Eritrean wins 3rd straight world men's half-marathon title
Windsor athlete finishes 55th
Last Updated: Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 11:01 AM ET
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Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea heads for the finish line in Birmingham, carrying a record time in the half-marathon with him. (Simon Dawson/Associated Press)Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea won his third consecutive World Half Marathon title on Sunday in Birmingham, England.
His time of 59 minutes and 35 seconds on the 21.1-kilometre road course broke the previous championship record he had shared by 21 seconds.
The Eritrean pulled away from the pack around the 10-km point and held on, finishing 24 seconds ahead of runner-up Bernard Kipyego of Kenya. American Dathan Ritzenhein was third.
Matt Loiselle of Windsor, Ont., ran 1:04:59, for 55th place.
Kenya's Mary Keitany won the women's half-marathon, completing the course in 1:06:36.
Fellow countrywoman Philes Ongori took second place and was over a minute behind. Ethiopia's Aberu Kebede finished in third.
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