It was at Saturday’s half marathon in Zittau, Germany, that Karlström finished in 1:23:24, one minute and 34 seconds faster than his previous record, set in March.
Perseus Karlström’s time was 24 seconds short of the European record.
From this year, half marathons and marathons have replaced the 20-kilometer and 35-kilometer races as the distances contested in international walking championships.
What do you think?