2008 ING Georgia Marathon
Two champions in the elite field of runners and wheelchair racers of the second annual ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon set race records on the marathon course today. Oleg Marusin of Russia won the men's open division of the marathon in 2:18:50, cutting off 27 seconds of the time set last year by Kenyan Joseph Chirlee. Chirlee, of Acworth, Ga., opted not to defend his marathon title and won the men's open division of the half marathon this year in 1:06:43.
Janet Cherobon successfully defended her title as the women's open division of the half marathon, winning in 1:13:48.
The women's open division of the marathon was won by Alena Vinitskaya (Belarus) in 2:41:13. She was 12 seconds faster than the time set last year by Valentina Levushkina of Russia, who finished second today in the marathon, 2:06 behind Vinitskaya.
We hope you enjoy our photo prensentation of the weekend events,as much as we enjoy shooting them. Individual athlete photos can be viewed and ordered at: Action Sports International
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