Karoline Grovdal, Norway, 30:30 -10km, just 31 seconds behind Kilian Jornet!

Official time 30:32 This was is by far not the fastest course in the world. Has she had the opportunity to run on a very fast course she would’ve run under 30 minutes I feel. Absolutely fabulous run that went unnoticed!

This woman is an absolute beast in female form. Monster performance in Norway! 3032 on a very mediocre course. Mind blowing. Sub 30 easily on a normal of course! Monster performance!

Certainly an eye popping result. Makes her the 2nd fastest European ever behind Radcliffe, and 16th of all time, nearly tying with T.Dibaba.

This could be close to a 30 flat in Valencia. Seems she may become a medal threat in the 10000, and will certainly be winning some big road 10k's.

She has a bronze medal in the 2018 European Champs in the steeplechase.

She also ran 15:03 on a hilly course on a windy day last weekend. Has had a number of injuries

over the years, so her potential is still untapped.

I automatically handicap today's boingy-boingy shoe times but if the course was tough maybe that cancels out the advantage compared to times of yesteryear. Norway is certainly becoming a power in athletics.

Awesome, 33 seconds behind a slow and injured ultra runner. Can't tell if you're all using this to frame an incredible time or bash Kilian.

John___Matrix wrote:

Awesome, 33 seconds behind a slow and injured ultra runner. Can't tell if you're all using this to frame an incredible time or bash Kilian.

Is he actually injured? What kind of fool races with an injury?

Impressive depth in this Norwegian race on a tough course. COVID-19 does not seem to have harmed the athletes who have been training well despite the pandemic or the so-called pandemic.

1 3 Zerei Kbrom Mezngi Norway NOR Spirit Stavanger Friidrettsklubb M23-34 0:28:20 2:50 min/km

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2 4 Narve Gilje Nordås Norway NOR Sandnes IL M20-22 0:28:28 + 9 2:51 min/km

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3 rank: -3 5 Bjørnar Lillefosse Norway NOR Gular IL M23-34 0:28:45 + 26 2:53 min/km

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4 6 Magnus Tuv Myhre Norway NOR Brandbu IF M20-22 0:28:52 + 33 2:54 min/km

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5 16 Isaac G. Tesfamichael Eritrea ERI Leksvik IL M23-34 0:28:59 + 40 2:54 min/km

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6 rank: +3 2 Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway NOR Sandnes IL M23-34 0:29:03 + 44 2:55 min/km

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7 13 Abdullahi Dahir Rabi Norway NOR Runar IL M16-17 0:29:17 + 58 2:56 min/km

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8 25 Thomas Fremo Norway NOR Fjellørnen IL M23-34 0:29:17 + 58 2:56 min/km

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9 rank: -3 18 Weldu Negash Gebretsadik Norway NOR BUL IL M23-34 0:29:24 + 1:05 2:57 min/km

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10 rank: +1 7 Simen Halle Haugen Norway NOR Runar IL M20-22 0:29:24 + 1:05 2:57 min/km

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11 rank: +1 10 Jonatan Vedvik Norway NOR Tønsberg Friidrettsklubb M20-22 0:29:26 + 1:06 2:57 min/km

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12 rank: -1 21 Trond Ørjan Eide Norway NOR Svorkmo NOI M23-34 0:29:26 + 1:07 2:57 min/km

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13 rank: +2 12 Simon Steinshamn Norway NOR BUL IL M20-22 0:29:26 + 1:07 2:57 min/km

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14 11 Even Brøndbo Dahl Norway NOR FIK Orion M23-34 0:29:41 + 1:22 2:59 min/km

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15 rank: -1 17 Eivind Øygard Norway NOR Jølster IL M23-34 0:29:44 + 1:25 2:59 min/km

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16 rank: +1 23 Halfdan-Emil Færø Norway NOR Varegg Fleridrett M23-34 0:29:46 + 1:27 2:59 min/km

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17 rank: -1 19 Mathias Flak Norway NOR Steinkjer Friidrettsklubb M20-22 0:29:54 + 1:35 3:00 min/km

