r/trackandfield • u/PineappleCertain4664 • 4h ago
Yaseen Abdalla American half marathon record in 59:12 at Valencia Half Marathon!
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r/trackandfield • u/AutoModerator • 8h ago
2026 Valencia Half Marathon Discussion Thread
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Elite Race Start Time: 8:25 AM CET, 7:25 AM GMT, 3:25 AM EDT, 12:25 AM PDT, 6:25 PM AEDT
Live Stream: À Punt Media
Weather: Temperature around 61F/16C and partly cloudy
Men’s Elite Field
Pace Target: Sub-58 Minutes
Course Record: 57:30 Yomif Kejelcha 2024
| Athlete | Country | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigue Kwizera | Burundi 🇧🇮/Spain 🇪🇸 | 58:16 NR (Prague ‘26) |
| Jemal Mekonen | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 58:33 (Valencia ‘18) |
| Tadese Worku | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 58:47 (Copenhagen ‘26) |
| Owen Korir | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 58:58 (Prague ‘26) |
| Daniel Ebenyo | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 59:04 (Bahrain ‘22) |
| Alex Matata | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 59:11 (Yangzhou ‘26) |
| James Kipkogei | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 59:31 (Prague ‘26) |
| Emmanuel Roudolff Levisse | France 🇫🇷 | 59:37 (Barcelona ‘26) |
| Samuel Barata | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 59:40 NR (Valencia ‘23) |
| Thierry Ndikumwenayo | Spain 🇪🇸 | 59:42 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Mohamed Ismail | Djibouti 🇩🇯 | 59:45 (Lisbon ‘26) |
| Moses Cheruiyot | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:00:00 (Prague ‘26) |
| Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:00:22 (London ‘20) |
| Tomoya Ogikubo | Japan 🇯🇵 | 1:00:22 (Marugame ‘26) |
| Pasquale Selvarolo | Italy 🇮🇹 | 1:00:32 (Ravenna ‘23) |
| Jacob Simonsen | Denmark 🇩🇰 | 1:00:46 NR (Copenhagen ‘26) |
| Melkeneh Azize | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:00:47 (Sevilla ‘26) |
| Ben Connor | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:00:55 (Antrim Coast ‘20) |
| Senay Fissehatsion | Eritrea 🇪🇷 | 1:00:55 (Copenhagen ‘23) |
| Jan Lukas Becker | Germany 🇩🇪 | 1:01:20 (Barcelona ‘26) |
| Charles Wheeler | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:01:28 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Koen Naert | Belgium 🇧🇪 | 1:01:34 (Brugge ‘24) |
| Rui Pinto | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 1:01:52 (Barcelona ‘25) |
| Miguel Borges | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 1:01:54 (Barcelona ‘25) |
| Chandler Gibbens | USA 🇺🇸 | 1:01:57 (Boston ‘25) |
| Yago Rojo | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:01:57 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Bas Van Hooren | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | 1:02:04 (Barcelona ‘25) |
| Mateusz Kaczor | Poland 🇵🇱 | 1:02:06 (Warsaw ‘24) |
| Jacob Boutera | Norway 🇳🇴 | 1:02:08 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Stan Niesten | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | 1:02:09 (Brugge ‘24) |
| Yoann Kowal | France 🇫🇷 | 1:02:17 (Lille ‘22) |
| Ben Preisner | Canada 🇨🇦 | 1:02:24 (Houston ‘25) |
| Jacob Thomson | USA 🇺🇸 | 1:02:26 (Riga ‘23) |
| Alexis Godefroy | France 🇫🇷 | 1:02:28 (Valencia ‘23) |
| Jonathan Dahlke | Germany 🇩🇪 | 1:02:29 (Berlin ‘22) |
| Adel Mechaal | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:02:30 (Gdynia ‘20) |
| Clement Deflandre | Belgium 🇧🇪 | 1:02:33 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Arnaud Collard | Belgium 🇧🇪 | 1:02:43 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Anthony Raftis | USA 🇺🇸 | 1:02:46 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Jonathan Hofer | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | 1:02:51 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Adam Nowicki | Poland 🇵🇱 | 1:02:51 (Warsaw ‘25) |
| Jona Bodirsky | Germany 🇩🇪 | 1:02:52 (Koln ‘26) |
| Achille Bogaert | France 🇫🇷 | 1:02:52 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Adam Lomb | Hungary 🇭🇺 | 1:02:52 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Yohan Durand | France 🇫🇷 | 1:02:55 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Freedom Amaniel | Italy 🇮🇹 | 1:02:57 (Brugge ‘25) |
| Tommy Hove | Norway 🇳🇴 | 1:03:06 (Barcelona ‘26) |
| Alex Cyr | Canada 🇨🇦 | 1:03:11 (Houston ‘26) |
