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Kipkoech, winner of a very wet and windy Malaga Marathon, just misses out on course record

The Kenyan competitor was just 40 seconds short of Mark Korir’s record with a time of 2.08:19 on Sunday, although he did improve on his personal best

Pedro Luis Alonso

MALAGA.

Monday, 12 December 2022, 11:17

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It wasn’t as bad as 2016, when heavy rain at the starting time meant the race had to be suspended, but the 12th Generali Malaga Marathon was certainly marked by rain on Sunday. Despite the difficult conditions, however, the winner came very close to beating Mark Korir’s record-breaking time of 2.07:39 last year.

This year’s marathon was won by Barnaba Kipkoech, who like Korir is also from Kenya, with a time of 2.08:19, beating his personal best of 2h.09:12 (in Paris in October 2021), and only 40 seconds short of an all-time record over a 42.1 kilometre race.

Ethiopian Abdi Asefa Kebede came second, with a time of 2h.08:51, and Kenya’s Mathew Kibiwott Sang was third with 2h.09:19.

No records were broken by women competitors either, in the conditions of constant rain and strong winds along the coast. The winner, Risper Chebet from Kenya, completed the marathon in 2h.26:12, while Birke Debele Beyene was second with 2h.28:12 and Finnish runner Alisa Vainio came third with (2h.28:40).

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