Brașov Running Festival
annual 10 km race in Romania since 2021
The Brașov Running Festival is an annual road-based 10K run in Brașov, Romania. The first edition of the race took place in 2021. The race is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race. A 5K run is also offered earlier in the day.
In both 2021 and 2022, both the male and female Romanian 10K all-comers records were broken.
History
The inaugural race was held on 26 September 2021. The 10K was won by Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki Aila and Nelly Jepchumba, with finish times of 28:39 and 32:11, respectively. 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.
The 2022 edition of the race, held on 25 September, saw the breaking of both Romanian 10K all-comers records again. Kenyan runners Nicholas Kimeli and Sheila Chepkirui won the 10K, with finish times of 26:51 and 30:07, respectively.
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