鈥楢 golden period of marathon running鈥� - Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only world record
Former British athlete Allison Curbishley says marathon running is being 鈥渞edefined鈥� after Kenya鈥檚 Peres Jepchirchir set a women's only world-record time of two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds in the London Marathon.
The Olympic champion finished ahead of Ethiopia鈥檚 Tigst Assefa in a sprint finish to win the 2024 event and beat the previous women's only record of 2:17:01, set by Mary Keitany in 2017.
Kenya's Alexander Mutiso Munyao held off distance-running great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race in 2:04:01.
Image: Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya celebrates after winning the Women's elite race and setting a new world record during the 2024 TCS London Marathon at on April 21, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
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