In Pictures: Marathon efforts all round

Energy Saturday 20/January/2018 20:42 PM
By: Times News Service
In Pictures: Marathon efforts all round

MUSCAT: The two-day Muscat Marathon attracted more than 6,000 athletes from 86 countries, a record for the race.
The first day of the Al Mouj Muscat Marathon kicked off with the participation of 2,374 children – aged seven to 12 years – who took part in the Kids’ Run. Also, dozens of schools participated, with the Al Seeb International School winning the Most Active School in Oman trophy and OMR1000 in gym equipment.
Kenyan athlete Moses Too finished first in the marathon, running a distance of 42 kilometres in just under 2 hours and 20 minutes (02:19:30), with an average pace of 3:20 minutes per kilometre. Local runner Anouar El Ghouz and another Kenyan, Gideon Kipgurui Kipsang, came in second and third (02:20:41 and 02:22:00), respectively.