Ethiopian Shura Kitata Tola and Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot claimed victories at the 36th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon in 2017.
In difficult conditions with some strong wind Shura Kitata Tola produced an impressive time of 2:05:50. He was followed by fellow-Ethiopians Kelkile Gezahegn Woldaregay (2:06:56) and Getu Feleke (2:07:46).
In her second marathon Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot dominated the race. The Kenyan clocked a personal best of 2:23:35. She had long been well on course for a course record (2:21:01), however she slowed in the heavy wind during the final section.
Ethiopians Yebrgual Melese and Meskerem Assefa took second and third with 2:24:30 and 2:24:38 respectively.
A total of 14,513 runners from 108 nations entered the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, which is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
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