Ruth Chepngetich set a new women’s world record this Sunday at the Chicago Marathonwhere he was crowned champion for the third time in his career with a time of 2 hours, 09 minutes and 57 seconds.
The Kenyan, 30 years old, He dominated the marathon from start to finish and broke the Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s record (2h.11.53). achieved in Berlin in 2023, the year in which the second best mark until then was also achieved in Chicago (2:13’44”).
His progress is evident after bettering by 4:22″ the mark achieved in this same test two years agowhen he established what is still the fifth best mark in history (2:14’18”), something that is truly commendable when it comes to events of this level.
Chepngetich dedicated his victory and his record to Kiptum at the end of the test. Both men’s and women’s marathon records were set on the streets of Chicago.
The Kenyan athlete acknowledged last Friday that he arrived in Chicago with a lot of confidence, saying that he “never” had “better preparation” for this event.
In 2022, when he signed his double, he was fourteen seconds away from the world record and this Sunday he took another step with a great monologue on the streets of the Windy City.
“I’m going back for the fourth time so I know the route very well.. Before the race it gives you a little tension, but everything disappears when you start running,” Chepngetich told EFE.
And the Kenyan athlete started in elegant style and amazing speed which, in the first 20 minutes, is enough to complete the test in two hours and seven minutes.
He ran close to the hares and at 30 kilometers he looked almost two minutes ahead of the group of first pursuers.
He maintained an impeccable rhythm, with apparent ease and great concentrationand continued to push until the end. He tackled the only real climb of this marathon on Roosevelt Street, a few meters from the finish line, and made it to Grant Park alone.
He raised his hands to the sky and for the first time he stopped the stopwatch before the two hour and ten minute mark.. As soon as he finished, he received a Kenyan flag and continued running to celebrate his victory with the thousands of fans present at the finish area.
Source: La Verdad
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