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Two of the best road runners will battle it out in Spain in a race on New Year's Eve.
Jacob Kiplimo and Berihu Aregawi will lock horns at the Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana on New Year’s Eve.
The duo is undoubtedly comprised of the best road runners who will be out to fight for top honours as they usher in the new season. Aregawi still has fresh memories from last year’s edition of the event where he won and he still has a fresh picture of the course.
On his part, Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo returns to the Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana with the hope of continuing his fine form from 2018 where he solidified his status as one of the best with a win and a world best.
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The two-time world cross country champion recorded an astonishing 26:41, which was the fastest in the whole world at the time. He now returns in a bid to lower that time and he has proven to be in great shape for that.
The Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist is just fresh from setting a world best in the 15km road race in Nijmegen, Netherlands and he has all it takes to continue the fine form.
In the Dutch country, he clocked a mind blowing 40:42, shattering his compatriot Joshua Cheptegei’s world record. However, he has his work cut out with the presence of Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi, who will be out to defend his title.
Aregawi claimed top honours at last year's Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana in 27:16, far from Jacob Kiplimo's record but when New Year’s Eve comes, it will be all about who will have better legs.
He has a well decorated resume just like his rival as he has a silver from the Paris Olympic Games and has finished in the podium bracket at the World Cross Country Championships twice. He has the second-best time in history in the 10km, 26:33 behind Rhonex Kipruto’s time achieved in Laredo in 2023.
Aregawi returns to Vallecas with major objectives on his resume including to defend his title, break Kiplimo’s Vallecana course record and challenge the world best that was set in Madrid by Weldon Lagat.
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Home talents will also not be left behind with Adel Mechaal, the fastest Spaniard will be toeing the line and he will be joined by Yago Rojo, and Jesús Ramos.
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