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Spira Footwear Scores at Detroit Marathon

Posted November 2nd, 2007 at 1:21 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Gear & Apparel, Running Shoes

Spira Footwear, the controversial shoe company, scored a major victory at the 30th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon, as the top five male and the top two female winners all competed in Spira shoes.

Christopher Kiprotich of Kenya was the men’s overall winner, finishing the 26.2 mile course in 2:15:15. Countrymen Hillary Lelei, the 2003 winner, came in second with a time of 2:18:1. Henry Githuka finished third in 2:21:52, followed by Dmitry Sivou of Belarus with a time of 2:22:25. Jaroslaw Chichoki of Poland received fifth place in 2:23:22.
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