A Result We Missed Over The Weekend: Cosmas Jarius Kipchoge (60:55) And Muliye Dekebo (69:45) Win Stralugano Half-Marathon In Switzerland
Courtesy Race Results Weekly
May 24, 2016
Stralugano Half-Marathon (12th)
Lugano, SUI; Sunday, May 22
Distance: 21.1 km, one-loop course
Finishers: 978 men + 270 women = 1248 total
Prize Money: Indicated in Swiss francs (CHF)
NOTE: Forty-four year-old Catherine Bertone of Italy ran a lifetime best of 1:13:37 here. She has a chance to run for Italy at the Rio Olympics; she set a marathon PB of 2:30:19 in Rotterdam last April –Ed.
MEN (extended gun times) –
1. Cosmas Jairus Kipchoge, 1986, KEN 1:00:55.8 CHF 2000 (=USD 2017)
2. Nicholas Mulinge Makau, 1990, KEN 1:00:57.6 PB 1000
3. Tadesse Abraham, 1982, SUI 1:01:24.3 500
4. Thomas James Lokomwa, 1987, KEN 1:01:55.1 250
5. Patrick Ereng, 1987, KEN 1:02:11.4 250
6. Daniel Kemboi, 1986, KEN 1:02:11.5
7. Benard Kiplangat Bett, 1993, KEN 1:02:54.3
8. Dadi Fikru, 1990, ETH 1:02:55.9
9. Yazew Sisay, 1994, ETH 1:02:58.7
10. Robert Kipkoech Kirui, 1992, KEN 1:03:10.9
11. Timon Kimutai, 1988, KEN 1:06:27.1
WOMEN (extended gun times) –
1. Muliye Dekebo Haylemariyam, 1998, ETH 1:09:45.7 PB CHF 2000 (=USD 2017)
2. Charity Kiprop, 1995, KEN 1:12:34.7 PB 1000
3. Gladys Kataron Kiplagat, 1991, KEN 1:13:18.1 PB 500
4. Catherine Bertone, 1972, ITA 1:13:36.3 PB 250
5. Caroline Cherono, 1983, KEN 1:15:28.8 250
6. Evelyne Dietschi, 1996, SUI 1:16:52.8 PB
7. Isabella Morlini, 1971, ITA 1:17:47.2
8. Giulia Malagoni, 1994, ITA 1:21:52.7