Belayneh kicks past Mbithe to win Boston Half in 69:14
Two seconds decided the women's race at the Boston Half, and it was the Ethiopian's second U.S. half title of the year.
Fentaye Belayneh won the Boston Half in 69:14, kicking past Winfred Mbithe of Kenya in the closing metres to take it by two seconds, CITIUS MAG reports.
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That is the kind of margin that says neither runner gave anything away early. Belayneh, 26 and from Ethiopia, has now made three trips to the United States this year, all squeezed in between track races. She won the Houston Half and finished fifth at the NYC Half before showing up in Boston. CITIUS MAG framed the run as part of a bigger ambition, joking that if her goal is to win a race in all 50 states, she is off to a good start.
The men's race
Habtom Samuel of NAZ Elite took the men's title in an event record 59:49, as we covered earlier. David Monti posted a photo taken by Jane Monti moments before Samuel pushed clear of the field and ran away with it.
Full finishing lists are up in LetsRun's results post.
What it actually means
Two different races, two different stories. Samuel's 59:49 is a time that stands on its own, a sub-60 clocking and the fastest ever run at this event. Belayneh's 69:14 is not a headline number, it is a tactical win decided inside the last stretch of road against a runner who was right there with her.
What is worth tracking is the schedule behind it. A 26-year-old racing on the track all season, flying to the U.S. three times, and coming away with Houston, a fifth place in New York and now Boston is a runner building a road r茅sum茅 without stepping off the oval. The 50 states line is a joke for now. The wins are not.
Habtom Samuel of @NAZ_Elite powered away to run an event record 59:49.
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