Valencia Half Marathon 2020 – The Greatest HM of all-times:
4 athletes under the previous WR 58:01
Best marks ever for 1st – 2nd – 3rd – 4th and 5th place
54:42 – Fastest 20k Split ever
2’50 – 2nd Fastest last 1.097m ever
57:49 R.Kipruto (Ken) 3rd – fastest debut ever in Half-Marathon
57:32 K.Kandie (Ken) – New World HM Record and Fastest time ever in december, 4th time under 59’ this year.
58:22 – Average of the top10 results in Valencia HM history, the Fastest ever (2nd RAK 58:51 , 3rd Copenaghen 58:56)
G.Dibaba 65:18 Fastest debut ever in HM and 2nd 🇪🇹 of alltimes
Valencia Marathon – Women Race / 6 sub2:20 (5 in 2019 but better average)
P.Chepchirchir 🇰🇪 2:17:16 PB
J.Jepkosgei 🇰🇪 2:18:40 PB
H.Johannes 🇳🇦 2:19:52 PB
Z.Yimer 🇪🇹 2:19:54
T.Girma 🇪🇹 2:19:56
D.Azemiraw 🇪🇹 2:19:56 – best mark ever for a 6th place
R.Aga 🇪🇹 2:20:05 – best mark ever for a 7th place
J.Chelimo 🇰🇪 2:20:57 PB – best mark ever for a 8th place
Valencia Marathon – Men Race / 5 sub 2:05
E.Chebet 🇰🇪 2:03:00 PB – 6th of all-times
L.Cherono 🇰🇪 2:03:04 PB – 7th of attl-times
B.Legese 🇪🇹 2:03:14 – best mark ever for a 3rd place
A.Kipruto 🇰🇪 2:03:33 PB – first sub2:04 ever for a 4th place
R.Kiprop 🇰🇪 2:04:12 PB
C.Gelmisa 🇪🇹 2:04:53 PB
Winning time Men + Women is the 3rd Fastest time ever! Just behind 1st Berlin 2018 and 2nd Chicago 2019.
🇪🇸 Valencia is the world capitaly city of running:
🏆World 5000m record (Women) – 2020
🏆World 10.000m record (men) – 2020
🏆World Half Marathon record (men) – 2020
🥇Valencia is the fastest MEN Half Marathon in the world with a top10 average of all-times 58:22 / 🥈 RAK Halfmarathon 58:51 / 🥉 Copenhagen 58:56
🥉 Valencia 2020 is the 3rd Fastest edition Men + Women in marathon
E.Chebet 🇰🇪 2:03:00 + P.Jepchirchir 🇰🇪 2:17:16 = 4:20:16
– 🥇 Chicago 2019: L.Cherono 🇰🇪 2:05:45 + B.Kosgei 🇰🇪 2:14:04
– 🥈 Berlin 2018: E.Kipchoge 🇰🇪 2:10:49 + G.Cherono 🇰🇪 2:18:11
🥉 Valencia is the 3rd fastest MEN Marathon in the world with a top10 average of all-times 2:03:55 / 🥈 London Marathon 2:03:52 / 🥇 Berlin 2:02:55
🥉 Valencia is the 3rd fastest WOMEN Marathon in the world with a top10 average of all-times 2:18:54 / 🥈 Chicago Marathon 2:18:51 / 🥇 London 2:18:08
