• Kipchirchir takes Valencia marathon in 2:07:38; Jemeli 2:24:48 brakes women's coarse record
Sunday, 20 November 2016
Victor Kipchirchir of Kenyan took the 36th edition of the Valencia Marathon as Kenyan runners swept the podium on Sunday, November 20.
Kipchirchir clocked 2.07:38 to win Valencia Marathon ahead of his teammates Gilbert Yegon (2:08:04 PB) and Abel Kirui (2:08:12), who placed second and third respectively.
The race organizers announced that this year's edition saw a record number of 19,000 runners taking part in the marathon race with sixteen of them breaking 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Kenyan Valary Jemeli Aiyabei took the women's crown in 2:24;48 destroying previous course record of 2:26:57 set by Beata Naigambo Nandjala in 2015. Kenyan Jespkosgei Kiprop finished in second place with a time of 2:25;13 as Ethiopia;'s Bethelem Moges Cherenet rounded up podium in 2:26:11.
