July 16, ATLANTIC CITY. SPAIN'S David Meca-Medina, seeking vindication after his win in Atlantic City last year was overturned by FINA for a drug violation, left no doubt that he is King of the Boardwalk, when he won the men's division of the 37-kilometer (22.5-mile) Atlantic City Marathon in convincing fashion. <\/p>\n
With water temperatures in the mid-to-upper sxities and
\nair temperatures about the same, Meca-Medina led from start to finish to win by over 24 minutes in 7 hours, 40 minutes, 15 seconds. France's Stephan Lecat was second. Gabe Lindsay of Athens, Georgia, was the top American male, fifth in 8:06:32.<\/p>\n
According to race director Sid Cassidy, "Many thought we should consider postponing the start, but the gods were with us as after a challenging ocean leg, the back bay provided strong tides, but a sunny finish." Winds were 10 -15 knots.<\/p>\n
The women's race was much closer, with Regan Scheiber, of Mukilteo, Wash., clocking 8:10:31, just 30 seconds faster than Angela Mauer of Wiesbaden, Germany, at 8:11:01. Masters swimmer Karen Burton-Reeder, of Colorado Springs, was seventh in 8:53:59. <\/p>\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n
MEN
\n1. David Meca-Medina, Barcelona, Spain 7:40:15
\n2. Stephane Lecat, Paris, France 8:04:17
\n3. Andre Wilde, Rostock, Germany 8:04:32
\n4. Gabriel Chaillou, Buenos Aires, Arg 8:04:52
\n5. Gabe Lindsey, Athens, Ga. 8:06:32
\n6. Liam Weseloh, Toronto, Canada 8:07:38
\n7. Sean Brennan, Forked River, New Jersey 8:15:32
\n8. Petar Stoychev, Sofia, Bulgaria 8:21:35
\n9. John Kenny, Horsham, Pa. 8:22:02
\n10. Fernando Flietas, Santa Fe, Argentina 8:24:14
\n11. Nace Majcen, Ljublina, Slovenia 8:30:31
\n12. Stephen Cresswell, Sydney, Australia 9:10:19
\n13. Claudio Plit, Mar Del Plata, Argentina 10:14:15
\nAndres Perez-Gonzalez, Havana, Cuba DNF
\nCarlos Scanavino, Maldonado, Uruguay DNF
\nChristof Wandratch, Burghausen, Germany DNF <\/p>\n
WOMEN
\n1. Regan Scheiber, Mukilteo, Wash. 8:10:31
\n2. Angela Mauer, Wiesbaden, Germany 8:11:01
\n3. Peggy Buchse, Rostock, Germany 8:20:37
\n4. Samantha Chabotar, Egg Harbor Township 8:22:57
\n5. Britta Kamrau, Rostock, Germany 8:27:39
\n6. Rose Rice, Washington, D.C. 8:52:03
\n7. Karen Burton-Reeder, Colorado Springs, 8:53:59
\n8. Shelley Clark, Sydney, Australia 9:16:10
\n9. Morgan Filler, Seattle, Wash. 9:22:00
\n10. Janaina Soares, Sau Paulo, Brazil 9:38:42
\nEva Novakova, Prague, Czech Republic DNF
\nEdith Van Dijk, Wognum, Netherlands DNF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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