10km Villa de Laredo results; Aregawi goes No. 2 all-time

LAREDO, Spain - Berihu Aregawi, the reigning World cross country silver medalist, made history on Saturday (11) by recording the second-fastest men's 10km time of all time. Aregawi clocked an impressive time of 26:33 to win the Road Running event in Laredo. Here are the top results from the race.

Berihu Aregawi Sets Second-Fastest Men's 10km Time of All Time in Laredo

The Ethiopian improved his personal best from 28:23 to move behind Rhonex Kipruto’s world record of 26:24, which was set in Valencia three years ago. - Read more: Report: Tokyo Marathon 2023 titles won by Wanjiru, Gelmisa

In addition to breaking the world record, Aregawi also set a new Ethiopian national record, beating the previous record by 23 seconds. The 22-year-old is the world record-holder for 5km.

Efrem Gidey of Ireland finished second with a time of 28:17, while Great Britain’s Tom Mortimer secured third place in a time of 28:18.

In the women's race, Zenah Jemutai Yego, the 2021 World U20 Championships 3000m silver medalist, ran a personal best time of 31:03 to win the event.

Yego finished some 10 seconds ahead of her compatriot Mirriam Chebet, who recorded a personal best of 31:13. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco rounded out the podium with a time of 31:21.

Men's 10km Road Race:

1. Berihu Aregawi - ETH - 26:33:00 (No. 2 all-time)
2. Efrem Gidey - IRL - 28:17:00
3. Tom Mortimer - GBR - 28:18:00
4. Fernando Carro - ESP - 28:18:00
5. Javier Guerra - ESP - 28:23:00
6. Abderraahmane Aferdi - MAR - 28:29:00
7. Abdelkader Al Gham - MAR - 28:42:00
8. Jorge Gonzalez Rivera - ESP - 28:47:00
9. Francisco de Leon Rodriguez - ESP - 29:07:00
10. Ellis Cross - GBR - 29:09:00
11. Alejandro Onis - ESP - 29:09:00
12. Jaouad El Bissis - MAR - 29:13:00
13. Xavier Badia Garcia - ESP - 29:13:00
14. David Alfonso - ESP - 29:14:00
15. Diego Bravo - ESP - 29:17:00
16. Artur Bossy - ESP - 29:22:00
17. Enzo Noel - BEL - 29:36:00
18. Francisco Cabrera - ESP - 29:37:00
19. David Palacio - ESP - 29:38:00
20. Ivan Manceñido - ESP - 29:41:00

Women's 10km Road Race:

1. Zenah Jemutai Yego - KEN - 31:03:00
2. Mirriam Chebet - KEN - 31:13:00
3. Soukaina Atanane - MAR - 31:21:00
4. Paula Herrero - ESP - 31:23:00
5. Kawtar Boulaid - MAR - 31:29:00
6. Isabel Barreiro - ESP - 32:00:00
7. Edymar Brea - VEN - 32:16:00
8. Alicia Berzosa - ESP - 32:45:00
9. Maria Luz Tesuri - ARG - 32:47:00
10. Laura Priego - ESP - 32:54:00
11. Kristine Lande Dommersnes - NOR - 33:09:00
12. Ana Llorens - ESP - 34:29:00
13. Marina Bagur - ESP - 34:44:00
14. Ana Patricia Campos Moreno - ESP - 35:03:00
15. Teresa Herraez - ESP - 35:15:00
16. Rebeca Suarez Gonzalez - ESP - 35:29:00
17. Ivana Zagorac - ESP - 35:41:00
18. Alicia Alvarez - ESP - 35:49:00
19. Irene Lorenzo - ESP - 35:54:00
20. Isabel Linares - ESP - 36:01:00