Rudyk Wins United Technology Greater Hartford Marathon
Anastasiya Padalinskaya of Belarus wins the Women’s Race
Posted Saturday, 14 October, 2006
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 14, 2006 Mykolai Rudyk of Ukraine won the 13th
annual United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon today with a time
of 2:18:39. The wining time was off the course record of 2:16:34 set
last year by Moses Kemboi.
“I’m very happy that I finished the marathon and won,” said Rudyk, who
was running his first marathon in two years after suffering a hamstring
injury. “I worked hard to make it to this marathon.”
Jonathan Ndambuki of Kenya finished second with a time of 2:18:41.
Zintu Meaza of Ethiopia placed third with a time of 2:18:56. Meaza won
the 2004 United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon in a time of
2:18:50.
Anastasiya Padalinskaya of Belarus won the women’s race with a time of
2:38:46. The time was off the course record of 2:33:29 set in 2003 by
Ramilia Burangulova. Padalinskaya was followed by Alena Vinitskaya,
also of Belarus, in a time of 2:39:20. Alevtina Naoumova of Russia
placed third with a time of 2:43:31.
Michael Green of Atlanta, Georgia, won the half marathon with a time of
1:05:25. Green’s time was off the course record of 1:03:36 set in 1999
by Benedict Ako. Deresse Deniboba of Ethiopia came in second at
1:05:47, and Joshua Kemie of Torrington, Connecticut, placed third at
1:07:22.
Heather Webster of Honeoye Falls, New York, won the women’s half
marathon with a time of 1:19:52. The women’s course record of 1:15:11
was set in 2002 by Jackline Torori. Athena Countouriotis of Hartford,
Connecticut, placed second at a time of 1:27:30, and Maureen Burns of
Hampden, Massachusetts, placed third at 1:28:27.
Sean Connolly of Ireland won the 5K race with a time of 15:04. The
course record of 15:03 was set in 2001 and 2003 by Eric Nedeau. Mark
Miller of Keene, New Hampshire, placed second with a time of 15:06, and
Adam Ambrus of Shamong, New Jersey, came in third with a time of 15:09.
Tatyana Pozdnyakova of Ukraine won the women’s 5K with a time of 18:07.
The course record of 16:47 was set in 2003 by Amy Nedeau. Brandee Boice
of Holyoke, Massachusetts, came in second at 18:31, and Kristen Kemp of
Cranston, Rhode Island, placed third with a time of 20:44.
The Hartford Marathon Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit
organization founded in 1994 to create and manage fitness events to
benefit the Greater Hartford community. Located in Glastonbury,
Connecticut, the Hartford Marathon Foundation organizes more than 15
annual running events, including the United Technologies Greater
Hartford Marathon. For more information on the Hartford Marathon
Foundation or the United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon, log
onto hartfordmarathon.com.
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), based in Hartford, Connecticut,
is a diversified company that provides a broad range of high technology
products and support services to the building systems and aerospace
industries. Fortune Magazine has ranked UTC as a “Most Admired” company
every year since 2001 based on criteria including social responsibility,
innovation and financial performance. For more information about UTC,
log onto www.utc.com.
Contact: Judy DiScipio
Office: (860) 728-7980
Cell: (860) 930-2916
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