Sunday was a chilly day in the city of Boston, but it didn’t stop some of the best runners from taking to the streets of Boston and taking part in the B.A.A Half Marathon on Sunday morning.
Fotyen Tesfay of Ethiopia and Abel Kipchumba of Kenya took home wins in the professional women’s and men’s fields, respectively at the B.A.A Half Marathon.
Tesfay created distance towards the end of the race to defeat a talented field of runners in the women’s race. Her time of 1:08:46 not only secured her the win, but it was her first win in the B.A.A Half Marathon. Senbere Teferi finished as the runner-up in the race with her time of 1:09.00. For the Americans, Keira D’Amato finished fourth overall and was the top American finisher with her time of 1:09.12.
Other notable results include but are not limited to Tsigie Gebreselama, who finished third overall, while Fiona O’keeffe, Lindsay Flanagan, Carrie Verdon and Laura Thweatt finished in the top 20 for the Americans.
Kipchumba won in a tightly contested race with his time of 1:01:32. He fended off Pat Tiernan, who finished in second place with his time of 1:01:56. Sam Chelanga led the American contingent with his seventh place finish in the race with his time of 1:02:49.
Other notable results include Yemane Haileselaisse, who finished third with his time of 1:02.17. Nadir Yusuf finished in 10th place, securing two top 10 finishes for Team USA.
