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Finland’s Alisa Vainio and Amanal Petros of Germany set European Championship records in the women’s and men’s marathons on Sunday in Birmingham, England.

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Bob Hanninen

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7516625/2026/08/16/alisa-vainio-amanal-petros-european-championship-marathon Vainio, 28, won in a time of 2:22:26, taking nearly three minutes off the previous championship record held by French woman Christelle Daunay from 2014. The Finn, who is the fastest European this year with a time of 2:20:39 … Continue reading →

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