Cynthia Kosgei destroys Ravenna Half Marathon course record

Kenya’s Cynthia Kosgei destroyed the women’s 21km course record at the Ravenna Half Marathon, on Sunday (10) in Ravenna, Italy.

The 30 year-old who is fresh from participating at the Marathon International De Rabat, where she finished fifth in a personal best of 2:28.24, came with a set mind of lowering the race course time as she crashed it totally down, taking off a whopping six minutes and erasing the old time of 1:14.12, set five years ago by Clementine Mukandanga from Rwanda with a new course record time of 1:09.45.

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Kosgei who is the reigning champion of Bucharest Half Marathon, led a 1-2-3 Kenyan podium finish as she was followed in second place by Vivian Jepkogei Cheruiyot in 1:09.49 with Veronicah Nyaruai Wanjiru closing the podium three places in 1:10.10.

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In the men’s category James Kipkosgei led a led 1-2 Kenyan podium as he took the honors in a new personal best of 1:00.27 and was followed in second place by Joseph Kimutai in new pb of 1:00.49 with Switzerland’s Jonas Raess who was making his debut over the distance coming home in third place in 1:02.17

LEADING RESULTS

21KM MEN

1. James Kipkogei      (KEN) 1:00.27
2. Joseph Kimutai      (KEN) 1:00.49
3. Jonas Raess            (SWZ) 1:02.17

LEADING RESULTS

21KM WOMEN

1. Cynthia Kosgei                        (KEN) 1:09.44
2. Vivian Jepkogei Cheruiyot      (KEN) 1:09.49
3. Veronicah Nyaruai Wanjiru     (KEN) 1:10.10