SEA Games Marathon 2017
Tommorow will be the Mens and Womens Marathon. The first of the athletic events. With athletics main competition resuming on August 22.
Soh Rui Yong of Singapore the defending champion comes back as the favorite here with a PB of 2.24.55. However Bui The Anh is the fastest man there with 2.24.12. SEA Games veteran and 2015 Silver medalist Boonthung Srisung is also there, along with SEA Games 10k Champion Agus Prayogo. Hoang Thanh the SEA Games bronze medalist from Vietnam did not make the team as two faster Viets got in instead.
Jesson Agravante of the Philippines with a best of 2:35.13 is unlikely to make the podium with 8 Men running below 2:30 in this race.
* Kuniaki PB 2:30:26 /2017 2:30.43
*Viro around 2:40
In the Womens with Olympians Jane Vongvorotchi of Thailand retired, and Triyaningsih of Indonesia focussing on the 5k and 10k titles. Mary Joy Tabal, 28 goes in as the favorite with the best time of 2:43.31 she will up against 38 year old defending champion Natthaya Thanaronnawat of Thailand and Vietnam’s SEA Games Bronze medalist Hoang Thi Thanh who has improved to 2:45. Its likely these three will sort out the top 3 places among them.
