Records Smashed in Belfast Marathon

By on May 7, 2012 in Uncategorized
Pic from Demotix.com

Ethiopia’s Urga Negewo  knocked more than a minute off the course record  when he won the Deeep RiverRock Belfast Marathon in 2 hrs 13 mins 41 secs, depsite the wet and windy conditions. It was a second win in Belfast for Negewo also the winner in 2010.
Kenyan David Kipserem Kisang was second in 2:15:57, with defending champion Joseph Chesire, who had set the course record last year,  third 2:18:09.
First local runner home was  the veteran Tommy Hughes, the last Northern Ireland athlete to win in Belfast in 1998.  He finished eighth in 2:29:43.
The course record also fell in the women’s race won by Kenyan Alice Chelangat in 2:39:02 – 20 seconds inside the time set by Marashet Jimma in 2008.  Russia’s Yelena Kozevnikova was second  in 2:42:10 and Wioletta Kryza of Poland third in 2:43:57.
Darrell Erwin from Ballymena was first wheelchair athlete. 

Monday 7
Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon www.belfastcitymarathon.com; 2,883 finishers.
Philip O’Leary winner Arc 10km
Men – 1 Urga Negemo (Eth) 2:13.41 (rec); 2 David Kipserem Kisang (Ken) 2:15.57; 3 Jacob Cheshire (Ken, M35) 2:18.09; 4 Suffo Annan (M35) 2:18.45; 5 Freddy Keron Sittuk 2:21.44; 6 Paul Kipkemboy Ngeny 2:28.16; 7 Kerry-Liam Wilson (M40) 2:29.10; 8 Tommy Hughes M50 2:29.43; 9 Stuart Kerr M40 2:29.53; 10 Simon Tonui 2:30.03; 11 Tom Hogan 2:33.42; 12 Stephen Scullion 2:34.34.
Women – 1 Alice Clelangat (Ken, W35) 2:39.02 (rec); 2 Yelena Kozhevnikova (Rus, W35) 2:42.10; 3 Wiolette Kryza (Pol, W40) 2:43.57; 4 Shona Crombie-Hicks W40 3:01.45; 5 Eimear McGovern W35 3:03.56; 6 Fiona Stack 3:05.02; 7 Roisin Hughes 3:10.36; 8 Fiona Watson 3:17.31; 9 Rosie Daly W35 3:22.01; 10 Susan McCartney W35 3:22.29. W55: Mary Jennings 3:33.14. 
ARC Men’s Mini Marathon 10km, Phoenix Park, www.arcchallenges.com.
1 Philip O’Leary 37.23; 2 Christopher Carey 37.33; 3 Nicolae Buceanu 37.57; 4 Kevin Deery 38.27; 5 Enda Currid 38.46.

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