World file holder for the ladies’s marathon, Ruth Chepng’etich, completed second on the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km race in Spain on New Yr’s Eve.
Chepng’etich clocked 31:32, behind Spain’s Marta Garcia, who stormed to victory in 31:19.
One other Spaniard, Agueda Marques, completed third in 31:34.
It was Chepng’etich’s first race since October when she made historical past on the Chicago Marathon by clocking a world file of two:09:56 — turning into the primary girl to ever run a sub-2:10 within the 42km.
Rotich makes podium
Within the different race on New Yr’s Eve, Kenya’s Charles Rotich completed third within the males’s 10km on the BOClassic Alto Adige in Italy.
The teen clocked 28:08 to make the rostrum, as Ethiopia’s Bekele Telahun timed 27:59 to take high honour.
Italian Crippa Yemaneberhan completed second in 28:01.
Tuesday’s outcome was the second consecutive third-place end for Rotich, who clocked 27:18 on the Lille 10km race in November final yr.