The Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women’s 5K road world record this Sunday with a time of 14:13, and at the same time surpassed the previous record both in a test contested by women and men (14:19) and in a race exclusively female (14:29).
The Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye (14:21) and the Kenyan Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (14:26) completed the podium of the 25th edition of the Cursa dels Nassos, followed by the Ugandan Joy Cheptoyek (14:28). Esther Guerrero, eighth, was the fastest Spaniard with a time of 15:45.
The Ethiopian Kassie Wubrist Aschal acted as a hare and led from the initial meters the escape of six athletes, who surpassed the second kilometer with a time of 5:38, at which time Aschal dropped off, leaving a clear track for Chebet.
Taye and Kasait Rengeruk were the only ones capable of keeping up with the pace set by the Kenyan, who broke the race with an acceleration around the fourth kilometer and maintained her speed until crossing the finish line with a time of 14:13.
In the men’s 5Km events, the refugee athlete from South Sudan living in Switzerland Dominic Lobalu fulfilled the predictions that placed him as the main favorite.
Lobalu took the victory with a time of 13:12, followed by the Kenyan Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto (13:18) and the Spanish Abdessamad Oukhelfen (13:27).
The Sudanese set the pace from the start of the race and led the early escape with Kipkoech Kipruto and Oukhelfen, who gave ground after the second kilometer, leaving the victory in a head-to-head that Lobalu sentenced with a change of pace in a straight line. over the four kilometer that allowed him to cross the finish line alone.
In its 25th edition, the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona exceeded 10,000 registrations in the popular 10Km event with a female participation of 33%, the highest in the history of the competition, and 30% of beginners.
