At the 2023 Valencia Marathon, which ended last weekend, 41 year old Becker returned to the track wearing the number 4 number book, seven months after his retirement from the London Marathon.

Even though Becker is the best performing male elite athlete on the starting list, many people did not expect him to run well before the race. After all, since 2017, Becker has participated in a total of 10 All Madrid matches, of which only 6 have been completed. Most of the time, what he left for the world was just a gloomy exit.

As the spotlight turned towards the new Marathon King, Kenessa Becker responded to all the bearish expectations with a time of 2 hours, 04 minutes, and 19 seconds - he won't leave, he can still fight.

In addition to 41 year old Becker, another Spanish athlete, Reyes Estevez, is also proving with his performance that marathons will never have an age limit.

47 year old Reyes completed the Valencia Marathon in 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 17 seconds, which not only set his personal best, but also broke the national record for the Spanish men's 45+age group.

Beckler's marathon career lasted for 10 years, while Reyes's running career lasted for 18 years. In the 1990s, he represented Spain and won the European Off road Running Championship four times. He also won the men's 1500m bronze medal at the World Championships twice in 1997 and 1999.

"Age has never troubled me, and running is an innate ability for me, but also a pleasure." Last month, in a 10 kilometer race held in Madrid, Reyes ran 28 minutes and 56 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 54 seconds. He finished second out of 8500 participants and broke his personal best time of 29 minutes and 56 seconds in the 10 kilometer race.

Similarly at the Valencia Marathon, Ignacio Moron from Granada ran 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 14 seconds, tying the Spanish national record at the age of 50; 65 year old Juan Jo Vizquez broke the national record for the age group of 65 in Spain with a time of 2 hours, 49 minutes, and 22 seconds.

At last weekend's Yomiuri Marathon in Japan, 42 year old Mongolian veteran and national record holder Bach Ochir also achieved his fourth best career result of 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 11 seconds. Last month, in the top half of Japan, he also achieved his second best career result of 1 hour, 02 minutes, and 37 seconds.

It's not easy to reach the finish line of a marathon, you may experience injuries and pain, and you may be knocked down countless times, but as long as you keep running, you will eventually reach the finish line.

"If I am well prepared, I should be able to keep up with the first group. The Valencia track is great, but I haven't reached my best form for this game yet." After the game, Becker, who had hoped to meet the Olympic standards, showed a long lost smile to the camera.

Paris may be his last stop at the Olympics, but it will definitely not be the last stop on his running journey.