The Extremaduran Houssame Benabbou was easily proclaimed the winner of the first edition of the 50K European Championshipwhich was played this Saturday in the town of Sotillo de La Adrada in Avila, an individual title to which the two team runner-ups for Spain were addedBoth male and female.
Benabbou, Spanish half marathon runner-up, who made his debut in the 50-meter distance, He completed it in 2:49:20, with a wide lead over fellow Spaniard Alberto Puyuelo, 2:52:39.who took silver after a big last effort that gave him a small margin over Britain’s Andrew Davies, 2h53.09.
In the women’s event, victory went to Irish Caitriona Jennings, with 3h19:42followed by the British Alison Laveder, 3:21:26, and the Polish Dominika Stelmach, 3:21:50.
The Valencian Yésica Mas, Spanish marathon champion, is the best Spanishin seventh place with a mark of 3:28:14.
The concession to Spain of the first place for this new event in the fund calendar was celebrated in Sotillo with three podiums, one individual and two for teams.
Benabbou’s success was resounding. He escaped before km 35 and in the next five he decided on the race. He reached 40 with one minute and 39 seconds ahead of Puyuelo, champion of Spain in the 50 K in 2021. The Aragonese was beaten by most of the British team, where he managed to stand close to the finish line.
Carles Montllor, fourteenth with 3:00:36, was the third Spaniard to score for group classification. Javier Martinez, 16th, Daniel Hernando, 31st, and Severino Felipe, 38th, completed the men’s participation.
The current men’s world champion, Iraitz Arrospide from San Sebastian, did not participate due to an injury that has kept him sidelined all year.
In women, after Yésica Mas came the tenth place Bárbara Ramón, 3h35:03and in twelfth Maite Etxezarreta, 3h38.57, immediately ahead of Pilar Rubio, 3h40:19.
Great Britain won the team classification in both sexes.
The athletes completed ten laps of the 5 km circuit starting and finishing at the ‘La Pasada’ Cultural Center in the town of Valle del Tiétar.
Source: La Verdad
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