The impressive results of the Israeli runners In the Seville Marathon Yesterday, no longer surprise long-distance running enthusiasts. It would even be rude of me to write that there was an expectation of breaking an Israeli record in the marathon, as if it were a routine event. But the many expectations also have good reasons: in the last three years Israeli marathon runners are breaking records and if only four years ago they dreamed in Israel of a marathon result that is a 2:10 sub, then yesterday, in the Seville Marathon, we got three Israeli runners ) Who ran under 2:10 hours and three other runners who set impressive results and broke their personal records (Tasma Mogs, Malka Tachlani and Omar Ramon for whom this is a debut marathon). But with all due respect to everyone, the one who broke the Israeli record in the marathon, Marrow Teferi, received the most attention.
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Teferi’s patience
In 2015, Teferi ran his debut marathon and finished with a respectable result of 2:19:23 hours. Since that marathon in Berlin, he has consistently improved his personal record year after year. In 2016 he ran faster by the minute. In 2017 he shaved another 20 seconds off his peak. By 2018 he had already cut almost five minutes. In 2019 he cut another three minutes. In short, you got the point. Marrow has been consistently improving year after year for seven years in a row. Yesterday in Sevilla he completed a 12-and-a-half minute improvement from the result he achieved in his debut marathon. Along the way he of course also improved the Israeli record that belongs to him.
Teferi’s patience characterizes not only his career but also his tactics in competitions. He did it in the Tokyo Olympic Marathon, finishing in 13th place, after running an impressive negative split. He did so yesterday, on Spanish soil, with perfect running management and precise pace distribution, proving how calculated and patient he is. “When I run a marathon I set myself a goal every five miles. I check every five miles I run. I need to be focused on running a marathon. “, He told Roy Zaga’s podcast (“The Food on the Ball”) and added: “After 30km my legs have finished the job and then I think about the hard training I did. I must remind my body that I have been through a lot. A marathon is survival. “
Maru Teferi’s Splits in the 2022 Seville Marathon
Claws’ control
Teferi currently holds the Israeli record in the 10 km, 15 km, 20 km, half marathon and marathon. From the moment he got off the record track and crossed the road he has not stopped breaking records. He currently holds three of the four fastest results in Israel in the marathon. And he also holds 7 of the 10 fastest results in Israel in a half marathon, and the result yesterday in Sevilla currently places him 14th in the history of marathon running in Europe.
The depth of the Israeli runners
Less than four years ago, the Israeli marathon record was 2:14:12. Haile Stein Set this record in 2003 and for 15 years the Israeli marathon runners chased after him and failed to catch him. In August 2018 Marrow Teferi did what was then considered unbelievable and broke Stein’s veteran record in a minute and 12 seconds when he set a time of 2:13:00 at the European Championships in Berlin. Since breaking Teferi’s record in 2018 to date, 12 Israeli runners have dropped from 2:13 p.m., seven of them down from 2:10 p.m. To understand how impressive the Israeli depth in a marathon can be compared to other countries. Here, for example, are countries that do not have a single runner who has dropped from a 2:10 am marathon in the last two years: Denmark, Australia, Canada, Russia, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden.
Marrow Teferi, European Championship Marathon Berlin 2018 | Photo: Courtesy of the Athletics Association
Future
Eliod Kipchuga, The fastest marathon runner in history and a role model for Teferi, started his marathon career only at the age of 29. Teferi celebrated his 29th birthday in the summer and is already considered an experienced marathon runner. He has participated in the Olympics (Rio and Tokyo) several times and has consistently participated in international marathons over the past seven years. Despite all this he also testifies to himself that he is not yet at his peak. Neither age nor fitness.
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