Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a mens half marathon world record and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes during his victory in Barcelona; Kiplimos time of 56:42 smashed the previous record of 57:30,

Kiplimo finished the race with a time of 56:42 and smashed the previous world record by 48 seconds, the biggest ever single improvement on the men’s half marathon world record. Prior to Kiplimo’s incredible run, Ethiopian athlete Yomif Kejelcha held the record with a time of 57:30.

The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to become the first man to ever break 57 minutes.

Kiplimo ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — beating the previous fastest half marathon time by a whole 48 seconds.

To make matters even sweeter, this is the second time that Kiplimo has held the men’s half marathon world record. Before Kejelcha broke it by a single second last year in Valenc

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