Barcelona marathon shocks
Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay won the Barcelona Marathon in her debut and posted the second‑fastest women’s marathon time in history, while Uganda’s Abel Chelangat took the men’s title after fending off two late Kenyan challengers — official full results were published today .
Her debut clocked exactly 2:10:53. worldathletics.org That time sat 57 seconds behind Ruth Chepngetich’s women’s world record of 2:09:56 set in Chicago in October 2024. worldathletics.org Official split data show she went through 10km in 31:05, hit the halfway point in 1:05:05 and reached 40km in 2:03:31. worldathletics.org Her 2:10:53 lowered the Barcelona course mark by roughly nine minutes from Sharon Chelimo’s 2:19:33 from the 2025 edition. democrata.es The men’s race featured a winning time of 2:04:57, with Patrick Kabirech Mosin timed at 2:05:01 and Jonathan Samanayo Korir at 2:05:29 in the official results. watchathletics.com Race reports note Mosin’s 2:05:01 and Korir’s 2:05:29 were personal bests as they charged late on the leader. monitor.co.ug
