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The 37,899 finishers - out of 38,356 starters - in the Nov. 2 ING New York City Marathon included 208 finishers (120 men, 88 women) from North Carolina. All are listed below.

The overall champion was Marilson Gomes Dos Santos of Brazil, who finished with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 43 seconds. Second was Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco in 2:09:07. Kenya’s Daniel Rono in 2:11:22, Kenya’s Paul Tergat in 2:13:10 and Morocco’s Abderrahime Bouramdane in 2:13:33 rounded out the top five.

The women’s champion was Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain with a time of 2:23:56. Second was Ludmila Petrova of Russia in 2:25:43, and she was followed by American Kara Goucher or Oregon in 2:25:53, Rita Jeptoo of Kenya in 2:27:49 and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya in 2:29:14.

Here are the finishers from North Carolina, provided by the New York Road Runners via The Associated Press:

Triangle runners top field of 3,850 in City of Oaks Marathon and Half-Marathon

Marathoners Heather Davis and John Crews ran to victories over a challenging, hilly course and bested a field of 1,000 marathoners in the second annual Sony Ericsson City of Oaks Marathon and Rex Healthcare Half Marathon on a sunny Nov. 2 morning in Raleigh.

Sunshine eased the morning chill as 3,850 entrants — including 3,198 who finished their races — from around the Triangle and across the nation crossed the starting line on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus at 7 a.m. for the event that raised money for area and national charities and also paid prize money to the top finishers.

Competitors don't have to slow down just because they have had a few more birthdays than some of the rest of the Triangle's recreational athletes. No way. Opportunities abound for senior athletes, and some of the biggest opportunities come via Senior Games competition.

This week, Sept. 22-28, more than 3,200 Senior Olympians age 55 and up from around the state will be in the Triangle for the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals. More than 900 volunteers also are expected for the event, which includes athletic competitions; SilverStriders, the national program for walkers; and SilverArts, the creative arts program for performing, visual, heritage and literary arts.

Stacey Richardson, 36, of Chapel Hill finished third and Chris Tommerdahl, 22, of Chapel Hill was 11th in the women’s age-group race at the USA Triathlon National Championship Festival held Sept. 20 at Hagg Lake, Ore. The event consisted of  a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run.
Richardson finished in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds, a time that also gave her second place in the women’s 35-39 age division.
Tommerdahl’s time of 2:14:09 was tops in her 20-24 age division.
Also in the women’s race, Sharon Roggenbuck, 70, of Hillsborough was fifth in the 70-74 age group in 3:41:08, and Durham’s Shellly Bloom, 55, was seventh in the 55-59 age group.
The top male finisher from North Carolina was Durham’s David Williams, 32, who was 49th overall and ninth in the 30-34 age group.
The race had 892 finishers — 502 men and 390 women. Of the 13 finishers from North Carolina, five finished in the top 10 in their age divisions.
The overall age-group winner was Jason Schott of Dahlonega, Ga., in 1:54:08, which was 50 seconds ahead of runner-up Adam Webber of Denver, Pa.
The top female age-group finisher was Brook Davison of Boulder, Colo., in 2:05:52, followed by Cathy Yndestad of St. Paul, Minn., in 2:09.37 and then Richardson.
The event, which USA Triathlon calls its “Super Bowl,” attracted athletes from 45 states ranging in age from 18 to 78.
In the Elite Women’s race, Julie Ertel of Irvine, Calif., won in 2:05:46 and was followed by Sarah Haskins of Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2:05:57 and Sarah Groff of Boulder, Colo., in 2:06:26. A sixth-place finish in 2:08:59 earned Jasmine Oeinck of Colorado Springs, Colo., the Under-23 national championship.
In the Elite Men’s race, Matt Reed of Boulder, Colo., won in 1:54:30. Runner-up was Joe Umphenour of Seattle in 1:55:38. Third place went to Ethan Brown of Lowell, Mass., in 1:55:44. Brown also won the Under-23 national championship.
Complete results can be found online.

