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Kenyan Sebastian Kimaru crashes the Sevilla Half Marathon course record
Kenya’s Sebastian Kimaru made his Internationa debut memorable when he ran the fastest time ever at the 27th edition of the EDP Sevilla Half Marathon that was held on Sunday (30) in Sevilla, Spain.
Kimaru was the surprise winner as he was tasked to pace the race but after the 10km mark he decided to forge ahead and fight for the title as he crashed the previous record of 1:00.44 that was set in 2020 by Eyob Faniel from Italy.
Kimaru cut the tape in a personal best of 59:02 which is the sixth fastest time in history at the flattest half marathon in Europe as he led 1-2 Kenyan podium finish. David Ngure came home in second place 1:00.22 with Gebrie Erkihuna from Ethiopia closing the first three podium finishes in 1:00.27.
All the first three runners ran under the previous course record.
LEADING RESULTS
21KM MEN
Sebastian Kimaru (KEN) 59:02
David Ngure (KEN) 1:00.22
Gebrie Erkihuna (ETH) 1:00.27
(01/31/2022) Views: 1,699 ⚡AMPby John Vaselyne
EDP Seville Half Marathon
The EDP Marathon Half of Seville is one of greater participation of the south of Spain. AD Athletics San Pablo, with the collaboration of the Municipal Sports Institute of Seville and the sponsorship of EDP and Ibercaja, proposes to celebrate with us. The 27th edition will present improvements, such as the inclusion of the RFEA calendar test. A measure that...
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