Kiptoo smashes the Edinburgh Marathon course record

Kenya’s Joel Kipkemboi Kiptoo smashed the course record of the Edinburgh Marathon that was held on Sunday (27) in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kiptoo smashed the previous record by two minutes when he cut the tape in a new course record of 2:13.33.

Kiptoo was followed eight minutes later by Jeffrey Stein of United States who crossed the line with a new personal best of 2:21.21 cutting off a cool five minutes from his previous best.

Great Britain’s Michael Crawley closed the podium three in 2:24.43.

LEADING RESULTS

MEN

1. Joel Kiptoo             (KEN) 2:13.33
2. Jeffrey Stein           (USA) 2:21.21
3. Michael Crawley   (GBR) 2:24.43