Jordan Chipangama romped to a third Bermuda Marathon Weekend half-marathon title in four years without breaking stride yesterday.

The Zambian came from behind to break the tape in 1hr 11min 46sec which was well outside of the 1:04:21 race record of he set in 2014.

Chipangama’s dominant performance capped another successful Bermuda Marathon Weekend, with the 27-year-old winning a second 10K in three years on Saturday, as well as finishing third in the KPMG Bermuda Invitational Mile.

“It was a successful weekend for me and I was pretty impressed with my performances,” said Chipangama. “I’m pretty happy although I would have loved to have won the elite mile.

“I love Bermuda and enjoy coming here. The crowds are small but they are the best because you find people cheering you all around and it’s just the best atmosphere.”

Chipangama trailed behind Laura Paulsen, the United States Olympic Games trialists, for the first four miles before taking the lead.

“I was trying to be conservative so I could run well in the last ten miles,” he said. “I was pretty impressed with my performance.

“My third win in this race was probably my easiest but also the hardest on the body.

“The field wasn’t deep but coming from yesterday’s 10K where the winds were so high and unkind it was tough on my body.

“I wanted to run around 5:25 miles which I pretty much nailed so I was pretty happy with that. The hills were pretty tough and that’s where my weakness is, so I was working hard on the hills.”

Paulsen, whose US Olympic Trials are next month, surprised many with an eye-catching performance of her own en route to taking the women’s title at the first attempt. She finished second overall in 1:19:29.

“This is my first time to Bermuda and my first title here and it’s been fun,” Paulsen said. “It was a good race.

“Everyone was out and cheering and it was really nice. It was a great atmosphere and it’s always fun to win.”

The Massachusetts runner made an explosive start as she led the half-marathon field for the first four miles, which she covered in 23:48.

“It was weird [at the start of the race],” Paulsen said. “I was wondering where everyone was and I wasn’t even going that fast. I just felt fine.

“It was nice and cool this morning and then it kept getting hotter and so that was a challenge.

“It’s funny, the race starts cool downhill and then it ends hot and hilly and that’s tough.

“I’m training for the Olympic trials in February and so today was just like one final race before that.”

Finishing third was Byrne Decker, of the United States, who crossed the line in 1:22:42. The second-place woman was Alice Rogers, of the US, in 1:26:57, with her compatriot Jamie Cheever placing third in 1:28:59.

Spencer Butterfield was the first local male in the half-marathon in 1:23.34, completing an outstanding weekend, winning the local Front Street Mile on Friday night and finishing as the second local male in Saturday’s 10K.

“I’m pleased with the weekend, Friday night was great and yesterday was an adventure with all the wind and the rain,” Butterfield said.

“Today was great with beautiful conditions out there. It’s hard to believe the weather could turn that quickly. I’ve been training for three months for this weekend.

Chris Jackson, who finished fifth in yesterday’s half-marathon, said he enjoyed his battle with Butterfield in all three races.

“On the back stretch it really heated up, we were with each other the entire way until West Pembroke School when he had a big kick and was gone,” Jackson said.

“I tried to hang on but the pace was too great for me. In the 10K and mile I pushed it pretty hard in the beginning to see what he could do. He had great races all weekend.”