Mutiso and Chepchirchir, the best Kenyans at Valencia marathon

Alexander Mutiso and Celestine Chepchirchir were top Kenyans at Sunday’s Valencia marathon held in Spain on 3/12/2023.

Mutiso finished second behind champion Sisay Lemma from Ethiopia while Chepchirchir was 4^th in women in a race dominated by Ethiopians who took top three positions.

Selected results

MEN

1. Sisay Lemma ETH 2:01:48, 2. Alexander Mutiso KEN 2:03:11, 3. Dawit Wolde ETH 2:03:48, 4. Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2:04:19, 5. Gabriel Geay TAN 2:04:33, 6. Kibiwott Kandie KEN 2:04:48, 7. Chalu Deso ETH 2:05:14, 8. Mohamed Esa Huseydin ETH 2:05:40, 9. Mehdi Frere FRA 2:05:43, 10. Gashau Ayale ISR 2:05:46, 11. Tariku Novales ESP 2:05:48, 12. Derseh Kindie ETH 2:05:51, 13. Girmaw Amare ISR 2:05:52, 14. Nicolas Navarro FRA 2:05:53, 15. Haimro Alame ISR 2:06:04, 16. Felix Bour FRA 2:06:46, 17. Morhad Amdouni FRA 2:06:55, 18. Davlatov Shokhrukh UZB 2:07:02, 19. Richard Ringer GER 2:07:05, 20. Titus Kipruto KEN 2:07:22, 21. Nekagenet Crippa ITA 2:07:35, 22. Samuel Barata POR 2:07:35, 23. Khalid Choukoud NED 2:07:37, 24. Isaac Mpofu ZIM 2:07:39, 25. Alberto Gonzalez Mindez GUA 2:07:40, 26. Benjamin Choquert FRA 2:07:42, 27. Getaneh Molla ETH 2:07:45, 28. Yago Rojo ESP 2:07:47, 29. Goitom Kifle ERI 2:08:22, 30. Haftom Welday ERI 2:08:24, …37. Joshua Cheptegei UGA 2:08:59, …39. Stephen Kiprop KEN 2:09:25, …42. Abel Sikowo UGA 2:10:33, 43. Hicham Sigueni MAR 2:10:37, …48. Stanley Kurgat Rono KEN 2:11:50, …56. Adam Lipschitz RSA 2:13:01, …59. Omar Hassan Omar (Refugee) 2:13:52, …72 Titus Kemboi KEN 2:15:57, …79. Hicham Bengherda ALG 2:16:30, …92. Abdelali Razyn MAR 2:17:23, …96. Maamar Bengriba ALG 2:17:34, …109. Valentin Betoudji CHA 2:18:20 NR, …121 Jonathan Atse Herrera CIV 2:19:21 NR, …143. Abebe Garedew ETH 2:20:46

WOMEN

1. Worknesh Degefa ETH 2:15:51, 2. Almaz Ayana ETH 2:16:22, 3. Hiwot Gebrekidan ETH 2:17:59, 4. Celestine Chepchirchir KEN 2:20:46, 5. Majida Maayouf ESP 2:21:27, 6. Sultan Haydar TUR 2:21:27, 7. Desi Jisa Mokonin BRN 2:22:29, 8. Genevieve Gregson AUS 2:23:08, 9. Sofiia Yaremchuk ITA 2:23:16, 10. Isobel Batt-Doyle AUS 2:23:27, 11. Gerda Steyn RSA 2:24:03 NR, 12. Joan Chelimo Melly ROM 2:24:16, 13. Lisa Weightman AUS 2:24:18, 14. Fabienne Schlumpf SUI 2:24:30, 15. Laura Hottenrott GER 2:24:32, 16. Camilla Richardsson FIN 2:24:38, 17. Mekdes Woldu FRA 2:24:44, 18. Silvia Patricia Ortiz Morocho ECU 2:24:50, …32. Marie Perrier MRI 2:26:19 NR, …39. Irvette van Zyl RSA 2:27:29