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Home > Results Index > Race reports: North Pole Marathon

 

North Pole Marathon ,7th April 2009

 

Thirty-eight participants from 14 countries started the 26.2-mile race. The event is run on a drifting Russian ice base at the Geographic North Pole.

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

More about the North Pole Marathon  at www.npmarathon.com

 

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