This time not solely establishes a brand new benchmark but additionally shatters his earlier course file by 23 seconds.
Kiplimo, who’s the reigning world cross-country champion, demonstrated his dominance early within the race, establishing a two-minute lead by the 10km mark, as reported by World Athletics.
His victory got here amid robust competitors, together with his half-brother Victor Kiplangat, who completed second with a time of 43:19, and Marc Scott from the UK, who rounded out the rostrum in 43:21.
Kiplimo’s outstanding achievement at this occasion provides to an already spectacular resume. Earlier this 12 months, he gained the NN Zevenheuvelenloop with a time of 41:05, equalling the earlier course file.
He additionally crossed the 15 km mark in the course of the 2021 Lisbon half marathon in 40:27 as a part of a record-setting half marathon time of 57:32. This current efficiency decisively marks him because the quickest in a standalone 15km race.
Within the girls’s race, Ethiopian athlete Mizan Alem made a powerful debut by successful with a time of 46:51. Alem initially trailed behind the Netherlands’ Diane van Es, who led by 9 seconds on the 2Km mark.
Nonetheless, Alem’s tactical strategy allowed her to catch up and finally end a full minute forward of van Es, who clocked 47:52 for second place.
Enyish Mengie, additionally from Ethiopia, secured third with a time of 49:21. Alem’s successful time ranks among the many quickest within the historical past of the occasion, with solely predecessors like Letesenbet Gidey and Tirunesh Dibaba holding faster occasions on the Zevenheuvelenloop.
