The Ethiopian Berihu Aregawiworld cross country runner-up and 5k road world record holder from last year, gave a performance on the streets of Madrid to powerfully win the International of San Silvestre Vallecanawherein Mohamed Katir she finished second, while in the women’s race the victory went to the Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh.
Aregawi, who announced at a previous press conference his intention to beat the race record, held by Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo since 2018 with 26:41, that record cannot be lowered but he got success after giving an exhibition in the streets of Madrid.
The race started at a dizzying pace, with Katir leading the race in 2:42 after the first kilometer, before being overtaken by Aregawi and Aaron de las Heras, who after three and a half was left unable to maintain the pace that. ..
From that moment, the race was a duel between the two, until the 8th, Aregawi changed the pace and stopped Katir, who tried to hold on but could not respond to the steps of the Ethiopian, who entered the finish line, to stop the clock. 27:15.
Katirthe great Spanish reference in the middle distance thanks to its successes in the last two seasons with the silver medal in the 5,000 meters at the last World Cup in Budapest, the continental runner-up in Munich 2022 or the success it achieved in San Silvestre Vallecana in 2021 with a time of 27:45, he faced the Ethiopian and seconded him on the podium after reaching the finish line in 27:30, twenty-two seconds faster than Aaron de las Heras, third with 27:52.
The one from Madrid Red Iagosecond Spaniard in the Valencia marathon with a time of 2h07:47 this year, finished sixth with 28:30, improving to seventh place in 2021. The man from Salamanca Mario García Romo, Spanish record holder of the mile and two miles, stood at the starting line of San Silvestre for the first time and tested himself at a distance he did not know. He finished ninth with a time of 28:37.
women’s sprint final
The women’s race was very close and was decided by a sprint in the final meters inside the Vallecas Stadium. The fastest is Ethiopian Ababel Yashanehwith excellent marathon records -second in Boston and Chicago and third in New York-.
In Vallecas the clock stopped 30:31same time but with better passage than his compatriot Asmarech Anlay, African junior 3,000 meters champion. The third is also Ethiopian, although living in Ávila since 2020, Likina Amebaw.
The best Spanish, for the second year in a row, is Laura Priego, fifth with 32:27, away from the Spanish women’s record in the event, held by Marta Domínguez since 2003 with 31:35. Behind Laura Luengo, seventh with 32:52; Fátima Azaharaa, eighth with 32:53; Naima Ait Alibou, ninth with 33:17; and Majida Mayouf, tenth 33:24.
Victory and record in the famous Uruguayan race Nicolás Costas
Before the international race, the popular, with 40,000 participants in the streets of the Spanish capital, a number that is far from the 57 runners that started in 1964, in the first edition of the test founded by Antonio Sabugueiro.
Victory in the popular race went to the Uruguayan Nicolas Costasin the men’s category, with a time of 28:48and in Teresa Montesin the feminine, with 33:45.
The race, which usually starts on Avenida Concha Espina and ends on Candilejas Street, in the case of the famous one, and inside the Vallecas stadium, in the international one, is one of the four ten kilometer trials around the world with the World Athletics gold certificate.
Source: La Verdad
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