CORRIDA DE SAO SEBASTIAO CAIXA, BRAZIL – 20 JANUARY 2014:

In Brazil many people say that the year only begins after Carnival, but this is not so for fans of road racing.

Each 20th January thousands of runners (this year 5000) take to the streets of Aterro do Flamengo to celebrate St. Sebastian's day – who is the patron saint of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Before the event Rio's archbishop, Dom Orani Tempesta, blessed all the participants and the attending authorities.

Source: AIMSworldrunning.org

MEN:
1  Damiao Ancelmo DE SOUZA     BRA  29:27
2  Gilmar Silvestre LOPES            BRA  29:30
3  Valdir Sergio DE OLIVEIRA       BRA  29:58
4  Fikadu Seboka DINBUSHE        ETH  30:00
5  Daniel Chaves DA SILVA          BRA  30:09
6  Eliezer De Jesus SANTOS         BRA  30:50
7  Flavio Carvalho SYUMPH          BRA  31:05
8  Francis Kiplagat LAGAT            KEN  31:41
9  Jose Gutembergue FERREIRA  BRA  32:18
10 Jocemar Fernandes CORREIA  BRA  32:46

WOMEN:
1  Maurine Jelegat KIPCHUMBA    KEN  34:20
2  Delvine Relin MARINGOR         KEN  34:32
3  Sara RAMADHANI                    TAN  35:03
4  Marily DOS SANTOS                 BRA  35:35
5  Fabiana Cristine DA SILVA       BRA  36:28
6  Maria Aparecida FERRAZ          BRA  38:25
7  Mirlene Da Silva SANTOS         BRA  39:06
8  Antonia Timoteo RODRIGUES  BRA  41:55
9  Monique Floret GUEDES           BRA  45:43
10 Roberta Oliveira NUNES          BRA  46:46