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Fastest time ever over a half marathon

The Finnish Championships over half marathon in Sjundeå was as good a race as I had expected. The first 5k was heated and ran in 15’39”, followed by a 15’28” second 5k. By this time the lead pack had been reduced to four guys and I felt very comfortable running…
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this pace. The next 15’40” 5k still felt good, but I had been going too hard for the training state my body was in and had to let Jussi Utriainen and Obed Kipkurui go during a 15’54” 5k. The wind had not felt bad before, but as I was now switching in the front with only one other runner, Henri Manninen, I could feel it blowing now. I made a move soon after the 20k mark, but Manninen had still another gear left and gapped me on the last 1,1k, even if I ran 3’19” to finish in a disappointing…

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