Wandering less than an hour – Kandie smashed world record for half marathon in Valencia – sport

Julien Wanders covered the half marathon distance in Valencia for the second time in his career in less than an hour. The Genevan crossed the finish line in 59:55 minutes. Wanders was just 42 seconds above his own European record from February 2019.

Sunday’s performance is remarkable, because the French-speaking country did not prepare specifically for this race. Wanders was accompanied for the first time in Spain by his new coach Renato Canova. Like the 24-year-old Genevan, the 75-year-old Italian lives mainly in Kenya.

4 runners below the old world record

In a historically fast race, Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie set a world record for a half marathon. In 57:32 minutes, the 24-year-old fell 29 seconds short of the previous record of his compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor, who had set it just over a year ago in Copenhagen. A total of 4 runners stayed below the old world record in Valencia.