2023 Valencia Marathon

43rd Valencia Marathon
VenueValencia, Spain
DateDecember 3, 2023
Champions
Men Sisay Lemma (ETH) (2:01:48)
Women Worknesh Degefa (ETH) (2:15:51)
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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]

Results

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References

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  1. ^ Valencia Marathon 2023: All results and times - complete list Summer Olympic Games
  2. ^ Greatest Marathon I've Ever Seen Total Running Productions. December 4, 2023
  3. ^ 5 Takeaways from 2023 Valencia Marathon Citius Mag
  4. ^ Valencia Marathon 2023: Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma breaks course record as Joshua Cheptegei toils on marathon debut Olympics.com
  5. ^ Rock, Brian (2024-12-21). "How Fast Were the Finishers At the 2024 Valencia Marathon?". Running with Rock. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. ^ Results - Valencia Marathon 2023 WatchAthletics.com
  7. ^ 2023 Valencia Marathon results