Kenyan wins Richmond Marathon
Jynocel Basweti of Kenya won the SunTrust Richmond Marathon on Saturday, beating last year’s winner by more than two minutes.
The 21-year-old Basweti, who trains in Albuquerque, N.M., won his third marathon in three months with a time of 2:22:22. He also won the Quad Cities Marathon in September and the Denver Marathon in October.
Jynocel Basweti of Kenya won the SunTrust Richmond Marathon on Saturday, beating last year’s winner by more than two minutes.
The 21-year-old Basweti, who trains in Albuquerque, N.M., won his third marathon in three months with a time of 2:22:22. He also won the Quad Cities Marathon in September and the Denver Marathon in October.
Mohamed Awol, an Ethiopian living in New York, was second in 2:24:51, followed by David Cheromei of Lynchburg, Va., at 2:28:04. Frimin Kipchoge of Chapel Hill, N.C., was fourth in 2:28:05 and Paul Rugut was fifth in 2:28:09.
Kristin Price of Raleigh, N.C., was the women’s winner in 2:45:02. Hirot Legesse of New York was second in 2:46:24.
Brief by The Associated Press
