"I thank everyone who supported me, who cheered me."

Chelimo, 27, finished Saturday's rainy Road Runner Akron Marathon in 2:27:21 just 10 days after moving to Toledo to train with the city's Davis Running Team. He plans to stay through the end of the year.

Although the men's race was a runaway, the women's division saw a much more dramatic finish. Fellow first-timer Hirut Mandefro of Ethiopia and Elena Kaledina -- wife of men's runner-up Sergey -- were battling for the lead up until the final mile. Mandefro, who resides in Silver Spring, Md., finished at 2:51:59, one minute four seconds ahead of Kaledina, to win the race.

"I just wanted to take my time and get used to it, and do a couple half-marathons, and maybe next year I'll do a full one," she said. "I might try to qualify for Boston this year, I decided a couple weeks ago. But I'll have to wait and see."

First-timers end up in first place: Road Runner Akron Marathon By Britt Braudo September 27, 2009, 5:19AM In his first marathon since arriving in the United States less than two weeks ago, Kenya native Richard Chelimo stunned everyone as one of the multiple first-time competitors to win his division.

Chelimo held the lead for most of the race and bested second-place finisher Sergey Kaledin of Tacoma, Wash., by almost four minutes. Chelimo is running in the United States this fall to help send money back to Kenya to support his large family and said he hopes to compete in the Olympic marathon someday. He even shares the same full name as another Kenyan Olympic runner, the silver medalist in the 10,000 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

"I competed a couple weeks ago at the [Cleveland Clinic Sports Health] River Run in Berea, and it was downhill and really easy with perfect weather," said Camp, who finished at 1:23:58. "This was more difficult than I imagined, but I said if I could run it in 1:25:00, I'd be happy, and I did."

Camp, 23, grew up outside Wooster and was on the cross country team at the University of Toledo. Her goal is to run a full marathon, but she didn't want to train too quickly and injure herself.

Aside from the competitive runners who came to Akron with the hopes of finishing at the top of their divisions, others participated to stay in shape, make a statement, or just have some fun. Nicole Camp of Wickliffe finished first in the women's half-marathon, but with Akron being just her second-ever half-marathon, she said she never expected winning would be possible.

"I know one time, I'll make it," Chelimo said.

"I was surprised, because I thought the field was strong, and I was not that strong," Chelimo said.

"At the end, I'm full of power," Mandefro said of her last-minute victory. She decided to compete in Akron just a day before the race and said she is using it as practice for the upcoming New York Marathon.

Adam Rose of Macomb, Mich., also competed in Akron for the first time. He finished first in the inaugural year of the handcycle division; the marathon also hosted a wheelchair division for the first time.

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