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Biwott of Kenya wins Philadelphia half marathon
PHILADELPHIA -- Defending champion Stanley Biwott of Kenya won the Rock `n Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon on Sunday, running the second-fastest time in the 36-year history of the race.
He finished in 59 minutes and 36 seconds. The 27-year-old Biwott took the lead at the halfway mark of the 13.1 mile race through the city to record the fastest half marathon in the United States this year.
Lyudmyla Kovalenko of Ukraine won the women's race in 1:08:59, edging Ethiopian Konjit Biruk by 1 second.
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