EFREM GIDEY HAS broken the long-standing Irish 10km senior road record, subject to ratification.
Gidey lowered John Treacy’s 40-year-old mark by three seconds at the 10km Valencia Ibercaja race — known as “the world’s fastest 10k” — on Sunday morning.
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The Clonliffe Harriers man clocked a steady 13:52 five kilometre split in Spanish city, and finished the full distance in 27:43 as he placed 20th.
Treacy’s set the old record of 27:46 n 1985, while Gidey’s previous personal best was 27:57.
A HUGE performance from Efrem Gidey on the roads of Valencia this morning🤯
Valencia is renowned for fast road running, with records repeatedly smashed in the Spanish city. Gidey’s race this morning was won by Sweden’s Andreas Algren in a new European record (26:54), while Great Britain’s Rory Leonard broke Mo Farah’s national record as he clocked 27:28.
Gidey also holds the Irish half marathon record, having run 1:00.51 in Copenhagen in September. The 24-year-old’s best 10km time on the track is 27:40.02, leaving him second on the all-time list behind Alistair Cragg.
Elsewhere this weekend, Eliazabeth Ndudi equalled her indoor long jump personal best of 6.42m while competing for Illinois at Fighting Illini Open.
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Efrem Gidey breaks long-standing Irish 10km record in Valencia
EFREM GIDEY HAS broken the long-standing Irish 10km senior road record, subject to ratification.
Gidey lowered John Treacy’s 40-year-old mark by three seconds at the 10km Valencia Ibercaja race — known as “the world’s fastest 10k” — on Sunday morning.
The Clonliffe Harriers man clocked a steady 13:52 five kilometre split in Spanish city, and finished the full distance in 27:43 as he placed 20th.
Treacy’s set the old record of 27:46 n 1985, while Gidey’s previous personal best was 27:57.
Valencia is renowned for fast road running, with records repeatedly smashed in the Spanish city. Gidey’s race this morning was won by Sweden’s Andreas Algren in a new European record (26:54), while Great Britain’s Rory Leonard broke Mo Farah’s national record as he clocked 27:28.
Gidey also holds the Irish half marathon record, having run 1:00.51 in Copenhagen in September. The 24-year-old’s best 10km time on the track is 27:40.02, leaving him second on the all-time list behind Alistair Cragg.
Elsewhere this weekend, Eliazabeth Ndudi equalled her indoor long jump personal best of 6.42m while competing for Illinois at Fighting Illini Open.
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