Anne-Marie Hyrylainen continued to dominate the Ladies 8km Asics Run Series with another sub 30 minuter run in Race 4 of the series on 18th January 2014.
Sanctioned by the Dubai Sports Council and organised by Super Sports Events, the Asics 8km and 4km Run Series attracted over 350 runners of all ages and abilities as they wound their way through the private roads of Meydan. A near perfect morning welcomed all runners with a definite increase in temperature from month ago, seeing everyone quickly into their stride.
Hyrylainen blitzed the 8km course in 28 minutes and 34 seconds with a well deserved second place going to Erin Wood in 32:24 while Ailene Buenaventura finished third in 32:29. Himphrey Mungai reversed the tables on log leader Abdullah Harrati in the Men’s 8km race when he picked up the title in a very quick 25:48. Harrati managed to hold on to second place in 26:54 with Godfrey Setaba third in 27:07.
The 4km for Men saw 17-year-old Rahul Raghuveer run a hat-trick of wins when he once again crossed the line in first place in 14:48. David Murphy secured a podium spot in 15:19 and was pushed all the way by young Alexander Cargill who finished third in a time of 15:44. On the ladies side, it was all juniors on the podium with Amber Harding winning her second race in a row in 16:29 followed by Megan Dingle in 17:43 with Nicole Greer rounding all off in third in 18:26.
“Another great morning of road running!” commented race organiser Warren van der Merwe from Super Sports Events. “We had 15 families enter this morning’s race where there had to be four or more people from the same family making up a team with the youngest runner being Luke O’Malley aged only five years and he finished the 4km in sixth place out of 12 boys aged 12 and under in a time of 26:21 – amazing stuff. With only one race left in the series we will be looking at finishing this series with a big turnout and look at offering all something special for the last race of the season,” he added.
This series of races is co-sponsored by GO Sport, The Track Golf Club, Meydan Hotel, IMAX, Sport 360, Sharbatly Fruit, OutdoorUAE and Barry Morgan Sports Photography.
Race 5 is scheduled for Saturday, 3rd May 2014 with entries closing the Wednesday before race day. All information regarding the races can be found at www.supersportsdubai.com or contact event organiser Warren van der Merwe at 050 6575021 or warren@supersportsdubai.com.
TOP 3 AGE GROUP RESULTS
4km boys under 8 years
Lukas-Sebastian Ellis 17:44
Nicolas Safieddine 20:19
Nabeel Khan 20:20
4km girls under 8 years
Cerys Dingle 20:38
Sophie Wazny 23:22
Ava Omalley 24:41
4km boys 9 – 12 years
Rayhaan Guerni 0:17:42
Nicholas Heinio Widell 0:18:35
Ahan Kalra Mathur 0:20:05
4km girls 9 – 12 years
Megan Dingle 0:17:43
Nicole Greer 0:18:26
Zala Mazej 0:19:16
4km boys 13 -18 years
Rahul Raghuveer 14:58
Alexander Cargill 15:44
Andrew Sausman 20:33
4km girls 13 – 18 years
Amber Harding 16:29
Maeva Vigneron 18:36
Imogen Sylvester 18:59
4km men 19 years & over
David Murphy 15:19
Harvey Ellis 16:29
Laurent Vigneron 17:08
4km ladies 19 years & over
Olga Cranga 19:39
Aoife Lehane 19:49
Ferakh Lakhany 20:28
4km men 19 years & over David Murphy M19+ 15:19
Harvey Ellis 16:29
Laurent Vigneron 17:08
8km boys 18 years & under
Matthew Lamb 32:41
Steffan Kunoy 33:32
Owen Whyte 35:16
8km girls 18 years & under
Olivia Johnson 38:11
Jenna Whyte 44:51
Layal Halabi 54:29
8km men 19 – 39 years
Humpfrey Mungai 25:48
Abdallah Harrati 26:54
Godfry Setaba 27:07
8km ladies 19 – 39 years
Anne-Mari Hyrylainen 28:34
Erin Wood 32:24
Laura Hampton 35:38
8km men 40 – 49 years
David Redvers 31:04
Sumeet Mishra 32:18
Christy Maloney 32:22
8km ladies 40 – 49 years
Rachel Harding 39:00
Marielle Heinio Widell 39:30
Louise Morris 39:39
8km men 50 years & over
Neil Smith 31:32
Glen Mundy 36:33
Chris Lamb 38:25
8km ladies 50 years & over
Elizabeth Driver 34:34
Brigette Stoffberg 42:04
Lauren Ngo 47:49
