Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum and Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso became the third-fastest men’s and women’s marathon runners in history with victory in Valencia.<\/span><\/p>\n Kiptum, 23, completed his debut race in two hours one minute 53 seconds, while Beriso, 31, triumphed in 2:14:58.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Her time pushed Briton Paula Radcliffe’s 2003 London time of 2:15:25 – a world record for 16 years – to fourth in the all-time list.<\/span><\/p>\n “I am more than happy. Conditions were perfect for me,” she said.<\/span><\/p>\n Radcliffe’s mark stood until 2019, when Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei ran 2:14:04 in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n Kosgei’s compatriot Ruth Chepngetich is the only other woman to run under 2:15:00 with a time of 2:14.18 in Chicago in October.<\/span><\/p>\n Beriso looked on track to break Kosgei’s record before slowing late in the race.<\/span><\/p>\n Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s, who ran to 2:01:09 to <\/span>break his own world record<\/span><\/a> in Berlin in September, and Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, with 2:01:48, are the only men to have run faster than Kiptum.<\/span><\/p>\n “This is great. I was very well prepared,” Kiptum said.<\/span><\/p>\n Kenya recently <\/span>avoided a ban<\/span><\/a> from competition and World Athletics president Lord Coe said the country has a “long journey” to rebuild trust following a string of doping violations.<\/span><\/p>\n
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