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18 rank: -1 9 Kilian Jornet Spain ESP Måndalen IL M23-34 0:29:59 + 1:40 3:00 min/km

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19 rank: -1 29 Stian Øvergaard Aarvik Norway NOR GneistIL M23-34 0:30:00 + 1:41 3:00 min/km

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20 rank: +3 14 Ebrahim Abdulaziz Norway NOR Strindheim il M40-44 0:30:04 + 1:45 3:01 min/km

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21 20 Frew Brkineh Ethiopia ETH Sandnes IL M35-39 0:30:21 + 2:02 3:03 min/km

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22 rank: -9 30 Jon Sætre Norway NOR GneistIL M18-19 0:30:22 + 2:03 3:03 min/km

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23 rank: -1 37 Henrik Nicolaisen Norway NOR Tjalve IK M23-34 0:30:24 + 2:05 3:03 min/km

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24 rank: -8 22 Petter Johansen Norway NOR Lillehammer IF M20-22 0:30:24 + 2:05 3:03 min/km

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25 rank: +3 31 Alexander Kirkeberg Norway NOR Namdal løpeklubb M23-34 0:30:25 + 2:06 3:03 min/km

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26 rank: +3 33 Eivind Trym Wikshåland Norway NOR Tjalve IK M23-34 0:30:26 + 2:07 3:03 min/km

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27 26 Jonas Lurås Hammer Norway NOR Lørenskog Friidrettslag M23-34 0:30:28 + 2:09 3:03 min/km

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28 rank: +2 28 Marius Liljeberg Wang Norway NOR Herkules Friidrett M18-19 0:30:29 + 2:10 3:03 min/km

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29 44 Mathias Moen Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:30:30 + 2:11 3:03 min/km

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30 rank: +2 39 Martin Kirkeberg Mørk Norway NOR Hellas IF M18-19 0:30:31 + 2:12 3:04 min/km

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31 rank: +6 27 Philip Massacand Norway NOR GneistIL M18-19 0:30:39 + 2:20 3:04 min/km

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32 rank: -1 36 Ronny Losoa Norway NOR Sigdal Friidrettsklubb M40-44 0:30:41 + 2:21 3:05 min/km

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33 rank: +3 35 Fredrik Sætran Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:30:43 + 2:24 3:05 min/km

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34 65 Ånung Viken Norway NOR Vollan IK M23-34 0:30:54 + 2:34 3:06 min/km

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35 rank: -3 59 Eivind Klokkehaug Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:30:57 + 2:38 3:06 min/km

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36 rank: +1 73 Håkon Aastveit Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:31:01 + 2:42 3:07 min/km

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37 rank: +1 56 Tord Franke Ulset Norway NOR Selsbakk IF M16-17 0:31:03 + 2:44 3:07 min/km

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38 rank: +1 53 Johannes Teigland Norway NOR Gular IL M23-34 0:31:07 + 2:48 3:07 min/km

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39 55 Helge Langen Norway NOR Rindal IL M35-39 0:31:19 + 3:00 3:08 min/km

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40 rank: -3 42 Simen Seeberg-Rommetveit Norway NOR BUL IL M20-22 0:31:34 + 3:15 3:10 min/km

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41 rank: -1 34 Ådne Bekkestad Norway NOR Sturla IF M23-34 0:31:38 + 3:19 3:10 min/km

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42 rank: -2 68 Theodor Berre Jacobsen Norway NOR Vidar Sportsklubben M18-19 0:31:40 + 3:21 3:10 min/km

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43 rank: +3 32 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Norway NOR Tønsberg Friidrettsklubb M18-19 0:31:43 + 3:23 3:11 min/km

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44 rank: -1 60 Mikkel Bakken Norway NOR Vidar Sportsklubben M14-15 0:31:55 + 3:36 3:12 min/km

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45 rank: -6 45 Rune Solli Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:31:58 + 3:39 3:12 min/km

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46 rank: -4 66 Knut Olav Øygard Norway NOR Jølster IL M23-34 0:32:13 + 3:54 3:14 min/km

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47 rank: -1 71 Sander Mathiesen Norway NOR Vidar Sportsklubben M16-17 0:32:14 + 3:55 3:14 min/km

