Benjamin Kiptoo won the Rome marathon in a course record time on Sunday.
Kenyans fill entire top 10 in the Eternal City
Benjamin Kiptoo won the Rome marathon in a course record time on Sunday.
The Kenyan moved clear of his rivals after two thirds of the race and surged away to take victory in two hours, seven minutes and 17 seconds.
Paul Kiprop Kirui coasted home second on a pleasant spring day with Kenyans filling every position in the top 10.
Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado coped best with the cobbles on the Eternal City's famous streets to take the women's title in two hours, 27m 09s.
Meanwhile another Kenyan, Salim Kipsang, won the Tokyo marathon in a time of two hours, 10m 27s.
Japan's Kazuhiro Maeda marked his debut at the distance by finishing runner-up to Kipsang in two hours, 11m 01s to qualify for Japan's team at the world championships in Berlin in August.
Mizuho Nasukawa led Japan to a clean sweep of the podium in the women's race with a winning time of two hours, 25m 38s.
