Press Release - Toronto Waterfront Marathon - 9/13/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Start List released
 
TORONTO. September 13th. Organizers today released the final Start List for 
next week's Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. In addition to the 
great match-up between last year's champion and course record holder 
[2:11:57] , Simon Bor of Kenya and Commonwealth Games marathon gold 
medallist, Samson Ramadhani of Tanzania, there are another 10 men in the 
field currently running around the 2:10 level. "It's by far the strongest 
field we've had," said Race Director Alan Brookes. "I really hope we have 
to pay out that $20,000 bonus for a new Canadian all-comers record of 
2:09:54 or better!" As a final tune-up, Bor ran a 61:28 in the Lille Half 
Marathon, September 3rd. Ramadhani claims "I've trained just as hard for 
Toronto as I did for the Games. I'm looking forward to running a new record 
and getting the bonus in a fellow Commonwealth country."

The athletes in the Scotiabank International Team Challenge, from Team 
Canada, Team America [USA], Team GB and Team Mexcio, promise to add depth 
to the race in the 2:15 to 2:20 range.  

The Women's Race:

With the late scratch of Canadian Champion and hometown favourite, 
Lioudmila Kortchaguina [minor injury], it looks like a classic, two-person 
duel between Elizabeth Chemweno [Kenya] and Mulu Seboka [Ethiopia].

Chemweno debuted at La Rochelle last November with a 2:34:50, then followed 
it up with a 2:28:55 in Hamburg this Spring.

The 22 year old Seboka already has wins in Valencia [2004] and Mumbai [2005 
& 2006]. She ran 2:30:54 in London '05, then her PR of 2:30:41 at Nagoya in 
March. She recently placed 3rd in the Ethiopian 20K Championships and says 
she is determined to run faster than 2:28 at Toronto Waterfront.      

Behind them, veterans Malgorzata Sobanska, Viktoriya Klimina and Jenny 
Clague should battle it out for the rest of the top places.
 
Ed Whitlock, at 75 years, will also have the hometown fans on their feet as 
he has only to run better than 3:18:10 to give him every M75 world record 
from the mile to the marathon... [current record held by Warren Utes 
(USA)]. 
 
Entry and further information still available at:
www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com

 
MEN			
Simon Bor               Kenya                2:07:55 [2002]	
      Toronto Waterfront course record holder 2:11:57 [2005]
Samson Ramadhani        Tanzania             2:08:01 [2003]	
      Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist [2006]
Daniel Rono             Kenya                2:12:03 [2006]	
Erik Luusa Nzioki       Kenya                2:10:33 [2005]	
Thomas Omwenga          Kenya                2:10:44 [2004]	
Festus Kioko            Kenya                2:11:30 [2006]	
Desse Dembelash         Ethiopia             2:16:24 [2005]	
Peter Njoroge Muthama   Kenya                debut	
Mark Yatich             Kenya                2:09:52 [2003]	
Danny Kassap            DR Congo             2:14:50 [2004]	
Abderrahime Bouramdane  Morocco	             2:12:18 [2006]
      1st at controversial ING Ottawa 2006:he defeat the Kenyans again? 
Hamou Moudouji          Morocco              2:14:12 [2006]	
Khalid El Boumlili      Morocco              2:10:49 [2004]	
Francis Muendo Maundu   Kenya                2:19:41 [2006]	
John Nada Saya          Tanzania             2:08:57 [2001]	
Johnny Loria            Costa Rica           2:17:52 [2005] 
Kassahun Kabiso         Ethiopia             2:15:39 [2005]
Gualberto Vargas        Team Mexico          2:13:51 [2004]
Rito Regules            Team Mexico          2:16:28 [2006]
Pat McCurry             Team America [USA]   debut
Art Siemers             Team America [USA]   2:18:51 [2002]
John McFarlane          Team GB              2:17:54 [2004]
Rich Gardiner           Team GB              2:18:41 [2006]
Ryan Day                Team Canada          2:19:55 [2004]
Peter Vail              Team Canada          2:21:54 [2005]
Anthony Gitau           Kenya                2:17:05 [2005]
Laban Moiben            Kenya                2:18:34 [2006]
Emmanuel Kibet          Kenya                2:24:37 [2006]
		
WOMEN		
Elizabeth Chemweno      Kenya               2:28:55 [2006]
Mulu Seboka             Ethiopia            2:30:41 [2006]
Malgorzata Sobanska     Poland              2:26:08 [2001]
Viktoria Klimina        Russia              2:28:30 [2002]
Jenny Clague            Team GB             2:36:10 [2006]
Sue Harrison            Team GB             2:36:13 [2006]
Tania Jones             Team Canada         2:39:10 [2001]
Kristina Rody           Team Canada         2:48:05 [2004]
Jessica Rodrigues       Team Mexico         2:50:10 [2006]
Maria Regina Yamin      Team Mexico         2:49:47 [2006]
Paula Morrison          Team USA            2:44:50 [2002]
Kelsey Jones            Team USA            debut
Naomi Wangui            Kenya               2:39:08 [2004]

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