The Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, current half marathon world champion, broke the Prague half marathon record with a time of 58:24 (Czech Republic), became the twelfth fastest in the historical ranking of the distance and in which there was the participation of more than fifteen thousand runners.
Sabastian Sawe’s dominance on the asphalt was immense, until he was one minute and thirty-seven seconds ahead of the second place finisher, fellow Kenyan Geofry Kipchumba (1h00:01).
“I’m absolutely happy to have achieved my personal best and also beat the course record. I had a great race, the course was fast and fun. The fans pushed me forward and I didn’t experience any critical moments,” said Goodbye at the end of the race.
Victory in the women’s category was awarded to Ethiopian Gete Alemayechu Teklemichael with 1h08:10, three seconds behind Kenyan Jesca Chelangat with 1h08:13.
The race also featured Spaniard Martín Fiz’s victory in the Master 60 category, leaving him just two wins away, in Valencia and Berlin, from completing the ‘SuperHalfs’ challenge and becoming the first person in the world to completed six victories. The circuit.
Fiz completed the Prague half marathon in 1h15:29, running all sections of the race at an average of 3:32 and 3:34 per kilometer.
The Prague half marathon belongs, along with Cardiff (Wales), Berlin (Germany), Valencia (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal) and Copenhagen (Denmark), to the ‘SuperHalfs’ circuit, which is considered the most important in the world of distance.
Source: La Verdad
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