{"id":2751,"date":"2015-10-21T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2015-10-21T09:12:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:12:53","slug":"tcs-amsterdam-marathon-2015-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/news\/tcs-amsterdam-marathon-2015-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2015 race report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2755\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/amsterdam-marathon-top3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2755\" class=\"wp-image-2755\" title=\"amsterdam marathon top 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/amsterdam-marathon-top3.jpg\" alt=\"amsterdam marathon top 3\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kenyan top three runners congratulate each other<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, 18th October 2015, Bernard \u201cJunior\u201d Kipyego defended his title and won the 40th TCS Amsterdam marathon in a time of 2.06.19.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Bernard Kipyego defends Amsterdam Marathon title<\/h3>\n<p>In a race characterized by cold and humid conditions, the pacers started out on course record speed, but the group of elite runners were soon trailing about 10 meters behind them instead of drafting behind them. The low temperatures and drizzle made for a more conservative approach in the lead group with, among others, Kipyego, Wilson Chebet, Mike Kigen, Tsegaye Mekonnen and Chala Dechase. For a little while Tsegaye Mekonnen had a small lead over the rest of the group. But shorty after 30k, the last pacer Edwin Kiptoo stepped aside, the group came together. Kipyego delivered upon his promise to speed up earlier than last year and the group of leaders decreased to \u201cJunior\u201d, Chale Dechase (ETH), Mike Kigen en Ezekiel Chebii.\u00a0 Kipyego finished solo gaining a minute on number two, Chebii who improved his PR with 2 minutes. Mike Kigen took 3rd place in 2:07.45.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joyce Chepkirui takes Amsterdam Marathon Women&#8217;s title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the womens race, favorite Tiki Gelana did not feel fit and stepped out early in the race. With Gelana out of the race, Flomena Cheyech battled Joyce Chepkirui. Chepkirui proved she\u2019s not only fast on the 10k and \u00bd marathon, winning Amsterdam in 2.24.10. With this time, she improved her PR set in Boston earlier this year with an impressive 5 minutes. Cheyech followed in 2nd position after 25 seconds, Australia\u2019s Milly Clark took 3rd in 2:29:07 in her debut marathon, also qualifying for the 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Both joy and drama ensued for the Dutch elites, in their quest to qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Dutch National Olympic Committee demands that athletes run faster than 2:11:00 to secure a place in the next Olympic marathon, while the IAAF Qualifying Standard is only 2:17:00. Abdi Nageeye managed, running 2.10.24. Michel Butter gave everything, but finished in 2:11.08. Mere seconds away from qualifying, Butter was inconsolable. Khalid Choukoud finished in 2:11:34, also just missing his target.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2751 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/amsterdam-butter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/amsterdam-butter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Race director Cees Pronk comforts the exhausted and heartbroken Butter after the athlete just missed qualifying for Rio\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/amsterdam-marathon-top3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/amsterdam-marathon-top3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"amsterdam marathon top 3\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>Race report and images by William Verheul<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amsterdam Marathon Top 20 Men Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bernard Kipyego\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/kenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KENYA<\/a>] 2:06:19<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ezekiel Chebii\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] 2:07:18<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mike Kigen\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] 2:07:45<br \/>\n4\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Chala Dechase\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[ETH] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:08:25<br \/>\n5\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Wilson Chebet\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:08:45<br \/>\n6\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Seboka Nigusse\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[ETH] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:09:14<br \/>\n7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jacob Kendagor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:10:13<br \/>\n8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abdi Nageeye\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[NED] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:10:24<br \/>\n9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eliud Tarus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:10:45<br \/>\n10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abel Kirui\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[KEN] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:10:55<br \/>\n11\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Michel Butter\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[NED] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:11:08<br \/>\n12\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stefano LaRosa\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[ITA] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:11:11<br \/>\n13\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Feyisa Bekele\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[ETH] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:11:29<br \/>\n14\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Khalid Choukoud\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[NED] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:11:34<br \/>\n15\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dadi Yami\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[ETH] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:13:40<br \/>\n16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Essa Rashed\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[QAT] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:14:18<br \/>\n17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Koen Raymaekers\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[NED] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:16:15<br \/>\n18\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ronald Schroer\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[NED] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:17:53<br \/>\n19\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Willem van Schuerbeeck\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[BEL] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:19:40<br \/>\n20\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ambroise Uwiragiye\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0[RWA] \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02:19:40<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amsterdam Marathon Top 10 Women Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01 Joyce Chepkirui\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ken \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:24:11<br \/>\n02 Flomena Cheyech\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ken \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:24:38<br \/>\n03 Milly Clark\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:29:07<br \/>\n04 Workitu Ayanu\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eth \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:29:46<br \/>\n05 Adero Nyakisi\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Uga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:34:54<br \/>\n06 Inge de Jong\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ned \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:37:08<br \/>\n07 Hanna Vandenbussche\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bel\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:42:53<br \/>\n08 Mireille Baart\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ned\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:49:26<br \/>\n09 Anne-Laure Gauthier\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ned\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:49:39<br \/>\n10 Patricia Schreurs\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ned \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a002:52:52<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, 18th October 2015, Bernard \u201cJunior\u201d Kipyego defended his title and won the 40th TCS Amsterdam marathon in a time of 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