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Makau and Keitany top titanic line-up for Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon - IAAFPublished by
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Kenyans Patrick Makau and Mary Keitany head a fast and formidable field for the fifth edition of the RAK Half Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, on Friday (18). Makau looking to add to his Half Marathon legacy Makau, the reigning Berlin Marathon champion, headlines the staggering depth of the men’s field this year. The 25-year-old is the third fastest in history with 58:52 from his second RAK win in February 2009, having won the previous year in 59:35. He opens his 2011 racing campaign after a fabulous 2010 run of form that saw him win the Rotterdam Marathon (2:04:48) in April, followed by his victory in the German capital last September (2:05:08), a brace of wins seldom bettered in one calendar year. He’s warmed up for Rotterdam by winning their Half Marathon in mid-March in 59:51, his eighth time under the one hour barrier - more than anyone in history. There is no reason to believe the two-time IAAF World Half Marathon championship silver medalist (2007 and 2008) won’t add to that tally, or improve on the astonishing average of his ten best Half Marathons - 59:26! More news |