Sisay Lima he added 2023 Valencia Marathon To his list of victories in big races on Sunday (December 3).
The 2021 London Marathon winner outperformed his Ethiopian colleague David Wold And Kenya candyout candy With 7 km remaining of the 42.195 km race distance.
The trio was within the world record pace in the 30km, but Lima eventually crossed the finish line in a time of 2:01:48, more than a minute off Chicago’s Kelvin Kiptom’s mark in October.
With Hilary Kipkoche doing an exceptional job of pacing the pace, Lemma, Wolde and Kandie formed a leading group just after the halfway mark.
When Kipkoche pulled away after 30km, Wold picked up the pace at the front but it was Lima who made the decisive move.
Alexander Mutiso He finished strongly to take second place with a time of 2:03:11 with Wolde 37 seconds back in third.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist on track, Kenenisa Bekelewas just over 20 seconds behind the leading group at the halfway point and appeared to have decided not to go with the strong pace at the front.
This proved to be a wise move as the 41-year-old Ethiopian legend overtook a lot of slower runners to finish fourth in a time of 2:04:19.
In his marathon debut, he set world records in the 5,000m and 10,000m races. Joshua Cheptegei He was among those dropped after reaching the break in the first set with a time of 60:35.
The Ugandan 5,000m Olympic champion tired badly in the second half of the race, eventually finishing 37th with a time of 2:08:59.
Ethiopia completed a podium sweep in the women’s race with Workinch support Winning in about 2:16 from the 2016 Rio 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana.
Hiwot Gebrekidan It was the third.
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