New South African 10km record!
- RUN Magazine
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
Adriaan sets the biggest record - yet another one, this time here at home in SA.
Multiple South African record holder, Adrian Wildschutt, who we featured in our Summer edition just delivered on what many expected clocking 27:28 to win the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K and set a new South African 10km road record. 🏁🇿🇦👏🏽
Wildschutt, who was making his Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES debut, lived up to his pre-race favourite tag as he eclipsed the previous record mark of 27:35 which had been set by Precious Mashele during the 2023 edition of the race in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
"It feels good (to break the record). It would have been such a pity to come all the way from the US and miss it by a few seconds. I wanted to run 13:30 or 13:35 in the first half and we were way off. I knew it was going to be hard since the wind was there. Overall, I'm happy I managed to pull it off, " said an elated Wildschutt reflecting on what was only the second road race of his glittering career.
This performance in ‘The Friendly City’ means that the 26-year-old who was tenth in the 10 000m final at last year’s Olympic Games in Paris, adds yet another national record to his growing collection which already includes the 3 000m, 5 000m and 10 000m SA records. Wildschutt says setting today’s record was probably the toughest of them all.
“I think this one is pretty hard considering I ran sub-27 minutes two weeks ago and it takes long to recover. Plus, there is the traveling in between and training in Potchefstroom,” he explained.
In the end three men broke 28 minutes as Wildschutt was followed home by Kenya’s Vincent Kipkorir who ran a personal best 27:47 while South Africa’s Kabelo Mulaudzi rounded out the top three with his time of 27:57 - the third sub-28-minute 10km clocking of his career.
Start and Finish Venue: Beach Road, Humewood, Gqeberha
ELITE MEN
1 Adriaan Wildschutt (South Africa) 27:28, 2 Vincent Kipkorir (Kenya) 27:47, 3 Kabelo Maluadzi (South Africa) 27:57, 4 Aklilu Asfaw (Ethiopia) 28:03, 5 Kamohelo Mofolo (South Africa) 28:10, 6 Namakoe Nkhasi (Lesotho) 28:20, 7 Nadeel Wildschutt (South Africa) 28:28, 8 Gideon Kipngetich (Kenya) 28:35, 9 Bongelani Mkhwanazi (South Africa) 28:50, 10 Chris Mhlanga (South Africa) 29:04
ELITE WOMEN
1 Jane Gati Chacha (Kenya) 31:45, 2 Selam Gebre (Ethiopia) 31:50, 3 Glenrose Xaba (South Africa) 31:56, 4 Saibi Chebet (Uganda) 32:32, 5 Lebo Phalula (South Africa) 32:38, 6 Cacisile Sosibo (South Africa) 32:54, 7 Karabo More (South Africa) 33:22, 8 Emmy Chemutai (Kenya) 33:55, 9 Zanthe Taljaard (South Africa) 33:58, 10 Mercy Kibor (Kenya) 34:06
