Wanza targets a half marathon PB in Valencia on 25 October
The African 10,000m champion runs only her second half marathon, in a field led by Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw.
In short: Kenya's Diana Wanza, the African 10,000m champion, runs the Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday 25 October 2026 aiming to beat her best of 1:07:31, The Star reported.
Diana Wanza will race the Valencia Half Marathon in Spain on Sunday 25 October, The Star reports. It will be only her second half marathon. She won her first, the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon in Spain in March, in 1:07:31.
"I will be going for the Valencia Half Marathon. My main target is to lower my personal best," Wanza said. "The field is strong. I hope that they can push me to be able to achieve my goal."
Her track season included the 5,000m win at the Kip Keino Classic in April (15:28.91), the 10,000m title at the African Championships in Accra in May (31:33.26) and silver in the 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (31:50.13).
Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw is the fastest woman in the field, according to The Star. Kenya's Veronica Loleo, third in Valencia last year, Daisilah Jerono and Caroline Gitonga are also entered, along with Germany's Konstanze Klosterhalfen. The race is on the same day as the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon.