Rio World Half-Marathon Champs results

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Women just finished up:

http://www.iaaf.org/whm08/results/event ... sults.html

1 44 Lornah Kiplagat NED 1:08:37 (SB)
2 28 Aselefech Mergia ETH 1:09:57 (PB)
3 38 Pamela Chepchumba KEN 1:10:01 .
4 25 Genet Getaneh ETH 1:10:03 (PB)
5 37 Peninah Arusei KEN 1:10:12 .
6 24 Abebu Gelan ETH 1:10:59 (PB)
7 39 Julia Mumbi Muraga KEN 1:11:11 .
8 26 Atsede Habtamu ETH 1:11:13 .
9 51 Luminita Talpos ROU 1:11:16 (SB)
10 33 Yukiko Akaba JPN 1:11:39

The team battle was close, Ethiopia beating Kenya by 25 seconds for first. Japan and the US were third and fourth.

http://www.iaaf.org/whm08/results/event ... m.html#det

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Men's results:

1 34 Zersenay Tadese ERI 59:56 (CR)
2 61 Patrick Makau Musyoki KEN 1:01:54 .
3 70 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah QAT 1:01:57 (SB)
4 57 Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott KEN 1:01:58 .
5 55 Yusei Nakao JPN 1:02:05 .
6 85 Dieudonné Disi RWA 1:03:03 .
7 42 Abebe Dinkesa ETH 1:03:04 .
8 23 Marilson dos Santos BRA 1:03:14 .
9 58 Joseph Maregu KEN 1:03:32 .
10 72 Essa Ismail Rashed QAT 1:03:57 (PB)

http://www.iaaf.org/whm08/results/event ... s.html#det

Kenya won easily over Tadesse-led Eritrea. Tadesse seems to have been by himself from around 5k on, nice solo win.