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2018 Valencia World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, Spain, 3/24/18
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Women
1. Netsanet Gudeta Kebede (Ethiopia) - 1:06:11 - women-onlyWR
2. Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) - 1:06:54
3. Pauline Kaweke Kamulu (Kenya) - 1:06:56 - PB
4. Eunice Chebichii Chumba (Bahrain) - 1:07:17
5. Zeineba Yimer (Ethiopia) - 1:06:07 - PB
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17. Kaori Morita (Japan) - 1:10:46
19. Mao Ichiyama (Japan) - 1:11:02
35. Honami Maeda (Japan) - 1:12:09
70. Yuka Hori (Japan) - 1:15:24

Men
1. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (Kenya) - 1:00:02
2. Abraham Naibei Cheroben (Bahrain) - 1:00:22
3. Aron Kifle (Eritrea) - 1:00:31 - PB
4. Jemal Yimer (Ethiopia) - 1:00:33
5. Getaneh Molla (Ethiopia) - 1:00:47
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24. Suguru Osako (Japan) - 1:01:56
46. Kenta Murayama (Japan) - 1:03:07
71. Hayato Sonoda (Japan) - 1:04:12
82. Daisuke Uekado (Japan) - 1:04:48
108. Kota Murayama (Japan) - 1:06:49

by Brett Larner

With temperatures suddenly jumping ten degrees to the mid-20s former Tokyo Kokusai University star Leul Gebresilase (Ethiopia) proved the toughest in hot and sunny conditions as he won Saturday's Ottawa 10K with a long kick from a kilometer and a half out.

Back from a nearly two-year layoff due to illness, 2015 Ottawa winner Nicholas Bor (Kenya) did the early heavy lifting, shaking the lead pack down to himself, Gebresilase, Japan's Kenta Murayama (Team Asahi Kasei), Martin Hehir (U.S.A.) and Taher Belkorchi (Morocco) by 3 km. Shortly after that Murayama, running with support from JRN, started to feel dizzy and began to drift back from the pack. Belkorchi was the next to fade, leaving Gebresilase, Hehir and Bor up front by halfway.

Little changed for the next few kilometers, but between 7 and 8 km Bor abruptly faltered and dropped back. Newcomer Hehir gave it what he had, but on a sharp left turn across a bridge before 9 km Gebresilase surged and had the race i…

Valencia, Spain, 10/18/15
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Women
1. Netsanet Gudeta Kebede (Ethiopia) - 1:07:31
2. Worknesh Degefa Debele (Ethiopia) - 1:07:51
3. Genet Yalew Kassahun (Ethiopia) - 1:08:12
4. Rose Chelimo (Kenya) - 1:08:54
5. Peninah Jerop (Kenya) - 1:10:08
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8. Mao Kiyota (Japan/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:10:31

Men
1. Abraham Nambei Cheroben (Kenya) - 59:10
2. Matthew Kipkoech Kisorio (Kenya) - 59:52
3. Dawit Weldeslasie Hagos (Eritrea) - 1:00:26
4. Hiskel Tewelde Gebru (Eritrea) - 1:00:31
5. Simon Cheprot (Kenya) - 1:00:56
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21. Kaido Kita (Japan/Chugoku Denryoku) - 1:05:19
26. Yuji Osuda (Japan/Mazda) - 1:06:51