2008 IAAF Road Race Label Events

Road running competition series The 2008 IAAF Road Race Label Events were the inaugural edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). All five World Marathon Majors had Gold Label status. The races were mostly in North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. It was the first year that the IAAF had provided the race designation. The series included a total of 49 road races, 12 Gold and 37 Silver Label status. In terms of distance, 32 races were marathons, 8 were half marathons, 6 were 10K runs, and 3 were held over other distances. The Ohme Road Race scheduled for 3 February was cancelled due to heavy snow.Ohme-Hochi 30 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-09-22. Races #ccccff World Marathon Majors DateLabelDistanceCompetitionVenueCountryMen's winnerWomen's winner 5 January 2008 Gold Marathon Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen ChinaKiprotich Kenei KENZhang Yingying CHN 20 January 2008 Silver Marathon Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Mumbai IndiaJohn Ekiru Kelai KENMulu Seboka ETH 27 January 2008 Silver Marathon Osaka Intl Ladies Marathon Osaka Japan–Mara Yamauchi GBR 3 February 2008 Silver 10K run Ohme 30Km/10Km Road Ohme Japan Cancelled Cancelled 3 February 2008 Silver Half marathon Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon Marugame JapanHarun Njoroge Mbugua KENPhiles Moora Ongori KEN 17 February 2008 Silver Marathon Tokyo Marathon Tokyo JapanViktor Röthlin SUIClaudia Dreher GER 24 February 2008 Gold 10K run World's Best 10k Race San Juan Puerto RicoDeriba Merga ETHLornah Kiplagat NED 2 March 2008 Silver Marathon Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Ōtsu JapanMubarak Hassan Shami QAT— 9 March 2008 Silver Marathon Nagoya Intl Women's Marathon Nagoya Japan–Yurika Nakamura JPN 15 March 2008 Silver Half marathon Fortis City-Pier-City Run The Hague NetherlandsPatrick Makau Musyoki KENPauline Wangui Ngigi KEN 16 March 2008 Gold Half marathon EDP Half Marathon of Lisbon Lisbon PortugalHaile Gebrselassie ETHSalina Jebet Kosgei KEN 16 March 2008 Silver Marathon Maratona Città di Roma Rome ItalyJonathan Kiptoo Yego KENGalina Bogomolova RUS 16 March 2008 Silver Marathon Seoul International Marathon Seoul South KoreaSammy Korir KENZhang Shujing CHN 29 March 2008 Silver Half marathon Hervis Prague Half Marathon Prague Czech RepublicElijah Muturi Karanja KENAsha Gigi ETH 6 April 2008 Gold Marathon Marathon International de Paris Paris FranceTsegay Kebede ETHMartha Komu KEN 13 April 2008 Gold Marathon Flora London Marathon London United KingdomMartin Lel KENIrina Mikitenko GER 13 April 2008 Silver Marathon Turin Marathon Turin ItalyStephen Kipkoech Kibiwott KENVincenza Sicari ITA 13 April 2008 Silver Marathon Fortis Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam NetherlandsWilliam Kipsang KENLyubov Morgunova RUS 20 April 2008 Silver Marathon Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon Nagano JapanNephat Ngotho Kinyanjui KENAlevtina Ivanova RUS 21 April 2008 Gold Marathon B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston United StatesRobert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KENDire Tune ETH 27 April 2008 Silver Marathon Conergy Marathon Hamburg Hamburg GermanyDavid Mandago Kipkorir KENIrina Timofeyeva RUS 27 April 2008 Silver Marathon Maraton de Madrid Madrid SpainJosé Manuel Martínez ESPNguriatukei Rael Kiyara KEN 11 May 2008 Silver Marathon Volkswagen Prague Marathon Prague Czech RepublicKenneth Mburu Mungara KENNailiya Yulamanova RUS 18 May 2008 Silver 10K run Course Féminine de Casablanca Casablanca Morocco –Firehiwot Dado ETH 24 May 2008 Silver 10K run Mds Nordion 10K Ottawa CanadaJulius Kiptoo KENEmebet Bacha ETH 25 May 2008 Silver Marathon ING Ottawa Marathon Ottawa CanadaDavid Emmanuel Cheruiyot KENAsmae Leghzaoui MAR 31 May 2008 Silver 5K run Freihofer's Run for Women Troy, NY United States–Benita Johnson AUS 31 August 2008 Silver Marathon Hokkaido Marathon Hokkaido JapanMasaru Takamizawa JPNYukari Sahaku JPN 7 September 2008 Silver 10K run Tilburg Ladies Run Tilburg Netherlands–Mestawet Tufa ETH 7 September 2008 Silver 10 miles Tilburg Ten Miles Tilburg NetherlandsAbiyote Guta ETH– 14 September 2008 Silver Half marathon Fortis Half Marathon Rotterdam Rotterdam NetherlandsPatrick Makau Musyoki KENLydia Cheromei KEN 28 September 2008 Gold Half marathon RTP Half Marathon of Portugal Lisbon PortugalSilas Kipngetich Sang KENRita Jeptoo Sitienei KEN 28 September 2008 Gold Marathon real,- Berlin-Marathon Berlin GermanyHaile Gebrselassie ETHIrina Mikitenko GER 28 September 2008 Silver Marathon Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto CanadaKenneth Mburu Mungara KENMulu Seboka ETH 5 October 2008 Silver Marathon Ford Cologne Marathon Cologne GermanySammy Kiptoo Kurgat KENRobe Guta ETH 5 October 2008 Silver Marathon ING Brussels Marathon Brussels BelgiumRik Ceulemans BELAnne Zijderveld NED 12 October 2008 Gold Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago United StatesEvans Kiprop Cheruiyot KENLidiya Grigoryeva RUS 19 October 2008 Gold Marathon Beijing International Marathon Beijing ChinaBenjamin Kolum Kiptoo KENBai Xue CHN 19 October 2008 Silver Marathon ING Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam NetherlandsPaul Kiprop Kirui KENLydia Cheromei KEN 26 October 2008 Silver Half marathon Classique Internationale Marseille-Cassis Marseille FranceWilson Kwambai Chebet KENIness Chepkesis Chenonge KEN 26 October 2008 Silver Marathon Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt GermanyRobert Kiprono Cheruiyot KENSabrina Mockenhaupt GER 2 November 2008 Gold Marathon ING New York City Marathon New York City United StatesMarílson dos Santos BRAPaula Radcliffe GBR 2 November 2008 Silver Marathon JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South KoreaSolomon Molla ETHLee Sun-young KOR 9 November 2008 Gold Half marathon Airtel Delhi Half Marathon New Delhi IndiaDeriba Merga ETHAselefech Mergia KEN 9 November 2008 Silver Marathon Athens Classic Marathon Athens GreecePaul Nicholas Lekuraa KEN Mai Tagami JPN 9 November 2008 Silver 10K run Athens 10Km Athens GreeceOlivier Windwehr FRA Rkia Elmoukim MAR 16 November 2008 Silver Marathon Tokyo Intl Women's Marathon Tokyo Japan–Yoshimi Ozaki JPN 16 November 2008 Silver 15K run Fortis Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen NetherlandsAyele Abshero ETH Mestawet Tufa ETH 7 December 2008 Silver Marathon Fukuoka Intl Open Marathon Champs Fukuoka JapanTsegay Kebede ETH – References Athletics Race calendar Calendar 2008 IAAF Label Road Races. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22. 2008 IAAF Road Race Label Events