Athletics is finding it difficult to trust Ruth Chepngetich’s achievement, but Kenyan distance runners are now held in disrepute

As the Kenyan becomes the first woman to break 2:10, the running world is left wondering if the performance was down to her undoubted talent, hi-tech super shoes, modern energy drinks or something els

How the Kenyan took a step beyond what was thought by knocking almost two minutes off the previous best in Chicago.

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon in a stunning time of 2:09:56, a world record. She broke the previous record, 2:11:53, run by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia at the Berlin Marathon in 2023, by 1:56. In running sub-2:10, Chepngetich broke a barrier many thought would never be broken. She averaged 4:57.4 per mile.

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 to break the world record by nearly two minutes.

Another marathon record has been broken wearing the latest super shoe. On Saturday, Ruth Chepngetich broke the women’s world record at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:09:56.

After much anticipation, the Chicago Marathon took place on October 13th, and it certainly lived up to the hype. The post Besides Ruth Chepngetich's World Record, Here Are All the Other Records Broken at Chicago Marathon 2024 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56.

Yesterday (8 October), at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya clocked an astonishing 2:00:35 to break the men’s marathon world record. He is the first person in history to go under 2:01 on a record-eligible course.