🚨 UNLOCKED: The Untold Stories of Marathon Running's Most Insane Weekend

This weekend, the marathon world staged a spectacular doubleheader, and the definitive, technical analysis is waiting for you at MarathonJournal.com

This past Sunday, the marathon world staged a spectacular, high-stakes doubleheader that produced times and narratives too dramatic for fiction. In a single day, the Valencia Marathon rewrote the global record books while the CIM hosted an unforgettable USATF Championship. From stunning negative splits to dramatic collapses at the finish line, the weekend defined the extreme limits of elite endurance.

We've compiled the full analysis, but first, here is a deeper look at the incredible performances that defined the final days of the 2025 season:

🌍 Valencia: A History of Speed Unprecedented

• The 2:14:00 Barrier Shattered: Kenyan star Joyciline Jepkosgei delivered the race of the year, running a World-Leading 2:14:00 that now stands as the fourth-fastest women’s marathon in history. We break down the precise moment she dropped her rival, Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, who was still forced to run a personal best just to keep sight of the lead.

• Redemption Run: After a disappointing DNF earlier in the season, men's champion John Korir proved his comeback was complete by using a near-perfect negative split (1:01:47/1:00:37) to win in 2:02:24. Find out which three nations (Germany, Norway, Japan) had their national records fall behind him.

• The Triathlete's Masterpiece: Olympic hero Alex Yee is officially a marathon star. In only his second attempt at the distance, he clocked a stunning 2:06:38, instantly leaping over established pros to become the second-fastest British marathoner in history (behind Sir Mo Farah).

🇺🇸 CIM: The Crucible of American Dreams

• The Rookie’s Course Record: Who is Molly Born? The marathon debutante ran a brave race to set an American-only course record of 2:24:09. We have the details on the agonizing final seconds when she stumbled and collapsed just before the tape, only to fight back up to claim the national title.

• The Sub-2:10 Barrier CRUSHED: At the USATF Men's Championships, not one, not two, but three American men (Zienasellassie, Whelan, Allen) ran under the long-standing 2:10:06 American course record. This signals a tectonic shift in U.S. male marathon depth.

• The OTQ Factory: Thanks to near-perfect racing conditions, the CIM confirmed its status as the nation's most efficient qualifying race. We share the incredible, verified number: over 39 American men ran under 2:15:00, marking an unprecedented level of domestic talent chasing the 2028 Olympic Trials standard.

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