Valencia Marathon elite athlete selector Marc Roig admitted that predicting this year’s winners is nearly impossible because of the quality assembled in both fields.
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In the men’s race, Kenya’s John Korir claimed a dominant win in 2:02:24, improving his PB by 20 seconds to record the third-quickest time of the year and move to eighth on the world all-time list.
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Racing in ideal weather conditions of 13ºC with no wind, Kiplimo became the first athlete to break 57 minutes for the distance and also set a world best of 39:47 for 15km en route to his world half marathon record.
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Chepngetich, the 2019 world marathon champion, won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, and followed that with a runner-up finish to Sifan Hassan last year
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While Hassan is not defending her London Marathon title, the field does include Kenya’s 2019 world champion Chepngetich, who sits fourth on the world all-time list with 2:14:18 from Chicago in 2022.
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Kandie, the second-fastest man in history for the distance, triumphed with a 59:22 clocking after being challenged by his compatriot Roncer Konga for much of the race.
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Former half marathon world record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei has been promoted, days after finishing second in the 2022 London Marathon. Jepkosgei serves in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) where she was at the rank of corporal. But following her latest sterling performance,
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