Kenya's Sylvester Teimet wins Seoul Int'l Marathon

Mar 21, 2010 - 5:29 AM SEOUL, South Korea(AP) -- Kenya's Sylvester Teimet won the Seoul International Marathon on Sunday, pulling ahead in the final seconds to finish in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 49 seconds - a course record and personal best.

The 26-year-old Teimet broke the course record of 2:07:06 set in 2004 by South Africa's Gert Thys and topped his personal best of 2:09:53. Teimet earned $125,000, including $45,000 for breaking the course record.

Gilbert Kipruto Kirwa was second in 2:06:59, and Paul Kiprop Kirui was third in 2:07:35 to complete the Kenyan sweep.

Ethiopia's Amane Gobena won the women's race in 2:24:13. China's Chunxiu Zhou was second in 2:25:01, followed by Kenya's Caroline Cheptanui Kilel at 2:26:58.