| Brașov Running Festival | |
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 Looking northward down 13 December Street, with the west end of the race course visible[a] | |
| Date | September |
| Location | Brașov,Romania |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10K,5K |
| Established | 2021 (4 years ago) (2021)[3] |
| Course records |
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| Official site | Official website |
TheBrașov Running Festival is an annualroad-based10K run inBrașov,Romania. The first edition of the race took place in 2021.[5][3] The race is aWorld Athletics Elite Label Road Race.[6] A5K run is also offered earlier in the day.[3]
In both 2021 and 2022, both the male and female Romanian 10K all-comers records were broken.[4]
The inaugural race was held on26 September 2021.[5][7] The 10K was won by Kenyan runnersPeter Mwaniki Aila andNelly Jepchumba, with finish times of 28:39 and 32:11, respectively.[7][b] Both victors had set new Romanian 10K all-comers records, with Alia's performance being considered amongst the top 50 in the world at the time, and Jepchumba's amongst the top 30.[7][4]
The 2022 edition of the race, held on25 September, saw the breaking of both Romanian 10K all-comers records again.[4] Kenyan runnersNicholas Kimeli andSheila Chepkirui won the 10K, with finish times of 26:51 and 30:07, respectively.[4] Kimeli's time established him as thefifth-fastest 10K runner ever, and Chepkirui missed breaking thewomen-only 10K world record by six seconds.[4]
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 Course map of 10K in 2022[2] |
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The races are run on a loop with a length of 3,494 m (11,463 ft).[3][c] All the races use the same finish line, but their starting points vary depending on the length of the race.[3]
The course is located north ofthe main train station, in theTractorul neighbourhood [ro] of Brașov.[2][9][d] The 10K begins on Camil Petrescu Street.[2] Runners first head east before turning onto a minor path parallel to Camil Petrescu Street.[2][9] After about 150 m (500 ft) on that path, racers make a sharp left turn onto Zaharia Stancu Street.[2][9] After passing by the largest shopping mall inTransylvania, the course turns left onto 13 December Street and heads south for about 300 m (1000 ft) before turning left again, back onto Camil Petrescu Street, to complete the loop.[2][7][9][10] Runners of the 10K complete just under three of these loops, finishing on Camil Petrescu Street slightly west of where they started.[2]
Key: Course record (in bold)
| Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021.09.26 |  Peter Mwaniki Aila (KEN) | 28:39[b] | Nelly Jepchumba (KEN) | 32:11 | [7] |
| 2 | 2022.09.25 | Nicholas Kimeli (KEN) | 26:51 | Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) | 30:07 | [4] |
| 3 | 2023.09.10 | Weldon Langat (KEN) | 27:05 | Agnes Ngetich (KEN) | 29:24 | |
| 4 | 2024.09.22 | Daniel Kinyanjui (KEN) | 27:08 | Loice Chemnung (KEN) | 30:13 | |
| 5 | 2025.10.05 |  Khairi Bejiga (ETH) | 26:54 | Medina Eisa (ETH) | 30:28 | [11] |
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