Reports - N Pole Marathon 2009

Evgeniy Gorkov took the lead from the outset to win in a time of 4:27:05. A close battle for second position ensued before France's Renaud Michel eventually prevailed over Willy Roberts of New Zealand. Michel was one of four brothers who all finished in the top 8 places

Six women took part in the women’s competition. Pushpa Chandra of Canada edged out Great Britain's Daniela Spiridigliozzi in the closing stages to win in a time of 7:27:31. Sarah Ames of Germany finished third.

Men's Marathon

Name Time

1. Evgeniy Gorkov (Russia) 4:27:05

2. Renaud Michel (France) 4:44:13

3. Willy Roberts (New Zealand) 4:44:59

4. Tim Davie (Great Britain) 5:09:18

5. Angelo Henry (South Africa) 5:35:36

5. Herve Michel (France) 5:35:36

7. Yvan Michel (France) 5:45:53

8. Jean-Christophe Michel (France) 6:08:12

9. Jacques Fox (Luxembourg) 6:23:54

10. Mike Davies (New Zealand) 6:35:12

11. Rob Plijnaar (Netherlands) 6:45:49

12. David Jorgensen (Great Britain) 6:46:40

13. Fernando Ribeiro (Luxembourg) 6:58:36

14. Thomas Michel (France) 7:03:04

15. Nick Appell (Great Britain) 7:10:30

16. Jorge Gonzales de Matauco (Spain) 7:18:52

17. Kal Bittianda (India / USA) 7:21:00

18. Stuart Driver (Great Britain) 7:25:24

19. Bob Bundschuh (USA) 7:27:08

20. Michael Bartl (Germany) 7:28:29

21. Neil MacDonald (Great Britain) 7:36:58

21. Rory MacDonald (Great Britain) 7:36:58

23. Jon O'Shea (Great Britain) 7:46:44

24. Mark Balsiger (USA) 8:17:35

25. Rupert Kitching (Great Britain) 9:16:31

26. Ted Jackson (Great Britain) 9:30:52

27. Norm Zinker (USA) 9:55:33

28. J.R. Arebalo (USA) 11:32:33

28. Tom Djurdevich (USA) 11:32:33

30. Anders Pettersson (Brazil) 11:46:39

31. Dan Hamner (USA) 13:10:37

Women's Marathon

Name Time

1. Pushpa Chandra (Canada) 7:27:31

2. Daniela Spiridigliozzi (Great Britain) 7:30:54

3. Sarah Ames (Germany) 8:24:13

4. Mariko Takano (Japan) 9:49:31

5. Stefanie Pettersson (Brazil) 16:07:20

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