Yann Schrub stunned the field at the Facsa Castellon 10K, clocking 26:43 to break the European record. With Andreas Almgren matching his previous mark, four men dipped under 27 minutes as Europe’s road scene lit up.
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.
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