Olympic 5000m medallist Kwemoi and defending champion Langat head the tRUNsylvania 10km men’s field on September 22
The tRUNsylvania 10km forms part of the fourth edition of the Brasov Running Festival, which will also feature the European Road Mile the previous day on September 21.
Ronald Kwemoi, a former world under-20 1500m record-holder, took the Olympic 5000m silver medal behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Paris last month and the Kenyan will look to translate that form to the roads in Brasov.
Like his compatriot Weldon Langat, they will be aiming to improve on the tRUNsylvania 10km course record of 26:51 set by another Kenyan, Nicolas Kipkorir Kimeli, in 2022.
Langat finished second behind Kipkorir Kimeli in that race two years ago in what is still his personal best of 26:55.
By contrast, Kwemoi is a relative novice on the roads despite his accolades on the track.
Ronald Kwemoi (Getty)
He has only three previous road races to his name, all over 10km, and a more modest best over the distance of 27:16.
The tRUNsylvania 10km is a World Athletics Elite Label Race and the only road race of this status in Romania. It takes place over a fast three-lap course in the modern Coresi district of Brasov.
The European challenge is led by Swiss marathon record-holder Tadesse Abraham, who improved his mark over the classic distance to 2:05:01 when winning the Barcelona Marathon in March, and Norway’s former European marathon record-holder Sondre Nordstad Moen.
“As with previous years, we have brought together some outstanding runners for the tRUNsylvania 10km,” says race director Daniel Santa, “including an Olympic medallist and our defending men’s champion. They will once again provide a thrilling men’s race and, hopefully, create headlines in the running world.”
The Brasov Running Festival 2024 takes place against the spectacular backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains and close to the centre of the historic and picturesque Transylvanian city which can date its origins back to the 13th century.
Both the tRUNsylvania 10km and European Road Mile will be streamed live via the Brasov Running Festival YouTube channel, which can be found here.
The women’s elite field for the tRUNsylvania 10km will be released next week.
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