Kenya's Lawrence Cherono and Nancy Jelagat are the winners of this year's Valencia Marathon.
Cherono who finished second last year clocked 2 hours 05 minutes and 12 seconds, 4 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Chalu Deso.
"It was a competitive race but I’m happy because I've finally won the race after emerging second last year. I really wanted to run well and win and it has come to pass and I really thank God for the victory,” said Cherono who is also the 2019 Boston and Chicago Marathon champion
Kenyan Philemon Kacheran was third in 2:05:19.
Geoffrey Kamworor who was making a comeback after months of being out of competition due to injury was fourth in 2:05:23
In the women's race, Jelagat ran a number of Ethiopian athletes trailing her before breaking from the pack and leading all the way to the finish line.
Jelagat clocked 2:19:31 ahead of Ethiopian Woldu Etagegne ( 2:20:16) and Degefa Beyenu (2:23:04).
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