Chemnung leads Kenyan sweep at tRUNsylvania 10K, Kinyanjui claims men's title

Kenya's Loice Chemnung emerged victorious from a deep and competitive field at the tRUNsylvania International 10K—a World Athletics Elite Label road race in Romania—leading a Kenyan sweep of the top six places in 30:13.

Compatriot Daniel Kinyanjui claimed the men’s title in a close finish, clocking 27:08, with Morocco’s Hicham Amghar and Kenya’s Weldon Lagat finishing just one second behind.

A large pack of 12 women ran together through the first half in 15:19, but as the pace increased in the second half, the pack was gradually whittled down.

Chemnung – who set a personal best of 29:57 in Paris back in April – shook off her last remaining challenger, Janeth Chepngetich, in the closing stages to win in 30:13. Chepngetich finished second in 30:19, and fellow Kenyan Judy Kemboi was third in 30:29, with all three recording negative splits.

The men’s race played out similarly, as a pack of 12 hit the halfway point in 13:38 before picking up the pace for the second half. Teenager Kinyanjui outkicked Amghar and Lagat on the final straight to claim victory in 27:08, with Amghar second (27:09) and Lagat third (27:09).

Meanwhile, in Amsterdam, defending champion Mathew Kimeli secured third place in the 10-mile road race from Amsterdam to Zaandam, clocking 45:44. Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris claimed a commanding victory in 44:51, a time that ranks him equal eighth on the world’s all-time list for the distance.

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The two-time world 5000m champion finished 27 seconds ahead of three-time world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegeio of Uganda. Edris made an early break and had a few seconds of lead over Cheptegei by the 5 km mark, which he reached in 14:02. He then increased his pace, hitting 10km in 27:49, just 11 seconds shy of his personal best for the distance, while Cheptegei trailed by seven seconds.

The pace dropped slightly over the final 6km, but Edris continued to pull away, eventually crossing the line at 44:51, with Cheptegei taking second at 45:18, just three seconds slower than his winning time from 2018.

Asayech Ayichew made it an Ethiopian double, winning the women’s race in 51:15 ahead of Kenya’s Gladys Chepkurui (51:34) and Ethiopia’s Mebrat Gidey (52:14).

The women’s race was closely contested throughout the first 10 km, with Ayichew and Chepkurui passing 5 km in 15:34 and 10 km in 31:37. However, Ayichew began to pull away in the closing stages, eventually crossing the line as a comfortable winner in 51:15.

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Additional reporting: World Athletics.