PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Fikadu Lemma and Tigist Tufa were the men’s and women’s winners of this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Providence Half Marathon.
Lemma, of Ethiopia, finished the men’s race in a time of 1:09. Tufa finished in the women’s race in 1:10:51.
Patrick Moulton and Katie Moulton, a husband and wife from Providence, were the second-place runners in each race, finishing with times of 1:11:04 and 1:19:42, respectively.
The half-marathon began near the State House on Gaspee Street and drew about 6,000 runners.
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