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After a dismal performance at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, Faith Chepkoech come back guns blazing as she bagged the women’s title at the 11th edition of the 10K Facsa Castellón on Sunday (25) in Castellon, Spain.
The 30 year-old who finished a distant 16th in her season opener in Valencia, fought off Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay who was primed for the pole position having come with the fastest time on paper of 30:20.
Chepkoech clocked a new personal best of 29:50 to take the honors and was followed by Tesfay who also got a new personal best of 29:54 with Diana Chepkorir who was making her debut over the distance closing the podium in 29:56.
Kenyans Loice Chemnung and Jesca Chelengat finished in fourth and fifth in respective time of 30:09 and 30:23.
The race course record of 29:14 set two years ago by Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yahualaw remains standing.
LEADING RESULTS
10KM WOMEN
Faith Chepkoech (KEN) 29:50
Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) 29:54
Diana Chepkorir (KEN) 29:56
Loice Chemnung (KEN) 30:09
Jesca Chelangat (KEN) 30:23
(02/26/2024) Views: 528 ⚡AMPThe 10k Facsa Castello is a sporting event that has grown exponentially to become one of the most revelant of the regional calendar. Every year, more participants! The 10K FACSA Castelló has maintained an exponential increase year after year in the number of registered participants, also accompanied by excellent evaluations by our runners. The test has established itself as one...
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