Posted: January 16, 2005

Athletics: Cheruiyot And Keane Win HP Houston Marathon

From David Monti

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The Houston Chronicle reported this morning on their website that Kenyan David Cheruiyot and American Kelly Keane had won the HP Houston Marathon today.

They were clocked at 2:14:52 and 2:32:27, respectively (times must be considered unofficial). These were the fastest winning times in Houston since 2000, and Keane set a career best time.

In the accompanying Aramco Half-Marathon, the Chronicle reported that Kenyan Julius Kibet had won in 1:03:20, while American Dan Browne finished second in 1:03:59 to take the U.S. Men's Half-Marathon title.

There was no report yet on the winner of the women's half-marathon.