Klosterhalfen and Kandie win at Valencia Half as Cairess runs big PB
Our international endurance running round-up kicks off with the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP but includes action from Amsterdam, Lisbon and Tokyo too.
The Commonwealth Games 10,000m bronze medallist and former world record-holder Kibiwott Kandie regained his men’s title in 58:10 after passing 10km in 27:50 and then running a scorching 27:18 for his second 10km with most of the damage done in a 13:26 5km up to 15km.
Yomif Kejelcha, who holds the world mile indoor record, set an Ethiopian record of 58:32 in second.
Daniel Mateiko was third with 58:40, ahead of Tadese Worku (58:47) and Kennedy Kimutai (59:04) with Sabastian Sawe also inside the one-hour barrier.
The top European was Italian Pietro Riva in 11th in a 60:30 PB, just ahead of Emile Cairess.
Cairess, the British 10km record-holder, ran 60:32 which moves him to fourth all-time in the UK behind Mo Farah, Callum Hawkins and Jake Smith. His 5km splits were 14:09, 14:31, 14:23 and 14:23.
"Left happy but not totally satisfied!" he said.
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Fellow Brit Mahamed Mahamed ran 62:11 after an ambitious 28:57 opening 10km, slowing on the second half and running 62:11 – just missing his PB set earlier in the month in Holland.
Jack Rowe ran 63:05, a minute down on his Big Half time in London in September and he also slowed after a 29:11 clocking at 10km.
In her half-marathon debut, European 5000m champion Konstanze Klosterhalfen of Germany clocked the third fastest women’s time by a European of 65:41. Only Sifan Hassan and Melat Kejeta have run quicker.
The 25-year-old, who had prepared for the race with a five-week camp at altitude in Kenya, went through 10km in 31:09, a second quicker than her road PB and not far short of her 31:01.71 track best.
That obviously didn't faze her as her second 10km was an even faster 31:07 as she finished five seconds in front of Tsigie Gebreselama.
The Ethiopian, just 22 years old and a former world under-20 cross-country and 3000m medallist, set a PB of 65:46.
Hawa Feysa was third in 66:00 and was followed by Agnes Mumbua Ngolo (66:38) and Margaret Chelimo (66:50).
Britain's Samantha Harrison set out ambitiously with a 16:00 opening 5km but slowed to 32:32 to 10km (16:32), 15km in 49:07 (16:35) and 20km in 65:55 (16:48) as she finished 13th in 69:36 and the third European with European 10,000m champion Yasemin Can's 67:46.
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Men: HM:
1 Kibiwott Kandie KEN 58:10
2 Yomif Kejelcha ETH 58:32 rec
3 Daniel Mateiko KEN 58:40
4 Tadese Worku ETH 58:47
5 Kennedy Kimutai KEN 59:04
6 Sabastian Sawe KEN 59:23
7 Ronald Kirui KEN 60:10
8 Isaac Too KEN 60:11
9 Edward Cheserek KEN 60:13
10 Weldon Kipkirui KEN 60:28
11 Pietro Riva ITA 60:30
12 Emile Cairess GBR 60:32
13 Samsom Amare ERI 60:33
14 Laban Kiplimo KEN 60:34
15 Mehdi Frere FRA 60:34
16 Boniface Kibiwott KEN 60:34
17 Abbabiya Simbassa USA 60:37
18 Ben Flanagan CAN 61:00 NR
19 Cam Levins CAN 61:04
20 Pasquale Selvarolo ITA 62:00
21 Mahamed Mahamed GBR 62:11
22 Juan Pérez 62:22
23 Miguel Ángel Bárzola ARG 62:41
24 Jack Rowe GBR 63:05
25 Kirubel Erassa USA 63:15
26 David Nilsson SWE 63:28
27 Jorge Gonzalez 63:30
28 Callum Hawkins GBR 63:35
37 Omar Omar KUW 64:46 NR
43 Derek Hawkins GBR 65:02
57 Kurt Taylor GBR 66:11
93 Owain Jones GBR 68:53
96 Paul Piper GBR 69:06
105 Adam Millbery GBR 69:34
Women: HM:
1 Konstanze Klosterhalfen GER 65:41
2 Tsige Gebreselama ETH 65:46
3 Hawi Feysa ETH 66:00
4 Agnes Ngolo KEN 66:38
5 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN 66:50
6 Magdalena Shauri TAN 67:09
7 Irene Kimais KEN 67:11
8 Purity Komen KEN 67:29
9 Yasemin Can TUR 67:46
10 Vicoty Chepngeno KEN 67:55
11 Dorcas Kimeli KEN 68:16
12 Vivian Melly KEN 68:51
13 Samantha Harrison GBR 69:36
14 Fatima Ouhaddou MAR 70:37
15 Marta Galimany 70:49
21 Kate Drew GBR 73:36
26 Georgia Malir GBR 76:10
41 Annabel Simpson GBR 82:04
48 Rachel Hillman GBR 83:14
49 Katherine Golding GBR 83:24
51 Juliet Vine GBR 83:33
60 Jenny James GBR 84:46
Siranesh Yirga took more than three minutes off her PB with a race record 2:21:08 to win from Sentayehu Lewetegn was second in 2:22:36 and Janet Ruguru third in 2:25:34.
