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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa waves to the audiences in smiles after taking the bronze in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa crosses the finish line in third place, claiming the host nation's only medal at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Kenyan Catherine Ndereba crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya smiles as she waves to the audiences after winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13.

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Olympics: Ndereba of Kenya wins silver in women's marathon, Zhou of China bronze

BEIJING, China - Catherine Ndereba (R) of Kenya overtakes Zhou Chunxiu of China just before the finish line at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 17, placing second in the women's marathon of the Beijing Olympics. Zhou came third.

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba smiles on the podium at Nagai Stadium after winning the Osaka International Women's Marathon in her first full-marathon appearance in Japan on Jan. 29.

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Former world record holder Catherine Ndereba of Kenya wins the Osaka International Women's Marathon with a solid run in her first full-marathon appearance in Japan on Jan. 29. She crossed the line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 5 seconds.

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kayoko Obata comes second in the Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2:25:52 for the best finish of her marathon career on Jan. 29.

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(4)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medal at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan (L), Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (C), and Masako Chiba of Japan smile at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 1 after the award ceremony for the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Ndereba won the race, followed by Noguchi and Chiba.

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world meet

PARIS, France, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon in the world track and field championships at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31. Ndereba set a meet record of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds.

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(3)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi (L) and Masako Chiba, both from Japan, show their respective silver and bronze medals at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after coming in second and third in the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. The winner was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya.

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Radcliffe wins women's race

CHICAGO, United States - Britain's Paula Radcliffe, running in her second marathon, smiles after winning the women's race of Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. She clocked 2:17:18, lopping nearly 90 seconds off the existing world record for women. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, who set the previous world mark of 2:18:47 in Chicago in 2001, was second in 2:19:26 while Japan's Yoko Shibui was a distant third in 2:21:22.

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(1)Ndereba wins Sapporo half marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba, who owns the fastest time in the women's marathon, came from behind to win the women's event at the Sapporo half marathon in 1:08:57 on July 7.

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(2)Ndereba wins Sapporo half marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba (R) poses with Japan's Mikie Takanaka, the runner-up, after winning the women's event at the Sapporo half marathon on July 7.

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kayoko Obata comes second in the Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2:25:52 for the best finish of her marathon career on Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba smiles on the podium at Nagai Stadium after winning the Osaka International Women's Marathon in her first full-marathon appearance in Japan on Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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Kenyan Ndereba wins in Osaka with solid run

OSAKA, Japan - Former world record holder Catherine Ndereba of Kenya wins the Osaka International Women's Marathon with a solid run in her first full-marathon appearance in Japan on Jan. 29. She crossed the line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 5 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa crosses the finish line in third place, claiming the host nation's only medal at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Kenyan Catherine Ndereba crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya smiles as she waves to the audiences after winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa waves to the audiences in smiles after taking the bronze in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Ndereba of Kenya wins silver in women's marathon, Zhou

BEIJING, China - Catherine Ndereba (R) of Kenya overtakes Zhou Chunxiu of China just before the finish line at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 17, placing second in the women's marathon of the Beijing Olympics. Zhou came third. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ndereba wins Sapporo half marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba (R) poses with Japan's Mikie Takanaka, the runner-up, after winning the women's event at the Sapporo half marathon on July 7.

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(1)Ndereba wins Sapporo half marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Kenya's Catherine Ndereba, who owns the fastest time in the women's marathon, came from behind to win the women's event at the Sapporo half marathon in 1:08:57 on July 7.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13. (Kyodo)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world meet

PARIS, France, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon in the world track and field championships at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31. Ndereba set a meet record of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds. (Kyodo)

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(4)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medal at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan (L), Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (C), and Masako Chiba of Japan smile at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 1 after the award ceremony for the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Ndereba won the race, followed by Noguchi and Chiba. (Kyodo)

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(3)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi (L) and Masako Chiba, both from Japan, show their respective silver and bronze medals at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after coming in second and third in the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. The winner was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya. (Kyodo)