Kenya dominate each the boys’s and ladies’s elite races, securing all three podium spots within the Welsh capital
Patrick Mosin and Miriam Chebet claimed victories on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon, securing a Kenyan sweep on the rostrum on Sunday (October 6).
Mosin and the cohort of Kenyan athletes set a powerful early tempo within the occasion, forward of the 27,500 runners who had signed up to participate.
On the 15km mark, the 24-year-old broke away from the main pack, making a 20-second hole between himself and the chasing contenders, which included final yr’s winner Vincent Mutai, in addition to Cosmas Boi and Marvin Kiptoo.
Patrick Mosin (Cardiff Half)
Though the course report of 59:30 – set by Leonard Langat in 2019 – was out of attain, Mosin crossed the end line in a formidable 60:01 – near his private better of 59:31.
Mutai adopted in second with 60:12 while Boi secured third in 60:17.
“It was powerful on the market however I attempted my greatest and I’m so so completely happy to win the race,” stated Mosin. “I really feel so completely happy, the followers had been wonderful motivation and I like racing right here.
“I’m proud of how I ran as that is my first time right here; I wasn’t too far off my private greatest in these situations.”
Vincent Mutai, Patrick Mosin and Cosmas Boi (Cardiff Half)
The primary Brit throughout the road was Derby’s Ben Connor, who has not too long ago returned from an 18-month damage to complete eleventh in 62:58.
Ranked because the sixth quickest Briton over the gap with 60:55, he additionally completed runner-up on the re-scheduled English Nationwide Cross Nation Championships final month.
“I’ve been out with a stress fracture and another points for the reason that London Marathon in 2022,” stated Connor. “It’s taken 18 months to get well and get again on the beginning line and it’s good to be again.
“I’ve by no means carried out this race earlier than and the assist was wonderful. The Welsh gained’t keep residence for a little bit of rain.”
(Cardiff Half)
Within the ladies’s race, Chebet, who completed second on the Istanbul Half Marathon. timed her cost completely to set a brand new private greatest en-route to victory.
Trailing 2022 10km African champion Caroline Nyaga and Kenyan half-marathon debutant Grace Nawowuna on the 10km stage, Chebet closed the nine-second hole and powered previous her rivals to steer by 25 seconds with 2km to go.
Chebet then held agency to take the Cardiff Half crown in 66:42, slashing 34 seconds off her private greatest, forward of Nawowuna (67:15) and Nyaga (67:16).
“I really feel good, it was a improbable race, I attempted to push as arduous as I may and I’m completely happy to get the non-public greatest and to win the race,” stated Chebet. “I had a terrific competitors pushing me and the assist actually saved me going.”
Callum Corridor (Cardiff Half)
It was a household affair within the wheelchair race as husband and spouse Callum and Jade Corridor battled it out on the streets of the Welsh capital.
It was Callum of County Durham who got here out on high clocking 55:05 while Jade claimed the ladies’s title in 57:57.
“I had a sense my spouse Jade was going to win the race, so I needed to step up and win in any other case I by no means would’ve lived that down. She would have had the medal hanging up within the storage and I assumed, we are able to’t have that!”
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