Are Europeans Closing the Gap on East Africa in Distance Running?

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Are European and North American athletes beginning to close the gap on Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda? France’s Yann Schrub delivered a stunning run at the Facsa Castellón 10K, breaking his first European record with a 26:43 — moving to No. 6 all-time in the world. Uganda’s Harbert Kibet won in 26:39 on debut, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren equaled his own former European record (26:45) in a stacked race that saw four men break 27 minutes. Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia discuss what the performance means. Catch the full episode on The CITIUS MAG Podcast in audio form ⬇️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HdV1fcJAUaHbZu7yNJ16u?si=Zsus7tUaTam7xREAJHJH5A APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-a-controversial-dq-for/id1204506559?i=1000751099377 __________ FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join