| 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 |
|
| 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
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
| External image | |
|---|---|
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
Key: Course record (in bold)
| Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021.09.26 | 
Peter Mwaniki Aila (
KEN)
|
28:39 [b] |
Nelly Jepchumba (
KEN)
|
32:11 | [7] |
| 2 | 2022.09.25 |
Nicholas Kimeli (
KEN)
|
26:51 |
Sheila Chepkirui (
KEN)
|
30:07 | [4] |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
External links
| 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 |
|
| 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
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
| External image | |
|---|---|
|
Course map of 10K in 2022
[2] |
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
Key: Course record (in bold)
| Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021.09.26 |
Peter Mwaniki Aila (
KEN)
|
28:39 [b] |
Nelly Jepchumba (
KEN)
|
32:11 | [7] |
| 2 | 2022.09.25 |
Nicholas Kimeli (
KEN)
|
26:51 |
Sheila Chepkirui (
KEN)
|
30:07 | [4] |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.