2018 Doha Half Marathon Results: Allie Kieffer Gets Dominant Win, Mo Farah Doesn’t Start with Achilles Problem
by LetsRun.com
January 12, 2018
Mo Farah was the star attraction at the Ooredoo Doha Half Marathon, and while he warmed up for the race, he did not start it because of a tight achilles. Alex Kibet of Kenya got the win in 1:01:53 in his absence.
Allie Kieffer, the surprise 5th place finisher at the 2017 TCS NYC marathon, who just signed a contract with Oiselle, showed she is in great form as she got a dominant win in 1:10:40, lowering her PB from 74:13.
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Female | |||||||
1. | Allie Kiefer | 31 | USA | 1:10:40 | — | ||
2. | Gemma Steele | 33 | GBR | 1:12:37 | +0:01:56 | ||
3. | Faith Chepkoech | 24 | KEN | 1:12:44 | +0:02:03 | ||
4. | Emma Bates | 26 | USA | 1:12:52 | +0:02:11 | ||
5. | Esma Aydemir | 20 | TUR | 1:13:36 | +0:02:56 | ||
7. | Azucena Diaz | 19 | ESP | 1:14:35 | +0:03:54 | ||
6. | Monica Silva | 25 | POR | 1:16:10 | +0:05:29 |
Male | ||||||||
1. | Alex Kibet | 27 | KEN | 1:01:53 | — | |||
2. | Benard Korir | 25 | KEN | 1:02:07 | +0:00:13 | |||
3. | Chris Thompson | 37 | GBR | 1:03:03 | +0:01:10 | |||
4. | Ayad Lamdassem | 36 | ESP | 1:03:09 | +0:01:16 | |||
5. | Abdi Abirahman | 41 | USA | 1:03:18 | +0:01:24 | |||
6. | Michael Shelley | 35 | AUS | 1:03:20 | +0:01:27 | |||
7. | Scotty Bauhs | 31 | USA | 1:03:52 | +0:01:58 | |||
8. | Hendrik Pfeiffer | 25 | GER | 1:04:12 | +0:02:18 | |||
9. | Ivan FERNANDEZ | 30 | ESP | 1:04:46 | +0:02:53 | |||
10. | Bekir Karayel | 35 | TUR | 1:06:08 | +0:04:14 |
Just Confirmed: @Mo_Farah did not start the #OoredooHalf on Friday morning in Doha. He warmed up, but feeling Achilles discomfort he decided not to start.
— David Monti (@d9monti) January 12, 2018