Houston Marathon and David Cheruiyot

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Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race.

Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record -- 2:24:39 -- in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26.

Cheruiyot pulled clear of Ethiopia's Kasime Adilo over the last 400 meters of the 26.2-mile race.

Penn State grad James Carney has won the Houston half-marathon, also the USATF national championship, with a time of 1:02:21.


Kate O'Neill ran 1:11:57 to take the women's title.

At mile 21 or so, two clear leaders have emerged in the men's race as the race alternates between Kasime Adilo of Ethiopia, and Kenya's David Cheruiyot who have broken away by about 50 meters.

Results so far:

MARATHON
Men
1. David Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:12:31

Women
1. Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:24:39

HALF MARATHON for U.S. championship 2008
Men
1. James Carney, Lafayette, Colo., 1:02:21
2. Jason Lehmkuhle, Minneapolis, 1:02:32
3. Steve Sundell, Redwood City, Calif., 1:03.21
Favored Dan Browne, Beaverton, Ore., finished 17th, 1:05:38.

Master:
1. Sean Wade, HOUSTON, 1:07:43.
* Last year Californian Ryan Hall set an American record of 59:43.

Women
1. Kate O'Neill, Palto Alto, Calif., 1:11:57.
2. Desiree Davila, Rochester Hills, Minn., 1:12:10.
3. Serena Burla, Columbia, Mo., 1:12:10.

Master:
1. Colleen De Reuck, Boulder, Colo., 1:14:58 (De Reuck holds the course record, 1:10:55, set 2004.
Defending champion Elva Dryer didn't finish in the top 25.