2023 Valencia Marathon
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| 43rd Valencia Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Valencia, Spain |
| Date | December 3, 2023 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  Sisay Lemma (ETH) (2:01:48) |
| Women | Worknesh Degefa (ETH) (2:15:51) |
The 2023 Valencia Marathon was an Elite Platinum Label marathon race held in Valencia, Spain on December 3, 2023. It was the 43rd running of the race.[1]
There were 20 national records set in this marathon.[2] Kenenisa Bekele, was just over 20 seconds behind the lead group at halfway and appeared to have decided not to go with the strong pace at the front.[3] That proved to be a wise move with the 41-year-old Ethiopian legend passing plenty of slowing runners, including Kandie, to take fourth place in a new Masters world record of 2:04:19.[4]
A record-setting number of runners (5,423) finished below three hours. This is more than any other marathon, including the Berlin Marathon and the Boston Marathon. The race also produced more sub-2:45 and sub-2:30 results than any other major marathon.[5]
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