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Chepng'etich won the women's only road race at the 40th Istanbul Marathon, a World Athletics Label Road Race.She ran 2:18:35, with split times of 31:59 at 10 km, 48:15 at 15 km, 1:08:22 at the half marathon mark, and 1:37:42 at 30 km. Chepng'etich's performance was a course record, the best performance ever on Turkish soil, and, at the time, was the seventh fastest time in history.
It marked her third win at the Chicago Marathon in the last four years. Chepng'etich broke the world record set by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa, who ran the Berlin Marathon in 2:11:53 last year.
Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56.
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday as she completed the course in 2:09:56, becoming the first ever woman to break the 2:10 barrier.
The 2021 and 2022 Chicago Marathon champion, Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya held the fastest entry at 2:14:18. Sutume Kebede, the eighth fastest women's marathoner is entered at a 2:15:55. Kebede was a former training partner of Kelvin Kiptum who was the 2023 Chicago Marathon champion before passing away in a car accident in February of 2024.
CHICAGO (AP) — Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56. The 30-year-old broke the world record set by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia in 2:11:53 at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia finished second in 2:17:32.
The 2023 Chicago Marathon was the 45th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, held on Sunday, October 8, 2023. [1] [2] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the fifth of six World Marathon Majors events that were held in 2023. [3] [4] [5] The race also hosted the age group world championships for the year. [6] [7]
Some of the most elite runners from around the world — and about 40,000 other committed participants — are here to run 26.2 miles Sunday when the Chicago Marathon marks its 45th anniversary.