Keith breaks McColgan's European 10km record

Megan Keith running at the Paris Olympics in 2024Image source, Getty Images
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Keith missed four months of running after damaging her ankle at the Paris Olympics in 2024

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Megan Keith set a women's European 10km record in Castellon - taking one second off the previous best set by Scottish compatriot Eilish McColgan.

The 23-year-old finished fourth in the Spanish road race in 30 minutes seven seconds.

McColgan was sixth in 30:35 as the 35-year-old continues her preparation for the London Marathon.

Caroline Gitonga came first in 29:34, in front of fellow Kenyan Nelvin Jepkemboi, with Chaltu Dida of Ethiopia third.

McColgan had reclaimed her European 10km record in Valencia in January - seven days after it was broken.

McColgan had held the record for more than three years after setting a time of 30:19 in Manchester in 2022, but that was lowered to 30:10 by Belgian Van Lent in Nice on 4 January.

Keith finished 10th in the 10,000m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and was second at December's European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.

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