Belfast Marathon 2015 Results: Men and Women's Top Finishers

Upwards of 17,000 people participated at various levels in the 2015 Belfast Marathon as Joel Kipsang Kositany and Berhan Gebrenmichael won the men's and women's races, respectively.

There were dry conditions for the runners during the 26.2-mile race, which kicked off at 9 a.m. 

Place	Name	Official Time	Country
1	Joel Kipsang Kositany	2:19:36	KEN
2	Gideon Kimosop	2:20:29	KEN
3	Tamas Nagy	2:24:22	HUN
4	Eddie McGinley	2:24:55	NIR

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Kositany has tasted success in the Belfast Marathon before. The Kenyan won the race back in 2013, before finishing second behind countryman Freddy Sittuk last year:

As Sittuk opted not to defend his title in 2015, the path to victory was clear for the 27-year-old to claim the win, albeit eight seconds slower than his winning time from two years ago and 10 minutes short of his personal best of two hours, nine minutes, 50 seconds.

Compatriot Gideon Kimosop kept pace with Kositany past the 20-mile mark, as noted by Belfast Live, before Kositany edged in front to win by 53 seconds.

Hungarian Tomas Nagy came in third at 2:24:22, while Belfast native Eddie McGinley ran home a close fourth to the cheers of the crowd in 2:24:55.

The top three enjoyed their time on the podium:

In the women's run, Gebrenmichael showed just why she was the pre-race favourite.

Place	Name	Official Time	Country
1	Berhan Gebrenmichael	2:40:57	ETH
2	Elaatiba Khadja	2:51:05	MOR
3	Katalin Garami	2:55:42	HUN

The Ethiopian came into the event having stormed to victory in India three months prior, in which she ran a time of 2:39:11—a far quicker time than any other female competitor in the Belfast field could boast.

Gebrenmichael's time of 2:40:57 therefore provided her a comfortable victory.

Morocco's Elaatiba Khadja was over 10 minutes slower, while Hungary's Katalin Garami was almost five minutes behind her in third.