2005 APRIL 2: HERVIS PRAGUE HALF MARATHON, CZECH REPUBLIC
Silas Kirui beat all opposition and the men's course record when he won the seventh edition of the race writes Diana Rybachenko. He ran a new personal best to finish 200m ahead of his nearest rival, with defending champion Joseph Ngeny in third place. Robert Stefko, from the Czech Republic, was the first the first non-Kenyan to finish, in seventh place. "I stayed back until 15km, then I went for it" said Kirui. In the women's race Susan Kirui won by a similar margin, while local favourite Jana Klimesova finished a distant third, after recently giving birth.
MEN:
1 Silas KIRUI KEN 1:01:07
2 Stanley SALIL KEN 1:01:45
3 Kiprotich NGENY KEN 1:01:56
4 Daniel RONO KEN 1:02:49
5 Simion Kiprop TUITOEK KEN 1:02:49
6 Boniface Muia USISIVU KEN 1:03:29
7 Robert STEFKO CZE 1:03:34
8 Artur OSMAN POL 1:03:44
9 Pavel FASCHINGBAUER CZE 1:04:25
10 Jan BLAHA CZE 1:05:35
WOMEN:
1 Susan KIRUI KEN 1:12:49
2 Jennifer LUNGAKWIANG 1:13:36
3 Jana KLIMESOVA CZE 1:15:31
4 Erica LOMBARDI ITA 1:20:30
5 Iva MILESOVA CZE 1:20:44
6 Monika DOLEZALOVA CZE 1:21:11
7 Ivana SEKYROVA CZE 1:24:16
8 Petra HAVLOVA CZE 1:27:14
9 Veronika BRYCHCINOVA CZE 1:27:21
10 Michaela HABRING 1:27:59