time Central American and Caribbean Games champion Juan Luis Barrios emerged as a double winner last weekend (2 / 3 Dec) at the 8th Mazatlán International Marathon, Mazatlán, Mexico, where 5km, 10km and 21.0975km races were also staged for a combined total of over 5000 runners.
Barrios, 23, won the 5km national title on Saturday (2) over defending champion and 2003 World Championships finalist Alejandro Suarez, before making his serious debut over the half marathon on Sunday (3) with the fastest time of the year by a Central American and Caribbean athlete (1:03:13), just one second faster than runner-up Oscar Mateo Cerón (1:03:14).
The 2005 NACAC cross country champion improved his 3.000m and 5.000m personal bests to 7:37.64 and 13:27.89, respectively, closing within less than two second of the Mexican record in the former distance.
Mexico-based Genoveva Jelagat smashed the 5km course record with a 15:39 run, while her countryman George Okworo and Peter Omae did 1-2 in the marathon.
Javier Clavelo Robinson for the IAAF
Here are the 2006 Mazatlán Marathon results:
Marathon
Men
1. George Okworo Kenya 2:17:27
2. Peter Omae Kenya 2:18:17
3. Jorge Rivera México 2:19:20
4. Ruben Garcia Mexico 2:19:51
5. Ignacio Carretero México 2:21:07
6. Bob Onyancha Kenya 2:22:07
Women
1. Maria Guadalupe Santana México 2:43:52
2. Ariana Quino Salazar México 2:56:25
3. Peninnah Nyaboke Kenya 2:57:24
4. Lorena Cira Cortes México 2:57:34
5. Beatriz Rangel México 2:58:22
6. Gloria Escareño México 3:06:43
Half Marathon
Men
1. Juan Luis Barrios 1:03:13
2. Oscar Mateo Cerón 1:03:14
3. Sergio Pedraza 1:06:49
Women
1. Susana Díaz 1:16:18
2. Marisol Romero 1:16:50
3. Paula Apolonio 1:17:21
10km
Women
1. Paula Apolonio Mexico 34:34
2. Alicia Rodriguez 34:46
3. Maria Dolores Elizondo 36:12
Men
1. Juan Gualberto Vargas 29:35
2. Margarito Alonso 30:02
3. Daniel de Jesus Vargas 30:19
5km
Men
1. Juan Luis Barrios 14:06
2. Alejandro Suárez 14:07
3. Isaack Kimaiyo Kenya 14:08
Women
1. Genoveva Jelagat Kenya 15:39
2. Susana Díaz 16:09
3. Neriah Asiba Kenya 16:39
Full results can be found at www.asdeporte.com
