Training days with fellow Brits
Training for the Valencia Marathon has included learning what he can from Britain’s best marathon runners.
Following a five-day training camp in early November in which he completed 144km alongside fellow Brits Emile Cairess, the fourth-place finisher in the marathon at Paris 2024, and Philip Sesemann, seventh in the 2021 London Marathon, Yee posted, perhaps unexpectedly considering the exertion: “I feel alive.
“I’m aware this block may lead to no outcome in Valencia, but the person I can be on the start line is something I can control and is the thing I’m starting to become proud of,” said Yee, who was slightly disappointed with his half-marathon time of 1:01:29 in the city at the end of October. Ever the competitor, he was hoping for something around a minute quicker.
“I’m excited to have one last go at the marathon distance,” said Yee of his Spanish outing, where he’ll be running against the likes of two-time marathon major winner and 2023 Valencia Marathon champion, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia. “No expectations, just excitement!
“Vamos!”
