Alexander Mutiso clocked 2:03.11 to bag silver at the Valencia marathon on Sunday in a race dominated by Ethiopians. Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma (2:01:48) set a course record of 2:01:48 to move to fourth on the men’s world all-time list. With the clock reading 1:08, a quartet of Lemma, Geay, Deso and Wolde broke away from Kandie, Mutiso and Cheptegei. Mutiso overtook Wolde in the closing stages to take second place in a career-best of 2:03:11, with Wolde completing the podium in 2:03:48, also a PB. Bekele passed Geay and Kandie over the closing kilometers to finish a fine fourth in 2:04:19, improving his own masters' record (M40).

Source: Daily Nation December 04, 2023 15:24 UTC