Marathon action in Rotterdam, Hannover, Vienna and Rome - global update
An excellent world-leading 44.41 PB by Grenada's Bralon Taplin in the 400m highlighted the Sun Angel Track Classic on Sunday. Behind him, Fred Kerley clocked a 45.10 PB.
Another sensational performance was a national 100m record for Ivory Coast by Wilfried Koffi with 10.01 (+1.1) over Ameer Webb's 10.03.
World medallist Andre De Grasse of Canada won his first 200m of the year in 20.23 (+0.5) ahead of Devin Jenkins' 20.39 PB and Mexican record-holder Jose Carlos Herrera's 20.41.
Jeshua Anderson won the 400m hurdles in a 48.92 world lead. Universiade winner Shaquille Walker improved in the 800m to 1:44.99.
Also to note is Jordan Clarke's 20.12m in the shot put and two fast 4x100m times by Altis teams of 38.40 and 38.95.
Britain's Jodie Williams clocked 22.99 (+0.2) in the 200m, hurdles world medallist Shamier Little a 23.25 (+0.2) PB in another race and she also won her event in 56.67.
Canadian record-holder Christabel Nettey leaped to a windy 6.88m (+2.2, and legal 6.66m). Behind her, Tori Polk leapt 6.67m (+1.1). Evonne Britton improved to 12.97 (+0.6) in the 100m hurdles. Canadian Taryn Suttie improved in the shot put to 17.88m.
Kenya’s Marius Kipserem upstaged some big names to claim the Rotterdam Marathon title in 2:06:11 on Sunday to slice more than three minutes from his lifetime best of 2:09:21.
Debutants Solomon Deksisa (2:06:22) and Geoffrey Kirui (2:07:22) performed well, finishing second and third respectively.
Tsegaye Kebede and Ayele Abshero came with the intentions of impressing the Ethiopian Olympic selections but the sub-2:05 performers finished fifth (2:10:54) and eighth (2:12:16) respectively. Kebede lost touch after 30km while Abshero fell off the pace after 13km.
Best European was Mariusz Gyzinski of Poland with 2:14:43 for 11th.
In the women’s race, Haylay Gebreslasea came from behind to win in 2:26:15 ahead of Sutume Asefa (2:28:04), who was on sub-2:20 pace in the early stages and passed halfway in 70:49.
Kenya’s Rebecca Korir was third in 2:29:16 with 43-year-old Italian Catherine Bertone fourth in a PB of 2:30:19.
South Africa’s Lusapho April claimed a record third victory in the HAJ Hannover Marathon on Sunday. He was hoping to break his course record of 2:08:32 but the windy conditions scuppered these aspirations and he had to settle for victory in 2:11:27.
He is hoping to return next year to have another attempt at the course record.
Kenyans Martin Kosgey and Moses Masai comprised the podium in 2:11:54 and 2:15:43 respectively. Best European was Jean Habarurema of France with 2:16:33 for fourth.
Edinah Kwambai claimed the women’s race in 2:29:17 ahead of Anna Hahner (2:30:35) and Salome Biwott (2:30:47).
Fourth was Nancy Koech with 2:31:16 ahead of Lithuania's Vaida Zusinaite's 2:32:50 and the second Hahner twin, Lisa, with 2:34:56.
In windy conditions with gusts reaching 45 kilometres per hour, Ethiopian Shuko Genemo ran the second fastest time in race history in the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday with 2:24:31 ahead of team-mate and debutante Ruti Aga (2:25:27) and Kenyan Doris Changeywo (2:31:50).
“It was cold and windy, which made it difficult to run fast. In perfect conditions I could have run 2:22 today,“ she said.
Kenyan runners filled the top five places in the men’s race: Robert Chemosin (2:09:48), Charles Cheruiyot (2:10:09), Suleiman Simotwo (2:10:15), Silas Limo (2:10:16) and Raymond Choge (2:11:07).
Top Europeans were Hermano Ferreira of Portugal in 10th with 2:15:48 and Lithuanian Remalda Kergyte with 2:36:46 in 6th.
In total 42,511 runners from 126 nations were represented across the weekend.
With info from Race News Service.
Kenyan Amos Kipruto made a winning debut in the Rome Marathon, clocking 2:08:12 on Sunday.
Kipruto had never contested a marathon before today although he did pace the Dubai Marathon in January through the 30km checkpoint.
“The pacemakers did a very good job clocking 3:01 to 3:02 splits until 30km," he said. "At 35km I still had a lot of energy and I decided to push the pace.”
Ethiopian Birhanu Addisie Achamie was second in 2:09:27 with Kenyan Dominic Ruto third in 2:09:28.
Ethiopia took a one-two in the women’s race courtesy of Rahma Tusa (2:28:49) and Mulu Diro (2:29:59).
Giovanna Epis was top European in fourth with 2:38:20.
Among the men the best Europeans were also Italians and Martin Dematteis was 11th with 2:18:20.
With help from the IAAF and Alberto Stretti.
Two world records were set at the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory on Saturday during the Indoor World Record Challenge portion of the three-day inaugural Armory NYC Indoor Marathon.
Malcolm Richards of San Francisco set the men’s world indoor marathon record with a 2:21:55 time, eclipsing Michael Wardian’s 2010 mark of 2:27:21 from Arlington.
Manhattan’s Allie Kieffer - a former standout runner for Wake Forest University and West Islip High School - established a women’s indoor marathon record of 2:44:43 that shattered the previous mark of Monika Kalicinska (2:53:53) set in 2014 in Toronto.
With info from the Armory website.
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