Efrem Gidey was among the plethora of record-breakers at Sunday’s Valencia 10km road race, running 27:38 to take five seconds off his own national mark set last year. Limerick teenager Ava Crean also made the trip to Valencia for the women’s race, and improved her 10km best by almost a minute, running 32:46 when finishing in 47th place. Britain’s Eilish McColgan regained her European record in the women’s race, running 30:09, won by Kenya’s Brenda Kipchirchir in 29:26. Gidey’s time last year of 27:43 improved by three seconds the previous Irish record which had stood to John Treacy for 40 years. Last summer Gidey also improved the Irish 10,000m record on the track, running 27:26.95.

Source: The Irish Times January 12, 2026 00:48 UTC