Kiplimo establishes new half long distance race record and enters sports respectability in Lisbon

Jacob Kiplimo stepped his imprint as the quickest man on the planet in the half long distance race with an impressive run at the 30th EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in Portugal on Sunday evening.

The Olympic 10000m bronze medallist cut one second off Kibiwott Kandie’s reality record of 57:32 that was set in December 2020, completing the race at 57:31 minutes.

Kiplimo ran an ideal race driving beginning to end and complete well clear of the remainder of the field to sack cap his most productive race with an actually take a look at worth 100,000 Euros (over UGX 400 million).

The 21-year-old who came next at the occasion in 2019, six seconds behind the Kandie, broke the field after three kilometers, controlling the race from that point on, passing the five-kilometer mark in 13:40.

He then, at that point, crossed 10 kilometer in 27:05 and 15 kilometer in 40:27 as he traveled to amazingly complete close to a large portion of a mile and over two minutes in front of every other person.

Ethiopia’s Esa Huseyidin Mohamed and Gerba Beyata Dibaba completed second and third, halting the clock at 59:39, while there was other six competitors who completed beneath the hour mark.

Kenya’s Moses Tanui was the principal sprinter in history of the 13.1-mile competition to break the one-hour obstruction in 1993 when he got started at 59:47 in Milan.

Haile Gebrselassie increased the speed running under 59 minutes in Tempe in 2006 with 58:55. After four years, Eritrean Zersenay Tadese further cut the world record to 58:23 in Lisbon.

Tadese’s record would represent eight years before Abraham Kiptum ran 58:18 in Valencia 2018 to begin a run of predictable upgrades to the world record time.

Geofrey Kamworor hacked the world record time to 58:11 in Copenhagen in 2019 and afterward Kandie ran sub-58, timing 57:23 in December 2020.

Tsehay Gemechu Beyan of Ethiopia asserted the ladies’ EDP Lisbon Half Marathon title with an extremely quick season of 1:06:06. Kenya’s Daisy Cherotich (1:06:15) and Joyce Chepkemoi (1:06:19) required second and third individually.

This was the fifth Half Marathon world record this year among people.

Top outcomes men

Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) – 57:31 WR

Huseydin Mohamed Esa (ETH) – 59:39

Gerba Beyata Dibaba (ETH) – 59:39

Hillary Kipkoech (KEN) – 59:41

Ibrahim Hassan Bouh (DJI) – 59:41

Milkesa Menhgesa Tolosa (ETH) – 59:48

Top outcomes ladies

Tsehay Gemechu Beyan (ETH) – 1:06:06

Daisy Cherotich (KEN) – 1:06:15

Joyce Chepkemoi Tele (KEN) – 1:06:19

Hiwot Bebrekidan Bebremaryam (ETH) – 1:08:00