Nairobi — Kenya’s Mary Ngugi-Cooper braved wet circumstances to win the ladies’s half marathon on the Nice North Run in Newcastle on Sunday morning.
The 2014 World Half Marathon silver medalist clocked 1:07:40 in first place, forward of the Ethiopian pair of Senbere Teferi (1:07:41) and Megertu Alemu (1:07:42) in second and third place respectively.
Ngugi-Cooper admitted the moist circumstances had put her to the check however was glad to have discovered a approach round it for the victory.
“What an awesome race to be a part of. Assume my years of coaching in Leeds had ready me effectively for the standard British circumstances. Actually proud to share the rostrum with my pals from throughout the border,” she stated.
The race was her third of the 12 months after the RomaOstia Half Marathon and the Boston Marathon in Italy and the USA respectively.
She clocked 1:07:38 to win in Italy earlier than lacking out on podium in Boston after working 2:24:24 in sixth.
Ngugi-Cooper additionally gave props to the extent of competitors witnessed in elite girls’s race.
“Shout out to all of the wonderful girls who made up this race. All of them encourage me and our @nalatrackclub women each time we watch them race around the globe, and it was an honour to line up with them this morning,” the 2016 World Half Marathon bronze medalist added.
It was a double delight for Kenya as Abel Kipchumba clocked 59.62 to win the boys’s race.
Nice Britain’s Marc Scott clocked 1:01:11 in second as Norwegian Sondre Moen got here third in 1:01:25.
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The 2021 Valencia Half Marathon champion was additionally competing in his third race of the 12 months, having been in motion on the New York Half Marathon and Boston 10km street race in March and June respectively.
Kipchumba started the 12 months with victory in New York, clocking 1:00:25 in first place earlier than an underwhelming fifth place end in Boston after timing 28:15.
Weekend of wins
Elsewhere, Kenya’s Dennis Kibet led a 1-2 end within the males’s competitors on the Prague 10km street race when he clocked 27:17 in first place.
Fellow Kenyan, Vincent Kibet got here second in 27:25 as Ethiopian Tadese Worku completed third in 27:32.
Within the girls’s race, Diana Chepkorir replicated the efficiency by timing 30:12 to cross the end line first.
Miriam Chebet got here second in 31:28 as Lemlem Nibret clocked 32:20 in third place.