Brașov Running Festival
| Brașov Running Festival | |
|---|---|
Looking northward down 13 December Street, with the west end of the race course visible[a] | |
| Date | September |
| Location | Brașov, Romania |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10K, 5K |
| Established | 2021[3] |
| Course records |
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| Official site | https://brasovrun.ro/ |
The Brașov Running Festival is an annual road-based 10K run hosted by Brașov, Romania, since 2021.[5][3] The race is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race.[6] A 5K run is also offered earlier in the day.[3]
In both 2021 and 2022, both the male and female Romanian 10K all-comers records were broken.[4]
History[edit]
The inaugural race was held on 26 September 2021.[5][7] The 10K was won by Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki Aila and Nelly Jepchumba, with finish times of 28:39 and 32:11, respectively.[7][b] Both victors had set new Romanian 10K all-comers records, with Alia's performance being considered amongst the top 50 in the world at the time, and Jepchumba's amongst the top 30.[7][4]
The 2022 edition of the race, held on 25 September, saw the breaking of both Romanian 10K all-comers records again.[4] Kenyan runners Nicholas Kimeli and Sheila Chepkirui won the 10K, with finish times of 26:51 and 30:07, respectively.[4] Kimeli's time established him as the fifth-fastest 10K runner ever, and Chepkirui missed breaking the women-only 10K world record by six seconds.[4]
Course[edit]
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 Course map of 10K in 2022[2] |
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The races are run on a loop with a length of 3,494 m (11,463 ft).[3][c] All the races use the same finish line, but their starting points vary depending on the length of the race.[3]
The course is located north of the main train station, in the Tractorul neighbourhood of Brașov.[2][9][d] The 10K begins on Camil Petrescu Street.[2] Runners first head east before turning onto a minor path parallel to Camil Petrescu Street.[2][9] After about 150 m (500 ft) on that path, racers make a sharp left turn onto Zaharia Stancu Street.[2][9] After passing by the largest shopping mall in Transylvania, the course turns left onto 13 December Street and heads south for about 300 m (1000 ft) before turning left again, back onto Camil Petrescu Street, to complete the loop.[2][7][9][10] Runners of the 10K complete just under three of these loops, finishing on Camil Petrescu Street slightly west of where they started.[2]
Winners[edit]
Key: Course record (in bold)
| Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021.09.26 |  Peter Mwaniki Aila (KEN)
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28:39[b] | Nelly Jepchumba (KEN)
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32:11 | [7] |
| 2 | 2022.09.25 | Nicholas Kimeli (KEN)
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26:51 | Sheila Chepkirui (KEN)
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30:07 | [4] |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The mall in the right background is immediately to the north of the course's northwest corner, while the Lidl store in the right foreground is located about 250 m (800 ft) south of the course's southwest corner.[1][2]
- ^ a b The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and World Athletics both consider Aila's finish time to be 28:40.[8][4]
- ^ The loop used in 2021 had a length of 3,520 m (11,550 ft).[5]
- ^ The neighbourhood's name is a reference to Uzina Tractorul Brașov, a former tractor factory in the area.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Map Google.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h Official website
- ^ a b c d e "Regulations". brasovrun.ro.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fast 10km times from Kipkorir and Chepkirui as records fall in Brasov". worldathletics.org. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Brosov run". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ < "Calendar 2022". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Veniţi din Kenya, au bifat recorduri de top mondial la 10K-ul de la Braşov". Buna ziua Brasov (in Romanian). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Records fall at the Brasov Running Festival
- ^ a b c d Map Google.map
- ^ "Radio România Braşov FM". radiobrasovfm.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.