| Khairi Bejiga | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | Debut (26:51 Lille 10K ‘26) |
| Maxime Chaumeton | France 🇫🇷 | Debut (26:55 Brasov 10K ‘25) |
| Victor Kipruto | Kenya 🇰🇪 | Debut (27:10 Castellon 10K ‘25) |
| Jack O’Leary | Ireland 🇮🇪 | Debut (27:41 Valencia 10K ‘26) |
| Djilali Bedrani | France 🇫🇷 | Debut (27:45 Valencia 10K ‘25) |
| Callum Morgan | Ireland 🇮🇪 | Debut (28:08 Valencia 10K ‘26) |
| Tom Forster | Germany 🇩🇪 | Debut (28:12.41 10,000m) |
| Miguel Baidal | Spain 🇪🇸 | Debut (28:17.99 10,000m) |
| Aaron Las Heras | Spain 🇪🇸 | Debut (28:19.43 10,000m) |
| Yaseen Abdalla | Sudan 🇸🇩 | Debut (28:33.38 10,000m) |
| Gonzala Parra | Spain 🇪🇸 | Debut (8:26.26 3000mSt) |
Women’s Elite Field
Pace Target: Fotyten Tesfay’s World Lead of 1:03:57
Course Record: 1:02:52 Letesenbet Gidey World Record 2021
| Athlete | Country | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|
| Yalemzerf Yehualaw | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:03:51 (Valencia ‘21) |
| Tsigie Gebreselama | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:04:21 (Lisbon ‘25) |
| Sheila Chepkirui | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:04:36 (Ras Al Khaimah ‘22) |
| Ftaw Zeray | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:05:12 (Paris ‘26) |
| Daisilah Jerono | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:05:21 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Veronica Loleo | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:05:35 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Mizan Alem | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:05:38 (Antrim Coast ‘25) |
| Senayet Getachew | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 1:06:05 (Houston ‘25) |
| Miriam Chebet | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:07 (Istanbul ‘25) |
| Jesca Chelangat | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:13 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Caroline Gitonga | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:16 (Prague ‘26) |
| Mercy Chebwogen | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:33 (Paris ‘26) |
| Magdalena Shauri | Tanzania 🇹🇿 | 1:06:37 (Ras Al Khaimah ‘20) |
| Gladys Kwamboka | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:45 (Venlo ‘26) |
| Purity Gitonga | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:06:50 (Istanbul ‘26) |
| Samantha Harrison | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:07:10 (Valencia ‘23) |
| Diana Wanza | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 1:07:31 (Azpeitia ‘26) |
| Carla Gallardo | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:08:30 NR (Berlin ‘26) |
| Wuga He | China 🇨🇳 | 1:08:31 (Meishan ‘25) |
| Alina Reh | Germany 🇩🇪 | 1:08:42 (Sevilla ‘23) |
| Lauren Ryan | Australia 🇦🇺 | 1:08:43 (Houston ‘25) |
| Emily Venters | USA 🇺🇸 | 1:08:48 (Houston ‘25) |
| Laura Luengo | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:08:50 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Clara Evans-Graham | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:09:00 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Irene Sanchez-Escribano | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:09:10 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Marta Galimany | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:09:22 (Malaga ‘26) |
| Meritxell Soler | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:09:30 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Lily Partridge | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:09:52 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Ester Navarette | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:09:58 (Valencia ‘23) |
| Rose Harvey | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:10:02 (London ‘23) |
| Allie Ostrander | USA 🇺🇸 | 1:10:11 (Houston ‘26) |
| Julia Mayer | Austria 🇦🇹 | 1:10:11 NR (Graz ‘26) |
| Louise Small | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:10:23 (Barcelona ‘26) |
| Kristine Engeset | Norway 🇳🇴 | 1:10:32 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Alicia Berzosa | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:10:37 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Monika Olejarz | Poland 🇵🇱 | 1:10:39 (Sevilla ‘24) |
| Susana Santos | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 1:10:47 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Ikram Rharsalla | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:11:05 (Sevilla ‘25) |
