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| Ethiopian wins Belfast Marathon | Ethiopian wins Belfast Marathon |
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| Ethiopian runner Urga Negewo has won the 29th Belfast Marathon in an exciting finish at Ormeau Park. | Ethiopian runner Urga Negewo has won the 29th Belfast Marathon in an exciting finish at Ormeau Park. |
| Negewo, 24, sprinted away from Belfast-based Kenyan John Mutai in the closing stages to win in a time of 2hrs 16mins and 53secs. | Negewo, 24, sprinted away from Belfast-based Kenyan John Mutai in the closing stages to win in a time of 2hrs 16mins and 53secs. |
| Mutai was going for his fourth win in succession in the race. | Mutai was going for his fourth win in succession in the race. |
| Sarah Stradling from England won the women's competition while Darrell Erwin from Ballymena prevailed in the wheelchair race. | Sarah Stradling from England won the women's competition while Darrell Erwin from Ballymena prevailed in the wheelchair race. |
| Thousands of people, including many fun runners and relay competitors, enjoyed near perfect conditions for marathon running, with the weather dry but cool. | |
| A total of 3,300 runners entered the main race which began at the City Hall at 0900 BST and finished at Ormeau Park. | |
| They were joined by 11,000 relay runners, 2,350 walkers and 1,500 fun runners in various events. | |
| This year, pacers were introduced to the marathon for those attempting to finish the 26.2 mile race in times of three hours, three and a half hours, four hours and four and a half hours. | |