Lelisa Desisa wins ABN AMRO Half Marathon in The Hague
Den Haag, The Netherlands – Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia ran a personal best time of 59:37 to win the 37th edition of ABN AMRO City-Pier-City men half Marathon here yesterday.
Lelisa’s fellow countryman, Azmeraw Bekele came in second in 59:39, also a personal best time.
Meanwhile, Filomena Chepchirchir of Kenya (1:09.06) won the women’s category, followed by Tsegereda Girma of Ethiopia (1:10.30) in second.  Both ran personal best time.
Over 30,000 competitors took part over several distances on a day.
Results:
Men –
1. Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia)- 59:37 PB
2. Azmeraw Bekele (Ethiopia) – 59:39 PB
3. Peter Kirui (Kenya) – 59:40 PB
4. Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) – 59:42 PB
5. Lucas Rotich (Kenya) – 59:44 PB debut
Women –
1. Philomena Chepchirchir (Kenya) – 1:09:06 PB
2. Tsegereda Girma (Ethiopia) –  1:10:30 PB
3. Joyce Kandie (Kenya) – 1:11:50
4. Lisa Stublic (Croatia) – 1:14:15 PB
5. Mariska Kramer (The Netherlands) – 1:14:24 PB
