solis (Bettendorf, IA) in 3:29:55.
Melissa Taylor (Bettendorf, IA) ran 3:35:32 for second and Emilie Lawrence
(Rock Island, IL) ran 3:36:43 for third. Aaron Golding (Moline, IL) won top
local men's honors with a 2:45:37 clocking, while Jonathan Smith (Moline,
IL) was second in 2:49:13 and Phil Young (Davenport, IA) was third in
2:55:33.
MEL FOSTER CO. HALF TITLES GO TO CHESIRE FOR MEN AND BAREIKIS ON WOMEN'S
SIDE
Both Mike Chesire (Kenya) and Jane Bareikis (Crestwood, IL) had just over
2-minute gaps on the field at the finish line of the Mel Foster Co. Half
Marathon. Chesire led form wire-to-wire en rotue to his 1:05:13 finish,
while Bareikis also opened an early lead and hit the finish tape in
1:15:41. Chesire's opening 10K was 30:30, while Bareikis opened at 36:05.
Mike Gille (Bettendorf, IA) had a 31:48 opening 10K and went on to place
second in 1:07:48. Kallin Carolus Khan (Iowa City, IA) opened at 32:42 and
was third at the line in 1:10:07.
Polina Hodnette (Chicago, IL) and Valentyna Poltavska (Ukraine) ran the
opening 10K together in 36:50. Hodnette went on to finish runner-up at
1:17:53, just ahead of third-pl ace Poltavska (1:18:03).
The top-3 locals in the half were: Gillie, Dalton Rice (Davenport, IA) in
1:12:49 and Kevin Claus (Port Byron, IL) in 1:13:40. Brenna Gray
(Davenport, IA) was the top local on the women's side with 1:26:58, while
Allie Schnowske (Colona, IL) ran 1:30:53 and Amy Kintner (Bettendorf, IA)
ran 1:31:20 to round out the top three.
PALMER 5K, RUDY'S MILE
Devin Allbaugh (Bettendorf, IA) set An event record and won the Palmer
College 5K in 14:53, while Sam Butler (Sparta, MI) ran 16:27 and Jacob
Albert (Decatur, IL) ran 16:52 to close out the top 3 men. Addison Royer
(Flagstaff, AZ) was the women's 5K winner in 18:25. Brooke Lofgren
(Bettendorf, IA) ran 21:33 for second and Caitlen Hahn (Geneseo, IL) ran
21:45 for third.
The Rudy's Mile winners were Kevin Claus (Port Byron, IL) at 4:41 for the
men and Haley Humphrey (Muscatine, IA) at 6:10 for the women.
MEN'S MARATHON OVERALL
1.JACKSON LIMO KENYA 2:18:05
2.LUKE KIBET KENYA 2:19:53
3.SAMMY ROTICH KENYA 2:20:45
4.TAGGART VANETTEN MORTON, IL 2:25:20
5.MATT LORENZ SWISHER, IA 2:25:40
WOMEN'S MARATHON OVERALL
1.DAMARIS AREBA KENYA 2:30:29 *EVENT RECORD
2.ISGAH CERUTO KENYA 2:36:51
3.HIRUT GUANGUL ETHIOPIA 2:37:18
4.BUZUAYEHU MOHOMED ETHIOPIA 2:44:52
5.PURITY MUNENE KENYA 2:51:49
MEN'S MARATHON MASTERS
1.RYAN LUBBEN WEST BEND, WI 2:51:49
2.CRAIG GUNBY BARRINGTON HILLS, IL 3:12:14
3.BRENT FIEGEL DAVENPORT, IA 3:12:39
WOMEN'S MARATHON MASTERS
1.ANNE TERRANOVA GLENDALE, WI 2:55:32
2.ELENA SHEMYAKINA GENEVA, IL 3:25:24
3.MANDY TYDLASKA FORT WORTH, TX 3:40:36
MEN'S MARATHON LOCAL
1.AARON GOLDING MOLINE, IL 2:45:37
2.JONATHAN SMITH MOLINE, IL 2:49:13
3.PHIL YOUNG DAVENPORT, IA 2:55:33
WOMEN'S MARATHON LOCAL
1.BELLA SOLIS BETTENDORF, IA 3:29:55
2.MELISSA TAYLOR BETTENDORF, IA 3:35:32
3.EMILIE LAWRENCE ROCK ISLAND, IL 3:36:43
MEN'S HALF OVERALL
1.MIKE CHESIRE KENYA 1:05:13
2.MIKE GILLE BETTENDORF, IA 1:07:48
3.KALLIN CAROLUS KHAN IOWA CITY, IA 1:10:07
WOMEN'S HALF OVERALL
1.JANE BAREIKIS CRESTWOOD, IL 1:15:41
2.POLINA HODNETTE CHICAGO, IL 1:17:53
3.VALENTYNA POLTAVSKA UKRAINE 1:18:03
MEN'S HALF LOCAL
1.MIKE GILLE BETTENDORF, IA 1:07:48
2.DALTON RICE DAVENPORT, IA 1:12:49
3.KEVIN CLAUS PORT BYRON, IL 1:13:40
WOMEN'S HALF LOCAL
1.BRENNA GRAY DAVENPORT, IA 1:26:58
2.ALLIE SCHNOWSKE COLONA, IL 1:30:53
3.AMY KINTNER BETTENDORF, IA 1:31:20
MEN'S 5K
1.DEVIN ALLBAUGH BETTENDORF, IA 14:53 * EVENT RECOR
D2.SAM BUTLER SPARTA, MI 16:27
3.JACOB ALBERT DECATUR, IL 16:52
WOMEN'S 5K
1.ADDISON ROYER FLAGSTAFF, AZ 18:25
2.BROOKE LOFGREN BETTENDORF, IA 21:33
3.CAITLEN HAHN GENESEO, IL 21:45
MEN'S 1 MILE
1.KEVIN CLAUS PORT BYRON, IL 4:41
2.PHIL YOUNG DAVENPORT, IA 4:48
3.ALONZO BAUTISTA HAMPTON, IL 6:06
WOMEN'S 1 MILE
1.HALEY HUMPHREY MUSCATINE, IA 6:10
2.SARAH DONETH BETTENDORF, IA 7:16
3.BETH MARKOVICH BETTENDORF, IA 7:16
(Complete results at:
www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=24499)
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