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48 rank: -9 63 Knut Hjertvik Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:32:14 + 3:55 3:14 min/km

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49 rank: -5 62 Jens Bjertnæs Norway NOR Frogner Runners / Jevnaker IF Ski M35-39 0:32:17 + 3:58 3:14 min/km

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50 rank: +1 61 Eivind Duelien Vaaje Norway NOR Kongsvinger IL Friidrett M16-17 0:32:18 + 3:59 3:14 min/km

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51 rank: +4 57 Henrik Vik Tolo Norway NOR Ask Friidrett M20-22 0:32:18 + 3:59 3:14 min/km

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52 51 Sebastian Wernersen Norway NOR Tønsberg Friidrettsklubb M18-19 0:32:18 + 3:59 3:14 min/km

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53 rank: +7 40 Iver Matias Linge Glomnes Norway NOR Strindheim il M23-34 0:32:22 + 4:03 3:15 min/km

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54 rank: +1 38 Erik Tangen Gundersen Norway NOR Skjalg IL M18-19 0:32:32 + 4:13 3:16 min/km

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55 67 Timothée Jung France FRA Tjalve IK M23-34 0:32:33 + 4:14 3:16 min/km

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56 rank: -3 70 Magnus Salberg Norway NOR Aurskog - Høland Friidrettslag - Friidrett M23-34 0:32:35 + 4:16 3:16 min/km

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57 rank: +1 72 Sondre Strande Omland Norway NOR Vidar Sportsklubben M13 0:32:37 + 4:18 3:16 min/km

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58 69 Magnus Cato Andersen Norway NOR Sarpsborg IL M23-34 0:32:39 + 4:20 3:16 min/km

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59 rank: -1 43 André Seliussen Norway NOR GneistIL M18-19 0:33:12 + 4:53 3:20 min/km

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60 rank: -1 58 Morten Hansen Norway NOR Lørenskog Friidrettslag M23-34 0:33:50 + 5:31 3:23 min/km

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61 15 Ørjan Kjeldsli Norway NOR Stadsbygd IL M23-34 0:28:22 + 2:46 3:10 min/km

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62 64 Jørgen Korum Norway NOR Oslostudentenes IK - Friidrett M23-34 0:13:04 + 7:24 6:32 min/km

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DNF 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway NOR Sandnes IL M20-22 0:30:25 + 4:49 3:23 min/km

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1 41 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Norway NOR Tjalve IK K23-34 0:30:32 3:04 min/km

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2 rank: -1 78 Vienna Søyland Dahle Norway NOR Skjalg IL K23-34 0:33:18 + 2:47 3:20 min/km

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3 rank: +1 76 Kristine Eikrem Engeset Norway NOR Tjalve IK K23-34 0:33:23 + 2:52 3:21 min/km

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4 rank: -1 79 Hanne Mjøen Maridal Norway NOR Ullensaker/Kisa IL Friidrett K23-34 0:33:49 + 3:18 3:23 min/km

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5 rank: +1 77 Maria Wågan Norway NOR Tjalve IK K23-34 0:33:50 + 3:19 3:23 min/km

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6 rank: -1 85 Andrea Modin Engesæth Norway NOR Runar IL K18-19 0:33:59 + 3:28 3:24 min/km

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7 rank: +1 80 Ina Halle Haugen Norway NOR Runar IL K16-17 0:34:11 + 3:40 3:26 min/km

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8 rank: -1 81 Maren Halle Haugen Norway NOR Runar IL K16-17 0:34:31 + 3:59 3:28 min/km

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9 rank: +1 82 Anna Marie Sirevåg Nordengen Norway NOR Vidar Sportsklubben K16-17 0:34:34 + 4:02 3:28 min/km

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10 83 Astrid Brathaug Sørset Norway NOR Tyrving IL K23-34 0:34:43 + 4:11 3:29 min/km

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This race reads almost like a Norwegian 10 kilometer Road championships because I think basically everyone was there and I’m impressed by the depth in this race because Norway is not a huge country and the population is very small. In addition, Norwegians in general may not have the ideal builds for distance running as they tend to be quite tall and strongly built, so it’s very impressive to see those Vikings running at five minute mile pace or under over 10 km. They look more like triathletes.

