KENYANS Victor Kipkemei Chepkwony (middle), Glady Kiptoo, Victor Kipkemei Chepkwony (left), and Eric Chepsiror dominated the medal podium after conquering the men’s 42K race of the Singlife One Clark International Marathon on Sunday in Clark.
Photograph courtesy of RUNRIO
CLARK — Kenyan runners stamped their class in the Singlife One Clark International Marathon on Sunday at Clark Parade Grounds in Pampanga.
Victor Kipkemei Chepkwony ruled the men’s 42K race in two hours, 24 minutes and 28 seconds, putting together a strong performance to claim the top spot. He was followed by fellow Kenyan Glady Kiptoo in 2:26:21 and Eric Chepsiror in 2:31:52 for the podium.
Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori also crossed the finish line first in the women's division, timing in at 2:49:20 to secure the championship in front of second placer Purity Serem (3:04:50) in this race which had Singlife Philippines Inc. as title sponsor, organized by RUNRIO, and had SM Supermalls and SM Clark as official race day partner.
Local runners also shone in the marathon, with Allan Arbois Jr. and Christine Hallasgo being the first Filipinos ro run through the tape.
Arbois led the locals in 2:32:16, followed by Dickyias Mendioro (2:32:32) and Bernard Caluza (2:37:05), while Hallasgo paced the women in 3:08:47, narrowly edging Jessa Mae Roda (3:09:08) and Maricar Camacho (3:19:20).
The Singlife One Clark International Marathon also featured 21K, 10K and 5K categories, giving runners of different levels an opportunity to compete on the Clark course.
