Kirui Sets Course Record at Vienna City Marathon
Posted April 27th, 2008 at 1:35 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Kenyan Abel Kirui set a course record winning today’s Vienna City Marathon in warm conditions, while Romanian Luminita Talpos defended her title.
Kirui crossed the finish line in 2:07:38, smashing Moroccan Lahoussine Mrikik’s 2006 course record of 2:08:20, and coming within five seconds of Ukrainian Aleksandr Kuzin’s Austrian all-comers record of 2:07:33 set in Linz in 2007. Kenyans took the top-6 positions, with debutant Duncan Kibet finishing second in 2:08:33 and Paul Biwott in third in 2:08:53.
On the women’s side, Talpos beat Japanese Tomo Morimoto, the 2006 Vienna champion, by more than two minutes, 2:26:43 to 2:29:01. For Talpos her performance was a personal best and probably clinched a spot for her on the Romanian Olympic team for Beijing. Morimoto is an alternate for the Japanese team.
Kenyan Beatrice Omwanza was a distant third in 2:27:36.
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Tags: Abel Kirui, course record, Lahoussine Mrikik, luminita talpos, record setting performance, Tomo Morimoto, Vienna City Marathon
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The Final Sprint
And in Hamburg, the Ethiopian Tariku Jafar, ran an astonishing 2:08:10 for third place overall. Astonishing, since he is 45 years old!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 2:14 am