With the 2025 Valencia Marathon scheduled for December 7, many fans kept waiting for an update from the BYU alum, Clayton Young. Like many others, the Olympian was also set to close out the year with the 26.2-mile run. But just days before the race, the American marathoner delivered an unfortunate and unexpected update.

He took to Instagram and shared a video of himself running on asphalt. But while the visuals were positive, the caption revealed the true story. Young has been battling an injury for more than a month, and that has forced him to withdraw his participation from the 2025 Valencia Marathon.

“Bad news. I am not racing the Valencia marathon this weekend. Turns out my injury was just as stubborn as I am. After six weeks on the injury merry-go-round of the stages of grief, I am

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