KENYAN FREDDY SITTUK has won this year’s Belfast Marathon after coming home three minutes ahead of last year’s winner – and compatriot – Joel Kipsang in a time of 2:18:30.
Another Kenyan, Hilary Kipsang, took third while Joe McAlister of St.Malachy’s AC, Belfast was the first local finisher, clocking 2:33.09.
Ethiopian Bayrush Shiferaw took the women’s event in 2:41.20, 12 minutes ahead of Scotland’s Shona Crombie-Hicks, despite missing her scheduled start time by around a minute. Northern Ireland’s Karen Alexander took third in 2:58:00.
Kildare man Patrick Monahan won the wheelchair race in a time of 2:06.21, over 32 minutes ahead of the mark he set in finishing third in Dublin last autumn.
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In total, over 19,000 people took part in today’s race.
Freddy Sittuk wins Belfast Marathon while Kildare man takes wheelchair prize
Freddy Sittuk wins Belfast Marathon while Kildare man takes wheelchair prize
KENYAN FREDDY SITTUK has won this year’s Belfast Marathon after coming home three minutes ahead of last year’s winner – and compatriot – Joel Kipsang in a time of 2:18:30.
Another Kenyan, Hilary Kipsang, took third while Joe McAlister of St.Malachy’s AC, Belfast was the first local finisher, clocking 2:33.09.
Ethiopian Bayrush Shiferaw took the women’s event in 2:41.20, 12 minutes ahead of Scotland’s Shona Crombie-Hicks, despite missing her scheduled start time by around a minute. Northern Ireland’s Karen Alexander took third in 2:58:00.
Kildare man Patrick Monahan won the wheelchair race in a time of 2:06.21, over 32 minutes ahead of the mark he set in finishing third in Dublin last autumn.
In total, over 19,000 people took part in today’s race.
Runners at the start of today's marathon
Freddy Sittuk
Freddy Sittuk
Fun runners
Mark Kelly crosses the finish line
A competitor crosses the finish line
Winner of the men's marathon Kenyan Freddy Sittuk
Winner of the women's marathon Bayrush Shiferaw
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