{"id":546,"date":"2018-10-29T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T06:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/gn\/?p=546"},"modified":"2018-10-29T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:16:15","slug":"kiptum-new-world-half-marathon-record-in-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/gn\/news\/kiptum-new-world-half-marathon-record-in-valencia","title":{"rendered":"Kiptum, new world half marathon record in Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Abraham<\/a><\/p>\n

Valencia, Spain – One year after his compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the women\u2019s world record at the Medio Marat\u00f3n de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Kenya\u2019s Abraham Kiptum broke the men\u2019s world record* at the IAAF Gold Label road race, clocking 58:18 to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese in 2010.<\/p>\n

Abraham Kiptum of Kenya – new world half marathon record in Valencia<\/h3>\n

At yesterday\u2019s technical meeting it was confirmed that the men\u2019s pacemakers would reach the 10km point in 27:50 to target a finishing time just inside 59 minutes, but there wasn\u2019t any talk of a possible world record assault.<\/p>\n

On a perfect day for endurance events (a slight wind and 11C), the race opened according to the plan with the main pack passing the opening five kilometres in 13:56. By 10 kilometres, the pace had dropped slightly as the 15-man lead pack went through that checkpoint in 28:02.<\/p>\n

But shortly afterwards the long-legged Kiptum broke away from the rest of the pack with incredible ease and began to cover each kilometre in a stunning 2:44.<\/p>\n

The 15-kilometre split of 41:40 \u2013 just seven seconds slower than Tadese\u2019s equivalent split from his world record run \u2013 suggested that Kiptumwas on course to break his PB of 59:09 set six weeks ago in Copenhagen<\/a>. Ethiopia\u2019s Jemal Yimer was still just two seconds behind Kiptum, and his compatriot Abadi Hadi, the world cross-country bronze medallist, was in third, another second in arrears.<\/p>\n

Boosted by the crowd and fully aware that he was close to world record schedule, Kiptum kept on pushing hard to open a sizeable margin over the Ethiopian pair. The Kenyan reached 20 kilometres in 55:18 to take three seconds off Tadese\u2019s previous world best of 55:21 set on his way to his world half marathon best of 58:23 in Lisbon eight years ago.<\/p>\n

Having covered the second 10-kilometre section in 27:16, Kiptum strode home in 58:18 to bring the world record back to his country\u2019s possession, Samuel Wanjiru being his predecessor in 2007 (58:35). Valencia, meanwhile, is now the venue of both men\u2019s and women\u2019s world records.<\/p>\n

Runner-up Yimer also destroyed his previous career best of 59:00 as he was timed at 58:31 to move to third on the world all-time list while 21-year-old Hadis clocked 58:43, lowering his best by almost two minutes.<\/p>\n

In the fierce battle to be first European home, Britain<\/a>\u2019s Callum Hawkins finished in 1:01:00 for 16th with Spain\u2019s Toni Abad\u00eda making a respectable debut over the distance in 1:01:15.<\/p>\n

Emeterio Valiente for the IAAF<\/em><\/p>\n

*Subject to the usual ratification procedures<\/p>\n

Valencia Half Marathon Leading results<\/h3>\n

Men<\/strong>
\n1 Abraham Kiptum<\/a> (KEN) 58:18
\n2 Jemal Yimer (ETH) 58:33
\n3 Abadi Hadis (ETH) 58:44
\n4 Amdamlak Belihu Berta (ETH) 59:19
\n5 Stephen Kiprop (KEN) 59:21
\n6 Bernard Kipkorir Ngeno (KEN) 59:22
\n7 El Hassan Elabassi (MAR) 59:27
\n8 Simon Cheprot (KEN) 59:28
\n9 Abel Kipchumba (KEN) 59:29
\n10 Josphat Boit (KEN) 59:42<\/p>\n

Women<\/strong>
\n1 Gelete Burka (ETH) 1:06:11
\n2 Alia Mohammed Saeed (UAE) 1:06:13
\n3 Edith Chelimo (KEN) 1:06:18
\n4 Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) 1:06:31
\n5 Diana Chemtai Kipyogei (KEN) 1:07:07
\n6 Bekelech Gudeta (ETH) 1:07:48
\n7 Yeshi Kalayu Chekole (ERI) 1:07:58
\n8 Helen Bekele Tola (ETH) 1:08:39
\n9 Risper Chebet (KEN) 1:10:02
\n10 Karoline Nadolska (POL) 1:10:43<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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