Records tumbled at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, fueled by the city seeing it’s coldest day this season so far. Lemi’s compatriot Anchalem Haymanot finished the race in 2:24:15 to better Kenyan Valentine Kipketer’s record of 2:24:33 set in 2013. Lemi and Anchalem took home prize money of $45,000 as well as a course record bonus of $15,000 each. AdvertisementIt was a dream debut for Anchalem in the women’s elite race who kept pleading with her pacer to push harder throughout the race. In the women’s race, there were as many as five runners in the lead pack at the midway stage before 2019 champion Worknesh Alemu took the sole lead.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2023 11:29 UTC