Gebretsadik Abraha won the men's race by over a minute in 2:06:09.
Men: Mar:
1 Gebretsadik Adhana ETH 2:06:09
2 Henok Tesfay ERI 2:07:12
3 Leonard Langat KEN 2:08:05
4 Abdela Godana ETH 2:08:54
5 Merhawi Kesete ERI 2:10:37
Women: Mar:
1 Siranesh Yirga ETH 2:21:08
2 Sintayehu Lewetegn ETH 2:22:36
3 Janet Gichumbi KEN 2:25:34
4 Shegae Maeregu ETH 2:30:14
Lucy Karimi took her first marathon victory for six years as she ran 2:28:12 ahead of Rebecca Chesire (2:29:14).
Solomon Mutai, the 2015 world bronze medallist, took 15 seconds from his PB as he won the men’s race in 2:08:10.
Men: Mar
1 Solomon Mutai UGA 2:08:10
2 Emmanuel Naibei KEN 2:09:41
3 Tafese Delegen ETH 2:09:54
4 Habtu Kibrom ETH 2:12:12
5 Richard Mengich KEN 2:12:40
6 John Langat KEN 2:12:53
7 Abdu Endris ETH 2:14:45
Women: Mar:
1 Lucy Karimi KEN 2:28:12
2 Rebecca Kangogo KEN 2:29:14
3 Caroline Korir KEN 2:29:46
4 Elvanie Nimbona BDI 2:30:25
5 Fantu Zewude ETH 2:31:02
6 Tejitu Siyum ETH 2:31:45
There were Australian clean sweeps for Jack Rayner who won in an Australian record 27:43, ahead of Sam McEntee and James Hansen while Leanne Pompeani won the women's race in 32:04 from Sinead Diver and Rose Davies.
Men: 10km:
1 Jack Rayner 27:43
2 Sam McEntee 28:34
3 James Hansen 28:56
4 Liam Adams 29:00
Women: 10km:
1 Leanne Pompeani 32:04
2 Sinead Diver 32:29
3 Rose Davies 32:59
Men: 10km:
1 Louis Gilavert 28:38
2 Merhawi Ghebreselasie ERI 28:52
3 Stephan Ogari KEN 28:55
Women: 10km:
1 Maurine Toroitich KEN 32:53
2 Ruth Waithera KEN 33:01
3 Laurine Housseaux 34:18
Defending World Tour champion Rodrigue Kwizera won the men's 8.7km race in 25:45 from Italian champion Ilias Auoani.
Spain’s Isabel Barreiro won the women’s 6.7km in 23:06 ahead of Burindi's Cavaline Nahimana (23:20).
