Olympic 5,000 metres champion Vivian Cheruiyot shattered the course record at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, on Sunday. Cheruiyot posted 1:06:34 while the previous record (on this flat course) was 1:08:22 set by Kenyan Rose Chelimo in 2015. The former 10,000m world champion improved her personal best by a minute after shattering her 1:07:43 performance she set at last year's Great North Run. At Friday's pre-race press conference, Cheruiyot had promised to mount an assault on her personal best—and she followed through. The race was won by Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew in 59:37 with compatriot Berehanu Tsegu (59:420 coming home second.

Source: The Star March 19, 2019 03:22 UTC