{"id":372,"date":"2012-09-10T13:12:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T13:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/europe\/?p=372"},"modified":"2012-09-12T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T13:22:30","slug":"kiplagat-gets-win-in-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/europe\/news\/kiplagat-gets-win-in-prague","title":{"rendered":"Kiplagat gets win in Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Prague<\/a>

Prague Grand Prix 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Following three second place finishes from this year\u2019s half marathon RunCzech.com running circuit, the young Kenyan runner, Henry Kiplagat finally won. During the Mattoni Prague Grand Prix, he got away from all pursuers in the Metro 10kK Race, including the world record holder in the marathon, Patrick Makau and crossed the finish line with a very good time of 27:51. Tadelech Bekele from Ethiopia won the adidas Women\u2019s Race 5km with a time of 15:48.<\/p>\n

Although no records were broken in the race, tens of thousands of spectators created a thrilling atmosphere along the track leading up to the lit up night Prague center. \u201cA great race, I enjoyed it\u201d, said not only the 19 year old winner, Kiplagat. \u201cI had no strategy, I just ran, ran fast and this is how it turned out. Finally I was alone in the front\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

At about the half way mark of the race, he shook off the second runner, Adugnu Tekele, from Ethiopia. In the end, Kiprop Limo, the younger brother of the record holder of the race from last year, then passed Tekele also. The record holder of last year\u2019s race couldn\u2019t arrive because he was nominated for the Kenyan world championship in the half marathon.<\/p>\n

Yet, Patrick Makau was not smiling, he finished tenth. From the beginning you could see that the pace was too fast for him. \u201cI felt tired and also the cobblestones were not good for me. I was careful at every step, I didn\u2019t want to get injured,\u201d he admitted. \u201cHowever, it was very good speed training for the Frankfurt Marathon in October. And the atmosphere? Was unique,\u201d he thanked the organizers.<\/p>\n

The three-some of Czech favorites still had to run the team Czech championships in T\u00e1bor in the morning. The youngest of them, 22 year old Ji\u0159\u00ed Homol\u00e1\u010d, dealt with this difficult double battle the best. \u201cI am a long distance runner, the longer, the better,\u201d he smiled. \u201cIt was a good run, although the time isn\u2019t all that great. This pace from the training is good for me, I value the win.\u201d The Olympian, Jan Kreisinger, finished 21 seconds behind him. The Czech champion for the 10km run, Milan Kocourek, finished another 20 seconds behind.<\/p>\n

Tadelech Bekele from Ethiopia, a traditional participant of the RunCzech.com running circuit won the women\u2019s race. \u201cAlthough I usually run longer races, I am happy that I was able to do it, even though I wasn\u2019t the favorite to win.\u201d The fourth place finisher Polish Olympian, Karolina Jarzynsk\u00e1, was the best European.<\/p>\n

Petra Kam\u00ednkov\u00e1, a veteran, won the never ending battle of the best Czech women long distance runners, eight seconds ahead of the Olympian, Sekyrov\u00e1. \u201cWe are friends, but competitors on the track. I am happy that it turned out this way for me. The start was slower, but then I kept an eye out for it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A list of well known faces appeared among the six thousand runners. The fifth beach volleyball duo from the Olympic Games in London, Krist\u00fdna Kolocov\u00e1 and Mark\u00e9ta Slukov\u00e1, finished one right after the other. \u201cMy legs hurt,\u201d Kolocov\u00e1 said. \u201cWe are not used to such distances,\u201d added Slukov\u00e1 with a smile. The badminton player, Petr Koukal also ran, as well as the Judo fighter, Jarom\u00edr Je\u017eek, former politicians, Jarom\u00edr Schling,<\/p>\n

Vladim\u00edr Dlouh\u00fd and Kate\u0159ina Jacques, the well known physician, Jan Pirk, the priest, Pavel \u010c\u00e1p and others. The starter was the Olympic pentathlon winner, David Svoboda.<\/p>\n

Results: Mattoni Prague Grand Prix 2012<\/p>\n

Metro 10K Race: 1st Kiplagat 27:51, 2nd Kiprop Limo (both from Kenya) 28:19, 3rd Tekele (Ethiopia) 28:19, 4th Tuemay (Eritrea) 28:50, 5th Kibet (Uganda) 29:07, 6th Kirui (Kenya) 29:36, 7th Kozlowski (Poland) 29:50, 8th Oda (Japan) 29:59, 9th Ndiwa 30:04, 10th Makau (both from Kenya) 30:30, 11th Homol\u00e1\u010d 30:38,\u2026 13th Kreisinger 30:59, 14th Kocourek (all from the Czech Republic) 31:19.<\/p>\n

adidas Women\u2019s Race 5 km: 1st Bekele (Ethiopia) 15:48, 2nd Lisoreng (Kenya) 15:50, 3rd Nyakisi (Uganda) 16:01, 4th Jarzynska (Poland) 16:07, 5th Wooton (Great Britain) 16:25, 6th Ciolek (Poland) 16:33, 7th Kam\u00ednkov\u00e1 16:59, 8th Sekyrov\u00e1 (both from the Czech Republic) 17:07.<\/p>\n

Hilton Cloud 9 sky bar and Lounge Barmen\u2019s Race: 1st Caf\u00e9 Louvre 2:24:25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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