Alisa Vainio’s 154-Day Marathon Heater: 4 Marathons, 3 National Records, and Controversy in Seville

Finland’s Alisa Vainio is rewriting the professional marathoner’s handbook. In just 154 days, the 28-year-old has run four competitive marathons—setting a Finnish national record in the last three. Her latest masterpiece? A 2:20:39 victory in Seville that made her the first European winner of the race since 2017.

But the win didn’t come without drama. Speaking to Ilta Sanomat, Vainio revealed that she had to overcome a «horrible» start where competitors allegedly targeted her water bottles. We look at her incredible transformation from a 2:25 runner to a global threat, and why her coach thinks the sub-2:20 barrier is just a matter of time.

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