Updated: 7 December 2025 – Valencia, Spain
The Valencia Marathon 2025 delivered one of the fastest race days in marathon history, featuring a stunning Kenyan double, multiple national records, and a new women’s course record. Below are the full verified results from an unforgettable morning in Spain’s City of Running.
Valencia Marathon 2025 – Official Results
🥇 Women’s Race: Course Record & World Lead
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei produced the run of her career, destroying the field with a world-leading 2:14:00. Her time smashed the Valencia course record and moved her to 4th on the all-time women’s list.
- 1) Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) – 2:14:00 (Course Record, World Lead, PB)
- 2) Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) – 2:14:43 (PB, 2nd-fastest time of 2025)
- 3) Chloe Herbiet (BEL) – 2:20:38 (Belgian National Record)
- 4) Alisa Vainio (FIN) – 2:20:48 (Finnish National Record)
- 5) Jessica Stenson (AUS) – 2:21:24 (Australian National Record)
🥇 Men’s Race: Korir Dominates with a Top All-Time Performance
Kenya’s John Korir delivered a brilliant negative-split victory in 2:02:24, one of the fastest marathon performances ever recorded on European soil.
- 1) John Korir (KEN) – 2:02:24 (PB)
- 2) Amanal Petros (GER) – 2:04:03 (German National Record, European #3 all-time)
- 3) Awet Kibrab (NOR) – 2:04:24 (Norwegian National Record)
- 4) Suguru Osako (JPN) – 2:04:55 (Japanese National Record)
- 5) Gashau Ayale (ISR) – 2:05:29
💥 Extra Headlines
- Alex Yee (GBR) – 2:06:38 (2nd fastest British marathoner ever)
- Three national records in the women’s top five (BEL, FIN, AUS)
- Three national records in the men’s top five (GER, NOR, JPN)
- Valencia strengthens its title as the fastest marathon in Europe
Between course records, national records, and deep elite fields, the Valencia Marathon 2025 once again proved why it remains the world’s top destination for fast times and breakthrough performances.