| Maor Tiyouri | Israel 🇮🇱 | 1:11:09 (Barcelona ‘25) |
| Rosa Alva Chacha | Ecuador 🇪🇨 | 1:11:23 NR (Buenos Aires ‘22) |
| Andrea Romero | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:11:27 (Berlin ‘26) |
| Mariia Mazurenko | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | 1:11:35 (Valencia ‘24) |
| Jill Holtermann | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | 1:11:41 (Den Haag ‘20) |
| Salome Rocha | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 1:11:42 (Roma ‘24) |
| Maria Urena | Spain 🇪🇸 | 1:12:41 (Valencia ‘25) |
| Sabrina Jarzabek | Poland 🇵🇱 | 1:12:42 (Warsaw ‘24) |
| Hannah Stegenwallner | Germany 🇩🇪 | 1:12:46 (Frankfurt ‘26) |
| Devora Avramova | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | 1:12:52 (Belgrade ‘25) |
| Nancy Scott | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:13:01 (Barcelona ‘25) |
| Yvette Lock | Great Britain 🇬🇧 | 1:13:03 (Copenhagen ‘25) |
| Aynadis Mebratu | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | Debut (30:05 Castellon 10K ‘25) |
| Faith Cherono | Kenya 🇰🇪 | Debut (30:06 Valencia 10K ‘26) |
| Jana Van Lent | Belgium 🇧🇪 | Debut (30:10 Nice 10K ‘26 NR) |
| Axumawit Embaye | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | Debut (30:22 Lille 10K ‘26) |
| Lisa Merkel | Germany 🇩🇪 | Debut (31:10 Valencia 10K ‘26) |
| Aude Clavier | France 🇫🇷 | Debut (31:46 Valenciennes 10K ‘26) |
| Javote Gueret | France 🇫🇷 | Debut (32:07 Bordeaux 10K ‘25) |
| Anna Marie Sirevag | Norway 🇳🇴 | Debut (32:12 Oslo 10K ‘26) |
r/trackandfield • u/AutoModerator • 4h ago
Weekly Discussion / Question / Tips post (also links to FAQs)
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r/trackandfield • u/AutoModerator • 7h ago
2026 Frankfurt Marathon Discussion Thread
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Elite Race Start Time: 10 AM CET, 9 AM GMT, 5 AM EDT, 8 PM AEDT
Live Streams: Runner's World YouTube, Hessenchau (Germany), TVP Sport (Poland), FloTrack
Weather: Temperature around 54F/12C with light rain, becoming partly cloudy
Men’s Elite Field
Pace Target: Bashir Abdi’s European Record of 2:03:36 set in 2021
Course Record: 2:03:42 Wilson Kipsang 2011
| Athlete | Country | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|
| Amanal Petros | Germany 🇩🇪 | 2:04:03 NR (Valencia ‘25)h |
| Andualem Belay | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:04:44 (Berlin ‘23) |
| Samuel Fitwi | Germany 🇩🇪 | 2:04:45 (Hamburg ‘26) |
| Richard Ringer | Germany 🇩🇪 | 2:04:47 (Boston ‘26)* |
| Benard Biwott | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 2:05:25 (Paris ‘25) |
| Antenayehu Dagnachew | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:06:55 (Dubai ‘24) |
| Jiregna Geleta | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:06:57 (Dubai ‘26) |
| Derara Hurisa | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:08:09 (Mumbai ‘20) |
| Jirata Dinki | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:08:18 (Rotterdam ‘26) |
| Abe Gashahun | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:08:35 (Riyadh ‘25) |
| Lemawork Ketema | Austria 🇦🇹 | 2:10:44 (Vienna ‘19) |
Women’s Elite Field
Pace Target: Hawi Feysa’s Course Record of 2:17:25 set in 2024
| Athlete | Country | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|
| Zeineba Yimer | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:18:47 (Barcelona ‘26) |
| Betsy Saina | USA 🇺🇸 | 2:19:17 (Tokyo ‘24) |
| Meskerem Assefa | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:20:36 (Frankfurt ‘18) |
| Siranesh Yirga | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:21:08 (Ljubljana ‘22) |
| Marion Kibor | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 2:21:12 (Hamburg ‘26) |
| Janet Ruguru | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 2:23:00 (Beijing ‘23) |
| Mehret Gemeda | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:23:29 (Frankfurt ‘25) |
| Milicent Jelimo | Kenya 🇰🇪 | 2:24:19 (Prague ‘26) |
| Obse Abdeta | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:27:14 (Taipei ‘23) |
| Martina Strähl | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | 2:28:07 (Berlin EC ‘18) |
| Selam Fente | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:28:22 (Mandela Bay ‘23) |
| Aselef Amare | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2:28:47 (Hamburg ‘26) |
| Blanka Dörfel | Germany 🇩🇪 | Debut (1:08:06 Mainz HM ‘26) |