Chicago Marathon: Ruth Chepng’etich Dedicates New World Record to Kelvin Kiptum

 

Ruth Chepng'etich celebrates after winning the Chicago Marathon in 2022 

Chepng'etich destroyed the rest of the field to clock 2:09:57 in what is the first time a woman has ever run a marathon race under 2 hours 10 minutes. Ruth Chepng'etich celebrates after winning the Chicago Marathon in 2022.  The 30-year-old emotionally dedicated the win to Kelvin Kiptum who passed on in February. Kiptum lost his life after the car he was driving veered off the road and rammed into a tree along the Eldoret-Kaptagat highway.  Chepng'etich dedicates win to Kiptum It was the same place where Kiptum set the new men's world record last year. He clocked 2:00:35 to become the first human being to run a legally allowed race under 2:01.  "I dedicate this win to Kiptum. I I am sure if he was here today, he could have defended his title and maybe gone for a world record again. I am also happy that this world record has come to Kenya." 

Ruth Chepng'etich's achievements Chepng'etich is now a triple Chicago Marathon champion after previous successes in 2021 and 2022. She was also the world champion in 2019 during the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. She was also third in London 2020. How Chepng'etich broke the world record TUKO.co.ke has also reported how Chepng'etich shattered the world record in Chicago. The 2019 World Champion shaved off more than one minute of the previous record held by Ethiopian Tigist Assefa. Chepng'etich broke ranks from the rest of the field very early before embarking on a brutal pace that saw her become the first person to dip under 2 hours 10 minutes. 

by  Martin Moses