運動競技のs-RAK organisers 約束 faster times at world's quickest half-マラソン
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) half-マラソン, which 法案s itself as the world's fastest such race, is 始める，決める to be even quicker next month because its course has been changed to take in some of the new man-made Al Marjan Island, organisers said on Tuesday.
The RAK, to be held on Feb. 8 in the 部隊d Arab 首長国s, bases its （人命などを）奪う，主張する of 存在 the world's fastest half-マラソン on the 普通の／平均（する） time taken by its 最高の，を越す 10 men and women's finishers compared with the 最高の，を越す 10 fastest times across all races.
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir, who won the race in a world 記録，記録的な／記録する time in 2017, returns to the 回路・連盟 after taking a maternity break in 2018.
Jepchirchir joins a strong women's field that 含むs world half マラソン 支持する／優勝者 Netsanet Gudeta of Ethiopia, the 現在の world 記録，記録的な／記録する 支えるもの／所有者 and the UAE's Alia Mohammed Saeed, who will carry home hopes at the race.
Ethiopia's Abadi Hadis is the quickest 走者 in the men's race 儀礼 of his third-placed finish at the Valencia half-マラソン last year in a time of 58 minutes, 44 seconds.
Kenya 二人組 Jorum Okombo and Alex Korio will 申し込む／申し出 the stiffest 競争 to Hadis, having both run half-マラソンs in under 59 minutes in their careers.
Kenyans Daniel Kipchumba and Stephen Kiprop, who have both gone under the 60-minute 示す, are the next-fastest 走者s on the men's 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
