Eisa Klokken 30:42 To take the title of women as Barega Rons 27:49 in the 10 km event for men
Medina Eisa and Selemon Barega promised that Ethiopian runners dominated the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 2025, while winning convincing victories on Sunday (May 18).
Eisa, the world champion under 20 5000m and Olympic 5000m seventh plant last year, ran away from a strong field to Klok 30:42 in the women’s race in the middle of blue skies on a nice early summer morning in the northwest of England.
Emily Sisson of the United States ended in 31:03 when she got through strongly in the last phases to pass Gotytom Gebrenase of Ethiopia (31:11) and Hellen Obiri of Kenya (31:16) in the last stages.
Issy Batt-Doyle of Australia finished fifth in 31:30 with Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya Sixth in 31:35.
First British home was Amy-Eloise Neale with 31:37 followed by Dominique Scott from South Africa (32:05) and the Verity Ocenen of Great Britain (32:21).
Sisson clocked a pb and said: “I thought I could sneak the top three on a really good day, but second is really good for me.
Barega was also dominant but waited not to go a little more than 400m before he relieved his sprint and came home in 27:49.
“I am really happy with that run,” said Barega, who now steps on the roads after a successful track career with winning Olympic 10,000 m gold in 2021. “But the marathon is very different from 10 km, so let’s look.”
Santiago Catrofe van Uruguay came in second in 27:52 with Vincent Ngich, the 2024 Great Manchester Run winner from Kenya, third in 27:58.
Mosinet Geremew van Ethiopia finished fourth in 28:21, just before De Groot -Britain, Alfie Manthorpe, who continued his fine improvement when he clocked 28:22 just before the Australian Brett Robinson, who was sixth in 28:27.
Kenya Sueota from Japan was seventh in 29:02 in Dewi Griffiths eighth in 29:10.
David Weir won the wheelchair race for men with a big margin in 21:19 when Jones-Hall was the first woman at home.
