Awol and Belovol Win United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon
Posted Sunday, 14 October, 2007
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 13, 2007 Mohammed Awol of Ethiopia won the 14th annual United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon today with a time of 2:17:15 in the men's race. In the women's race, Tatiana Belovol of Ukraine came in first with a time of 2:42:19. Rounding out the top three in the men's event, Ethiopian Gurmessa Megerssa finished second with a time of 2:17:21. Wilson Chepkwony of Kenya came in third at 2:18:18.
In the women's marathon, Russian Valentina Levushkina placed second at 2:44:29. Shannon Hovey of West Granby, Connecticut, finished third with a time of 2:44:50. Runners enjoyed a new, flatter course and cool, crisp autumn weather.
Kenyan Stephen Chemlany won the men's half marathon, finishing at 1:06:51. Semunguse Solomon of Ethiopia placed second with a time of 1:07:17. Mark Miller of New Hampshire came in third at 1:07:38. Veena Reddy of Philadelphia won the women's half marathon with a time of 1:17:47. Nicole Kulikov-Hagobian of Massachusetts finished second in 1:19:13. Mary Proulx of New Hampshire placed third at 1:20:18.
In the 5K men's race, Brendan Callahan of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, came in first at 15:23. Benjamin Hildebrand of West Hartford, Connecticut, finished second with a time of 16:33. Jeffrey Spencer of West Hartford, Connecticut, came in third at 17:55. Shauneen Garrahan of Massachusetts won the women's 5K with a time of 17:34. Zofia Wieciorkowska of Stratford, Connecticut, came in second at 17:55. Melissa Donais of Massachusetts placed third with a time of 18:21.
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 running events throughout the year. For more information on the Hartford Marathon Foundation visit www.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, visit www.utc.com.
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