The long-distance runner is going fourth on the United Kingdom all-time half-marathon listing after his 5th position end in Texas
Patrick Dever has kicked off his 2025 marketing campaign with an excellent run of 60:11 on the Houston Part Marathon (January 19).
The Brit, who represented Nice Britain within the 5000m on the Paris Olympics, positioned 5th in a record-breaking race over 13.1 miles in Texas.
Dever has now catapulted himself to fourth on the United Kingdom all-time half-marathon listing – most effective Mo Farah (59:31), Callum Hawkins (60:00) and Emile Cairess (60:01) have long past faster.
This was once most effective Dever’s 2nd ever half-marathon – he clocked 63:02 in his debut on the 2023 Philadelphia Distance Run – and he was once additionally the highest Eu within the box in Houston.
The 28-year-old has a wealthy background at the observe and over cross-country, representing Nice Britain at a couple of main world championships.
Eventually 12 months’s Olympics, Dever ran within the 5000m and completed thirteenth in his warmth within the French capital.
Patrick Dever leads Jack Rowe (David Hicks)
His non-public highest over 5000m stands at 13:04.05, – set finally 12 months’s Boston College DMR Problem – which noticed Dever upward thrust to 6th on the United Kingdom all-time listing.
Dever, who ran a highest of 27:08.81 within the 10,000m closing March, is the second one fastest Brit in historical past over 25 laps – most effective Mo Farah has long past sooner.
Throughout an unique interview with AW closing April, Dever described himself as somewhat of a “nerd” and would find out about the lap splits of 10,000m athletes reminiscent of Farah.
Dever has additionally competed at a myriad of Eu Go Nation Championships, with a absolute best end of 5th on the 2018 version in Tilburg.
A prodigy within the NCAA gadget, Dever represented Tulsa and his largest victory at collegiate degree got here on the 2021 NCAA Out of doors Championships, beating Conner Mantz within the 10,000m at Hayward Box.
Remarkably, the 2 had been each in the similar box at this weekend’s Houston Part Marathon, with Mantz surroundings a US list over 13.1 miles of 59:17.
A take a look at that photograph end within the Houston Part 📷
Addisu Gobena 🇪🇹 and Conner Mantz each dig deep on the line for the win, nevertheless it’s Gobena who will get credited with the name. Each males clock 59:17.#HoustonHalf
📸: Max McNerney %.twitter.com/ltrwbUH5aZ
In an all-time vintage end on the Texas match, Mantz simply overlooked out at the victory – Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena additionally clocked 59:17 and was once given the win – however did obliterate Ryan Corridor’s nationwide mark of 59:43 from 2007.
Within the girls’s box, Ethiopia’s Senayet Getachew clocked 66:05 and edged out Weini Kelati via simply 4 seconds.
Kelati, who ran 66:25 finally 12 months’s Houston Part Marathon, additionally broke her personal US list in Texas.
Jessica Warner-Judd, who simply closing week clocked 31:50 on the Valencia 10km, positioned eleventh in Houston with 69:07.
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