VIA hawaiinewsnow.com
Kenyan runner Nicholas Chelimo won the 2010 Honolulu Marathon with a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 18 seconds.
The top five men's finishers were from Kenya. The 27 year-old Chelimo was followed by Richard Limo a time of 2:17:18. Solomon Bushendich was third with a time of 2:19:54, and Gibert Kirwa was fourth with a time of 2:20:58. Seven-time Honolulu Marathon winner Jimmy Muindi came in fifth with a time of 2:22:34.
On the women's side, Belainesh Gebre finished first with a time of 2:32:13. However, race officials were reviewing a possible rule violation, in which Gebre may have received illegal assistance from her boyfriend, who ran with her for nearly all of the race. Second place finisher and defending champion Svetlana Zakharova of Russia, filed a formal complaint with race officials. Gebre is a professional runner from Ethiopia who now lives in Arizona. She was won half-marathons, but was not an invited elite runner. She also was running in her first-ever marathon. Honolulu Marathon President Dr. Jim Barahal was expected to make a decision before noon on whether to disqualify Gebre.
A total of 22,806 runners entered the race. Of those, 13,490 came from Japan. Runners said that today's humid conditions made for a somewhat sluggish marathon, with times well below records.
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