Jimmy Gressier has been fairly busy this previous month. He set an NR on the 5,000m quick observe of 12:54.92, each ER and French report on February 14, 2025. On Feb. 8, at Millrose, Jimmy had run 7:30.18, additionally a French Report. This sub 13:00 on the roads destroyed his earlier ER of 13:12!
Gressier 12:57 WL/ER, Meshesha 14:30 WLLILLE (FRA, Mar 16): France’s Jimmy Gressier smashed his European 5km report with 12:57, world lead, in Lille to maneuver to equal fifth on the world all-time record. Gressier beforehand held the report collectively with 13:12 alongside Dominic Lobalu. Uruguay’s Santiago Catrofe was second in a giant South American report, additionally in 12:57, with former European cross nation champion Yann Schrub from France third in 13:00, nicely below the earlier European report.
Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha gained the ladies’s race in a quick world lead of 14:30 to maneuver to ninth on the world all-time record, main a clear sweep from Hawi Abera (14:32) and Likina Amebaw (14:38) with world U20 3000m champion Aleshign Baweke fourth in 14:43. Slovenia’s Klara Lukan was the perfect European in sixth in 15:03 and Sofia Thogersen in tenth improved the Danish NR to fifteen:21. In different races, Ethiopia’s Asmarech Anley gained the 10km in 30:34 by a transparent margin from fellow Ethiopia Gela Hambese (31:15) with Türkiye’s a number of European champion Yasemin Can third in 31:16. Samya Hassan Nour was fifth in 31:53, a nationwide report for Djibouti. Within the males’s race, Uganda’s Kenneth Kiprop gained in a quick 27:09 forward of Eritrea’s U20 Samyon Amanuel (27:10 NR) and Kenya’s Jacob Krop (27:15), with Valentin Goudoin in sixth (27:23 PB). The highest 13 finishers ran 28:00 or quicker. Ethiopia’s Berehanu Tsegu (60:11) and France’s Salome Brun (72:05) gained the half marathons.
