29 December 2011
MOHAMMED Idris raced to victory in the 10-km race held in Awali. The event was organised by the Bahrain Road Runners (BRR) under the umbrella of the Bahrain Athletics Association. Only 12 athletes took part in the event. Idris led the pack from start to finish, completing the race in 37 minutes and 31 seconds.
He was faster by a whole minute in the second half of the race. The rest of the runners came in at differing speeds. Second place went to Saqer Al Khalifa (44:31) who was also the age category winner and Gian Paolo Sobrino (45:21) was third. Other age category winners were Neil Gilbert (45:47) in fourth, Abdul Aziz Abdulla (48:02) in fifth and the sole lady runner Mariam Zebina (51:03) was seventh. The event was part of the BRR’s plan to help participants prepare for the half marathon that will be held on January 6, 2012. Registration for this event is already open.
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