David Kemboi Kiyeng Gets $110k and Course Record at Daegu Marathon

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12 years ago 04/09/2012 10:14pm EDT

Top results from Daegu South Korea Marathon on Sunday via Race Results Weekly via Derek Froude of Posso Sports

http://possosports-europe.com/eng/about.php

Hard to believe a race could give $110,000 to the winner and hardly anyone would know it.

MEN -

1. David Kemboi Kiyeng, KEN 2:07:57 CR* USD 80,000 + 30,000i

2. Gilbert Kiptoo Chepkwony, KEN 2:08:16 PB 40,000 + 20,000i

3. Benson Barus, KEN 2:08:36 25,000 + 20,000i

4. Ennaji El Idrissi Abdelaziz, MAR 2:08:49 15,000 + 20,000i

5. Yusuf Songoka, KEN 2:09:08 10,000 + 10,000i

6. Ahmed Baday, MAR 2:09:16 PB 8,000 + 10,000i

7. Mohamed El Hachimi, MAR 2:09:40 5,000 + 10,000i

8. Abraham Tadesse, ERI 2:10:26 4,000

*Course record; previous 2:08:08, Yusuf Songoka (KEN), 2011

i = Earned time bonus

WOMEN -

1. Alemitu Abera, ETH 2:24:57 CR* USD 40,000 + 5,000i

2. Mulu Seboka, ETH 2:27:38 20,000

3. Lim Kyung-Hee, KOR 2:32:49 PB 15,000 + 15,000^

4. Asha Gigi, ETH 2:37:12 10,000

5. Shin Sa-Hin, 1992, KOR 2:37:38 PB 5,000 + 8,000^

6. Oh Jung-Hee, KOR 2:38:03 3,000 + 4,000^

*Course record; previous 2:25:52, Atsede Habtamu (ETH), 2011

^Earned Korean citizen award

12 years ago 04/10/2012 3:18am EDT

re: wejo

Impressive course record for Alemitu Abera. Maybe Atsede Habtamu line up for London Marathon because she face Paula Radcliffe in Berlin.

12 years ago 04/10/2012 3:21am EDT

re: kevins da azn

London Marathon is world record course. Doesn't Atsede Habtamu (Daegu winner last year) want to run London especially that she lost to Paula Radcliffe. Habtamu still could run London and then take a rest for 5 months to Berlin Germany Marathon.

12 years ago 04/10/2012 3:24am EDT

re: kevins da azn

Atsede Habtamu must be inspired by Paula. I think she's the 1 ethiopian that face Paula. NO other ethiopians line up for Berlin 2011. She looks disappointed losing to Paula 2:24:25 to 2:23:46. But she was ahead was 18 secs at some point in 35km.

12 years ago 04/10/2012 3:35am EDT

re: kevins da azn

Paula Radcliffe is beatable. She didn't win Berlin Marathon with a weak field. She got to face more stronger elite runners than just 2 in Berlin. Paula should face 10 or more elite runners.

http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/895633-paula-radcliffe-focused-on-a-dream-olympic-finale-at-london-2012

12 years ago 04/10/2012 4:19am EDT

re: wejo

I knew it. I was there.

It was a great performance, but crowd support at the finish was dismal.

Not 20 minutes before there were some 10,000 people finishing up the 10k yet when Kemboi came through for the win there were probably less than 200 of us lining the fence at the finish line (which was 2 meters away from the 10k finish line.

I was disappointed. Could have been such a huge crowd at the finish to cheer on a brilliant run, but everyone was too busy scarfing down their free dukboki.

12 years ago 04/10/2012 4:20am EDT

re: I knew it.

I was bummed Deriba Merga didn't show up. I got the race book and he was number 2 and I got all excited. Then come race day he's a no show.

Wonder what happened.

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