Tokyo Speed Run shakes the foundations of the running world

Last weekend, a particularly fast running event over 5 and 10 kilometres took place in the Japanese capital.

Sports brand Asics gathered all its sponsored athletes for a lightning-fast race through the streets of Tokyo. The result was a shower of national, continental, and personal records.

At the Tokyo Speed Race, no fewer than 10 national records were broken in the shadow of the Japanese national sports stadium, the venue for the World Athletics Championships on 25 September in Tokyo.

More than 100 elite athletes took part in the 5 km or 10 km, providing a spectacular competition with a lightning-fast finish.

Kenyan Caroline Nyaga immediately climbed to joint third place on the world all-time list in the 5 km with her performance in Tokyo, winning in 14:19 at the ASICS Tokyo Speed Race on Saturday.

Ugandan Harbert Kibet won the men's 5 km in 13:00, while Ethiopian Jemal Yimer (27:10) and Ugandan Joy Cheptoyek (30:22) claimed the titles in the 10 km.

Australian Isobel Batt-Doyle improved her Oceanian record to 30:44 and finished third, while Mekdes Woldu set a French record of 31:01 and finished sixth.

In the 5 km, Italian Nadia Battocletti broke the European record to 14:32, securing second place in Tokyo.

(Raul Stiens - Illustration: ©Image by Alexander Fox | PlaNet Fox from Pixabay)