Ketema Negasa Broke the Men's 50km World Record, Running 31 Miles in 2:42:07
In the women's race, South Africa's Irvette Van Zyl ran the second-fastest 50km in history
Ethiopia's
Ketema Negasa broke the men’s 50km world record on Sunday at the Nedbank Runified race in South Africa, running 2:42:07.
In the women's race, Des Linden's record remained unbeaten, but South Africa’s
Irvette Van Zyl ran a national record of 3:04:23. Van Zyl's time is the second-fastest women's time in history.
While Ketema Negasa has previously focused on the marathon distance, with a PB of 2:11:07, it seems his true skills lie in the ultra distance following his performance on Sunday.