Collins Kipkirui, Helah Kiprop win Tallinn half-marathons
Kenyan long-distance runner Collins Kipkirui set a new course Tallinn Marathon half-marathon record, winning the 21.1-kilometer men's race on Saturday morning in 1:00:23. Helah Kiprop, also from Kenya, won the women's race, with a time of 1:09:20.
Saturday and Sunday is Tallinn Marathon weekend, with the half-marathon and 10K events having already taken place, and the full marathon to follow Sunday.
Kenyans also made up the next four finishers in the men's half-marathon: Mike Chematot, who set a PB, was second with a time of 1:00:48.
Rhonzas Lokitam Kilimo took third place (1:01:01), followed by Nehmiah Kipyegon in fourth (1:01:45) and Solomon Koech in fifth (1:05:19).
Karel Hussar was the fastest Estonian, finishing sixth overall (1:06:17).
Kenyans took a clean sweep of the women's top three too. Race winner Kiprop was followed by Betty Kibet in second place (1:10:02) , while Rabecca Chepkwemoi came third (1:10:19).
The fastest Estonian woman was triathlete Kaidi Kivioja, who finished seventh (1:18:57).
Estonia's largest annual public sporting event continued on Saturday with the Tallinn Autumn Run, a 10-kilometer race which started at 2 p.m.
The weekend culminates with the full, 42.2-kilometer marathon race on Sunday morning from 9 a.m.
The weekend's program also included children's races at Snelli Stadium Saturday morning, the youth race, which started at Freedom Square at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
The routes follow public roads meaning potential delays, which can be read about here.
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