Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record by . Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under 2:10 at the full marathon distance.
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🇰🇪’s Ruth Chepngetich destroys the marathon world record in Chicago with an incredible 2:09:57 😮💨
That’s almost 2 minutes faster than the previous world record 🤯
She finishes in 10th place overall of the @ChiMarathon 👏 pic.twitter.com/ftM1J0j1F1
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) October 13, 2024
Ethiopian runner, Tigst Assefa, held the previous women’s world record of 2:11:53, a feat she accomplished at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.
Chepngetich, 30, is a one-time world champion. Entering Sunday, Chepngetich’s personal best in a full marathon was 2:14:18, set two years ago on Oct. 9, 2022. Her record for a half marathon is 1:04:02, set on April 4, 2021.
Sunday marked Chepngetich’s third win at the Chicago Marathon.
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