Marathon results
Yuki Kawauchi defended his title against almost 1,000 runners along the Swan River to win the seventh-annual Perth City to Surf Marathon in Perth, Australia.
His time of 2:16:23 was three and a half minutes slower than his record-setting time a year ago but still almost 20 minutes ahead of this year’s runner-up Chris O’Neil (2:35:47).
Justin Kelly took third with a time of 2:47:55.
For the women, it was former winner Magda Karimali-Poulos (2:58:47) back on top after claiming the inaugural marathon in 2009 with a time 2:43:19.
She finished fifth a year ago.
Nera Jareb secured second at this year’s event with a time of 3:01:27.
Rolenda Giorgi (3:03:32) rounded out the top three as the only other runner to come in under three hours and 15 minutes.
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Yuki KAWAUCHI |
2:16:23 |
| 2 |
Chris O’NEILL |
2:35:47 |
| 3 |
Justin KELLY |
2:47:55 |
| 4 |
Kevin MATTHEWS |
2:48:29 |
| 5 |
Barry O’SHEA |
2:50:57 |
| 6 |
Steve MCKERN |
2:52:06 |
| 7 |
Darren MCDONALD |
2:52:17 |
| 8 |
David BRYANT |
2:53:10 |
| 9 |
Joseph CLEASBY |
2:53:23 |
| 10 |
BRENTON ALLEN |
2:54:17 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Magda KARIMALI-POULOS |
2:58:47 |
| 2 |
Nera JAREB |
3:01:27 |
| 3 |
Rolenda GIORGI |
3:03:32 |
| 4 |
Shaye PETT |
3:15:10 |
| 5 |
Margaret HADLEY |
3:15:28 |
| 6 |
Christene OOSTHUIZEN |
3:16:34 |
| 7 |
Katie MACKENZIE |
3:20:57 |
| 8 |
Yvonne BERNHARD |
3:23:25 |
| 9 |
Libby STORM |
3:24:12 |
| 10 |
Sarah WARE |
3:27:07 |
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Half Marathon results
Francisco Sanzana (1:09:18) cut just over a minute from his fourth-place finish a year ago to win the Perth City to Sun Half Marathon which started in 2007.
Nearly 3,000 runners participated in the main event where Nic Harman (1:10:59) finished second with a time of 1:10:59.
Takashi Nakata (1:11:35) repeated in third despite coming in a minute slower than in 2014.
For the women, it was Cassie Fien (1:14:21) coming in almost two and half minutes faster than a year ago to defending her title.
She set the record in 2009 with a time of 1:15:58.
Runner-up Jules Bennett (1:20:29) cut around three minutes from her fourth-place finish a year ago.
Former winner Rochelle Rodgers (1:23:48) finished a spot behind Bennett last year as well.
She won it in 2012 with a slower time than she posted at this year’s event.
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Francisco SANZANA |
1:09:18 |
| 2 |
Nic HARMAN |
1:10:59 |
| 3 |
Takashi NAKATA |
1:11:35 |
| 4 |
Jason RHINE |
1:16:44 |
| 5 |
Matthew GATZOUBAROS |
1:16:48 |
| 6 |
Stephen STOCKWELL |
1:17:41 |
| 7 |
Clemens SCHMITT |
1:18:02 |
| 8 |
Mike BOUNDY |
1:18:41 |
| 9 |
Will WITHERS |
1:19:24 |
| 10 |
Joao PISANI |
1:19:44 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Cassie FIEN |
1:14:21 |
| 2 |
Jules BENNETT |
1:20:29 |
| 3 |
Rochelle RODGERS |
1:23:48 |
| 4 |
Sarah JAMIESON |
1:25:09 |
| 5 |
Toni HEINEMANN |
1:29:51 |
| 6 |
Andrea LEECH |
1:30:13 |
| 7 |
Heidi MAKINEN |
1:31:47 |
| 8 |
Laura KYRIAKACIS |
1:31:47 |
| 9 |
Simone WATERS |
1:32:00 |
| 10 |
Tanika PEMBER |
1:32:01 |
Complete Results
12K results
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Roberto BUSI |
37:52 |
| 2 |
Joshua TEDESCO |
38:35 |
| 3 |
Thomas BRUINS |
38:26 |
| 4 |
Ethan HEYWOOD |
38:46 |
| 5 |
Scott TAMBLIN |
38:54 |
| 6 |
Michael LORI |
39:05 |
| 7 |
Marc SEE |
39:14 |
| 8 |
Neil BERRY |
39:27 |
| 9 |
Stuart CAULFIELD |
40:49 |
| 10 |
Brendon DIMMER |
41:30 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Linda SPENCER |
43:05 |
| 2 |
Kate FITZSIMONS |
45:00 |
| 3 |
Anna RENSHAW |
46:02 |
| 4 |
Lauren SHELLEY |
47:09 |
| 5 |
Bridget PYKE |
47:14 |
| 6 |
Amy THOMSON |
49:11 |
| 7 |
Astrid ROBERTS |
49:17 |
| 8 |
Tineke DENTON |
49:22 |
| 9 |
Jacki WALTERS |
49:42 |
| 10 |
Natalia POPOWICZ |
49:43 |
Complete Results