Results: Waweru wins tight race at top in Köln
Marathon results
Benson Waweru (2:16:01) bested more than 5,900 runners to win the Köln Marathon in Germany.
Wubishet Zewde (2:16:20) managed to hold off Khalid Lablaq (2:16:36) for second.
No other runner finished within 10 minutes of the trio.
The race around Cologne includes a trip across the Rhein River.
For the women, it was Gelane Senbete (2:37:31) taking the top spot.
Fatiha Asmid earned runner-up honors with a time of 2:45:17.
Anja Lamberty (2:53:21) rounded out the top three.
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Benson WAWERU | KEN | 2:16:01 |
| 2 | Wubishet ZEWDE | ETH | 2:16:20 |
| 3 | Khalid LABLAQ | MAR | 2:16:36 |
| 4 | Edwin Kembo YANO | KEN | 2:27:29 |
| 5 | Sebastian REINWAND | GER | 2:31:30 |
| 6 | Mustapha EL-QUARTASSY | MAR | 2:34:24 |
| 7 | Fauzi KOUBAA | GER | 2:34:51 |
| 8 | Johann ACKERMANN | GER | 2:36:46 |
| 9 | Gutu ABDETA | ETH | 2:37:36 |
| 10 | Rosen LILOV | BUL | 2:37:50 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Gelane SENBETE | ETH | 2:37:31 |
| 2 | Fatiha ASMID | MAR | 2:45:17 |
| 3 | Anja LAMBERTY | GER | 2:53:21 |
| 4 | Sonja BRANDL | GER | 2:57:27 |
| 5 | Gaby ANDRES | BEL | 2:58:26 |
| 6 | Marlen GUNTHER | GER | 3:01:45 |
| 7 | Sabine DURMM-BECKER | GER | 3:04:11 |
| 8 | Lea ORTHEN | GER | 3:05:03 |
| 9 | Silvia VAUPEL-BIEDER | GER | 3:12:21 |
| 10 | Eva STAUBER | GER | 3:12:47 |
Half Marathon results
Hendrik Pfeiffer (1:03:40) came in comfortably ahead of nearly 14,000 runners to win the Köln Half Marathon.
Marcel Brautigam (1:05:34) finished just steps ahead of Iskander Iadgarov (1:05:37) to secure second.
For the women, it was last year’s marathon runner-up Simret Restle-Apel (1:12:26) with the win.
Runner-up Anja Schneider-Scherl finished with a time of 1:13:40.
In third was Veerle Van Linden at 1:16:35.
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Hendrik PFEIFFER | GER | 1:03:40 |
| 2 | Marcel BRAUTIGAM | GER | 1:05:34 |
| 3 | Iskander IADGAROV | RUS | 1:05:37 |
| 4 | Edisu GETACHEW | ETH | 1:06:57 |
| 5 | Benedikt HOFFMANN | GER | 1:07:29 |
| 6 | Fabian DILLENHOEFER | GER | 1:07:45 |
| 7 | Karol GRUNENBERG | GER | 1:08:03 |
| 8 | Bob GREIS | LUX | 1:08:11 |
| 9 | Levi THOMET | USA | 1:09:09 |
| 10 | Noureddine MANSOURI | GER | 1:10:40 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Simret RESTLE-APEL | GER | 1:12:26 |
| 2 | Anja SCHNEIDER-SCHERL | GER | 1:13:40 |
| 3 | Veerle VAN LINDEN | GER | 1:16:35 |
| 4 | Jana GROB-HARDT | GER | 1:18:31 |
| 5 | Aude SALORD | FRA | 1:21:57 |
| 6 | Katarina POKORNA | SVK | 1:22:01 |
| 7 | Inga HUNDEBORN | GER | 1:22:43 |
| 8 | Monika WOZNA | POL | 1:23:24 |
| 9 | Nadja GAUS | GER | 1:23:29 |
| 10 | Heidi SCHWARTZ | GER | 1:24:03 |