Marathon attracted more than 28,000 domestic and foreign runners, a new record for event

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/15
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kenyan runner Kenneth Mburu Mungara won the 2019 Taipei Marathon men's division on Sunday (Dec. 15) with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 54 seconds; while the female champion, Kenyan Antonina Kwambai, came in at 2 hours, 31 minutes and 27 seconds, according to the event's race results published on its website.

The fastest Taiwanese runner was Chiang Chieh-wen (蔣介文), who won the 2019 National Games' male marathon in October, and finished in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 35 seconds, winning the event’s domestic category for the fourth time. Meanwhile, Chu Ying-ying (朱盈穎), who was the champion in women's domestic category in 2017, won the women’s contest with a time of 3 hours, 4 minutes and 38 seconds.

The marathon, which started 6:30 a.m. at Taipei City Hall, attracted more than 28,000 domestic and foreign runners, a new record for the event, according to CNA. This year’s running route included several historic sites to give runners a feel of ancient Taipei, the news agency said, adding the event organizer modified this year's route to reduce the number of slopes and sharp turns and improve times.    [FULL  STORY]