Tuomas Heikkilä, better known as an orienteer, did the SE of the ten kilometer road race.
13:51•Updated 13:59
Tuomas Heikkilä achieved the Finnish record in the ten kilometer road race on Sunday in Valencia. Heikkilä ran a distance time of 28:22 and improved the previous SE readings by 25 seconds. Martti Kiilholma ran a time of 28:47 in 1980 in California and Mustafa Muuse your page record last November.
Heikkilä’s main sport is orienteering, but he knew how to expect a good result in running as well.
– I knew that I should reach around 28:30 if a good day happened. This was also my first running competition, where I got proper traction help and didn’t have to run alone, Heikkilä said in the press release.
Orienteering season starts in May. For Heikkilä, 26, the main aim of the season is the autumn sprint trips. The Metsämattaki World Championships will be held in July in Kuopio.
Swedish Andreas Almgren ran a European record of 26:53 in the men’s race. Susanna Saapunki was 45th in the women’s series with a time of 33:01. My record was only four seconds short. of Kenya Hellen Ekalale Lobun was first with a time of 29:30.