The 2010 RAK Half Marathon at Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) has just finished and the results are out. Sterling performance from Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya landed him the winner’s medal in a time of 59:43. The women’s race was won by Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey (born in Ethiopia), in a performance which left the experienced Ethiopian contingent scampering for the lower places! Both the men’s and women’s world record remained untouched by significant margins despite strong fields.
Some amazing stats from the event:
- Fastest ever debut half marathon (female)
- The only half marathon in history where five women broke the 68 minutes in the same race
- All time best times for 4th and 5th places (women)
- National UAE Record (men)
- Turkish National Record (women)
- Ethiopian National Record (women)
- Course Record …(women)
- Course Record (men – masters)
- Course Record (men – UAE National)
Results Summary
Marathon (Men):
- Geoffrey Mutai KEN 59:43
- Tadese Tola ETH 59:49
- Titus Masai KEN 59:51
- Getu Feleke ETH 59:56
- Jairus Chanchima KEN 1:00:31
- Stephen Kibiwott KEN 1:00:38
- Josphat Ndambiri KEN 1:01:08
- Willy Mwangi KEN 1:01:21
- John Kiprotich KEN 1:01:42
- Fabiano Joseph TAN 1:01:45
Marathon (Women):
- Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 1:07:07
- Mare Dibaba ETH 1:07:13
- Aselefech Mergia ETH 1:07:22
- Teyba Erkesso ETH 1:07:41
- Dire Tune ETH 1:07:58
- Atsede Habtamu ETH 1:08:30
- Hilda Kibet NED 1:08:40
- Agnes Kiprop KEN 1:08:48
- Koren Yal ETH 1:10:52
- Magdalena Makunzi KEN 1:11:11
Results for all participants now available on the event results page.
