Marathon world record progression Kelvin Kiptum during his world record run at the 2023 Chicago marathon with 2:00:35 Mary Keitany during her women-only world record run at the 2017 London …

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She shocked the running world by smashing the record on October 13, 2024. Chepngetich finished the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 09 minutes, and 56 seconds, beating the previous record by nearly …

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Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who set the current marathon world record. As of 2025, he still holds three of the seven fastest …

Aug 31, 2025 · Record-breaking guests and elite runners further emphasised the global resonance of the event, with a lineup that included sports champion and multiple-record holder Eliud Kipchoge. …

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Dec 8, 2022 · See how your marathon personal best stands up to marathon record times worldwide, and learn some marathon fun facts.

Dec 29, 2025 · Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan distance runner who is widely considered the world’s greatest marathoner. Between 2014 and 2019 he won all 10 marathons he entered, and in 2018–23 …

The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be …

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Jul 29, 2024 · In the past year, both the men’s and women’s marathon world records have been shattered with help from shoe innovations. At the 2023 Berlin Marathon, Tigist Assefa wore souped …

Chepngetich finished the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 09 minutes, and 56 seconds, beating the previous record by nearly two minutes. Below is the men's marathon running world record evolution …

Oct 12, 2025 · The world record of 2:00:35 was set by the late Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kiplimo, who was running his second career marathon after accolades on the …

List of world records in athletics Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin World records in athletics are ratified by World …

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The event takes place on the road and the finishing order of the race is determined by time. Refuelling stations appear every 5km on a marathon course for the athletes. The course can be looped, out and …

Oct 13, 2024 · The current men's marathon world record was set a the 2023 Chicago marathon Kelvin Kiptum from Kenya, set a new marathon world record with a time of two hours and 35 seconds, …

National records in the marathon The following tables are an overview of all current national records in the marathon, as compiled by World Athletics [1] and other authoritative sources of road racing …

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.

Leonel Mendoza, 11, set a new world-record for his age group at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon.

The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern …

Usain Bolt, world record holder in 100 m and 200 m sprints, plans the steps he will take during the race. This sprinter's initial crouch in the blocks allowed her to preload her muscles and channel the force …