Meseret Hailu of Ethiopia scored a second big success in 15 days time at 37th edition of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race. On 6 October she triumphed at the World Half Marathon Championships in Kavarna (Bulgaria). This Sunday she won in 2:21:09. The 22-year-old Ethiopian bettered her personal best by six minutes and six seconds. Earlier this year she won the Egmond Half Marathon in 1:11:18.

Meseret Hailu, Genet Getaneh and Goitetom Haftu (all Ethiopians) and the Kenyans Eunice Kirwa and Diane Chepkemoi ran close to each other until 20 kilometres (1:07:24) with Goitetom losing contact around half way (1:11:15). Chepkemoi was the next victim of the quick pace. Between 30 and 35-k Genet could not follow any longer. Meseret and Kirwa passed 35-k in 1:57:34. But then Meseret proved to be the strongest in the fain phase. By 40-k (2:13:56) she was ten seconds ahead. In the final two kilometres the World Half Marathon champion gained 32 seconds on her last remaining opponent.

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