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World Record! Ruth Chepngetich Is the Women’s Winner of the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 (www.runnersworld.com)
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She averaged 4:57.4 per mile and held on after a blistering start to shatter the record.

The Chicago Marathon is now the site of the existing men’s and women’s marathon world records. Kelvin Kiptum set the men’s mark, 2:00:35, in Chicago in 2023.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

26.2 sub five minute miles in a row. Wow!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

that's insane stamina. i can't even run one sub 5 mile lol