Jimmy Gressier has been fairly busy this previous month. He set an NR on the 5,000m quick observe of 12:54.92, each ER and French report on February 14, 2025. On Feb. 8, at Millrose, Jimmy had run 7:30.18, additionally a French Report. This sub 13:00 at the roads destroyed his earlier ER of 13:12!
Gressier 12:57 WL/ER, Meshesha 14:30 WLLILLE (FRA, Mar 16): France’s Jimmy Gressier smashed his Ecu 5km report with 12:57, international lead, in Lille to transport to equivalent 5th at the international all-time record. Gressier prior to now held the report collectively with 13:12 along Dominic Lobalu. Uruguay’s Santiago Catrofe was once 2nd in a large South American report, additionally in 12:57, with former Ecu pass nation champion Yann Schrub from France 3rd in 13:00, smartly underneath the former Ecu report.
Jimmy Gressier ran 12:57, destroying the ER for the 5k roads in Lille, France on 16 March 2025! picture courtesy of International Athletics
Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha received the ladies’s race in a quick international lead of 14:30 to transport to 9th at the international all-time record, main a blank sweep from Hawi Abera (14:32) and Likina Amebaw (14:38) with international U20 3000m champion Aleshign Baweke fourth in 14:43. Slovenia’s Klara Lukan was once the most efficient Ecu in 6th in 15:03 and Sofia Thogersen in 10th advanced the Danish NR to fifteen:21. In different races, Ethiopia’s Asmarech Anley received the 10km in 30:34 through a transparent margin from fellow Ethiopia Gela Hambese (31:15) with Türkiye’s a couple of Ecu champion Yasemin Can 3rd in 31:16. Samya Hassan Nour was once 5th in 31:53, a countrywide report for Djibouti. Within the males’s race, Uganda’s Kenneth Kiprop received in a quick 27:09 forward of Eritrea’s U20 Samyon Amanuel (27:10 NR) and Kenya’s Jacob Krop (27:15), with Valentin Goudoin in 6th (27:23 PB). The highest 13 finishers ran 28:00 or quicker. Ethiopia’s Berehanu Tsegu (60:11) and France’s Salome Brun (72:05) received the part marathons.
Jimmy Gressier, France, Ecu 5k street report holder, picture through Jimmy Gressier’s FB website