Kipchumba wins Eindhoven Marathon 2011
Kenya’s Chirchir Kipchumba wins Marathon Eindhoven in 2:05:48
Kenya’s Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba set a new course record when he won the Marathon Eindhoven in a personal best of 2:05:48 on Sunday.
The previous course record in the Dutch city was 2:07:01 set by Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai in 2009 while Chirchir Kipchumba, 28, smashed his previous best of 2:08:10 set when finishing second at the 2010 Toronto Marathon
Only four other marathons in the world this year have had faster winning times.
Georgina Rono made it a double victory for Kenya in Eindhoven when she won the women’s race in a course record and personal best of 2:24:33.
Leading men’s results.
Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba (Kenya) 2:05:48
Nathaniel Kipkosgei (Kenya) 2:06:28
Mike Kipyego (Kenya) 2:06:48
Tadesse Tola (Ethiopia) 2:07:13
Charles Munyeki Kiama (Kenya) 2:08:04
Augustine Rono (Kenya) 2:08:05
Deribe Robi Melka (Ethiopia) 2:08:40
Edwin Kutto (Kenya) 2:08:57
Dadi yami Gemeda (Ethiopia) 2:11:04
Julius Arile (Kenya) 2:12:33
Leading women’s results
Georgina Rono (Kenya) 2:24.33
Shitaye Bedaso (Ethiopia) 2:25:09
Feyese Tadese Boru (Ethiopia) 2:25:20
Rael Kiyara Kguriatukai (Kenya) 2:25.33
Hilda Kibet (The Netherlands) 2:26:36