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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Dec 9, 2025 · Here’s all you need to know about the marathon world record and the world’s fastest marathon times runners. We’ve got lists of the out-right fastest marathons, including multiple times …

See the men's marathon record progression. The current women's marathon world record is held by Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya. She shocked the running world by smashing the record on October 13, …

Feb 12, 2025 · If you’ve ever run a marathon—or even thought about it—you know it’s a beast. So when someone runs 26.2 miles at a pace that looks more like a bike computer than a human being, it …

Oct 13, 2024 · Chepngetich went out in 64:16 for the half -- the #5 half marathon time ever -- and came back in 65:40 to take almost two minutes off Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 world record from last year.

Dec 16, 2024 · It’s now official—Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has rewritten the history books. Her world record-setting time of 2:09:56, achieved at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, has been …

Oct 9, 2023 · The 23-year-old Kenyan shattered Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon world record on Sunday 8 August with a time of 2:00:35. Olympics.com analyses the performances side by side.

Oct 8, 2023 · Relive Kelvin Kiptum's record-breaking performance at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, where he set the world record to win it in 2 hours and 35 seconds.

16 hours ago · As well as those Olympic titles, Kipchoge's honours have included a world title, 11 World Marathon Major victories and two official world records.

Oct 8, 2023 · Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, winning in 2 hours, 35 seconds to best the previous mark by more than 30 seconds.