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Kenya Kibiwott Kandie ran one of the most incredible races in history on Sunday morning at the Valencia Half Marathon. Crushed his Kenyan partner Geoffrey KamwororThe world record for a half marathon of 58:01, running 57:32 to take the victory and lead three other men to under 58 minutes. There is a lot to unpack from this race, and while there will certainly be more stats to come, here are some of the more mind-boggling numbers that Kandie and her competitors produced on Sunday.
MADNESS IN VALENCIA.
Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie runs 57:32 to destroy Geoffrey Kamworor’s 58:01 half marathon world record as the FOUR BEST MEN run under the previous WR.
Jacob Kiplimo 57:37 in 2nd, Rhonex Kipruto 57:49 in 3rd (debut), Alexander Mutiso 57:59 in 4th. pic.twitter.com/srZKYLpDVr
– Jonathan Gault (@ jgault13) December 6, 2020
Four men under the age of 58
When Kamworor ran his 58:01 in Copenhagen last year, it seemed like he put the world record for the half marathon out of reach for a while. Surprisingly, four men beat their time on Sunday and became the first runners to break 58 minutes in the event.
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Before her career in Valencia, Kandie had the fifth fastest time in history with a personal record of 58:38, which she ran in Prague in September. He improved that time by more than a minute Sunday to break his PB and the world record. Second place went to the world half marathon champion Jacob Kiplimo Uganda, who finished just behind Kandie in 57:37 to beat their previous best time of 58:49. For the Kenyan 10km world record holder Rhonex Cyprus, Valencia was his debut half marathon. He finished in third place, executing the fastest debut ever with a 57:49. Finally, not far from Kipruto, he came in fourth place. Alejandro Mutiso, also Kenyan, who surpassed his PB by more than a minute, finishing just under 58 minutes in 57:59.
WORLD RECORD
Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie breaks the world record for half marathon in 57:32.
The top four finishers, all below the previous record. Exceptional.
– World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) December 6, 2020
Three notable divisions
The leading group consisted of five men up to about 19K. Kiplimo led the group through the 5K in 13:36 (the other four men officially passed a second later at 13:37). This matches the Canadian 5K record. The leaders passed 10K in 27:24, which is almost a minute faster than any Canadian has ever run (Paul McCloy holds the national record of 28:17). This is also a result in the top 25 of all time in the world rankings, and only one European has run faster (Switzerland Julien Wanders holds the European record of 27:13). At 15K, the group posted a 41:10 split. This time is only five seconds slower than Joshua Cheptegeithe 15K world record of 41:05, and the leaders still managed to maintain their breakneck pace for another 6K.
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Three races, one second apart
Valencia marked the third meeting between Kandie and Kiplimo. In 2019, they ran 15km in Brazil, where Kandie edged out Kiplimo on the line to claim victory by one second. At the October world championships, Kiplimo won by five seconds over Kandie, which was the same margin of victory for Kandie on Sunday. In their three races together, the two men have run 57K, and a total of just one second separates their accumulated times. Kandie is 24 and Kiplimo is only 20, which means the world of running could enjoy many more years of this already exciting rivalry.
Amazing event #ValenciaMarathonAmazing, Kenyan athletes 🇰🇪🇰🇪🤸♂️
Congratulations kibiwott kandie for breaking the world record for half a marathon held by Geoffrey kamworor by 29 seconds.
Congratulations we are proud of you 😊🏅🥰 pic.twitter.com/0O7pRt4JGi– Serem Haron 🇰🇪🇰🇪 (@ SeremKHaron1) December 6, 2020
Four half marathons, four under-59 races
Fewer than 30 men have ever run an under-59 half marathon, but in every one of Kandie’s races this year, she has. He opened the season with a 58:58 in the RAK Half in the United Arab Emirates, ran a 58:38 in Prague in September, recorded a 58:54 in Poland at the World Cups and finally became the first man to run under of the 58 minutes. Sunday in Valencia. Kandie now has more results in under 59 minutes than anyone else in history, and she ran them all in less than a year.
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