NORTH CAROLINA MEN
Name     City       Age division      Age   Time     Overall    Sex place    Div. place
John Austin     Wake Forest    55-59     56      2:26:36     433     318     19
Paul Bloom     Durham    60-64     61      2:43:10     697     445     25
Charles Rivers     Chapel Hill    25-29     27     2:06:12     72      71     17
Cory Scott     Cape Carteret    20-24     21     2:10:08     124     121     26
Travis Tyrell     Wake Forest    20-24     22     2:14:43     201     187      33
David Williams     Durham    30-34     32     2:03:05     49     49     9
Kenneth Younts     Chapel Hill    40-44     42     2:07:53     94      93     11

NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN
Name   City        Age division    Age    Time     Overall     Sex place     Div. place
Shelly Bloom     Durham    55-59     55     2:45:01     709     261    7
Jennifer Maynard     Pinebluff    30-34     32     2:55:27      781     312     49
Stacey Richardson      Chapel Hill    35-39     36    2:09:51      120     3     2
Sharon Roggenbuck     Hillsborough    70-74     70    3:41:08      878     381     5
Chris Tommerdahl     Chapel Hill     20-24     22    2:14:09      189     11     1
Joanna Younts     Chapel Hill    40-44     41    2:23:12      355     75     16
 

Tennis is one of those sports in the Triangle that we all know people are playing but we don’t hear much about. Then all of the sudden a lot of people are raising a racket and tennis demands the spotlight.

That’s what’s happening these days. Busy local organization are hosting benefit tournaments, everyday players can join a local ladder to compete against similar players and some Triangle players won titles in a big tournament in Durham. Check out the news below.

USTA Mixed Doubles State Championship

The city of Durham and Durham Parks and Recreation again hosted the North Carolina U.S. Tennis Association Mixed Doubles State Championships.

A half-marathon, about 13.1 miles, isn't a commonly run distance - 5K races are by far more common - so when a half-marathon race is offered, runners turn out.
Dozens of host of runners from North Carolina were among the more than 16,000 entrants in the eight annual Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon at Virginia Beach, Va., on Sunday.
Two runners from North Carolina won their age divisions.
Gary Moss, 58, of Raleigh finished 98th overall and first in the men's 55-59 age division in 1 hour, 27 minutes, 27 seconds.
Dustin Hicks, 23, of Boone was 31st overall and won the men's 18-24 division in 1:15:27. Just behind Hicks in 32nd overall was Nicholas Defelice, 24, of Chapel Hill in 1:16:04.
The top female finisher from North Carolina was Randy Stockbridge, 25, of Chapel Hill, who was 73rd overall, 15th among women and second in the women's 25-29 age division.
The men's and women's professional titles went to runners from Kenya, according to an event news release.
In the men's race, James Kwambai, who also won the race in 2006, finished in 1:02:11, well ahead of Ethiopia's Tadesse Tola, who finshed in 1:02:33.
In the women's race, Edith Masai of Kenya came from behind to win the women's division in 1:12:54, beating American Katie McGregor, who ran 1:13.04.
Chad Johnson, of Charlestown, Ind., won the men’s wheelchair race in 50:01, and Kelsie Kell of Fredericksburg, Va., won the women’s chair race in 1:19:51.
The race started with 16,445 runners and walkers on an oceanfront course that featured more than 20 live bands and cheerleaders at each mile.
And 6,000 miles and seven zones away, more than 800 soldiers at Joint Base Balad in Iraq conducted their own Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in collaboration with race in Virginia Beach, an area with a strong military history and presence.

Around the Triangle, philanthropy wears running shoes.

All it takes is a slight cooling of the weather in late summer or a slight warming in late winter, and the announcements for road races start rolling in. Nearly every race is conducted to raise money to benefit a nonprofit organization or a special cause. If you don't run, you still can help - just send a check or donate online.

Runners of all experience levels participate, and many events offer walks for non-runners and short races or activities for the younger set. Dogs have their day, too.

For the highly competitive runner, the races offer plenty of competition, too. Events such as the City of Oaks Marathon and the Magnificent Mile even offer cash purses.