AIMS races – RESULTS – last weekend – the Limassol Marathon GSO – the CSOB Bratislava Marathon – the Novi Sad Half Marathon and the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon.

The IAAF World Cross Country Championships (more) were held in a freezing and snowbound Myselicinek Park in Bydgoszcz (POL) on 24 March.

Faith Kipyegon retained her junior women’s title and Emily Chebet reclaimed her senior title from 2010. In the final event of the afternoon the US men’s team delivered a result that has not been seen for decades, as they edged Kenya for the silver medals.

In the Limassol Marathon GSO (more) along the south coast of Cyprus Ahmet Kazachoum and Irina Pankovskaia won in 2:27:51 and 2:48:35.

Isaac Chesiny and Lilian Koech took the titles in the 8th CSOB Bratislava Marathon (more) in 2:18:33 and 2:51:42.

The Novi Sad Half Marathon was run in Serbia, and the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon (more) saw an outstanding 59:54 win from Bernard Koech, where his only opposition was a strong headwind.

Edna Kiplagat outkicked Paskalia Kipkoech and Eunice Kirwa over the last 2km in the women's race, to win in 1:08:48

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