- In a performance that will be remembered for years to come, Geoffrey Kamworor got his hat trick.
Ethiopia won both team and individual gold.
The pure joy on his face when he crossed the line is what garnered him nationwide tv time. Castillejo was originally supposed to be on the Spanish squad, but was booted when they realized they could only enter five, not six. This was unfortunate for them as Castillejo would have been their top man and brought the team from 6th to 8th. *Q&A With Castillejo translated from Spanish
Ethiopia won both team and individual gold.
Plus Lagat talks about whether he can break Haile Gebrselassie's 61:09 world masters record.
Interestingly, the race doesn't start in the AM, but instead at 5PM local time.
Additionally, Athletics Kenya made a big mistake and failed to enter any alternates. They now have two big scratches of their own and will only have three competitors in the women's race.
The two fastest women in history are expected to put on a terrific battle for gold. Behind them, could Jordan Hasay break the American record or sneak a medal?
Can Kamworor add yet another gold medal to his collection or will Cheroben, who has run incredibly fast but never done anything internationally, back up his performances by winning in Valencia? 59:52 man Leonard Korir & 43-year-old Bernard Lagat highlight Team USA.
Yimer ran the fastest debut ever at RAK last month with 59:00. Even still, he says his future is on the track: “I am a man of the track. I feel like the track is where I breathe better. I can train there the whole day.”
Kamworor only decided run the 2014 World Half Champs after a disappointing 6th place finish at the Tokyo Marathon. He bounced back only 5-weeks later to beat WR holder Zersenay Tadese.
Karoki ran 58:42 to win the RAK Half last month.
“I’m really pleased with the race. My foot finally felt perfect the last few weeks; I was able to train both hard and consistently. I’m really excited to see what I can do in the next month before I start track season. "