Munyutu & Komu Set Unique Record at Paris Marathon
Posted April 9th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
It was a good day for Kenyans Simon Munyutu and Martha Komu at last Sunday’s Paris International Marathon. Both athletes set personal best times (2:09:24 for Munyutu and 2:25:33 for Komu), and Komu got her first big marathon win.
But the couple also achieved a unique record, according to veteran marathon statistician Marty Post. Their combined time of 4:34:57 was the fastest ever set by a married couple running in the same marathon.
“Best known previous was 4:41:42 by Odilon Cuahutle (2:18:43) and Madai Perez (2:22:59) at Chicago ‘06,” Post wrote in an e-mail message to Race Results Weekly.
Post pointed out that Ukranians Oleksandr Kuzin (2:07:33) and Tetyana Hladyr (2:25:44) have the fastest combined personal best times (4:33:17), but they achieved those in different races on different dates.
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Tags: France, madai perez, marathon statistician, married couple, married couple marathon ruunning, Martha Komu, marty post, odilon cuahutle, Oleksandr Kuzin, Paris, paris international marathon, paris marathon, race results weekly, record setting performance, RRW, simon munyutu, Tetyana Hladyr
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