ATLANTA -- Martin Lel led a 1-2-3 Kenyan sweep of the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race on Sunday. Another Kenyan, Susan Chepkemei, captured the women's division.
Lel covered the 6.2 miles in 28 minutes, 4 seconds and was followed by John Korir and Robert Cheriuyot. Chepkemei won in 31:55, with Constantina Tomescu of Romania second. Colleen De Reuck, who has made the U.S. Olympic marathon team, was third.
With 55,000 runners, the Peachtree is the world's largest 10K race.
In the wheelchair division, Saul Mendoza of Mexico set a course record of 18:38 and Diane Roy of Canada won the women's race in 24:57.
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