Nahashon Kimaiyo and Merima Mohammed took the METRO Group Marathon Duesseldorf. Taking into account the very warm weather the 28 year-old Kenyan clocked a remarkable time of 2:10:54. Vasyl Remshchuck (Ukraine/2:13:09) and Jonathan Yego (Kenya/2:13:50) took second and third. Austria's Günther Weidlinger did not finish the race. He collapsed and had to get medical treatment after finally dropping out around the 25 k point. Merima Mohammed had been the big favourite ahead of the race. The 18 year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:28:15 and was more than five minutes ahead of her nearest rival. Leah Malot (Kenya/2:33:21) was second, followed by Agnieszka Gortel (Poland/2:33:48). High temperatures of above 20 degrees Celsius in the shade and a strong wind had ruined hopes of much faster times and course records. Adding other running events around 14,000 athletes competed in the METRO Group Marathon Duesseldorf.READ FULL STORY AT RUNNERS WEB...
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