Men: XC:
1 Rodrigue Kwizéra BDI 25:45
2 Iliass Aouani ITA 25:56
3 Santiago Catrofe URU 26:01
4 Nassim Hassaous 26:12
5 Célestine Ndikumana BDI 26:23
6 Yahya Aouina 26:27
7 Peter Njeru KEN 26:29
8 Zakaria Boufaljat MAR 26:35
9 Roberto Alaiz 26:42
10 Ibrahim Chakir 27:06
11 David Bascuñana 27:08
12 Raul Celada 27:17
13 Abderrahman El Khayami 27:18
14 Daniel Arce 27:29
15 Diego Bravo 27:42
Women: XC:
1 Isabel Barreiro 23:06
2 Cavaline Nahimana BDI 23:20
3 Cristina Espejo 23:46
4 Rosalia Tárraga 23:54
5 Cristina Ruiz 24:07
6 Angela Viciosa 24:11
7 Laura Priego 24:19
8 Lia Lemos POR 24:30
9 María Azucena Díaz 24:33
10 Esther Navarrete 24:34
13 Aimee Pratt GBR 24:53
Men: XC:
1 Levy Kibet KEN 23:18
2 Birhanu Balew BRN 23:25
3 Joel Ayeko UGA 23:34
4 Maciej Megier 24:35
5 Mikołaj Czeronek 24:51
Women: XC:
1 Lucy Muli KEN 20:11
2 Tsiyon Abebe ETH 20:21
3 Maurine Cherotich KEN 20:27
4 Viktoriya Kalyuzhna UKR 20:40
5 Moira Stewartová CZE 20:48
Women: Mar:
1 Bornes Kitur KEN 2:24:17
2 Sorome Negash ETH 2:25:57
3 Bezunesh Getachew ETH 2:26:01
4 Soboka Urge ETH 2:27:34
5 Amid Jemal ETH 2:28:30
6 Zerfie Limeneh ETH 2:29:56
7 Jane Jelagat KEN 2:30:34
8 Tsedal Gebretsadik ETH 2:35:30
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Men: Mar:
1 Tsegaye Getachew ETH 2:04:49
2 Titus Kibiego KEN 2:04:54
3 Bazezew Asmare ETH 2:04:57
4 Abraham Kiptoo KEN 2:05:04
5 Huseyidin Mohamed ETH 2:05:05
6 Cybrian Kotut KEN 2:05:15
7 Norbert Kigen KEN 2:05:32
8 Laban Korir KEN 2:05:41
9 Adeledelew Mamo ETH 2:05:45
10 Josphat Boit USA 2:06:34
11 Mulugeta Asefa ETH 2:07:56
12 Martin Musau UGA 2:09:04
13 Khadar Basheer Youssouf SOM 2:09:09 NR
14 Khalid Choukoud 2:09:34
15 Godadaw Belachew ISR 2:09:40
16 Masresha Bire ETH 2:09:41
17 Mesfin Nigusu ETH 2:09:53
18 Charles Muneria KEN 2:10:41
19 Jake Robertson NZL 2:10:41
20 Bekele Muluneh ETH 2:12:29
21 Shuho Dairokuno JPN 2:12:39
22 Bernard Soi KEN 2:13:43
23 Tesema Mokenin ETH 2:14:23
24 Akira Tomoyasu JPN 2:15:24
25 Lucas Nieuweboer 2:15:26
26 Remyo Tielsema 2:16:05
27 Rodribo Villegas Garcia MEX 2:17:16
28 Kieren Perkins AUS 2:17:54
34 Ben Fish GBR 2:23:44
Women: Mar:
1 Almaz Ayana ETH 2:17:20
2 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 2:18:05
3 Tsehay Gemechu ETH 2:18:59
4 Nasnet Amanuel ERI 2:22:45
5 Rose Chelimo BRN 2:23:12
6 Senbeta Zinah ETH 2:24:21
7 Celestine Chepchirchir KEN 2:26:50
8 Gebeyanesh Ayele ETH 2:27:36
9 Nora Szabó HUN 2:30:31
10 Leonie Balter 2:37:41
Men: HM:
1 Tristan Woodfine 62:43
