In hot and humid weather conditions Sefir managed to pull away from the main pack after 25km mark to break the tape in 2:08:13.
Sefir beat his compatriot 19-year-old Shura Kitata, who came in second 2:10:03. Kitata appeared appeared in running world last year when he clocked and impressive 2:08:53 in his marathon debut in Shanghai. The third place in Ottawa took Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro crossing the line in 2:11:39.
Ethiopian women completed the day by claiming top 4 spots. The leading pack including Jelela crossed the half way in 1:12:30, however as the temperatures rose quickly the pace started to slow down as well. Jelela took the lead after 32km marker and never looked back as she took the win with a fast 2:27:05.
Second place took Abera Mekuria in 2:29:50, while Sechale Dalasa was third in 2:32:45.
Men's winner video
Top Results Men
Name | Rank | time | |||||
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Dino Sefir | 1 | 02:08:13.8 | |||||
Shura Kitata | 2 | 02:10:03.2 | |||||
Dominic Ondoro | 3 | 02:11:38.7 | |||||
Evans Ruto | 4 | 02:12:54.3 | |||||
Luka Rotich | 5 | 02:17:14.8 | |||||
Elkana Yego | 6 | 02:18:21.6 | |||||
Mohamed Hrezi | 7 | 02:18:40.0 | |||||
Kip Kangogo | 8 | 02:21:22.4 | |||||
Makorobondo Salukombo | 9 | 02:22:49.9 | |||||
John Parrott | 10 | 02:26:09.6 |
Top Results Women
NAME | CITY | COUNTRY | Place | @10 | @21.1 | @30 | @40 | TIME |
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Koren Jelela | Trento | ETH | 1 | 00:34:13 | 01:12:29 | 01:43:46 | 02:19:08 | 02:27:05.4 |
Aberu Mekuria | Prague 1 | ETH | 2 | 00:34:13 | 01:12:29 | 01:44:11 | 02:21:36 | 02:29:50.4 |
Sechale Dalasa | West Chester | ETH | 3 | 00:34:14 | 01:13:04 | 01:47:29 | 02:24:55 | 02:32:45.5 |
Makida Abdela | West Chester | ETH | 4 | 00:34:13 | 01:14:00 | 01:47:53 | 02:26:19 | 02:34:28.9 |
Tarah Korir | St.Clements | CAN | 5 | 00:35:25 | 01:15:38 | 01:49:14 | 02:27:28 | 02:35:45.2 |
Ariana Hilborn | Solana Beach | LAT | 6 | 00:37:34 | 01:19:34 | 01:53:47 | 02:32:01 | 02:40:31.5 |
Maor Tiyouri | Boulder | ISR | 7 | 00:37:41 | 01:19:56 | 01:54:22 | 02:33:35 | 02:42:21.2 |
Mary Joy Tabal | Chebu City | PHL | 8 | 00:38:00 | 01:19:56 | 01:54:21 | 02:34:25 | 02:43:30.4 |
Julianne Quinn | Ithaca | USA | 9 | 00:39:39 | 01:23:17 | 01:58:23 | 02:37:30 | 02:45:48.8 |
Neasa Coll | Vancouver | CAN | 10 | 00:39:31 | 01:23:30 | 01:58:32 | 02:37:41 | 02:46:15.7 |