<p>Mutai clocked two hours four minutes 40 seconds to break the previous mark of 2:05:10 set by compatriot Sammy Wanjiru two years ago. He is now the fourth fastest man in history. <br /><br />Mary Keitany, the world half-marathon record holder, broke from the field at the halfway stage to win the women's race in 2:19:19. <br /><br />Keitany, 29, is now equal with German Irina Mikitenko as the fourth fastest woman ever after finishing third in her marathon debut in New York last year. Mutai, 26, was prominent in a tightly bunched leading group tracking the two pacemakers until the 30 kms mark when he made his move. <br /><br />The race quickly resolved into a battle for the minor placings with three times champion Martin Lel outsprinting fellow-Kenyan Patrick Makau to take second place. Both men were given the same time of 2:05:45. Defending champion Liliya Shobukhova headed the leading group in the first half of the women's race but could not respond when Keitany, who has won six successive half-marathons, made the decisive break. Shobukhova was unable to respond, although her time of 1:20:15 broke the Russian record by 10 seconds and is the fastest by a European since Mikitenko's 2:19:19 in Berlin in 2008. <br /><br />Results: Men: Emmanuel Mutai (Ken, 2:04:39) 1; Martin Lel (Ken, 2:05:44) 2; Patrick Makau (Ken, 2:05:44) 3. Women: Mary Keitany (Ken, 2:19:17) 1; Liliya Shobukhova (Rus, 2:20:15) 2; Edna Kiplagat (Ken, 2:20:45) 3.</p>
<p>Mutai clocked two hours four minutes 40 seconds to break the previous mark of 2:05:10 set by compatriot Sammy Wanjiru two years ago. He is now the fourth fastest man in history. <br /><br />Mary Keitany, the world half-marathon record holder, broke from the field at the halfway stage to win the women's race in 2:19:19. <br /><br />Keitany, 29, is now equal with German Irina Mikitenko as the fourth fastest woman ever after finishing third in her marathon debut in New York last year. Mutai, 26, was prominent in a tightly bunched leading group tracking the two pacemakers until the 30 kms mark when he made his move. <br /><br />The race quickly resolved into a battle for the minor placings with three times champion Martin Lel outsprinting fellow-Kenyan Patrick Makau to take second place. Both men were given the same time of 2:05:45. Defending champion Liliya Shobukhova headed the leading group in the first half of the women's race but could not respond when Keitany, who has won six successive half-marathons, made the decisive break. Shobukhova was unable to respond, although her time of 1:20:15 broke the Russian record by 10 seconds and is the fastest by a European since Mikitenko's 2:19:19 in Berlin in 2008. <br /><br />Results: Men: Emmanuel Mutai (Ken, 2:04:39) 1; Martin Lel (Ken, 2:05:44) 2; Patrick Makau (Ken, 2:05:44) 3. Women: Mary Keitany (Ken, 2:19:17) 1; Liliya Shobukhova (Rus, 2:20:15) 2; Edna Kiplagat (Ken, 2:20:45) 3.</p>
