{"id":152748,"date":"2025-12-12T17:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=152748"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:15:50","slug":"former-boston-marathon-winner-accuses-valencia-champion-of-doping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/former-boston-marathon-winner-accuses-valencia-champion-of-doping\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Boston Marathon winner accuses Valencia champion of doping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Advances in shoe technology, training methods and nutrition have helped push women\u2019s marathon times 10 to 15 minutes faster than they were four decades ago. But former world-record holder and two-time Boston Marathon champion Ingrid Kristiansen<\/strong><\/a> of Norway believes some of today\u2019s fastest performances come with an asterisk.<\/p>\n

Kristiansen\u2019s Nordic marathon record of 2:21:06, set at the 1985 London Marathon, stood for nearly 40 years before it was broken last weekend at the 2025 Valencia Marathon. Finnish runner Alisa Vainio<\/strong> clocked 2:20:48 to finish fourth and set the new Nordic mark.<\/p>\n

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