Mombasa International marathon: Kipruto tops marathon race

Kipruto, who won bronze in last year’s Hannover Marathon in Germany, broke free from a group of six pace setters after 30km and led to the finish in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 44 seconds.

The new champion, who comes from Afro Athletics club of Kapsabet, said he realised the pace setters had started experiencing Mombasa’s humid conditions and took advantage to zoom off unchallenged."I was my first time taking part in the Mombasa International marathon and I had to ensure I kept pace especially with the defending champion, Peter Mutua, who knew the route well for 30km before I took over the driving seat", said Kipruto in an interview at the Treasury Square where the event started and ended.

Winners of 42km race received Sh50,000 while the winners of 10km event got Sh10,000. The second slot went to the immediate former champion Peter Mutua of Machakos Athletics Club. Mutua came second in a time of 2:17.02.