Martin Lel, RNR Lisbon Half Marathon, photo by PhotoRun.net
The Lisbon Half marathon had 20,000 runners on Sunday, September 30, 2012. A strong race for the top five on the men and top five on the women. Martin Lel won in 61:28. Olympic bronze medalist , Tariku Bekele took sixth in 62:59.
Priscah Jeptoo, 2012 RnR Lisbon Half Marathon,
photo by PhotoRun.net
Priscah Jeptoo, the silver medalist in the marathon from London, won in Lisbon with a time of 1:10.32. Jeptoo won by a considerable margin, showing that she has recovered pretty well from the challenging London Olympic marathon battle.
Results, Top Five, RNR Lisbon Half marathon:
1.Martin Lel, 1.01.28
2. Albert Matebor, 1.01.38
3. Titus Masai, 1.01.49
4. Cybrian Kotut, 1.02.25
5. Cuthbet Nyansango, 1.02.26
6. Tariku Bekele, 1.02.59Women elite:
1.Priscah Jeptoo, 1.10.32
2.Margaret Muriuki, 1.11.28
3.Dulce Felix, 1.12.12
4.Mizuki Nioguchi, 1.12.20
5.Leonor Carneiro, 1.13.49
6.Sara Moreira, 1.19.18
Cybrian Kotut, RNR Lisbon Half, photo by PhotoRun.net
FAST LEL 1:01:28, T. BEKELE DEBUTED 1:02:59
Martin Lel, 2012 RnR Lisbon Half winner, photo by PhotoRun.net
LISBON (POR, Sep 30): Former London Marathon winner Martin Lel pulled away at 2 km to go and won the Rock´n´Roll Half-Marathon of Portugal in 1:01:28. Second Albert Matebor 1:01:38 and third Titus Masai 1:01:49. London 10 000 m bronze medalist Tariku Bekele debuted at the distance with 1:02:59 as 6th. Best home runner Hermano Ferreira was 9th in 1:04:52. World and olympic silver winner Priscah Jeptoo was the top woman in 1:10:32 beating Margaret Muriuki 1:11:28 and best Portugal runner Dulce Felix 1:12:12 ahead of 2004 olympic marathon winner Mizuki Noguchi of Japan 1:12:20.
Muriuki, Felix, Nioguchi, Jeptoo battle, RNR Lisbon Half,
photo by PhotoRun.net
