News: Helsinki City Running Day

Helsinki City Marathon The victory went to Joni Hirvikallio who crossed the finish line at 02:29:47, followed by Mbacha Eric Mangeh who finished with a time of 02:33:33. Rounding out the top three was Otto Laitinen with a time of 02:34:50. For the women, Soili Kosonen scored victory with a time of 02:55:28 , ahead of Noora Honkala (02:59:50). Finishing third was Erika Lehtola (03:02:39). Top 5 Men 1 Joni Hirvikallio FIN 02:29:47 2 Mbacha Eric Mangeh CMR 02:33:33 3 Otto Laitinen FIN 02:34:50 4 Jarno Piik FIN 02:36:12 5 Kazuaki Kumagai JPN 02:36:41 Top 5 Women 1 Soili Kosonen FIN 02:55:28 2 Noora Honkala FIN 02:59:50 3 Erika Lehtola FIN 03:02:39 4 Jolita Kurtinaitiene LTU 03:06:48 5 Maiju Welling FIN 03:09:17 Complete results Helsinki City Run half marathon Aki Nummela took top spot in 01:09:51, followed by Jussi Utriainen who finished with a time of 01:10:11. Finishing third was Jan Kaas (01:10:21). In the ladies race, Maria Söderström got a win, finishing with a time of 01:19:48 , followed by Oona Hilkamo who finished with a time of 01:23:11. While Suvi Miettinen came in third at 01:25:53 Top 5 Men 1 Aki Nummela FIN 01:09:51 2 Jussi Utriainen FIN 01:10:11 3 Jan Kaas FIN 01:10:21 4 Kevin Lindholm FIN 01:10:34 5 Ville Maunuksela FIN 01:14:48 Top 5 Women 1 Maria Söderström FIN 01:19:48 2 Oona Hilkamo FIN 01:23:11 3 Suvi Miettinen FIN 01:25:53 4 Marika Krohns FIN 01:28:21 5 Kristel Rugemalira EST 01:29:24 Complete results

Credit : macwanx Juha Laitinen won the race with a time of 01:13:57. Coming in second was Lauri Lappalainen (01:14:15). The third place went to Antti Ranta-Aho with a time of 01:14:24 In the women’s race, Paula Tukiainen won the race with a time of 01:20:51 . Minna Koistinen earned runner-up honors with a time of 01:24:04Jenny Vuonoranta got the third place in 01:24:19. Monday morning…legs still recovering from 1st #halfmarathon Saturday. #HelsinkiCityRun great fun, beautiful route pic.twitter.com/MQiupCbUrf — Rachel M Gisselquist (@RGisselquist) May 16, 2016 Rankings Top 5 Men 1 Juha Laitinen 01:13:57 2 Lauri Lappalainen 01:14:15 3 Antti Ranta-Aho 01:14:24 4 Said Moujed 01:14:35 5 Otto Laitinen 01:15:18 Top 5 Women 1 Paula Tukiainen 01:20:51 2 Minna Koistinen 01:24:04 3 Jenny Vuonoranta 01:24:19 4 Tiina Puranen 01:27:07 5 Maria Gahmberg 01:27:25 Complete results The next edition of the Helsinki City Run will be on May 13, 2017.

Credit : Timo-Pekka Heima Akii Nummela and Maria Söderström respectively topped the men’s and women’s field at the 2015 Helsinki City Run. Nummela finished the race with a time of 1:10:39 and Söderström with a time of 1:18:21. 10,906 runners crossed the finish line this year. Half Marathon Results Top 10 Men 1 Aki Nummela 01:10:39 2 Daniel Lund 01:11:13 3 Henri Ansio 01:12:40 4 Tomi Halme 01:12:50 5 Simo-Pekka Fincke 01:13:10 6 Juha Laitinen 01:14:00 7 Jarno Piik 01:14:36 8 Aki Hämäläinen 01:14:46 9 Jonatan Thoresson 01:15:03 10 Matti Teittinen 01:15:11 Top 10 Women 1 Maria Söderström 01:18:21 2 Maija Dietrich 01:25:44 3 Minna Myötänen 01:27:05 4 Elisa Sihvola 01:27:20 5 Taru Häyrinen 01:27:57 6 Essi Tamminen 01:29:09 7 Minna Joutsen 01:29:10 8 Reetta Lakanen 01:29:10 9 Riikka Kilpeläinen 01:29:10 10 Ulla Huopaniemi 01:29:16 Complete Half Marathon Results