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| Rita Jeptoo With the finish tape wrapped around her legs, Rita Jeptoo, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 2013 running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) |
Kenyans Geoffrey Kamworor and Rita Jeptoo were the winners of “Medio Maraton de Bogota”, a half-marathon ran at 2600m altitude in Colombia. Kamworor ran easily at the beginning before starting to push completely alone in second half and going through the finish line in 1:03:18. A positive test for Kamworor for his fall marathon which will be announced soon. Second Dickson Chumba in 1:04:10 while third was Kiplimo Kimutai 1:04:27. Miguel Amador was first local athlete as eleventh in 1:09:11. Jeptoo in women category took the lead in the last part clearly and won in 1:13:39. She will head back to Kenya for training for Chicago Marathon.
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