The Honolulu Marathon 2022 results on Sunday, December 11, with Asefa Mengstu and Bere Ayalew making it an Ethiopian sweep of the men’s and women’s titles.
For their winning efforts, both runners earned $25,000 in what was the 50th edition of the race. The race is America’s fourth-largest marathon.
On the women’s side, Ayalew crossed the finish line at a time of 2:30:58 on a windy morning with her training partner Abebech Afework grabbing second place with a time of 2:34:39 and collecting $10,000 and third going to Eri Suzuki (2:47:42) of Japan.
Defending champion Lanni Marchant of Canada placed sixth in 3:02:15.
Asefa Mengstu took home the men’s contest.
Mengstu’s win at Kapiolani Park this weekend came with a time of 2:14:40, and it ended a streak of Kenyan men’s champions at the Honolulu Marathon that dated back to 2007.Â
Barnabas Kiptum of Kenya followed home second in 2:17:45 and collected $10,000 with Japan’s Yuhi Yamashita rounding out the podium in third place with a time of 2:27:27 and earning $5,000.
