Rain of records in the EDP Bilbao Night Marathon

October 22, 2017Updated on October 22, 2017

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In the event that had 11.000 runners, the Kenyan Eliud Too and Mercy Jepkangor won the latter, beating the women's record with 2h47'11 ''. In addition, the record is broken in both categories of the half marathon

The Kenyan Eliud Too has achieved victory in EDP Bilbao Night Marathon in a race where he left alone from the time to cross the finish line, located next to the Guggenheim Museum with a time of 2:18:26. The second classified was his compatriot, David Kiplagat, (2:28:16) followed by the Balearic Joan Florit (2: 43: 24).

In the women's competition, Mercy Jepkangor she was the best in the distance, the first time she participated in the 42 km distance. The Kenyan has shown a great adaptation getting the victory and the record of the test with a final time of 2:47:11, followed in second place by the Cantabrian Dolores Marco (2:54:13) and third by Mari Carmen Gartzia (3: 20: 53).

Half marathon

The Kenyan dominance was also evident in the half marathon, in which there was record twice. In the female category, Caroline Chebet Korir set a new best record by completing the 21 kilometers in 1: 13: 35, well ahead of the Kenyan one Brillian Jepkorir (1:16:39) and Oihana Ortiz de Zarate (1: 26: 03).

In men, the podium was taken by athletes from the African continent. In a tight sprint to three, the Kenyan Kiptoo Maiyo (1: 04: 18) was imposed by only two seconds of difference to the Moroccan living in Bizkaia The Hassan Oubaddi and Richard Kemboi, compatriot of the winner.