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Alevtina Biktimrova finishes fourth in Tokyo
22.03.2009
Alevtina Biktimrova placed fourth at the Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race. She clocked 2:29:33.
The leaders passed 5Km in 17:01 and 10Km in 34:17, but by 15Km (51:33) the lead pack was reduced to Yukari Sahaku, Gemechu, Nasukawa and Hiromi Ominami. Alevtina Biktimirova and Pamela Chepchumba were left behind. Four leaders passed 20Km in 1:08:33 and Sahaku, Gemechu and Nasukawa passed 25Km in 1:25:31. At 29.7Km Nasukawa moved into front and left Gemechu and Sahaku behind, and won comfortably.
Sahaku was second in 2:28:55 and improved her personal best by nearly three minutes. Reiko Tosa fell at 5Km but recovered well and was third in the final marathon of her career with 2:29:19. Rounding up the top five, Alevtina Biktimirova finished fourth in 2:29:33 and Gemechu was fifth in 2:29:59.
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