Ethiopian Airlines Great Ethiopian Run 10km race winners

On Sunday, 35,000 thousand runners participated in the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines Great Ethiopian Run 10km race. 32,000 medals were distributed for those who crosses the finish line. The winners in Men and women are: 

Men's

1. Azmeraw Bekele 29:25 
2. Yenenew Alamirew 29:26
3. Berhanu Bekele 29:27
4. Tigabu Gebremariam 29:30
5. Seboka Nigusse 29:33

Women's

1. Sule Utura 33:35
2. Abebech Afework 33:46 
3. Ahaza Kiross 33:59
4. Bizunesh Urgessa 34:01
5. Makeda Arane 34:10

Here is funny and important quiz that runners were asked before the race. 

Are you prepared?

Its one week before the big race day.  Maybe you are aiming for a personal best, or simply to complete the course.  Whatever your hopes, try this quiz to give you some clues for predicting your finishing time.  Each answer carries a score from 1 to 5.  After completing the questions, add up your score and refer to the predicted finishing times, based on your total score.

Question 1
During the last few weeks have you been following a training schedule?
a)    Not at all – 1 point
b)    For one or two weeks and then life became too busy – 2 points
c)    Mostly although only two sessions per week – 3 points
d)    All the time, training three sessions per week – 4 points
e)    I have trained regularly with more than 3 sessions per week – 5 points

Question 2 
Have you studied the new race course?
a)    Is there a new course? – 1 point
b)    Only to find the short-cuts – 1 points
c)    I have a vague idea of the new route – 3 points
d)    Yes,  I know where I will be running – 4 points
e)    I have studied the route, and know the hills and distances – 5 points

Question 3
What will you do the night before the run?
a)    Party with friends until the early hours of the morning – 1 point
b)    Start my training – 1 point
c)    Eat a large meal, with several beers to wash it down – 2 points
d)    Just have a regular evening – 3 points
e)    Eat a normal sized pasta meal and go to bed early – 4 points

Question 4
What will you do on the morning of the run?
a)    Not sure - I’ll see what time I wake – 1 point
b)    Get up at 8am and eat a large breakfast of fir fir – 2 points
c)    Get up at 7.30 and eat a breakfast of coffee and bread – 3 points
d)    Eat nothing, having eaten well the night before – 4 points
e)    Eat tea and bread at 7 am, drink water and head to the race in plenty time – 5 points2 Weeks to go!

Now add your scores and refer to the predicted times below.

  Less than 7:  1:30 to 2 hours plus
                  7 – 11:  1:15 to 1:30
                 12 – 17:  1:00 to 1:15
More than 17:  Less than 1 hour

Please do not take this quiz too seriously!  The Race Organizers and the sports team at CAPITAL wish you all a very enjoyable 10th edition Great Ethiopian Run.

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