Adizero Road to Records delivers with 10k Women’s Only WR, Mile WL, for Men and Women, and 5k road WL!

Ngetich 29:27 women only WRHERZOGENAURACH (GER, Apr 26): As anticipated, special day of road racing, adizero: Road to Records (WA Label) at the adidas headquarters, produced fast times and several records. Agnes Ngetich became the first athlete to break 30 minutes in a women-only 10K, smashing through that barrier with 29:27 (14:37/14:50) ahead of Ethiopians Fentaye Belayneh (30:30) and Senayet Getachew (30:31 PB), with seventh Thalia Valdivia of Peru (31:44 South American record). “I’m so excited, I didn’t expect this,” Ngetich said. “Last year I missed it by two seconds, so I wanted to come here today and try for it again. I’m so proud of myself. After missing out on the Olympics last year, I want to make up for it this year at the World Championships.”

Wanyonyi 3:52.45 WL/AR, Chepchirchir 4:23.99 WL, Kejelcha 12:54 WLHERZOGENAURACH (GER, Apr 26): 800m Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi clocked 3:52.45 WL and African record, third in all-time lists, to win a road mile ahead of Americans Hobbs Kessler (3:54.34) and Nico Young (3:54.50), lifetime bests for all. Another world lead in the women’s road mile for Kenyan Nelly Chepchirchir in 4:23.99 PB, winning from Ethiopia’s Hawi Abera (4:26.83 PB) and Addison Wiley of USA (4:31.49). World lead also in the men’s 5K by Yomif Kejelcha in 12:54 over Kenya’s World U20 5000m champion Andrew Alamisi (2007) in 13:03 PB and Thierry Ndikumwenayo (13:08), NR for Spain. In the men’s 10K thrilling finish Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew in 26:54 Asian record ahead of Gemechu Dida of Ethiopia (26:54 PB) and Rodrigue Kwizera (26:54 NR for Burundi). Ethiopians, Medina Eisa in 14:48 over Fotyen Tesfay (14:50), dominated the women’s 5K.

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