Date:        12/6/07 11:58 AM
Received:    12/6/07 12:48 PM
From:        Race Results Weekly, [email protected]
To:          Mark Winitz, [email protected]

By David Monti
(c) 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
Courtesy Race Results Weekly, www.raceresultsweekly.com

HONOLULU (06-Dec) -- About 400 runners lined up with several of the greatest-ever 
names in the sport of distance running at the annual Honolulu Marathon Legends 
5-K this morning at Kapiolani Park, across the street from Waikiki Beach.  
Bright spirits overcame the grey and soggy conditions as the persistently rainy 
weather here continued.

The legends included Olympic gold medalist, Frank Shorter; the last American man 
to win the Boston Marathon, Greg Meyer; three-time ING New York City Marathon 
champion, Alberto Salazar; and former multiple world record holder, Jim Ryun.  
Although the race is a fun run with no official results, Meyer was the first 
legend across the finish line in "19-something" by his own reckoning.  Salazar 
said, "I just did an eight minute pace," while Shorter was observed crossing the 
finish line in 24:21.  Ryun jogged with his wife, Anne, and daughter, Catharine, 
finishing in 31:23.

The overall winner was Dennis Kurtis, 54, of San Jose, Calif.  Dennis is the 
brother of Doug Kurtis, who famously ran 76 sub-2:20 marathons before retiring.
"I think it was 17:23," said Kurtis of his winning time. "About a minute slower 
than last year."

After the race, another big dump of rain hit Honolulu forcing the runners to get 
their photos taken with the legends under one of the big tents which had been 
pitched for Sunday's 35th running of the Honolulu Marathon.  The weather is 
supposed to improve a bit for Saturday and Sunday, forecasters said.

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