![]() Although his attempt to pull clear was in vain, Keter started to fade away. And the leading group kept pushing ahead.Īfter 38km, the 36-year-old Yego – a 2:06:24 performer and winner of the 2023 Copenhagen Marathon – was the first to make his move. The pacer stepped off the course soon after the leading quartet passed 30km in 1:29:24, by which point they were already more than one minute ahead of course record pace. Running under sunny but cool weather conditions, a crowded pack of about 15 runners led the men’s race to a fast pace in the early stages, hitting the 10km mark in 29:50, 15km in 44:48 and 20km in 59:55.Īfter the leaders passed the 25km water tables, only four runners managed to keep up with the pacer, including Kipchumba, Kenyan duo Solomon Kirwa Yego and Kenneth Keter, as well as Tanzania’s 2017 world bronze medallist Alphonce Simbu. “I am so grateful to win the race and to break the course record, and even China’s (all-comers’) record.” ![]() The course is very good and the weather for today is perfect,” said Kipchumba. It's the third marathon title of the year for Kipchumba, who has remained unbeaten in 2023 following victories in Hong Kong in February and Xiamen in April. The 25-year-old chopped nearly two minutes off his personal best of 2:07:28, set when winning the 2022 Munich Marathon, beating the course record of 2:07:14 set by compatriot Paul Lonyangata eight years ago, and smashing the Chinese all-comers’ record of 2:06:19 set by Kenya’s Moses Mosop in Xiamen in 2015. He improved the Chinese all-comers’ record to 2:05:35. ![]() Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba of Kenya emerged victorious from a three-man battle in the last kilometres to secure the title at the Shanghai Marathon on November 26.
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