After another five kilometres, the leaders were down to four: Koech, Ngelel and Ethiopian duo Habtamu Wegi and Chalu Gelmisa. The Kenyan’s efforts saw both Wegi and Gelmisa drop away before 33 kilometres, but Koech managed to keep up. The top five finishers all managed to beat the previous course record. Ngelel set a PB of 2:10:31 in second place, bettering his career best by 19 seconds. Seboka continued to extend her leading margin and was on track to challenge the 2:26:12 course record that has stood since 2011, but gastrointestinal discomfort after 30 kilometres prevented her from doing so.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2018 10:18 UTC