EFREM GIDEY HAS broken another long-standing Irish senior racing record after smashing the 10,000m time that Alistair Cragg had previously set, while Rhasidat Adeleke impressed in her first outdoor race of 2025.
Gidey, who also broke the 10km senior road record earlier this year, now holds the 10,000m track record after clocking 27:26.95 to finish 12th at The Ten meet in California. The feat cut 13 seconds off the previous record held by Cragg since 2007.
The race was won by Ishmael Kipkurui of Kenya in a time of 26:50.21.
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In January, the Clonliffe Harriers man lowered John Treacy’s 40-year-old mark by three seconds at the 10km Valencia Ibercaja race, which is also known as the “the world’s fastest 10k.” Treacy had previously set the old record of 27:46 in 1985.
Gidey also holds the Irish half marathon record after running 1:00.51 in Copenhagen last September.
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Efrem Gidey (@ClonliffeHAC) smashed the Irish senior 10,000m record overnight, clocking 27:26.95 at The Ten meet in California 🤩
This knocks 13 seconds off the previous record held by Alistair Cragg since 2007.
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Gidey breaks long-standing Irish record, Adeleke impresses in 4x400m
Updated at 15.43
EFREM GIDEY HAS broken another long-standing Irish senior racing record after smashing the 10,000m time that Alistair Cragg had previously set, while Rhasidat Adeleke impressed in her first outdoor race of 2025.
Gidey, who also broke the 10km senior road record earlier this year, now holds the 10,000m track record after clocking 27:26.95 to finish 12th at The Ten meet in California. The feat cut 13 seconds off the previous record held by Cragg since 2007.
The race was won by Ishmael Kipkurui of Kenya in a time of 26:50.21.
In January, the Clonliffe Harriers man lowered John Treacy’s 40-year-old mark by three seconds at the 10km Valencia Ibercaja race, which is also known as the “the world’s fastest 10k.” Treacy had previously set the old record of 27:46 in 1985.
Gidey also holds the Irish half marathon record after running 1:00.51 in Copenhagen last September.
Elsewhere, Adeleke guided her team to victory in the women’s 4x400m Invitational at the Texas Relays.
The Irish athlete registered a time of 50.78 during the anchor leg.
The 22-year-old Dubliner was part of a team that included Jamaica’s Ackelia Smith, Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia.
The quartet took first place with an overall time of 3:25.50.
Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy
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