Agnes Ngetich and Yomif Kejelcha won the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich, a World Athletics Gold Label road race.
Ngetich set a world lead with a time of 1:03:08, while Kejelcha clocked 58:02 to retain their titles.
Ngetich's time is the third-fastest performance in history, only bettered by Letesenbet Gidey's world record of 1:02:52 and Ngetich's 1:03:04 run in Valencia last year.
Ngetich, the world 10km record-holder, fell short of the world record by 16 seconds.
Author's summary: Ngetich sets world lead at Valencia Half Marathon with 1:03:08 time.