Florence Kiplagat from Kenya sets new world record for the half-marathon

At the Barcelona Half-Marathon last Sunday (16th Feb 2014), Florence Kiplagat from Kenyan set new world record when she won the race in a time of 65:12. The previous record of 65:50 was set by compatriot Mary Keitany in February 2011. Kiplagat's fastest time over the distance before Sunday was 66:38.

In a post race interview, she said..."This is a not a day I will forget, I'm so happy. The circuit was very fast and I really want to thank my pace makers, Marc Roig and Stanley Siroro, they did a great job. I felt so well from the beginning and the weather was perfect, so I had the feeling that this could be a special day."

These are now the top 6 fastest times for women in the half-marathon...
65:12  Florence Kiplagat   Kenya February 16th 2014 Barcelona
65:50  Mary Keitany     Kenya February 18, 2011    Ras al-Khaimah
66:25  Lornah Kiplagat     Netherlands October 14, 2007    Udine
65:40  Paula Radcliffe     United Kingdom September 21, 2003 South Shields
65:44  Susan Chepkemei     Kenya    April 1, 2001 Lisbon
66:44  Elana Meyer     South Africa January 15, 1999 Tokyo