Ngetich 1:05:15 WR, Almgren snaps 30-year streak
Agnes Ngetich won the world half marathon title by 50 seconds and took the women's-only world record by one second, worth a $50,000 bonus. Andreas Almgren became the first non-African men's winner since 1996.
Read the whole week in one goNgetich's world record, Almgren ends Africa's streak
Races and results
Ngetich runs 1:05:15 for women's-only half marathon world record
Agnes Ngetich won the World Road Running Championships half marathon in Copenhagen in 1:05:15, a women's-only world record by one second and worth a $50,000 bonus, David Monti reports. CITIUS MAG says she won by 50 seconds, with Kenya's Veronica Loleo second and Rwanda's Florence Niyonkuru third.
she had to dig deep to get the $50,000 bonus for the women-only WR which she got by 1-second
Almgren kicks to 58:06 European record, ends 30 years of African wins
Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the world half marathon title in 58:06, a European record that ends 30 years of African dominance at the championships.
First non-African man to win the World Half since Italy's Stefano Baldini in 1996.
Sullivan says Run Rabbit Run storms were worse than last year
iRunFar has posted the full Run Rabbit Run 100 results and an interview with winner Ryan Sullivan, who says the stormy weather was worse than last year.