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Richmond Marathon

Nov 15, 2008

5.0

Organizer`s website

Where

Richmond, VA, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

November 15, 2008 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. JYNOCEL BASWETI 02:22:22

2. MOHAMMED AWOL 02:24:51

3. DAVID CHEROMEI 02:28:04

Top 3 Women

1. KRISTIN PRICE 02:45:02

2. HIROT LEGESSE 02:46:24

3. PHEBE KO 02:46:57

Top 3 Men

1. JYNOCEL BASWETI 02:22:22

2. MOHAMMED AWOL 02:24:51

3. DAVID CHEROMEI 02:28:04

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Reviews

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By: Justin W.

Posted: November 23, 2024

Excellent Marathon Experience

If you like a course that showcases a beautiful river, great neighborhoods full of energetic spectators, and lots of friendly, helpful volunteers then Richmond is for you! Although it is a big marathon it is well executed from packet pick-up to race start to a fun celebration finish! They even throw in a very nice downhill finish to help you soar across the finish line. The whole town gets behind the race, too, and this truly makes for an excellent marathon experience.

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Jynocel Basweti, 22, of Kenya made sure there would not be a photo finish at the thirty-first running of the Richmond Marathon. Basweti lept through the finish line in 2 hours 22 minutes and 22 seconds, nearly two and a half minutes ahead of second place.

General News Richmond Times Dispatch

Nov 16, 2008

Hat Trick For Basweti At SunTrust Richmond Marathon

General News

Nov 16, 2008

Race weekend sets participation record for the Richmond Marathon.

The Richmond Marathon smashed the one year old participation record by over 3,000 runners. Race organizers have stated the the addition of the half marathon boosted numbers to well over the 14,000 mark.

General News Richmond Times Dispatch

Nov 14, 2008

A son's cross-country courtesy via Richmond Marathon

Running 26.2 miles is a difficult task and the training for such a race is more arduous than most expect. Walter Bullock adds six thousand miles of travel into that training all for the love of his 73 year old mother.

General News Richmond Times Dispatch

Nov 13, 2008