He was 17 seconds away from the record. The Košice marathon was dominated by Kenyan – PRAVDA.sk

Kenyan Reuben Kerio won the 98th International Peace Marathon in Košice, reaching 2:07:18.

Photo: TASR, Milan Kapusta

Runners on the track of the 98th International Peace Marathon (MMM) in Košice.

He was 17 seconds behind the track record. In second place was Hiribo Shano from Ethiopia with a time of 2:07:48. Albert Kangogo was third in the goal at 2:07:52.

Ayuntu Kumela Tadesse from Ethiopia took care of the women’s record, reaching a time of 2:24:35 h. She moved the women’s maximum from 2019 by 1:26 min., When she improved the time 2:26:01, which her compatriot Kumeshi Sichalová ran.

Three Ethiopian women met on the podium for the winners. It is interesting that the women’s record from 2019 was broken by the second and third in the order. Silver Maeregu Hayel Shegae had a final time of 2:24:42, third in a row Dinknesh Mehash Tefer 2:25:00.

For the third time in his career, Tibor Sahajda won the title of marathon champion of Slovakia. With a time of 2:22:02, he lagged significantly behind his personal record (2:15:25), but after last year’s triumph of Marek Hladík, he won back the Slovak title.

Hladík, who took advantage of the African elite’s non-participation in the overall championship in 2020, improved his personal record to 2:22:44 and finished eighth behind Sahajda overall.

As expected, a favored 8-member group of African runners took the lead. Slovak Tibor Sahajda had a shortage after half an hour 1:30 min. The elite had a time of 45:18 min at the 15th kilometer. and the fast pace held her back.

It looked like an attack on the track record, as the top 1:03:44 was 7 seconds better than in 2012, when Kenyan Lawrence Kimayio won with a time of 2:07:01. At the 30th kilometer, a 5-member group was in the lead.

It gradually tore, Kerio escaped. Kangogo kept pace with him for the longest time, but Kerio went from the 35th kilometer alone. He continued to maintain a high pace with which he attacked the track record and also the “person.” He finally finished with a time of 2:07:18.

After a year’s absence, elite African runners returned to the Košice marathon, who did not start in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. There were more than 7,300 runners from 45 countries at the start. Most of them, almost 3,200, started in the half marathon. More than 1,400 perseverers entered the main discipline.

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