PANAJI
Ratnagiri’s Nilesh Kulaye won the prestigious men’s full marathon race (42kms) at the 13th SKF Goa river marathon clocking an impressive 2:49:33 hours, while Urmila Bani of Mumbai won the women’s full marathon in 4:15:25 hours.
In the newly introduced 20 miler race (32kms), USA’s Marissa Murphy won in the women’s category with an impressive timing of 2:44:19 hrs, while Udupi’s Sachin Poojary won the men’s category in 1:57:51 hrs.
Ratnagiri was once again among the medals when Siddesh Barje won the men’s half marathon in 1:13:24 hrs and Goa’s Sapna Patel won the women’s half marathon in 1:35:26 hrs.
Nilesh, who has been a podium finisher for the last three years, said, “Running up the Chicalim hill two times becomes challenging and cuts our timing, otherwise it is an excellent route.”
Sapna Patel, who represents Goa in 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races, said, “I am very happy to win the half marathon, as I have been practising very hard.”
The annual event received a very good response once again with several marathoners coming from places as distant as the USA, UK, Netherlands, Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune and Thane.
Murgaon High School, Vasco won the 5km team event in the boys' category, while Vidya Vihar School won the 5km team event in the girls' category.
RESULTS
42kms, Men: 1) Nilesh Kulaye (Ratnagiri) 2:49:33, 2) Omprakash Saran (Bengaluru) 2:50:48, 3) Nathan Flear (UK) 2:58:04; 42kms, Women: 1) Urmila Bani (Mumbai) 4:15:25, 2) Renu Raajguru (Raipur) 5:17:35, 3) Vaijayanthi (Thane) 5:18: 30; 20 Miler (32kms) Men: 1) Sachin Poojary (Udupi) 1:57:51, 2) Hariram Maurya (Thane) 2:07:06, 3) Lokesh Baghel (Belgavi) 2:08:07; 20 Miler (32kms) Women: 1) Marissa Murphy (USA) 2:44:19, 2) Sharmila Kadam (Thane) 2:47:31, 3) Latika Arvind (Bengaluru) 2:48:50; 21km Men: 1) Siddesh Barje (Ratnagiri) 1:13:24, 2) Ankit Yadav (Vasco) 1:26:10, 3) Kieron Brown (UK) 1:34:47; 21kms Women: 1) Sapna Patel (Vasco) 1:35:26, 2) Imke Grens (Netherlands) 1:41:45, 3) Rajalaxmi Swaminathan (Bengaluru) 1:51:02; 10kms Men: 1) Karan Sharma (Mumbai) 00:33:36 mins, 2) Sanjay Zakane (Parbhani) 00:33: 51, 3) Omkar Baikar (Ratnagiri) 00:34:15; 10kms Women: 1) Ashlesha Mangale (Kolhapur) 00:45:16, 2) Neera Katwal (Bengaluru) 00:46:45, 3) Khushboo Baghel (Thane) 00:48:32; 5kms School Teams, Boys: 1) Murgaon High School, Vasco, 1:22:35, 2) Vidya Vihar High School, Cortalim 1:31:50, 3) Kendriya Vidyalaya, 1:32:28; 5kms School Teams, Girls: 1) Vidya Vihar High School, Cortalim, 2:03:11, 2) Keshav Smruti School, 2:14:03, 3) Bharati Vidyabhavan, 2:19:50.
