http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rak-half-marathon-cynthia-limo
12 FEB 2016 REPORT RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE
LIMO LEADS HOME A RECORD SIX WOMEN UNDER 67 MINUTES AT THE RAK HALF MARATHON
Cynthia Limo moved up to third on the all-time list for the half marathon when she won the RAK Half Marathon in 1:06:04 in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah on Friday (12).
The 26-year-old Kenyan was in the leading pack throughout the race and had intermediate 5km splits of 15:49, 31:32, 47:21 and 1:02:48.
By 20km, there was just Limo and Gladys Cherono in contention but the winner broke away from her compatriot and rival in the last kilometre, with Cherono finishing second just three seconds in arrears in 1:06:07.
Both women ran personal bests, Limo taking 37 seconds off her time and Cherono herself took 31 seconds off her best to move up to fourth on the all-time list with the fastest ever non-winning performance.
Only their compatriots Florence Kiplagat and Mary Keitany, with the current world record of 1:05:09 and former world record of 1:05:50, are in front of Limo and Cherono after Friday’s feats.
Ethiopia’s Genet Yalew was third in 1:06:26, losing contact with the two Kenyans around 19 kilometres, while Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir came home fourth in 1:06:39.
In a race of stunning depth, Kenya’s Gladys Chesire and Jemima Jelagat finished in the next two positions, clocking 1:06:57 and 1:06:58 respectively.
Never before have six women gone under 67 minutes in the same race, the previous best being four in the 2013 edition of the same race. Into the bargain, the fastest ever times for the places from second to sixth were established.
The men’s race was a little less spectacular in terms of time but certainly not as far as excitement was concerned.
Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese won in 1:00:40, just holding off Kenya’s Stanley Biwott who was given the same time.
In a thrilling finale over the final few hundred metres, just one second on the clock covered the first four men home, with Eritrea’s Nguse Amlosom third in 1:00:41 and Kenya’s Abraham Cheroben fourth in the same time.
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Received on Fri Feb 12 2016 - 07:19:45 EST