"The 27-year-old finished seventh in a strong field in a time of two hours, six mins and 38 seconds quicker than any Briton in history apart from Mo Farah, who ran 2:05:11 in Chicago in 2018. It was a remarkable performance, especially given Yee only took up the marathon this year as a mini-sabbatical from triathlon after he won gold in Paris."
"It also came after Yee's first attempt over 26.2 miles in London in April had not gone entirely to plan after a series of illnesses had interrupted his preparations. After finishing in 2:11:08, he admitted: God damn, marathon is hard. However Yee, who has always had serious running pedigree, having competed for Britain over 10,000m at the European championships as a 20-year-old, felt he had more to give."
"His training posts in the buildup to Valencia, where he had run alongside seasoned marathon runners Emile Cairess and Phil Sesemann, suggested that he had put in the miles and sessions to go much quicker. And so it proved. Paced by Cairess, who had finished fourth in the Olympic marathon in Paris and has a personal best of 2:06:46, Yee looked comfortable as he went through halfway in 1:03.32."
Alex Yee, 27, ran 2:06:38 to finish seventh in Valencia, becoming the second-fastest British marathoner after Mo Farah’s 2:05:11. Yee only began marathon running this year as a mini-sabbatical from triathlon after winning Olympic gold in Paris. His London debut in April produced 2:11:08 after illnesses disrupted preparations, but subsequent training alongside Emile Cairess and Phil Sesemann prepared him for faster running. Paced by Cairess, Yee passed halfway in 1:03.32 and produced a negative split of 1:03.06 despite mid-teens temperatures. He reacted emotionally at the finish, roaring and appearing in disbelief at his time.
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