2026 Prom Classic 10km Results: Jana Van Lent Sets European Record

Belgium’s Jana Van Lent set a new the European record at the Prom Classic 10km in Nice on Sunday morning (4), clocking 30:09 to erase Paula Radcliffe’s previous mark that had stood for 22 years. Radcliffe set the previous women’s mixed race record of 30:21 in 2003. It also bettered the 30:19 Euro mark by Eilish McColgan, set in Manchester, in the women’s only race in 2022.

Van Lent attacked the course from the start, reaching 5km in 14:43. That split ranks as one of the fastest ever recorded by a European woman in road racing. Italy’s Nadia Battocletti holds the European standalone 5km road record at 14:32, while Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has run 14:38. Only four European women have posted faster 5km times in standalone races than Van Lent’s split on Sunday.

After the quick start, though, Van Lent slowed in the second half but still finished 12 seconds under Radcliffe’s two-decade-old benchmark. The 26-year-old Belgian entered the race with a personal best of 31:17 from February 2024 in Cannes. She ran 31:53 for second place in Nice last year.

The fastest 10km time recorded by a European woman is 30:05, achieved by Lonah Salpeter of Israel in Tilburg six years ago. However, this record has yet to be ratified by World Athletics.

Prom Classic 10km Men’s Winner

France’s Alessia Zarbo finished second in 31:11, followed by teammate Anaelle Guillonnet in 31:37. Both runners earned silver medals with France at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships. Mathilde Senechal placed fourth in 32:17, with Aude Clavier of Amiens rounding out the top five in 32:22.

In the men’s race at the Prom Classic 10km, 20-year-old Gaston Rohmer of France won in 28:28, improving his previous best of 28:43 from March in Lille. Martin Hubner took second in 28:43, with Raphael Montoya third in 28:44.