Yalemzerf Yehualaw ran a scorching 29:19 on the Valencia 10km on Sunday (Jan 15) to overlook her world document by 5 seconds as Weldon Kipkirui Langat took the boys’s race in 26:55.
Behind, although, there was chaos initially as runners fell after which scrambled over one another in an early-race pile-up.
The incident was precipitated, it’s believed, by sub-31min rivals being dropped at the beginning line whereas quicker elite athletes have been nonetheless warming up. When the elites then arrived, the sub-31min runners have been pushed again, resulting in a bottleneck of runners in a slender and congested beginning space.
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It solely took one runner to tumble after which others went down like skittles. Up forward, although, Kipkirui Langat stormed to a slender victory forward of fellow Kenyans Charles Kipkirui (26:57) and Daniel Tumaka (27:01) with world 5000m silver medallist Jacob Krop fourth in 27:04.
It meant Rhonex Kipruto’s 26:24 world document – set at this occasion in 2020 – survives.
Weldon Kipkirui Langat (10K Valencia Ibercaja)
All eyes have been on Yehualaw, although, because the Ethiopian sped by 5km in 14:47 earlier than coming house in 29:19 to only miss the 29:14 world document she set in CastellĂłn, Spain, 11 months in the past.
Nonetheless it was the second quickest time in historical past from an athlete who’s aiming to defend her London Marathon title in April.
Kenyans Jesca Chelangat and Esther Birundu have been second and third in 30:01 and 30:15.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw (10K Valencia Ibercaja)
Harrison impresses amongst Brits
Samantha Harrison proved the decide of a big group of Brits in Valencia as she sliced 19 seconds off her PB to run 30:51 in fifth place.
It strikes her as much as No.4 on the UK all-time rankings, leapfrogging Jess Warner-Judd, who coincidentally races on the identical day in Houston.
Elsewhere among the many Brits, Amelia Quirk was eleventh in 31:53, Steph Twell 14th in 32:28, adopted by Lucy Reid 32:56, Elle Twentyman 33:37, Helen Corridor 33:49, Gemma Kersey 34:04 and Verity Hopkins 34:31.
Andy Butchart was the main British man in nineteenth in 28:07 (simply lacking his 28:05 PB from Manchester final 12 months) adopted by Zak Mahamed twenty third in 28:26, Jonny Davies twenty seventh in 28:41, Joe Wigfield thirtieth in 28:44, Mahamed Mahamed thirty third in 28:47, Jacob Allen thirty fourth in 28:47.
Additional behind, Ellis Cross and Calum Johnson clocked 28:52, Alexander Lepretre 28:53, Phil Sesemann 28:56 and Ian Crowe-Wright 29:02. Nonetheless, it’s not recognized how a lot the beginning line melee affected the Brits.
Efrem Gidey, who fled war-torn Eritrea to now signify Eire, additionally impressed with a 27:57 PB in thirteenth.
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