Runner’s Tribe – Over the weekend Kenyan runner, Rhonex Kipruto won the Birell Prague Grand Prix in a time of 26:46, which is the second fastest 10km time in history. Meanwhile on the women’s side Kenya’s Caroline Kipkirui ran the women’s third fastest time ever with 00:30:19.
18 year-old, Kipruto’s time was only two seconds off the world record of 26:44 set by another Kenyan, Leonard Komom in 2010. Clocking in 26:46 for the 10km gave the Kenyan and average moving pace of 2:41 min/km. He is no doubt, an athlete to watch over the coming years at all distances he races.
Results
Men
1. Kipruto Rhonex | KEN | 00:26:46
2. Koech Geoffrey | KEN | 00:27:18
3. Kimeli Mathew | KEN | 00:27:26
4. Kipyatich Abraham | KEN | 00:27:38
5. Lagat Benard Kibet | KEN | 00:27:40
6. Kwemoi Peter | KEN | 00:27:44
7. Amghar Hicham | MAR | 00:27:46
8. Kimeli Benard | KEN | 00:27:50
9. Belihu Berta | ETH | 00:27:54
10. Kipkoech Vedic | KEN | 00:27:57
Women
1. C. Kipkirui Caroline | KEN | 00:30:19
2. Chemutai Fancy | KEN | 00:30:22
3. Kipyokei Diana Chemtai | KEN | 00:30:23
4. Tuitoek Dorcas Jepchirchir | KEN | 00:31:17
5. Nenkampi Perine | KEN | 00:31:25
6. Wanjiru Rosemary M. | KEN | 00:31:34
7. Chemnung Loice | KEN | 00:31:50
8. Van Der Wielen-Lahti Sarah | SWE | 00:32:23
9. Takashima Yuka | JAP | 00:32:26
10. Gorecka Emelia | GBR | 00:33:41
