Tafa Dekeba and Naom Jebet reigned with authority at the Madrid Marathon

The Ethiopian Miktu Tafa Dekebawith the 2h08:57and the Kenyan Naom Jebetwith the 2h26:19they achieved the success in the Madrid marathon, where 40,000 runners participated -record registration- in three distances of the Zurich Rock ‘n’ roll Running Series.

The Zurich Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Madrid, which They include the traditional marathon along with the half marathon and the 10kcelebrated a new edition with a marked international character, from 40,000 runners, 9,089 were foreign athletes from 113 countriesa figure that, according to the organization, increases the impact generated by the event to 48 million euros.

At a sporting level, at the marathon distance, with 11,000 participants, the victory went to Miktu Tafa Dekebawho gave a lesson in honor of ran from kilometer six alone at record speed.

The last two kilometers, climbing along the Paseo de Recoletos, suffered and He placed his hands on his left thigh several times.though He managed to hold on, slowing down to cross the finish line alone in 2h08:57 -personal brand-, 39 seconds off the record held since 2019 by Kenyan Reuben Kerio with 2h08:18.

Second was Ethiopian Fikre Bekele with 2:09:08 and third was Kenyan Douglas Chebii with 2:09:10.

He The first Spaniard to reach the finish line was Francisco Javier de León Rodríguez with a time of 2h26:17.

In the women’s category the victory went to Kenyan Naom Jebet, who dominated the test with authority and crossed the finish line in 2h26:19who significantly lowered his personal best by clocking 2h26:48 in Frankfurt in 2023. However, he is far from the test record, held by Ethiopian Siranesh Yirga with 2h24:37 from 2022.

The second classified in Madrid is the Ethiopian Bontu Bekele (2h27:03) and third was his compatriot Kebene Chala (2h27:28).

Half marathon and 10k

The half marathon, included 20,000 runners, awarded in the men’s category by Amon Kiptoo with 1h02:26 and in female Joyce Chepkemoi with 1h09:22.

The 10 kilometers, with 9,000 runners and 54% of women, have Spanish popularity.

Carlos Mayo, from the Adidas Club, added his seventh distance victory on the Paseo de Recoletos with a mark of 29:10. It was worth a lot, because until the last stage of the race he was fighting for the victory with Adam Maijó, who finished with a time of 29:18. Galician Adrian Ben completed the podium in 29:43.

For the Aragonese, it is also a special victory after experiencing a traffic accident a few weeks ago, from which he had no consequences except for some discomfort on his side during the last training sessions.

In female category, Águeda Marqués from Segovia achieved her third victory in Madrid (33:31), after a tough fight with Marta Pérez from Soriano, which ended in 33:49. Both achieved solvent difference with Paula Herrero (36:12), who continues to work after injuries to return to her best form.