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Geoffrey Kamworor wins bronze in New York Marathon

Three time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor failed to defend his New York Marathon title after falling to Ethiopian Lesisa Desisa in the fight to the finish line.

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Sandra Chebet, Vincent Kiprotich wins Baringo 10km

Former world junior champion Sandra Chebet and new comer Vincent Kiprotich were the winners of the 2018 Baringo 10km road race held today in Baringo County.

Mary Keitany, Mary Jepkosgey Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot, Priscah Jeptoo, Magdalene Masai, Caroline Chepkoech, Great North Run half marathon, Great North Run, Charles Koech, Kenya’s Mary Keitany took 41 seconds off the women’s-only world record* at the Virgin Money London Marathon, running 2:17:01 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (23). Keitany said in the build-up to this year’s race she was in shape to break Paula Radcliffe’s mark of 2:17:42 and while she demurred when asked about the possibility of bettering Radcliffe’s outright mark of 2:15:25, Keitany was running minutes inside Radcliffe’s schedule in the first half. Paced by her training partner Caroline Kipkirui, Keitany cut loose from arguably the most accomplished field in race history with an astonishingly fast third mile 4:37. Through 5km in 15:31 and 10km in 31:17, Keitany was running at close to 2:10 pace while the second group – which was already beginning to splinter – hit 10km in 31:31, exactly half a minute faster than Radcliffe in 2003. Keitany, who covered the fourth and fifth miles in 4:56 and 4:59 respectively, was still within sight of the second group at 10km but the 34-year-old was away and clear with a succession of mile splits faster than 5:10 through the 10-mile mark in 50:41. Her half marathon split of 1:06:54 was the fastest in marathon history (Radcliffe ran 1:08:02 in 2003) and her advantage had extended to 59 seconds over the chasers, including track greats Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, former winner Aselefech Mergia and world silver medallist Helah Kiprop. “I know Mary is a fast runner and I was following my own pace and until halfway, I was on track but I was never expecting she would go that fast and maintain it,” said an incredulous Dibaba after the race. This early pace had already torn the second group asunder. Former winner Tigist Tufa and world champion Mare Dibaba had lost more than three minutes on the second group with the latter dropping out after the 30km mark. Keitany was also beginning to slow with a 14th mile of 5:21 before four successive miles in the 5:14-5:18 range. Through 30km in a pending world record of 1:36:05, Keitany was still 31 seconds faster than Radcliffe in 2003 but her preceding 5km split of 16:22 was her slowest thus far. Keitany’s mile splits had started to drift into the 5:20 range and while Dibaba seemed to be running with more fluidity, her lead stayed at more than one minute through 35km in 1:52:39. The overall world record was beyond reach but Keitany was still on course to smash Radcliffe’s women’s-only world record. Dibaba was running at a fantastic pace in just her second marathon, but after such a fast start she had to stop due to stomach cramps in the 23rd mile. She quickly gathered herself, but in spite of her fantastic credentials over the shorter distances there was no way she was going to catch Keitany. After covering the preceding two miles in 5:27 and 5:25 respectively, Keitany spurted again with a 26th mile in 4:56 to ensure she would take a sizeable chunk off Radcliffe’s 12-year-old women’s-only world record with 2:17:01, the second-fastest time in the history of women’s marathon running. “I want to thank the pacemaker who was taking me all the way to 14 miles,” said Keitany. “From there, I started to go alone and see how my body was.” Dibaba rallied in the closing stages to finish second in 2:17:56, taking more than a minute from Tiki Gelana’s Ethiopian record and becoming the third-fastest woman in history. “I haven’t decided yet but my gut feeling is I’ll be running the 10,000m on the track,” said Dibaba on her plans for the IAAF World Championships London 2017 this summer. Mergia was beset by leg cramps in the closing stages but the 2010 champion accrued another podium finish in third in 2:23:08 while Cheruiyot, who equalled her half-marathon lifetime best of 1:07:54 en route, faded to fourth on her debut in 2:23:50.

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Mary Keitany trounce Vivian Cheruiyot to win New York marathon

Three time London marathon Mary Keitany rebranded herself to win 2018 New York marathon title held today in USA to reclaim her fourth title.

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Sirikwa Hotel to host New York City marathon viewerthon

As top athletes led by Geoffrey Kamworor and Mary Keitany take to the New York course on Sunday, athletics fans will be treated with free viewership of race at Sirikwa Hotel in Eldoret courtesy of many cooperates.

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Martin Lel featured in the Hall of Fame in New York

Two time New York marathon champion Martin Lel has been inducted in the Hall of Fame today in New York ahead of New York City marathon set for Sunday.

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Dismiss doping culprits- Jack Tuwei

Athletics Kenya is seeking a total ban out for athletes who have tested positive for banned substances in their system.

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Isaac Kipkoech, Sandra Chebet to highlight Baringo Half marathon

Reigning Baringo half marathon champions Isaac Kipkoech and Lucy Cheruiyot will be defending their titles in a race set for this Sunday in Baringo County.

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Top runners to line up for Chebara Dam half marathon

Chebara half marathon dubbed ‘Chebara Dam Conservation Run’ returns this Saturday in Elgeyo Marakwet County as elite and untested athletes face off for top prizes.

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Cynthia Jerop targeting 10km Kass marathon title

Former world cross country junior bronze medalist Cynthia Jerop made her maiden successful marathon during last weekend’s Standard Chartered marathon finishing second in 42km.

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Abraham Kiptum rejects media on return

Newly crowned world half marathon record holder Abraham Kiptum rejected media interview after landing at the Eldoret International Airport on Tuesday evening.