2 Matthew Viveiros 64:57
3 Marc-Antoine Senneville 65:11
Men: Mar:
1 Yihunilign Adane ETH 2:07:18
2 Kipkemoi Kiprono KEN 2:08:24
3 Felix Kandie KEN 2:08:44
4 Enock Onchari KEN 2:10:07
5 Trevor Hofbauer 2:11:00
6 Barselius Kipyego KEN 2:11:12
7 Rory Linkletter 2:13:32
8 Mohamed Aagab 2:15:19
Women: Mar:
1 Antonina Kwambai KEN 2:23:20
2 Ruth Chebitok KEN 2:23:58
3 Gelete Burka ETH 2:24:31
4 Malindi Elmore 2:25:14
5 Magdalene Masai KEN 2:25:39
6 Tseginesh Mekonnin ETH 2:28:43
7 Dayna Pidhoresky 2:30:58
8 Sasha Gollish 2:31:40
Men: Mar:
1 Evans Korir KEN 2:09:57
2 Thomas Kiplagat KEN 2:10:07
3 Samwel Ekai Kiptoo KEN 2:10:37
4 Geza Taddessa Senebeta KEN 2:11:09
5 Mathew Kemboi KEN 2:12:33
6 Timothy Kipkorir Kattaw KEN 2:12:26
Men: Mar:
1 Bazu Hayla ETH 2:11:27
2 Mohamed El Talhaoui MAR 2:11:34
3 Getahum Adamu ETH 2:12:58
4 Redouan Nouini MAR 2:13:22
5 Kipkemoi Kipsang KEN 2:14:45
6 Mathew Kipsaat KEN 2:14:54
Women: Mar:
1 Caroline Kilel KEN 2:27:01
2 Askale Hurisa ETH 2:30:02
3 Hanna Lindholm SWE 2:41:00
Men: HM:
1 Regasa Chala ETH 60:30
2 Felix Kipkoech KEN 60:33
3 Boki Diribi ETH 60:34
4 Joshua Belet KEN 60:43
5 Gemechu Dida ETH 60:51
6 Moses Koech KEN 60:56
7 Michael Kamau KEN 61:02
8 Muktar Edris ETH 61:05
9 Bayelign Teshager ETH 61:18
10 Solomon Berihu ETH 61:54
Women: HM:
1 Irene Cheptai KEN 66:42
2 Dawit Seyaum ETH 68:02
3 Stella Chesang UGA 68:11 NR
4 Aminat Ahamed ETH 68:34
5 Lemlem Hailu ETH 68:50
6 Meseret Gebre ETH 69:13
7 Fantaye Belayneh ETH 69:49
8 Anchinalu Dessie ETH 69:53
9 Faith Chepkoech KEN 70:34
10 Rediet Daniel ETH 71:48
Men: HM:
1 Vincent Kipkemoi KEN 60:10
2 Alexander Mutiso KEN 60:29
3 Benard Kimeli KEN 60:36
4 Vincent Raimoi KEN 60:56
5 Joseph Ndirangu KEN 61:11
6 Joseph Karanja KEN 61:32
7 Joel Mwaura KEN 62:04
8 Benson Tunyo KEN 62:07
9 Kenta Murayama 62:14
10 Daisuke Uekado 62:15
Women: HM:
1 Caroline Nyaga KEN 68:23
2 Dolphine Omare KEN 69:46
3 Haruka Yamaguchi 70:35
4 Betsy Saina KEN 71:13
5 Mao Kiyota 71:18
Men: Mar:
1 Stephen Mokoka 2:09:59
2 Derseh Kindie Kassie ETH 2:11:27
3 Dagnachew Adere ETH 2:11:55
4 Raymond Choge KEN 2:11:56
5 Samuel Moloi 2:14:39
6 Blessing Waison ZIM 2:15:10
7 Simon Sibeko 2:15:56
8 Winfred Mutiro ZIM 2:16:10
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Women: Mar:
1 Meleka Meseret ETH 2:24:04
2 Tecla Kirongo KEN 2:27:57
3 Judith Cherono KEN 2:30:34
4 Zinaswork Yenew ETH 2:34:03
5 Webalem Ayele ETH 2:34:24
6 Medina Armino ETH 2:36:02
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