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Diriba Kejela Sets Women's Record as El Youssfi Wins Pittsburgh Half Marathon

Local station WTAE reports a women's course record pending official verification.

Overview

  • Ethiopian Buze Diriba Kejela won the UPMC Health Plan Half Marathon in 1:08:39, which WTAE reports as a new women's course record.
  • Early reports from WTAE noted that officials had not yet formally confirmed the record time.
  • Morocco's Mohammed El Youssfi won the men's race in 1:01:43 after running a sub-60 half earlier this year in Houston.
  • Aidan Reed took second place in the men's division behind El Youssfi.
  • Defending champion Everlyn Kemboi finished behind Diriba Kejela in the women's race.