Antrim Coast Half victories for Kamworor and Alem

Fast occasions on scenic course in Northern Eire with Sesemann, Hauger-Thacker and Purdue among the many Brits in motion

Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya gained the Condor Government Antrim Coast Half Marathon on Sunday (Aug 24) in 59:51, whereas Mizan Alem of Ethiopia was first girl residence in a swift 65:38.

Kamworor, 32, gained the world half-marathon title in 2014, 2016 and 2018 along with the New York Metropolis Marathon in 2017 and 2019. As well as, he has gained two world cross-country titles.

His massive goal in coming weeks is the Chicago Marathon on October 12. Right here he went off onerous however slowed down within the latter phases as fatigue took its toll, partly as a result of heat situations.

He follows within the footsteps of former winners resembling Mo Farah.

Tadesse Getahon of Israel simply pipped Phil Sesemann for second place because the duo clocked 61:21 and 61:22 with the Briton six seconds inside his PB.

Sondre Moen of Norway was a few seconds additional behind in fourth adopted by Hendrik Pfeiffer of Germany in fifth.

The Antrim Coast Half Marathon is considered one of the crucial scenic races on this planet. The world has been used as a set location for, amongst different issues, Recreation of Thrones, along with being the gateway to the Glens of Antrim, an Space of Excellent Pure Magnificence and UNESCO world heritage web site.

Girls’s race winner Alem gained the world under-20 5000m title in 2021 and AW readers will bear in mind she gained the ladies’s race on the Night time of the ten,000m PBs in 2023 with a sub-30min efficiency. 

Right here the Ethiopian completed away from runner-up Loice Chemnung of Kenya, who clocked 66:06.

Senayet Getachew of Ethiopia was third in 66:33 with Karoline Grovdal of Norway operating 67:26 in fourth.

Lilian Kasait Rengeruk of Kenya was fifth in 67:36, whereas Dakotah Popehn, the American who completed twelfth within the Olympic marathon final yr, ran 67:42 in sixth.

Calli Hauger-Thackery was aiming to present Eilish McColgan’s UK file of 65:43 a scare however she light to 69:36 in seventh place.

Hauger-Thackery is ready to run the ten,000m on the World Championships in Tokyo earlier than the Chicago Marathon.

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Charlotte Purdue, one other high British marathoner, may also be dissatisfied to run exterior 70 minutes in eighth though she has been troubled by accidents and has solely been again in coaching for a few months.