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	Ndereba ready for new challenges - The Boston Globe
		Catherine The Great has been pounding the pavement for more than a decade now and her to-do list is growing short.
		Ndereba, who's bidding to become the first four-time women's winner since six-time champion Joan Benoit Samuelson, has been running Falmouth since 1995, the year she made her international debut.
		Ndereba won the first three easily, shattering Lynn Jennings's course record by 36 seconds in 1996, outkicking Colleen De Reuck by seven seconds in 1998 and by nine in 1999.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/running/articles/2006/08/11/ndereba_ready_for_new_challenges (1239 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Boston Marathon / 2004 Coverage
		Catherine Ndereba of Kenya has won her third Boston Marathon in a time of 2:24:27.
		Catherine Ndereba has a one-step lead on Elfenesh Alemu as the lead women pass mile 25 and head to Kenmore Square.
		Catherine Ndereba has taken the lead in the women's race, with Elfenesh Alemu on her heels.
	graphics.boston.com /marathon/raceday04/webcast.htm (2245 words)

	ESPN.com - OLY - Ndereba wins second straight Boston Marathon
		Ndereba, the first Kenyan woman to win the Boston Marathon, broke away from a pack at the 19-mile mark to win for the second year in a row Monday in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 53 seconds.
		This year, with temperatures in the 50s and barely a hint of breeze, Ndereba felt so strong that she thought the race was hers as soon as she started to pull away.
		Ndereba, 28, was among about 10 women who stayed together for the first 16 miles, the longest a pack that large had stayed together in the 30-year-history of the women's race.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2001/0416/1174100.html (650 words)

	The Running Network -- Features -- Article
		Ndereba's third win was the hardest, as she was in obvious pain at the end of this race.
		Ndereba wears shades, and the focus on her face is that of a good poker player: she displays no emotion, no pain, just focused running.
		Catherine Ndereba is leading by inches, with Alemu on her left shoulder, as they hit 18 miles.
	www.runningnetwork.com /features/boston04live.html (2039 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Athletics \| Ndereba confirms London date
		Kenya's Catherine Ndereba, the second fastest marathon runner of all time, is to run the 2003 Flora London Marathon.
		Ndereba won the race Chicago for the second time in 2001 in what was then a world record time of 2:18:47.
		Ndereba, 31, is married to Anthony Maina and divides her time between Kenya and Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/2491653.stm (214 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Ndereba, 33, who last year won the Boston Marathon for the fourth time, came from behind to win and clocked a time of 2:25:05, while Kayoko Obata, who led until 33Km, finished second in 2:25:52, just short of her marathon personal best, 2:25:14.
		Ndereba the 2003 World champion and African record holder (2:18:47 - 2001), who was competing in her first full marathon in Japan, did not attempt to follow the pace setters.
		Ndereba, who was 20 seconds behind at 5Km, fell a further 47 seconds behind by 10Km and 1 minute 7 seconds by 15Km.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=33299.html (1060 words)

	Kenyans beat heat, competition \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		BOSTON – Weakened by the heat and a mile-long sprint to the finish, Catherine Ndereba had to receive her winner's medal and olive wreath in a wheelchair.
		Ndereba won the Boston Marathon for the third time yesterday, running together with Elfenesh Alemu for 10 miles before sprinting away in Kenmore Square to finish in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 27 seconds.
		Ndereba's time – the 11th-best for a woman at Boston – was fast for a tough course and one of the hottest races in the event's 108-year history.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040420/news_1s20boston.html (598 words)

	Cool Running :: Catherine Ndereba and Gilbert Okari to Run Falmouth Road Race
		Catherine has been one of the more consistent runners of the last few years and must be considered a favorite.
		Ndereba is the only four-time female open winner of the Boston Marathon ('00, '01, '04, '05) and she is hoping to add "four-time Falmouth Road Race winner" to her extensive running resume.
		Ndereba and Okari will line up in Woods Hole with 10,000 other runners for the 34th running of the Falmouth Road Race, presented by CIGNA Group Insurance.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_2/catherine-ndereba-and-gil.shtml (674 words)

	Catherine Ndereba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catherine Ndereba (born July 31, 1972) is a world class Kenyan marathon runner.
		She was the first woman to run under the 2 hour and 19 minute barrier, but this has since been broken by England's Paula Radcliffe.
		Catherine Ndereba currently lives in Nyeri, Kenya, with her husband and daughter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catherine_Ndereba (261 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Ndereba sets sights on New York
		Ndereba became the first woman champion for her country when she took gold at the world championships in Paris last month.
		After her victory, Ndereba flew back to her training camp in Philadelphia, where she spends part of the year preparing for the marathon and where she tuned her training for the world championships.
		Ndereba is also a part-time Sunday school teacher and her husband, Anthony Muihia, a deacon in the church.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/268673.htm (421 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Okayo concentrates on way to comfortable women's title
		But 25-year-old Margaret Okayo said she was not even aware that fellow Kenyan Catherine Ndereba, the world record-holder and two-time defending Boston Marathon champion, was breathing down her neck.
		Ndereba still has the world record with her 2:18:47 in the 2001 Chicago Marathon, though Paula Radcliffe of Britain fell just nine seconds short in the London Marathon on Sunday.
		Okayo and Ndereba appeared headed for a photo finish as they ran side by side for miles, the reigning champion just a pace behind her challenger.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2002/0415/1369299.html (590 words)

	Fast Forward: Crazy Catherine, on top of the world
		Anthony's willingness to care for their daughter Jane when Catherine is on the road enables Catherine to ignore criticism that she should stay home and be a "proper" wife.
		Catherine arrived a half hour before starting time, dressed in fl heels and a forest green dress, a present from Anthony that she managed to keep clean despite the ever-present red mud around the finish line.
		Catherine made a point of speaking with the female award winners, which appeared to be as big a thrill for her as it was for them.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20020507kenya0507p3.asp (2408 words)

	Catherine Ndereba
		Catherine is pictured above during the closing stages of the Marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
		She took the Gold medal in a time of 2: 23.55 ahead of a trio of Japanese athletes.
		This photograph is the copyright © of George Herringshaw and sporting-heroes.net
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2598 (47 words)

	USATODAY.com - Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon in wilting heat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Catherine Ndereba of Kenya pulled away in the final mile Monday to outduel Elfenesh Alemu and win a third Boston Marathon.
		Ndereba also made history, set a precedent, becoming the first woman to cross the finish line ahead of the men in the 108th running of the race.
		Ndereba, who trains part of the year in Valley Forge, Pa., is the second-fastest woman in history behind Radcliffe.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2004-04-19-boston-marathon_x.htm (1005 words)

	Active.com - Catherine Ndereba sets world best in Chicago Marathon
		Kenya's Catherine Ndereba set a women's world best Sunday, running away from the field to win the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 47 seconds to break the old mark by almost a minute.
		Ndereba, the defending women's champion, broke away in the 17th kilometer (11th mile), expanding her lead to 10 seconds over Lornah Kiplagat, and 6 kilometers (4 miles) later was ahead by nearly a minute.
		Ndereba is also a two-time Boston Marathon winner.
	www.active.com /story.cfm?story_id=8062 (436 words)

	Chicago Athlete -- Regional News Article
		Chicago (July 11, 2001) After a memorable duel in 2000, defending champion Catherine Ndereba and runner-up Lornah Kiplagat are returning to compete in The 2001 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, it was announced Wednesday, July 11 by Carey Pinkowski, executive race director.
		Ndereba's winning time of 2:21:33 was the world's fastest in 2000, the fifth-fastest marathon of all-time and only 12 seconds shy of Chicago's event record of 2:21:21 set by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 1985.
		Ndereba, 28-years old from Nairobi, Kenya, has continued to excel in 2001 with her second consecutive victory at the Boston Marathon.
	www.chicagoaa.com /news/Ndereba01.html (714 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - Ndereba sets world best in Chicago Marathon - Sunday October 07, 2001 07:32 PM
		Ndereba's victory means both the men's and women's world's bests have been set at the Chicago Marathon.
		Ndereba, the defending women's champion and a two-time Boston Marathon champ, broke away in the 11th mile, expanding her lead to 10 seconds over Lornah Kiplagat.
		Ndereba ran a 1:10:14 in the first half Sunday and then picked it up to 1:08:33 in the second.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2001/10/07/chicago_marathon_ap (835 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Ndereba Announced for ING New York City Marathon
		"Catherine may well be the most feared runner in the women's field," said Mary Wittenberg the president and CEO of New York Road Runners, the New York City not-for-profit which founded and organizes the marathon.
		Ndereba, 34, moved swiftly to the top of the marathon game since making her debut at Boston in 1999.
		Ndereba will face defending champion, Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia, and American record holder, Deena Kastor, in the special all-women's professional race which steps off about half an hour before the mass race which drew a record 90,000 applicants this year.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060811_RRW_Ndereba.html (455 words)

	Keny's Ndereba wins record 4th Boston race - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		At times apparently out of contention, running from far off the pace, Catherine Ndereba of Kenya ate up yardage with the inexorable power of an earth mover and wrote a dramatic fresh chapter in her storied career in the Boston Marathon.
		Ndereba, 32, completed the 109th running of the 26.2-mile race in 2 hours 25 minutes, 13 seconds.
		When she crossed the finish line, Ndereba fell to her knees, thrust her arms skyward and smiled, then she rose and spread her arms wide, as if to embrace For example, Kerstin Busse, 35, of Kailua, Kona, did 3:44:51 yesterday vs. 4:37:46 last year.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Apr/19/sp/sp12p.html (696 words)

