FLYCARB at the Valencia 10km
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The Valencia 10km is probably the fastest road race on the planet. In this year’s race, an incredible 100 athletes ran under 29 minutes for 10km, and 12 women broke the 31-minute barrier.
The race is, quite simply, a festival of speed, and FLYCARB athletes did not miss out on the party. Valencia is characterised by an incredibly fast, lactic-inducing first mile, and it’s fair to say FLYCARBers needed the full buffering power of BICARRB to smash their PBs!
The Girls
Leading the charge was Alex Bell. The former Team GB 800m runner clocked an incredible 30:55 to move up to 6th on the British all-time list. Not to be outdone, Hannah Irwin ran a superb 31:28 to become the fastest Northern Irish runner in history.
Next up, Lucy Jones. The Herne Hill hero continued her incredible vein of form, running 31:56 to break 32:00 for the first time and become the 31st fastest woman in British history.
There were so many outstanding FLYCARB-fuelled performances from the women, but a special shout out goes to Jade Morgan, who ran 32:28. That represents a 90-second PB improvement in just 12 months. Inspiring stuff! And Yvie Lock who took 35 seconds of her best to clock 32:33.
Last, but certainly not least, was Lizzie Wellsted. The u20 ran an incredible 32:44, which makes her the 4th fastest British Junior of all time.
The Boys
Not to be outdone, the FLYCARB boys were on fire. Alfie Manthorpe was back in town, and he meant business. The Hallamshire athlete ran a quite incredible 27:40, smashing the FLYCARB 10km record and becoming the 3rd fastest British man in history. Wow.
Whilst Alfie starred, the depth of quality across the FLYCARB racers was incredible. We saw six FLYCARB-fuelled athletes go under 29 minutes. Six!!!
A special shout out to Joe Tuffin who sliced a massive chunk off his PB to run 28:25. But perhaps the biggest PB slash goes to Finley Proffitt, who went sub-30 for the first time with a new PB of 28:36. It’s fair to say the 30-minute barrier was smashed to bits by the Trafford Express.
A huge well done to all FLYCARBers who ran new bests. We already know of around 30, so simply too many to mention. Remember, anyone who ran a PB gets a voucher towards their next purchase, so get in touch.
Let’s smash 2026!