Kipchoge’s world record run in Berlin was so dominant that, after he crossed the finish line, he had time to hug his trainer, friends, pose for photos, and wave the Kenyan flag before the second-place runner finished, four minutes and 49 seconds later. The result wasn’t official because he ran it under laboratory conditions, but the result made him an icon in and outside the running world.

In 2019, he ran a marathon in Vienna in under two hours, a milestone long thought impossible. Kipchoge has long been dubbed the world’s best marathon runner. You can continue to stay up to date with running world records. We will examine the men’s running world records for outdoor events and indoor events and then women’s running world records for outdoor events and indoor events for the standard sanctioned distances. Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa won the women’s race in a course record of 2:15:37, the third fastest time in history.īank Maha Pack includes Live Batches, Test Series, Video Lectures & eBooks About the Eliud Kipchoge: With that in mind, let’s look at the running world records as of early 2023. Kipchoge’s previous best in an official 42.2km race was 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018. It’s the second time the Kenyan runner has set the official men’s world record at the race in the German capital. In the men's race, Kenya's Abel Kipchumba made a late charge to win in 58:07 minutes, moving him to sixth on the world all-time list.įellow Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto was second in 58:09 and Daniel Mateiko was third in 58:26 as the top seven men finished the World Athletics Elite Label road race inside 59 minutes.Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own world record on 25 September, with a time of 2:01:09 to win the Berlin marathon. Her 10 kilometre split was 29:45 minutes, around 35 seconds better than the pace of Chepngetich when she set the record, and she steadily improved in sunny conditions to cruise to victory. Gracias Valencia,' Gidey, the Tokyo Olympics 10,000 metres bronze medallist, said. 'I'm so happy to break the world record in my first half marathon and my first race for the NN Running Team. The 23-year-old Gidey, who is also the world 5,000 metres (14:06.62) and 10,000 metres (29:01.03) record-holder, shaved more than a minute off the previous half marathon mark of 1:04:02 set by Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich this year. Oct 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in one hour, two minutes and 52 seconds at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP.

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