Ethiopia’s Rahma Tusa ran the third fastest time in history at the 52nd edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon held on Sunday (14) in Houston, United States.
The 30 year-old who has not raced since 2018, had set her sight on the course record time of 2:19.12 set two years ago by United States Keira D’Amato but missed by 21 seconds as she lowered her personal best time with four minutes, cutting the tape in 2:19.33.
Tusa was followed closely in second place by Kenya’s Vicoty Chepngeno who holds the Houston half marathon course record (1:05.03) in 2:19.55 with Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Beyene Melesech closing the podium three finishes, over five minutes late in 2:24.50.
German’s Deborah Schöneborn and Jovana de la Cruz Capani of Peru finished in fourth and fifth place in respective time of 2:24.54 and 2:26.49.
LEADING RESULTS
42KM WOMEN
POS | NAME | TIME |
---|---|---|
1 | Rahma Tusa Chota (ETH) | 2:19.33 |
2 | Vicoty Chepngeno (KEN) | 2:19.55 |
3 | Melesech Tsegaye Beyene (ETH) | 2:24.50 |
4 | Deborah Schöneborn (GER) | 2:24.54 |
5 | Jovana de la Cruz Capani (PER) | 2:26.49 |
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