TRANSLATED WITH GOOGLE TRANSLATORChristelle Daunay already de France record holder in the marathon, set a new record of France's half-marathon, winning in 1 hour 08 min 34 sec, Sunday at the trial of Reims.
Daunay, who prepares the New York Marathon where she will be one of the contenders on November 7, has cleared the shelves Nadia Prasad who held the national record of the specialty in 1 h 09 min 15 sec since 1996.
The French, who took 11th place overall in the race (men and women together), took the test for Reims also improve France's record of 15 km (48:56) and 20 km (1:04: 51).
The latter two belonged to Gadhi Hafid, 49:47 for 15 km (2004) and 6:30 pm on a 20 km (2002).
The French beat the Kenyan Pamela Lisoreng (1h11: 34) and Ethiopian Etenesh Diro (1h11: 36).
Last April, Daunay, 35, had improved the national record of 42.195 km (2:24: 22) taking second place in the Paris marathon.
In addition, the marathon was won by the gentlemen in Kenyan Stephen Chebogut (2:09: 38) ahead of countryman Stanley Biwott (2:09: 41) and among women by Ethiopian Gisaw Melkam (2:28: 58) in front of his compatriots Meseret Legesse (2:33: 37) and Eshetu Degefa (2:34: 07).
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