Brașov Running Festival
{{Short description|Annual 10 km race in Romania since 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
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| caption = Looking northward down 13 December Street, with the west end of the race course visible{{efn|The mall in the right background is immediately to the north of the course's northwest corner, while the Lidl store in the right foreground is located about 250 m (800 ft) south of the course's southwest corner.{{r|map.13decembrie|2022.site}}}}
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| type = Road
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| 26:51 (2022) (men)
| {{flagicon|KEN}} Nicholas Kimeli{{r|worldathletics.2022}}
| 29:24 (2023) (women)
| {{flagicon|KEN}} Agnes Ngetich
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.brasovrun.ro/|Official website}}
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The Brașov Running Festival is an annual road-based 10K run hosted by Brașov, Romania, since 2021.{{r|2021.rules|2022.rules}} The race is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race.{{r|label}} A 5K run is also offered earlier in the day.{{r|2022.rules}}
In both 2021 and 2022, both the male and female Romanian 10K all-comers records were broken.{{r|worldathletics.2022}}
History
The inaugural race was held on {{dts|2021.09.26|format=dmy}}.{{r|2021.rules|bzb.2021}} The 10K was won by Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki Aila and Nelly Jepchumba, with finish times of 28:39 and 32:11, respectively.{{r|bzb.2021}}{{efn|The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and World Athletics both consider Aila's finish time to be 28:40.{{r|aims.2022|worldathletics.2022}}|name="alia"}} Both victors had set new Romanian 10K all-comers records, with Alia's performance being considered amongst the top 50 in the world at the time, and Jepchumba's amongst the top 30.{{r|bzb.2021|worldathletics.2022}}
The 2022 edition of the race, held on {{dts|2022.09.25|format=dm}}, saw the breaking of both Romanian 10K all-comers records again.{{r|worldathletics.2022}} Kenyan runners Nicholas Kimeli and Sheila Chepkirui won the 10K, with finish times of 26:51 and 30:07, respectively.{{r|worldathletics.2022}} Kimeli's time established him as the fifth-fastest 10K runner ever, and Chepkirui missed breaking the women-only 10K world record by six seconds.{{r|worldathletics.2022}}
Course
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The races are run on a loop with a length of {{cvt|3494|m|ft}}.{{r|2022.rules}}{{efn|The loop used in 2021 had a length of {{cvt|3520|m|ft}}.{{r|2021.rules}}}} All the races use the same finish line, but their starting points vary depending on the length of the race.{{r|2022.rules}}
The course is located north of the main train station, in the {{ill|Tractorul, Brașov|lt=Tractorul neighbourhood|ro|Tractorul (cartier)}} of Brașov.{{r|2022.site|map.tractorul}}{{efn|The neighbourhood's name is a reference to {{ill|Uzina Tractorul Brașov|ro}}, a former tractor factory in the area.{{r|bzb.2021}}}} The 10K begins on Camil Petrescu Street.{{r|2022.site}} Runners first head east before turning onto a minor path parallel to Camil Petrescu Street.{{r|2022.site|map.tractorul}} After about 150 m (500 ft) on that path, racers make a sharp left turn onto Zaharia Stancu Street.{{r|2022.site|map.tractorul}} After passing by the largest shopping mall in Transylvania, the course turns left onto 13 December Street and heads south for about 300 m (1000 ft) before turning left again, back onto Camil Petrescu Street, to complete the loop.{{r|2022.site|bzb.2021|map.tractorul|radiobrasovfm}} Runners of the 10K complete just under three of these loops, finishing on Camil Petrescu Street slightly west of where they started.{{r|2022.site}}
Winners
Key:{{pad|5px}}{{legend2|#CCFFCC||border=solid 1px}} Course record (in bold)
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! Date ! Male Winner ! Time ! Female Winner ! Time ! class="unsortable" | Rf. |
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| align="center" | 1
| 2021.09.26 | {{flagathlete|Peter Mwaniki Aila|KEN}} | 28:39{{efn|name="alia"}} | {{flagathlete|Nelly Jepchumba|KEN}} | 32:11 | {{r|bzb.2021}} |
| align="center" | 2
| 2022.09.25 | {{flagathlete|Nicholas Kimeli|KEN}} | bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 26:51 | {{flagathlete|Sheila Chepkirui|KEN}} | 30:07 | {{r|worldathletics.2022}} |
| align="center" | 3
| 2023.09.10 | {{flagathlete|Weldon Langat|KEN}} | 27:05 | {{flagathlete|Agnes Ngetich|KEN}} | bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 29:24 | |
| align="center" | 4
| 2024.09.22 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Kinyanjui|KEN}} | 27:08 | {{flagathlete|Loice Chemnung|KEN}} | 30:13 | |
See also
Notes
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References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web|url=https://brasovrun.ro/en/regulations/|title=Regulations|website=brasovrun.ro}}
[https://brasovrun.ro/en/ Official website]
[https://www.google.com/maps/@45.669,25.609,16z Map] Google.com
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tractorul,+Brașov,+Romania/@45.666,25.611,15z/ Map] Google.map
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External links
- [https://brasovrun.ro/ Official website]
{{Annual 10K runs}}
{{World Athletics Label Road Races}}
Category:2021 establishments in Romania
Category:Annual sporting events in Romania