A leading group of more than 10 runners paced the race in the early stages. Ndungu, a two-time Lake Biwa marathon winner with a PB of 2:07:04, settled for third place in 2:12:15. Pre-race favourite Seboka lived up to expectations in the women’s race. The 34-year-old Ethiopian kept extending her lead and claimed the convincing win with an advantage of nearly five minutes. With two kilometres remaining, two-time Delhi Half Marathon winner Legese put in a surge which splintered the leading group.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2018 09:56 UTC