Olympian Andy Buchanan has broken the Australian marathon record with a scintillating performance in Spain.

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In the Valencia Marathon, the Victorian Buchanan posted a jaw-dropping time of 2:06:22, eclipsing the 2:07:31 mark set by two-time Olympian Brett Robinson in 2022.

The 33-year-old, born in Colac but raised in Bendigo, was initially selected as a reserve for the Paris Olympic Games but was a late call-up for the injured Robinson.

“I feel like I’ve really transformed as an athlete this year,” said Buchanan.

“I felt confident I could go around the 2:07:15 mark, and I kind of had this thought where the record would have been a bonus after such an awesome year, so if I go for it and blow up, I’d still look back on the year and be really happy with it.

“I still consider myself to be the guy from Bendigo that does a bit of running. It’s going to take me a while to process that I’m the Australian record holder.”

Buchanan’s time also fell under the qualification mark of 2:06:30 for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo at the back end of next year.

“At the last 10km, I was trying to do the math on the record, but I was so fatigued,” Buchanan added.

“I realised I had two minutes left to break the record at the 400m mark, so I made my goal 2:06:30 to try and get that World Championships qualifying standard and I did it.

“I’ve got so much confidence in myself.”

Buchanan, who is also a teacher at Bendigo South East College in addition to his running talents, finds his new feat hard to believe.

“The floodgates are definitely open,” the new record-holder said. “I will definitely enjoy this record for as long as I have it, but it’s going to take me a little bit to process it.”