Top Kenyan runners dominate Taipei International Express Marathon

Henry Cherono won the men's title and a purse of NT$100,000 (US$3,153) with a time of two hours, 24 minutes and seven seconds, while his compatriot Evelyne Kimuria won the women's title in 2:53:06.

Chiang Chieh-wen, who clocked 2:27:37, finished second and Tseng Yi-Tsai took third place with 2: 39: 52 in the men's category. Lee Hsiao-Yu finished second with 3: 2:5 and Hsu Yu-feng finished third in 3:12:10 in the women's category.

Despite heavy pollution from a severe sandstorm originating in China, the race attracted some 9,000 runners who competed in the 42.195 km full marathon, a 21.0975-km half marathon and a 10.4-km run, as well as a 3-km fun run.

Among the most notable runners was engineer Cheng Kai-wei, who was dressed as the alien Navi from the Hollywood blockbuster movie “Avatar”. He crossed the final line in the half marathon with a time of 1:43:15 and was awarded a pair of running shoes.

Cheng said he spent four hours on his Navi hair and make-up to show his awareness of the environmental protection concept expressed in the film.

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