	Ndereba now sets sights on Olympics - - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Ndereba turned her sights to the Olympic marathon Tuesday, one day after winning the Boston Marathon for the third time.
		Ndereba matched a women’s record with her third victory and got to be the first runner across the finish line thanks to a change in the race format that sent the female contenders off 29 minutes ahead of the rest of the field.
		Ndereba said she won’t visit the Athens course until she runs it, but she’s shown she can handle the hills and the weather — hot or cold.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4780201 (596 words)

	Boston Athletic Association
		Ndereba's win, her third here after victories in 2000 and 2001, was good for $80,000.
		It was obvious that Ndereba planned to expend no more energy than necessary on this brutal day, and she often carried her fluid bottle with her far past the tables, whereas Alemu would take one sip and then toss her bottle away.
		At 10 miles, Ndereba was pulling away from Jevtic, and all three had left everyone else in their wake: a second pack of Nuta Olaru, Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, Ai Yamamoto, Leah Malot and Irina Safarova were almost a full minute back.
	www.bostonmarathon.org /RaceDay/WomensRace.asp (852 words)

	Ndereba opts for rest over Beach to Beacon
		Five-time winner Catherine Ndereba will skip the race as she prepares for the world championships.
		Ndereba, a friend of race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson, has run in each of the first seven Beach to Beacons.
		While Ndereba will be missed, last year's male and female elite champions are expected to defend their titles Aug. 6 in the 6.2-mile race along the shore in Cape Elizabeth.
	sports.mainetoday.com /running/stories/050707beach2beacon.shtml (506 words)

	AthleticsAfrica.Com - Ndereba makes Boston History
		Kenya's Catherine Ndereba has won the Boston Marathon for the fourth time.
		But, she pulled away from Ethiopia's Elfenesh Alemu in the last three miles to become the first woman in history to win the race four times.
		Ndereba said: "First of all, it felt like my legs were heavy.
	www.athleticsafrica.com /Outgoing/nderebaboston_ns_190405.html (295 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Athletics \| Ndereba anger at pacemaker ruling
		Catherine Ndereba could pull out of next month's London marathon after objecting to plans to allow elite women runners a male pacemaker in the race.
		London race director David Bedford said Ndereba objected to the pacemaker idea, although the other elite women were happy with the plan.
		Ndereba and her agent Lisa Buster were not available for comment.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/2822427.stm (303 words)

	Washington Running Report -- Regional News Article
		Chicago (July 11, 2001) After a memorable duel in 2000, defending champion Catherine Ndereba and runner-up Lornah Kiplagat are returning to compete in The 2001 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, it was announced today by Carey Pinkowski, executive race director.
		Ndereba's winning time of 2:21:33 was the world's fastest in 2000, the fifth fastest marathon of all-time and only 12 seconds shy of Chicago's course record of 2:21:21 set by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 1985.
		Ndereba, 28-years old from Nairobi, Kenya, has continued to shine in 2001 with her second consecutive victory at the Boston Marathon.
	www.runwashington.com /news/lasalle1001.html (826 words)

	Gilbert Okari Shatters Course Record in Men's Race; Catherine Ndereba Reclaims Women's Crown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		In the women's race, Kenya's Catherine Ndereba (31:53) held off a pair of Romanians, Luminita Talpos (31:54) and Constantina Tomescu-Dita (32:05), to reclaim her crown for a record fifth Peoples Beach to Beacon title.
		Talpos also took a turn, but it was Ndereba, a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon, who pulled away at the end to win.
		Ndereba and Okari were awarded $7,500 each for winning.
	www.beach2beacon.org /press_releases/press080203.html (996 words)

	Fernandez surprises
		Fernandez upset the dominating Kenyan Catherine Ndereba, the only winner in the race's first four years and a runner whose popularity in Maine is second only to race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson.
		Ndereba said she felt strong until the last stretch of the winding 6.2-mile course.
		Ndereba, ranked fifth in the world among road racers, said she never discounts any runner.
	sports.mainetoday.com /running/stories/020804elitewom.shtml (643 words)

	The Running Network -- Features -- Article
		Catherine Ndereba has made history, not only with her sub- 2:19 performance, but she is also first to win both Boston and Chicago in same year---male or female.
		Ndereba runs very relaxed, and she has passed at least six sub 2:20 men, who were struggling and in shock as a woman passed them.
		Women: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, Lornah Kiplagat of Kenya and Elfenesh Alemu, of Ethiopia, a late entrant, who was fifth in London, and with a 2:24:29 personal best, is a real threat as well.
	www.runningnetwork.com /features/chicagolive2001.html (2799 words)

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