Two-Ten-Flat for Kiprotich Kenei in Korea

A 210flat is nothing to sneeze at and it was good for second place at Daegu Int. Marathon in Korea. Kenyan Kiprotich Kenei edged out compatriot Samson Kiprono Barmao by one second.

Story of the day was local Ji Yun-Yung - what a fast name, damn! - who won in 2:08:30 just a minute outside national record. Ji is the national record holder for 5000m on the track (13:49.99 – 2006) with a PB of 28:57.16 for 10,000m (2006) and set his previous career best for the marathon when finishing second in the 2003 Dong-A Marathon in Seoul in 2:08:43. He later disappointed with a 53rd place finish at the World championships of that year in Paris (2:20:21).

Kiprotich is no less than the winner of 2008 Xiamen Marathon (picture) and has a second in Paris and a third in Hamburg to his pedigree.