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Kenya's Edna Kiplagat during the London Marathon in April. She won the Glasgow Half Marathon on Sunday. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Two-time IAAF World Championships marathon gold medallist Edna Kiplagat pulled out an impressive victory at the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow to lead home a Kenyan 1-2 over the half marathon distance on Sunday.
The 34-year-old, preparing for next month’s New York Marathon, pulled away from three-time event winner Caroline Kilel just after the halfway point, and eventually finished in a course record 1:07:57, an emphatic 56 seconds ahead of her compatriot.
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