The Kenyan is the first woman to break the two hour and 10 minute mark in a marathon.
Ruth Chepngetich ran the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, USA on Sunday.
The 30-year-old Kenyan clocked the remaining time at 2.09.57. She is the first woman to break two hours and ten minutes in a marathon.
The previous world record was held by an Ethiopian Tigst Assefanin on behalf of. He ran his record of 2:11:53 last year in Berlin, meaning Chepngetich beat the ME time by almost two minutes.
– I feel so good, I’m proud of myself. This is my dream that has now come true, the 2019 world champion rejoiced.
Chepngetich got off to a great start and left the other competitors behind by the halfway mark. Chepngetich, who conquered the Chicago marathon for the third time, improved his own record from two years ago by well over four minutes.
A Kenyan in the men’s marathon John Korir broke his record with 2.02.43. The time is the sixth best quote of all time.