BREAKING! 56:51! New Half Marathon WORLD RECORD!🏃�♂️😱 🔥
Yomif Kejelcha just ran 56:51 for the half marathon in Buenos Aires, putting himself back at the top of the all-time list.
The Ethiopian took 29 seconds off the 57:20 mark set by Jacob Kiplimo earlier this year. Kejelcha had previously held the record with 57:30 in Valencia in 2024.
His average pace was an astonishing 2:42 per kilometer (4:20 per mile) for 21.1 km.
The 56:51 is currently awaiting official ratification.

20 miles, with 3 easy to get going then about 13 easy moderate, and finishing with some tempo-pace work (2X2K at marathon pace). Felt pretty good today.

More or less back from the illness setback last weekend.

10.6 miles (17K) with 3K (half marathon effort), 2X 2K (10K effort), and 2X 1K (5K effort).

On the tail end of a down week in my half training and I'm feeling a bit bummed out for some reason.

I did a 2 mile warm up, hit the track for a solo 5k in 16:33, and did a 4 mile cool down. The track effort helped my confidence but man oh man I wish I had someone running my harder/faster runs with me that I could chase or run from.

Weather was ideal, mid 70sF and low humidity.

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Quote from: glwestcott on August 18, 2026, 01:00:04 PMMy running took a screeching halt Sunday morning when I stubbed my toe and broke it. Doctor says two to three weeks. Still planning on doing my 8 miles for my 80th birthday in late September though.


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You're going to run 8 miles with a broken toe?! Ayeee hope it heals fast!

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A touch cooler that average. Went for an easy 11.7K. 

I'm back, but that stomach issue flattened me. Monday-Tuesday were easy doubles but I still felt a little woozy all day. I tried a 2.5 hour long run yesterday and did make 2 hours but could tell my glycogen reserves were low, so I cut it off there.

Today was a 6.3 mile recovery run. The lightheadedness is mostly gone now.

Hill repeats on a 300M hill x 7. 3.5K warm up and cool down to and from hill. 12K in total.

Loco Coyote and glwestcott hope you guys are back on the roads soon. 

Ouch! Broken toes can hurt. But they also heal fast, usually.

My running took a screeching halt Sunday morning when I stubbed my toe and broke it. Doctor says two to three weeks. Still planning on doing my 8 miles for my 80th birthday in late September though.


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