Chebet Wins Third Amsterdam Marathon
Kenya's Wilson Chebet won for the 3rd straight year Amsterdam Marathon title by setiing a new course record of 2:05:36 on Sunday (20). WATCH VIDEO HERE
The pacemakers set the early pace perfect to brake the previous course record of 2:05:41 as they passed the 10km mark at 29:27min, the second fastest Amsterdam10km split. A group of around 15 runners stayed together with a top man splitting 62:38 min.
In the final stages of the race it was Wilson Chebet who knew how to to win the race in Amsterdam as he cressed the finish line first with a new course record time of 2:05:36.
Wilson Chebet in 2011 won his first Amsterdam marathon in 2:05:53, last year he won the race in 2:05:41 and this year the Kenyan improved his time to 2:05:36. In fact all three times he managed to break the course record.
The women's race winner Valentine Kipketer of Kenya won the marathon race in 2:23:02. The 20 year old Kenyan improved her personal best mark by 1minute and 31 seconds.
Men Top 10 Results
| Place | Name | City | Gross | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Chebet | Kenya | 2:05:36 | 2:05:35 |
| 2 | Birhanu Girma | Ethiopia | 2:06:06 | 2:06:04 |
| 3 | Bernard Koech | Kenya | 2:06:29 | 2:06:27 |
| 4 | Abdullah Shami Dawit | Ethiopia | 2:08:02 | 2:08:01 |
| 5 | Yekeber Bayabel | Ethiopia | 2:09:39 | 2:09:39 |
| 6 | Gilbert Yegon | Kenya | 2:09:49 | 2:09:47 |
| 7 | Franklin Chepkwony | Kenya | 2:09:53 | 2:09:53 |
| 8 | Dickson Chumba | Kenya | 2:10:15 | 2:10:15 |
| 9 | Mulue Andom | Eritrea | 2:11:03 | 2:11:02 |
| 10 | Luka Kanda | Kenya | 2:11:24 | 2:11:24 |
Top 10 Women Results
| Place | Name | City | Gross | Net |
| 1 | Valentine Kipketer | Kenya | 2:23:02 | 2:23:02 |
| 2 | Serena Burla | USA | 2:28:01 | 2:27:59 |
| 3 | Alice Timbilil | Kenya | 2:28:36 | 2:28:34 |
| 4 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 2:31:30 | 2:31:28 |
| 5 | Isabella Ochichi | 2:31:38 | 2:31:35 | |
| 6 | Miranda Boonstra | Netherland | 2:31:49 | 2:31:47 |
| 7 | Mestawet Tufa | Ethiopia | 2:34:10 | 2:34:08 |
| 8 | Nicola Duncan | Great Brittain | 2:36:51 | 2:36:44 |
| 9 | Mona Stockhecke | Germany | 2:38:30 | 2:38:28 |
| 10 | Guteni Schone | Ethiopia | 2:42:25 | 2:42:23 |
