Alex Yee runs second fastest marathon by Briton in Valencia

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee ran the second fastest marathon by a Briton in only his second competitive race at the distance.

The 27-year-old, who won triathlon gold at Paris 2024 and the world title later in the year, finished seventh at the Valencia Marathon in two hours six minutes 38 seconds.

Only four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has run quicker than Yee, with a time of 2:05:11.

Emile Cairess, who is now third on the all-time list with 2:06:46, paced Yee for about 21 of the 26.2 miles.

Kenya’s John Korir won in 2:02:24, with Germany’s Amanal Petros 1min 39secs behind in second and Norway’s Awet Kibrab a further 21 seconds back in third.