The Ethiopian impresses in Germany as Benard Biwott wins the men’s race in 2:05:54 and Georgina Schwiening improves to 2:25:46 to move into 9th on the all-time UK rankings.
Havi Feisa took part in the 41st Frankfurt Marathon in Mainova with a record of 2:17:25.
The 25-year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:17:25, bettering the previous women’s record by 1:45. It was also the 12th fastest performance this year.
Runner-up Magdaline Masai of Kenya ran a personal best of 2:18:58 and also finished in the old course record of 2:19:10. Ethiopia’s Shuko Jenemon was third in 2:22:37.
“The record was my goal and everything went great,” Feisa said. “After 25 km I had enough strength to break away from the group. I was very happy with my race plan. The atmosphere of the course helped me a lot. You can certainly run 2;16 on this fast course.”
The men’s race had its share of surprises as 22-year-old Kenyan debutant Benard Biwott claimed victory in 2:05:54 as he crossed the line at Frankfurt’s Festhalle.
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Gossa Challa and Lencho Tesfaye finished second and third in 2:07:35 and 2:08:02 respectively.
British runners achieved a number of excellent results in Frankfurt Georgina Schwiening being the fastest European with a PB of 2:25:46 in 11th place as the former world junior duathlon champion moved up to 9th in the UK all-time marathon rankings.
In total, seven British women finished in the top 25 as Louise Small recorded a PB of 2:29:33, Tracey Barlow ran 2:35:51 and Beth Kidger, on her marathon debut, clocked 2:37 with Naomi Mitchell. 40:00 running 2:38:37.
In the men’s race, George James of Dorking and Mole Valley also ran a great PB in 2:11:19.
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