Courtesy: Running USA

At the 24th Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run, Kenyan Catherine Ndereba won her fifth title here and fourth in a row with a sterling 1:08:30, while countryman, Ronald Mogaka took the men's race in 1:01:25 over Simon Kasimili (1:01:45).

Ndereba, 29, showed again why she is one of the world's best road racers as her 1:08:30 not only broke the long standing course record of 1:08:34 by Joan Samuelson in 1984, but it also bettered Ingrid Kristiansen's U.S. All-Comers half-marathon record (1:08:32) set at New Bedford, Mass. in 1989. Countrywoman Gladys Asiba finished a distance second in 1:11:15.

Ramilya Burangolova, 40, finished fourth overall in 1:11:41 and the Russian hit the masters record triple crown as she bettered the masters course (1:12:56), U.S. All-Comers (same as course) and world records (1:11:54) set respectively by Tatiana Pozdniakova in 1995, Pozdniakova and Nicole Leveque of France at the 1994 World Half-Marathon Championships in Oslo, Norway.

Top Americans were Mike Cox, 24, Princeton, WV and Misti Demko, 33, Hershey, PA who finished 9th (1:05:42) and 7th (1:14:46) respectively.