Photo above: Silvia Skortsova reached the tape just in front of Larisa Timchia to win the women's marthon in 2:37:23.

Jimmy Hearld Has a Breakthrough Race
Jimmy Hearld placed second with a time of 2:12:51; his previous marathon best was 2:19. This Louisville, KY resident competed in the 2000 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler on the Potomac, where he finished 9th with current Reston resident Keith Dowling 10th. They were the top American finishers in 2000 and ran 47:59 and 48:01.

Russian Athlete Manager Konstantin Selivich Has a New Group of Talented Marathoners
Photo below: The women's lead pack with eventual winner Silvia Skortsova on the left, 19-year-old Victoria Zueva and Tatyana Maslova
These three women live and train in Gaithersburg, MD when they compete in the United States.

Motorola Austin Marathon Results

Overall Male  Winners
                                                       Over       Chip      Clock
Place    Name                    City             Age   all       Time       Time       Diff      Pace
    1    Andrzej Krzyscin       Albuquerque  NM    36     1   2:12:40.50 2:12:40.50   00:00.00    5:04/M
    2    Jimmy Hearld                              34     2   2:12:50.25 2:12:50.90   00:00.65    5:04/M
    3    James Karanja          West Chester  PA   23     3   2:13:52.00 2:13:53.30   00:01.30    5:07/M
    4    Marek Jaroszewski      Pila               28     4   2:14:51.20 2:14:51.20   00:00.00    5:09/M
    5    Dzmitry Sivou                             32     5   2:16:14.45 2:16:15.10   00:00.65    5:12/M
    6    Maurits Van Der Veen   Philadelphia  PA   35     6   2:18:11.80 2:18:11.80   00:00.00    5:16/M
    7    Joseph Wilson          Ogden  UT          27     7   2:21:30.30 2:21:30.30   00:00.00    5:24/M
    8    Bassirima Soro         Tucson  AZ         33     8   2:22:25.50 2:22:26.60   00:01.10    5:26/M
    9    Dave Halferty                             34     9   2:22:35.00 2:22:36.50   00:01.50    5:27/M
   10    Wayne Strohman         Lenexa  KS         32    11   2:24:40.40 2:24:40.80   00:00.40    5:31/M

Overall Female  Winners
                                                       Over       Chip      Clock
Place    Name                    City             Age   all       Time       Time       Diff      Pace
    1    Silvia Skortsova       Gaithersburg  MD   29     1   2:37:22.35 2:37:22.35   00:00.00    6:00/M
    2    Larisa Timchia         Gainesville  FL    36     2   2:37:22.70 2:37:22.70   00:00.00    6:00/M
    3    Alena Vinitskya                           32     3   2:37:28.25 2:37:28.85   00:00.60    6:01/M
    4    Victoria Zueva         Gaithersberg  MD   19     4   2:38:20.45 2:38:21.70   00:01.25    6:03/M
    5    Tatyana Maslova        Gaithersberg  MD   36     5   2:42:34.00 2:42:35.60   00:01.60    6:12/M
    6    Rachel Cook            Santa Cruz  CA     34     6   2:43:42.55 2:43:43.95   00:01.40    6:15/M
    7    Jennifer Hindmarsh     Dallas  TX         31     7   2:44:44.25 2:44:46.00   00:01.75    6:17/M
    8    Wendy Hall             Avondale Estates  G33     8   2:45:15.80 2:45:18.65   00:02.85    6:18/M
    9    Zika Palmer            Blowing Rock  NC   26     9   2:45:34.85 2:45:37.60   00:02.75    6:19/M
   10    Leah Moore             Atlanta  GA        26    10   2:46:36.95 2:46:39.50   00:02.55    6:22/M

See the Motorola Austin Marathon website