FLASH: 27. Philips PILA HalfMarathon/POL with new track record for the women – „Run with the neighbours – in Poland“!

FLASH: The 27th Philips PILA Half-Marathon (formerly Schneidemühl) took place with runners-friendly temperatures.

Race director Henryk Paskal could be happy with a record of the race with more than 3,600 finishers  (about 350 more than 2016) and a new course record for women.

Stellah Barsosio (KEN) ran a new course record with 1:11:09 and improved the old record by more than 1 minute.

The two Kenyans Kimaiyo 1:03:28 and Mwangi 1:03:53 ran ahead with a big lead.

Third and Polish half-marathon champion was Arkadiusz Gardzielewski with 1:05:32.

Ewa Jagielska from Poland also finished third overall at 1: 17.15, becoming the Polish half marathon champion.

Men

1. Kimaiyo, Hillary (KEN) 1:03:28
2. Mwangi, Joel (KEN) 1:03:53
3. Gardzielewski, Arkadiusz (POL) 1:05:32

Women:
1. Barsosio, Stellah (KEN) 1:11:09
2- Oigo, Christine (KEN) 1:15:29
3. Jagielska, Ewa (POL) 1:17.15

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