Exclusive: Andreas Almgren on the Untold Details Behind His Tokyo World Bronze—And the Inside Plan to Chase the European Half Marathon Record in Valencia

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Sports, Running

4.9 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Andreas Almgren returns to the show, this time fresh off a bronze in the 10,000 meters at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.

This marked Sweden’s first World Championships medal in a long-distance track event—and the nation’s first ever in the 10,000m. For Almgren, it was the culmination of a journey from middle-distance prodigy to one of Europe’s most versatile runners.

He burst onto the scene with a World U20 bronze in the 800m in 2014, followed by a 1:45.59 personal best in 2015 after setting the Swedish U20 record (1:45.65) in 2014.

In January 2025, Almgren became the first European to break 27 minutes for 10,000m on the road, clocking 26:53 in Valencia. Months later, he ran 12:44.27 in Stockholm to break the European 5,000m record. He also holds Swedish records of 13:05 in the 5,000m on the road and 59:23 for the half marathon.

His Tokyo bronze now sits alongside these marks, proof he can pair records with championship hardware.

As of September 2025, Almgren is preparing for Valencia again, this time to chase the European half marathon record of 59:13. At 30, he stands at the peak of his powers, showing how patience and adaptability can redefine both an athlete and the record books.

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0:00.0	Success doesn't necessarily come instantly.
0:04.0	I ran my first championship, world championship, 10 years ago.
0:08.0	Had a lot of bumps in the road on the way leading up here with stress fractures, stress reactions,
0:14.0	different ruptures, torn meniscus.
0:18.0	I've had four fourth places in four different events at the European Championships, but now,
0:24.5	like 10 years later, I finally got a medal. So, I mean, just because you don't give up,
0:31.2	doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to have success, but you're never going to have
0:34.7	success if you give up.
0:40.8	That was Andreas Alpgren today on the Running Effect podcast, back on the podcast.
0:45.2	But this time, ladies and gentlemen, with a bronze medal to his name.
0:49.5	He came on the podcast for the first time earlier this season.
0:52.6	And since then, he's won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships and the 10k on
0:57.9	the track.
0:58.6	And he just continues to further cement himself as I would say the greatest Swedish runner of
1:04.0	all time.
1:04.8	I mean, this guy holds records of 1305 in the 5K on the road and 5923 for the half marathon.
1:11.7	He's also the first European to break 27 minutes for the 10 key on the road clocking 2653.
1:17.2	And months later, he ran 1244.27 in Stockholm to break the European 5K record.
1:22.9	This guy's on fire.
1:23.9	2025 is the year of Andreas Almgren.
1:26.4	And today on the podcast, he breaks down that legendary world championship's performance
1:30.5	plus an inside look that we start out with of the Valencia Half Marathon, where he will
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