World 1/2 Marathon Record

Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya broke the World Half Marathon record* with a scintillating display of front-running in the Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates early this morning (9 February).

Wanjiru, just 20 years old, clocked 58:53.

Wanjiru set about his task with a will, shooting to the front of a field of around 15 men who hurtled through five kilometres in 13:27. That was slightly downhill, whereas the second 5k of the out-and-back course was slightly uphill. That was covered in 14:20, for an outrageous 10k ‘split’ of 27:47.

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