Kenya: Mungara Shines

Kenneth Mungara pulled away from defending champion Silah Limo and Evans Ruto over the last two kilometres to win the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, yesterday.

The 41-year-old Kenyan, a barber in an earlier lifetime, reverted to type giving a close shave to the world M40 masters record, his winning time of 2:08:42 taking two seconds off the mark he set in Milan earlier this year.

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