Half Marathon results
The top five spots in the Big Sur Half Marathon were decided by less than a minute, with Elisha Barno earning the win along the waterfront in Monterey, California.
His time of 1:03:04 was just over 30 seconds off the course record.
More than 6,500 runners completed the race.
Macdonard Ondara came in a close second at 1:03:31.
Karim Elmabchour (1:03:54) finished just a few steps ahead of Scott Bauhs (1:03:56) for third.
PHOTOS: The 13th annual Big Sur Half Marathon along Monterey Bay — https://t.co/XvDHQrHXiG pic.twitter.com/T4ulundZ5s
— Salinas Californian (@salnews) November 8, 2015
For the women, it was Kara Goucher (1:11:13) winning with ease.
Goucher holds the record for fastest half marathon by an American woman.
Simegn Abnet Yeshanbel earned runner-up honors with a time of 1:12:47.
Kristen Zaitz (1:13:02) repeated in third, finishing just ahead of Hellen Jepkurgat (1:13:18).
Kara Goucher Wins Big Sur Half Marathon via @RunCompetitor https://t.co/PAjkClTRZY #running pic.twitter.com/oUBJUIpr5P
— RunningPerfTraining (@RunPerfTrain) November 9, 2015
Top 10 Men
1 | Elisha BARNO | 1:03:04 |
2 | Macdonard ONDARA | 1:03:31 |
3 | Karim ELMABCHOUR | 1:03:54 |
4 | Scott BAUHS | 1:03:56 |
5 | Nelson OYUGI | 1:04:02 |
6 | Jacob CHEMTAI | 1:04:13 |
7 | Dylan WYKES | 1:04:14 |
8 | Meshack KIRWA | 1:04:25 |
9 | Sean DAVIDSON | 1:05:25 |
10 | Malcolm RICHARDS | 1:05:41 |
Top 10 Women
1 | Kara GOUCHER | 1:11:13 |
2 | Simegn Abnet YESHANBEL | 1:12:47 |
3 | Kristen ZAITZ | 1:13:02 |
4 | Hellen JEPKURGAT | 1:13:18 |
5 | Sarah KIPTOO | 1:15:56 |
6 | Rachel MITCHELL | 1:16:33 |
7 | Jenny KADAVY | 1:18:10 |
8 | Tori TYLER | 1:18:43 |
9 | Theresa HAILEY | 1:19:11 |
10 | Lauren JOHNSON | 1:19:40 |