Grovdal Only finished one minute and 29 seconds behind Filip Ingebrigtsen who is a 1311/2840 performer, the latter on the road.

Grovdal’s run was one of the best by a female athlete in distance running history I feel. The irony is it is a pity it was done in such anonymous circumstances almost far away from the spotlight. Now in Europe we have two female superstars in Grovdal and Kejeta.

4-5 of the top men are of East African decent.

Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Per Svela (13:23 guy), and Marius Vedvik (13:29 guy) did not run.

Does KJ ever get chicked on his epic and legendary Instagram self-reported, self-timed, self-measured training 10Ks of 29:30 after warming up with vertical K and 12x400 in 57s and hilly 25miler?

KJ is the pappas of mountain jogging. He needs to claim trans and join the Greek women's team where he would be competitive.

It's gotta be the shoes, Money.

Ghost1 wrote:

Official time 30:32 This was is by far not the fastest course in the world. Has she had the opportunity to run on a very fast course she would’ve run under 30 minutes I feel. Absolutely fabulous run that went unnoticed!

Why do you need to hype up every semi-decent european runner? She hasn't run a half marathon in 6 years and never ran a marathon, yet you still think that it makes sense to predict an all-time great time for her based on one performance in a mixed race ...

Yesterday with the swedish kid and with Gressier you did the same. You always come up with reasons for why they actually could have gone much faster. If Gressier would run a 28 minute 10k, you would probably come up with reasons for why he actually was in a much better shape and normally would have beaten the european record. You must be completely delusional to think that she, after setting a huge new PB, EASILY could have gone another 33 seconds faster to go sub 30. Please stop hyping up every european runner and stick to the facts instead of pulling ridiculous time predictions out of your ass.

Ghost1 wrote:

Grovdal Only finished one minute and 29 seconds behind Filip Ingebrigtsen who is a 1311/2840 performer, the latter on the road.

Grovdal’s run was one of the best by a female athlete in distance running history I feel. The irony is it is a pity it was done in such anonymous circumstances almost far away from the spotlight. Now in Europe we have two female superstars in Grovdal and Kejeta.

No ... just no! This wasn't even close to a top 100 all-time performance in women's distance running. Neither Grovdal nor Kejeta are superstars. Even in Germany the media didn't give a s*** about Kejeta's performance. Klosterhalfen and Krause get much more attention and i very much doubt that it will change.

Toptimes wrote:

Certainly an eye popping result. Makes her the 2nd fastest European ever behind Radcliffe, and 16th of all time, nearly tying with T.Dibaba.

This could be close to a 30 flat in Valencia. Seems she may become a medal threat in the 10000, and will certainly be winning some big road 10k's.

1) She isn't the second fastest European ever.

2) She will never become a medal contender at world level. Just yesterday the whole leading pack in the women's half marathon SPLIT 30:47 for the first 10k, so all of them are obviously better than her, not to mention Hassan and at least 10 other ethiopian/kenyan runners who are easily faster than her.

30:21 Mx Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 23 February 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico

30:05 Lonah Chemtai Salpeter

30:32 Karoline Grovdal.

She is very close to those times from World class athletes who happen to also be European. Salpeter, who is not originally European she’s number two. If you take the course into account the performance she accomplished may intrinsically be better than those two, above.

Yeah, but whether any of them can hack it in the marathon, a medal event, remains to be seen. The African women, other than Brigid Kosgei, have underperformed in the marathon. I’ve been following Karoline since she was a junior. I’ve always thought she had the grit to be the next Paula in the marathon.

truth be told. wrote:

I’ve always thought she had the grit to be the next Paula in the marathon.

I don't think she has the chance to be the next Paula in the marathon. Still she is behind Ingrid Kristiansen and Grete Waitz' track times, and they did 2,21 and 2,24 on marathon (Grete never ran for good times). Maybe Karoline can dip under 2,20 in a good race with the right training, but she can not come close to Paula!

And she is prone to injury, I feel she has an injury almost every year!