{"id":102584,"date":"2023-08-21T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=102584"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:08:54","slug":"kenyas-wesley-kiptoo-ties-falmouth-road-race-course-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/kenyas-wesley-kiptoo-ties-falmouth-road-race-course-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya’s Wesley Kiptoo ties Falmouth Road Race course record\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya’s Wesley Kiptoo<\/strong> and Hellen Obiri<\/strong> dominated the Asics Falmouth Road Race on Sunday, topping the men’s and women’s podiums respectively by matching some of the fastest times in the 51-year history of Massachusetts’ famed seven-mile course.<\/p>\n

Kiptoo<\/a> crossed the finish line in 31:08 to match the record set by fellow Kenyan Gilbert Okari<\/strong> in 2004. Leading a pack that included John Korir<\/strong>, Edwin Kurgat<\/strong> and David Bett<\/strong>, Kiptoo ran a blistering 4:17 opening mile. By the time he hit the 5-km mark, he had a 12-second lead. By 10 km that lead had doubled.<\/p>\n

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