Joshua Cheptegei and Letesenbet Gidey smashed world records* over 10,000m and 5000m respectively at the aptly named NN Valencia World Record Day on Wednesday (7). Gidey’s winning time of 14:06.62 took almost five seconds off the previous world 5000m record, set by fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba in Oslo in 2008. Cheptegei, meanwhile, covered 10,000m in [...] Time-to-Run Track … [Read more...] about Gidey and Cheptegei break world records in Valencia
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Gudaf Tsegay sets indoor 1500m record
France – On an evening of stunning middle-distance performances at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay produced the highlight by taking two seconds off the world indoor 1500m record*, winning at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in 3:53.09. The world bronze medallist followed the swift early tempo as the pacemaker led the … [Read more...] about Gudaf Tsegay sets indoor 1500m record