Sawe’s teammate Brillian Kipkoech stuns Hamburg Marathon field to break course record
Brillian Kipkoech crowned the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg with an unexpected course record of 2:17:05 in the women’s race, smashing her personal best (PB) by almost seven minutes.Fellow-Kenyan Rebecca Tanui, the favourite ahead of the race, was second with 2:18:25 as Ethiopia’s Kasanesh Ayenew took third in 2:19:39.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsA leading group of six runners initially formed after picking up the pace. Kipkoech, Tanui and Marion Kibor passed the half-marathon mark in 68:42, having already dropped their Ethiopian rivals. Ferdinand Omanyala outlines lofty goals for this seasonShortly afterwards, Kipkoech, who had entered the race with a PB of 2:23:56, broke away and then significantly extended her lead.“I never thought I could break the course record. My goal was to beat my PB by a significant margin,” said the 31-year-old winner Kipkoech.With her winning time of 2:17:05, she improved the four-year course record held by Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2:17:23..