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Chemnung Sets Women's Course Record as Gebrhiwet Wins Barcelona Half Marathon

A record 36,000 entrants confirmed Barcelona's reputation as a flat, fast venue for record chases.

Overview

  • Kenya’s Loice Chemnung won in 1:04:01, breaking the women’s course record and moving to sixth on the all-time half marathon list.
  • Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet took the men’s title in 58:04, a world-class mark that kept him within sight of the 57:30 world record pace early on.
  • American Weini Kelati finished second in 1:06:03 to set a U.S. record, with Ethiopia’s Diniya Abaraya third in 1:06:28.
  • Switzerland’s Dominic Lobalu placed second in the men’s race in 59:25 and fell short of the European record; France’s Emmanuel Roudolff was third in 59:35.
  • Last year’s 56:42 by Jacob Kiplimo was not ratified due to lead-car drafting, a backdrop to this year’s officially recognized results and fast times.