Heny, Ruwiyati set new marathon records<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Central Javanese teenage duo Heny Melon and
\nRuwiyati shattered the national women's 10-kilometer road best as
\nthey shared the glory in a race in Medan, North Sumatra,
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
Heny, 16, was the first to best Suryati's three-year-old
\nrecord of 35 minutes and two seconds by 22 seconds in a neck-to-
\nneck battle against Ruwiyati, who finished second in another
\nrecord-breaking time of 34 minutes and 51.07 seconds.<\/p>\n
Suryati, a Medan resident, was also raised in Salatiga when
\nshe set the national best in the Borobudur 10-K in 1992.<\/p>\n
Heny's and Ruwiyati's was a battle between two of Salatiga's
\narch rival clubs in the race held to celebrate the 45th
\nanniversary of North Sumatra Military Command. Heny trains with
\nDragon, an outstanding stable of national middle-distance and
\nlong-distance runners. Ruwiyati belongs to Tiger Lokomotif.<\/p>\n
Both national runners broke away from a big pack midway to the
\nfinish line, setting up a close duel in the rest of the race.
\nThey maintained their pace but broke into a nail-biting sprint in
\nthe final 50 meters.<\/p>\n
Heny romped home with her career high prize money of Rp 2
\nmillion (US$909) for winning the race and setting a new best
\nmark. Ruwiyati had to be content with Rp 1.5 million in cash.<\/p>\n
Both runners earned extra bonuses from North Sumatra Military
\ncommander Maj. Gen. Arie Kumaat for their record-breaking
\nperformance, with Heny receiving Rp 15 million and Ruwiyati
\nbagging Rp 10 million.<\/p>\n
Rukmini and Karmina completed Salatiga's clean sweep as they
\nfinished third and fourth respectively.<\/p>\n
In the men's division, Asia Marathon runner-up Eduardus
\nNabunome failed to live up to his billing when he managed only to
\nfinish second behind Osias Kamlase.<\/p>\n
Osias, a 10-kilometer specialist, burst to a winning time of
\n30:33.12. He upset Eduardus by just 0.68 second for the top prize
\nmoney of Rp 2.5 million.<\/p>\n
\"It is a very disappointing finish. The route suited me very
\nwell and I gained momentum in the last four kilometers. But I
\nwasted it all,\" said Eduardus.<\/p>\n
Eduardus had ventured a pre-race guess that he would break his
\nnational best of 29:25, which he set in 1988.<\/p>\n
The organizers offered two cars as prizes for any male or
\nfemale competitor who completed the race in less than 30 minutes,
\nfor female athletes, and 28 minutes for male athletes.(amd)<\/p>",
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