Chesang, Kipyeko take Bukwo run

By Norman Katende 
                          
Women 8km

1 Stella Chesang (Police) 24:39
2 Mercyline Chelangat (Police) 25:49
3 Doreen Chemutai (Police) 25:57
4 Janat Chemusto (Police) 26:32
5 Phanice Chekwemoi (Standard) 27:01

Men 10km

1 Philip Kipyeko (Prisons) 32:20.7
2 Alex K. Cherop (Police) 32:47.6
3 Leonard Cheptoich (UWA) 33:02.0
4 Moses Kurong (Police) 33:13.5
5 Kevin Kibet (Standard) 33:18.8

World Mountain running  junior champions Stella Chesang and  Philip Kipyeko were the winners of the Bukwo Road run, the  first athletics event on the 2015 calendar, as they warmed for the  cross country  season that starts  next week.

Kipyeko and Chelangat showed that they were a class apart as they won their respective events in the dusty Bukwo town that attracted athletes from all age categories, with top performers in the open categories winning cash prizes.

Chesang had a good run in the women's category, which attracted big names like Adero Nyakisi, who was making a comeback.

In the 8km women run, Chesang broke away from the chasing pack with 2km to go  beating second placed Mercylyne Chelangat by over one minute with Doreen Chemutai coming third.

Philip Kipyeko

Prison's Kipyeko also had a good run against top guns including Alex Cherop Kapcheromit, who battled but could only come in 20 seconds after Kipyeko had crossed the line.

UWA's Leonard Cheptoich was third with Moses Kurong , who had finished  fifth taking fourth place after Yonah Kimaro was disqualified after he had no records for going through the route.

The Bukwo Road Race is the opener for the  national athletics season and will be followed by the Mbale Road Race on Saturday.
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