the latvian Dimitrijs Serjogins (La Sansi), with a record of 29:00 minutes and the Manresa Meritxell Soler (Avinent Manresa), with a time of 32:33, have prevailed in the 42nd edition of the Cursa de El Corte Inglés, which today premiered a route and distance over 10 km and which has had 21,016 runners (8,417 women) at the start .
A temperature of 13ºC, a sunny day and some wind have accompanied the runners from the start, now located on Avda. Diagonal, to the finish line located on Ronda Universidad/Paseo de Gracia), in what is the most massive race of the year in the city of Barcelona.
From the start, a group of ten runners have begun to set the pace and after kilometer three the Moroccan has escaped Muhammad El Ghazouany Y Serjoginsclosely followed by Artur Bossy Abel Casalithe veteran Reyes Estevez Y Michael Villodio.
At the halfway point of the race, El Ghazouany passed with 14:18, followed three seconds by Serjogins and the chasing group at 13 seconds. From there, the duel between the Latvian and the Moroccan has been spectacular.
Only in the final straight to the finish, in the Ronda Sant Pere, the attack of Serjoginsrecord holder of his country in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters, has allowed him to overcome, with a record of 29:00, his personal best (the previous 29:10), to El Ghazouany, second with 29:06. The also Moroccan Mourad El Bannouri42 years old and winner of the test in 2016 and 2019, was third with 29:59.
In the female category, to usually do already dominated the first five kilometers (16:05), followed by the Moroccan douae ouboukir (16:31) and the Barcelona Christina Silva (16:59).
to usually docurrent champion of Catalonia in the 10 km, made an impeccable second half of the route, lowering her personal best by one second to cross the finish line with 32:33 and surpassing the Moroccan in 1:38 douae ouboukir (CA Sant Just), champion of Catalonia in the 10,000 meters, second with 34:11.
the norwegian university Ode Hovewho won the 5 km Unirun Barcelona in March, was third with 34:19 in what was her debut in the 10 km.
Results and Classifications (10 Km)
Male Category.
one. Dimitris Serjogins (LET) The Sansi 29:00
two. Mohamed El Ghazouany (MAR) Independent 29:05.
3. Mourad el Bannouri (TUE) La Sans 29:59.
Four. Artur Bossy Cast&Cac. 30:10.
5. Abel Casali Independent 30:11
Female Category.
one. Meritxell Soler A.Manresa 32:33.
two. Douae Ouboukir (TUE) CA Sant Just 34:11.
3. Ode Hov (NOR) Univer.BCN 34:19.
Four. Christina Silva Ironwill 35:04.
5. Sarah Lohr Rockets AE 35:49.