Mo Farah broke the European record on his way to an impressive victory at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday . The double Olympic champion sprinted clear of Kenyan rival Micah Kogo to cross the line in 59 minutes 32 seconds , taking 20 seconds off the mark set by Spain 's Fabian Roncero 14 years ago . It was the first time a British athlete had run the 13.1 mile distance in under 60 minutes . Farah , who celebrates his 32nd birthday on Monday , has now set a world record and a European record in his two races so far this year . Mo Farah smashed the European record and completed the race in Lisbon Half Marathon in under 60 minutes . His only race of the indoor campaign , in Birmingham last month , resulted in a new world best time over two miles and this latest success on the road suggests he is in the best possible shape ahead of a season in which he will aim to retain his 5,000 and 10,000 metres titles at the World Championships in Beijing in August . 'It feels amazing , I got massive support from the crowd , ' Farah said on www.iaaf.org . 'It was n't easy , the race organisers put in a great field . To win here was hard , but it 's my birthday tomorrow so It 's a good birthday present . I feel so happy to break the British record and European record . ' The GB Team runner takes a tumble after crossing the finish line and winning the Half Marathon . Farah finished a second ahead of Kogo after the pair had broken clear from another Kenyan , Stephen Kibet , who had to settle for third in 59:58 . Farah was content to let the Kenyan pair set the pace before reeling them in with a couple of miles to go . Kibet fell back , but Kogo proved tougher to crack before Farah 's superior finishing speed took him clear in the closing metres . The Briton tumbled to the ground after crossing the line , but reported no lasting damage . The runner was delighted with his performance as the outdoor seasons begins to get underway . He said : 'My legs were so tired . Normally when you cross the line you step over the tape , but I was so tired I could n't lift my legs and tripped over it . ' Farah 's previous half marathon best was 60:00 at the Bupa Great North Run last September , but that was set on an overall downhill course rather than a looped route . The Lisbon course is flat and fast and was the setting for Eritrea 's Zersenay Tadese 's world record of 58:23 in 2010 . Farah has now won four of the six half marathons he has raced , coming second in the other two .
FarahMo Farah smashed the European Half Marathon record by 20 seconds . The GB runner is the first British athlete to run 13.1 miles in under an hour . Mo Farah has a record of four wins in six races in this special event .