Kenyan Peter Njeru repeats as San Blas Half-Marathon winner.

A total of 4,251 runners finished the 64th edition of the San Blas Half Marathon in Coamo on Sunday. (Facebook via Medio Maratón San Blas)

By THE STAR STAFF

Kenyan Peter Njeru successfully defended his title at the 64th San Blas Half Marathon in Coamo on Sunday with a time of one hour, 3 minutes and 13 seconds (1:03:13), crossing the finish line over half a minute ahead of his closest challenger. In the women’s race, Werkuha Getachew of Ethiopia was the winner by a similar margin, with a time of 1:12:23.

Luis Miguel Masabanda Ojeda of Ecuador placed second in the men’s race with a time of 1:03:45. Reuben Keiro of Kenya was third in 1:04:17.

Everlyn Kemboi of the United States was the women’s runner-up, finishing in 1:12:56. Joyline Chemutai of Kenya placed third, in 1:15:14.

The top local finisher in the men’s division was David Ortiz Rodríguez of Coamo, who completed the 13.05-mile (21-kilometer) course in 1:18:36. On the women’s side, the top local finisher was Lizmarie Sánchez Centeno of Coamo with a time of 1:31:29.

A total of 4,251 runners finished the race.

In the wheelchair race, Bernardino Ruiz Dávila of Salinas was the overall winner with a time of 1:32:10, while Alba Rivera de Jesús of Bayamón was the top female finisher, in 2:33:45.