Posted: April 9, 2007

Athletics (RRW): Course Record At Utrecht Marathon

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com By Win Van Hemert UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS (09-Apr) -- Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba of Kenya won the seventh edition of the Utrecht Marathon here today in 2:11:16, smashing Luc Krotwaar's 2003 course record of 2:13:43 by more than two minutes. Kiplagat, who has also raced as "Mariko Kipchumba," was just six seconds faster than compatriot Sammy Chumba, who finished second in 2:11:22. Chumba was the winner of the Marrakech Marathon on Jan. 28, in 2:11:43. John Rono, another Kenyan, also was within the old course record, taking third place in 2:13:33. The women's race was won by Joanna Chmiel-Gront of Poland in 2:47:11. She was over two minutes ahead of Remelda Kergyte of Lithuania, who finished second in 2:49:27. No other women finished in under three hours. The event attracted over 13,000 runners competing at several distances. Top Results: MEN - 1. Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba, KEN, 2:11:16 CR 2. Sammy Chumba, KEN, 2:11:22 3. John Rono, KEN, 2:13:33 4. Elijah Cheburet, KEN, 2:16:08 5. Isaiah Kosgei, KEN, 2:19:20 6. Isaac Chemobo, KEN, 2:22:42 WOMEN - 1. Joanna Chmiel-Gront, POL, 2:47:11 2. Remelda Kergyte, LTU, 2:49:27 Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest