Korir 2:02:24 PB from Petros 2:04:03 NR/EL

John Korir received the Boston 2025 and Chicago 2024 marathons. He then had a tough race, a DNF on the Chicago Marathon. As his coach, Ron Mann advised me, typically athletes have powerful races!

John Korir got here by on December 7, 2025, and ran a PB in addition to a win in Valencia!

Effectively performed John!

I simply noticed John’s brother, Wesely, on the Working Occasion. Wesley Korir received the Boston marathon in 2012!

Korir 2:02:24 PB from Petros 2:04:03 NR/EL

VALENCIA (ESP, Dec 7): Boston champion John Korir improved his lifetime finest by 20 seconds to 2:02:24 (61:47/60:37), lacking the world main mark by simply eight seconds, and dominated the lads’s race. Regardless of an enormous successful margin, additionally different runners delivered quick instances and nationwide information with the World silver medallist Amanal Petros of Germany second (2:04:03 EL/NR, shifting to three in European all-time lists), forward of debuting Norwegian Awet Nftalem Kibrab (2:04:24 NR) and Suguru Osako of Japan (2:04:55 NR). Very good efficiency by British triathlon Olympic champion Alexander Yee, bettering by nearly 5 minutes in his second marathon and ending sixth (2:06:38), forward of Felix Bour of France (2:06:41) and Dutchman Filmon Tesfu (2:06:42), each with lifetime bests.

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