Kenyan men swept the top five spots in the UPMC Health Systems Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, with the tall 31-year-old  Elly Rono winning in 2:17:15. Rono will take home $7,500 for his victory.
Gilbert Rutto, 35, was second in 2:17:53, followed by Nelson Ndereva, 34, 2:19:08; John Mwai, 30, 2:20:04; and Nicholas Kioko, 29, 2:21:18. Randy Ashely of Brevard, NC, was the top American finisher, placing sixth in 2:22:34.
On the women's side, Polish runner Violetta Kryza, 32, was first in 2:34:16, good enough for a $2,500 bonus for a sub-2:35 finish on top of the $7,500 winner's purse.
Margaret Kagiri, 32, of Kenya was more than two minutes out, finishing in 2:36:42; followed by Tatiana Maslova of Russia, 34, in third at 2:37:40; Tatyana Pozdnyakova, 46, of Ukraine, fourth in 2:37:44; and local runner Mary Alico, 37, of Pittsburgh, who finished fifth in 2:45:02.