Yann Schrub Breaks European 10K Record with 26:43 in Castellon

France’s Yann Schrub delivered the performance of his career on Sunday morning in Castellon, clocking 26:43 at the Facsa Castellon 10K to break the European record and move to sixth on the world all-time list.

​The performance moves Schrub to sixth on the world all-time list and marks the first European record of his career.

The race had been billed around Sweden’s Andreas Almgren, who set the previous European mark of 26:45 in Valencia last month. Almgren matched that time in Castellon but was pushed to third in a high-calibre field that saw four athletes run under 27 minutes.

​Schrub, meanwhile, delivered the decisive European blow. “I hoped the French record was possible but not the European record. It’s a surprise for me,” he said after crossing the line.

​The result caps a sharp start to 2026. Earlier this month in Metz, Schrub ran 7:29.38 indoors for 3000m, becoming only the fourth European to dip under 7:30.

​Beyond the headline battle between Yann Schrub and Andreas Almgren, the Facsa Castellon 10K produced a series of notable performances from across Europe.

​Tim Verbaandert finished seventh in 27:39, equalling the Dutch national record set by Mike Foppen in Valencia last month.

​However, one of the most striking results came from 17-year-old Swedish talent Sebastian Lörstad. The teenager clocked 28:21, the second-fastest time ever recorded by a European under-20 athlete, trailing only Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 27:54 from 2019.