18,000 athletes representing 50 states and 69 countries competed in this great competition.
MIAMI, January 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — They were about 8,000 miles from home in downtown Kisii. Kenyabut their individual quests for Life Time Miami Marathon titles brought them together South Florida Sunday. He comes from farming families in the southwest Kenya, George Onyancha and Damaris Areba both secured easy victories in their first outings of Miami signature running event.
Miami Marathon and Half
Twenty-nine-year-old Onyancha (2:18:25) finished the race almost six minutes ahead of Sirac Amda (2:24:16). New York in the men’s marathon. Twenty-seven-year-old Areba ran the second-fastest time in Miami Marathon history (2:33:49), bested only by Kenyan Marta Akeno’s course record (2:29:00) last year. Isgah Cheruto (2:36:19) of Minneapolis He was second after Areba.
Onyancha and Areba won with few words. “I was the leader and there was another athlete behind me until the race 25K Mark,” Onyancha said. “I didn’t know what his strategy was, so I thought, ‘Let me get up.’
Areba focused more on the uniqueness of the course route. The USTAF certified and Boston Marathon qualifying circuit featured the best views of Miami Cityscape and waterways during the 26.2-mile and 13.1-mile races. “The lights of the big ships are so beautiful,” Areba said.
It was 21St edition of the Life Time Miami Marathon and Half through downtown Miami, Miami Beach and Coconut grove. The event’s field of 18,000 runners came from all 50 states and 69 countries, and more 50 million dollars in its economic impact Miami community. Colombia (1,300) and Mexico (1,100) led the wave of Latino runners, while nearly 1,000 US-based runners represented the state. New York.
The marathon started in front of the Miami-Dade Arena before heading to South Beach via the MacArthur Causeway and then back downtown along the Venice Causeway. The runners then headed south from the green Coconut grove Brickell Avenue before turning north on the financial circle and crossing the finish line at Bayfront Park.
The temperature was 72 degrees at the start of the race and eventually dropped into the mid-70s. Runners were able to experiment South Florida About an hour after their escape, the sun rose and the shiny cruise ships docked in the Harbor. Miami Put an exclamation mark on the iconic views of the event.
Onyancha competes more Europe and Demonand Sunday’s marathon was his first United States. Areba went on a tear winning four marathons in eight months. Before that Miami On Sunday, Areba won the Green Bay Marathon (May), the Quad Cities Marathon (September) and the Des Moines Marathon (October). In November, he finished fourth in the Philadelphia Marathon.
Nacho Hernando-Angulo (1:08:36) was almost home when he crossed the finish line of the Half Marathon first. A 29-year-old man broke the tape just 800 meters from the high-rise building where he lives in the center of the city. Miami. “To be home with the (2023) title is awesome,” Hernando-Angulo said. “This title should stay at home Miami.”
Veteran French triathlete Brice Daubord (1:10:11) and 24-year-old Alberto Mena (1:10:21). Ecuadornearly two minutes off the pace of Angulo, the defending champion in the event, to secure second and third places, Cesar Lizano, was sixth (1:14:01). The 40-year-old Costa Rican finished fourth in 2012, third in 2014 and fifth in 2015 before winning last year. Miami title.
native Madrid, SpainHernando-Angulo settled Miami After a career run in 2018 New Hampshire Technical Institute and Southern New Hampshire University. He works as a sales director for a European importer. “I moved Miami for work, definitely not for training,” he said. “It’s very difficult to be an elite runner here. That’s why we do our best.”
Ethiopia Weynshet Ansa Weldestadisk (1:14:55) won the second half marathon of her career on Sunday. of Ukraine Valentina Veretska (1:18:41) and champion, Lisa Brooking (1:18:50). Canada. “It was a good course, but it was very windy and hot,” Weldestaisk said. “The city is very beautiful. I wish I lived here. Everyone told me ‘good job’. It gave me strength.”
The tall and slender Weldestadisk is built here Washington DC while competing in a number of US events over the past four months. The 26-year-old broke the course record in 10 at the Extra Long Bronx (NY).Mile Race won both the Philadelphia Marathon last September Virginia 10 Miler in November.
Veretska, who finished second in the women’s half marathon, continued her good results after the run. Ukraine He won the Jerusalem Marathon last year and a month later, borrowing shoes and equipment. The 32-year-old ran her first race in the United States in November, finishing third at the Princeton Marathon.
Onyancha and Areba got one each 4500 dollars for taking first place. Onyancha will use the funds to pay for the education of her two brothers, while Areba will donate some to Kenyan youth development programs and use the rest to buy land to build a house. She and her husband are currently living in a rented house. “I loved the city and the palm trees,” Onyança said of his first experience Miami. “They look like umbrellas.”
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