Running: Kenyan rules 42K Condura Run 2010 in Taguig
y Lily O Ramos
MANILA,
Feb. 8 (PNA) -- Kenyan runner David Kipsang clocked 2:38:02 to win the
P60,000 top prize of the 42- kilometer Condura Run 2010 early Sunday
morning at the Global City in Taguig.
However,
the tall runner did not bother to go up the stage to get his paycheck
from Condura's president and chief operating officer, Ton Concepcion
and representatives of a slew of sponsors.
The
third Condura Run attracted more than 8,000 runners in the 3, 5, 10, 21
and 42-kilometer fund raising races to protect the dolphins in
Pamilacan Island in Bohol. It is also the first to be run on the
world-class Skyway.
Kipsang
had the marathon running Sabal brothers Elmer and Cris closely
following his heels from the starting line, but he eventually pulled
away from them at the Skyway for another close triumph.
"We
were doggedly close to him until the last four kilometers, when we were
coming back. I felt some exhaustion when Elmer and I were just about
15-km behind but I recovered fast.
"My
calculation is we're about a hundred meters away from him at the end of
the race but we allowed Kipsang to take the title," said the
31-year-old Cris Sabal who ended up third by logging 2:39.40 for
P20,000.
His younger brother, Elmer, placed second with a clocking of 2:38.59 for a P40,000 check.
Sabal
claimed Kipsang was the same fellow who also won in last year's
international marathon in Quezon City and that he has overstayed in the
country for more than three months already.
Another
runner wondered out loud if David Kipsang is the same person as David
Kiptanui who was also a champion in the recent Quezon City marathon.
"I
am piqued because I think we're making champions of guys who are not
legal citizens of the country. I have nothing against foreign runners
but he's an overstaying alien since November 2009 and nobody is moving
to deport him," said Cris after the awarding ceremony.
"It
is a well-known fact that the Kenyans have been country-hopping to join
marathons and runs to earn their keep. We've seen them in Malaysia,
Indonesia, Singapore and other countries. It must be a fun way of
making money for them," added Elmer.
In
the distaff side, three Kenyan ladies scored a sweep in the 42-km race
with Peris Powyo (3:16.48), Susan Chemutai (3:19.52) and Roterta Luisa
(3:20:39) for first, second and third places.
It's
Marcil Maquilan (1:30.59), Rhea Ann Barcena (1:39.59), Jacqueline
Rohbach (1:44:43)9) in the 21-km; Marceditas Fetalvero (38:39), Monica
Torres (42:19), and Divine Grace Tapit (42:20) in the 5-km; and Vanessa
Bardoloso (13:05, Michaela Guieb (15:17), and Hazel Bacolod,
respectively, in the 3-km race.
Meanwhile, winners in the men's 3-km were Michael Bacong (9:10), Kimbert Sarmiento (9:13) and Carlito Fontilaga (9:15).
Seventeen-year-old
San Sebastian Mervin Guarte (15:18) captured the 5-km category,
followed by Justin Tabunda (15:26) and Rudolph Capuchino (18:51).
Willy Tanui (32:21), Irineo Roaquin (32:53) and Alejandro Ben (33:27) ruled the 10-km race.
The 21-km. event went to Eric Panique (1:12.53), Alquin Bolivar (1:12:54) and Alley Quisay (1:12.55), respectively. (PNA)
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