Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish
Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Chevron Houston Marathon in an official time of 2:12:32, his third win in the race.
Cheruiyot is only the second runner to win the event three times (2008, 2006, 2005) -- joining countryman Stephen Nbungu who had three consecutive wins from 1998-2000.
Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an official time of 2:24:40 — in the women's event today, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year. Tune is the first repeat winner since 2000 and the third overall to win the race twice.
Cheruiyot pulled clear of Ethiopia's Kasime Adilo over the last 400 meters of the 26.2-mile race.
Colorado-based James Carney won the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon, also the USATF National Championship, with a time of 1:02:21.
Kate O'Neill ran 1:11:57 to take the women's title.
Carney's pace was 4:46 per mile while O'Neill averaged 5:30 for the event.
source: http://www.chron.com/
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