And as Athletics Integrity Month showed, there is a hunger for conversation, clarity and confidence. Clubs want guidance. Coaches want resources. Parents want reassurance.
In the women’s race, the battle for victory is set to be fought between the experienced Ethiopian Amane Beriso (winner in 2023 and current record holder on the Valencia course with a time of 2:14:58) and the Kenyans Peres Jepchirchir (2:16:16),
In the absence of three-time champion Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal who is expecting her first child, the senior women's team is headed by national cross country champion Selma Engdahl.
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Conditions were as perfect as they could have been, and as the heats went by it was clear that something big was coming. The E and D-heats both had winning times under 28:10.
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