Ruth Chepngetich became the first woman to run sub-2:10 with a 2:09:56 performance at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. But some critics online and in the media quickly questioned the validity of her mark with possible references to doping. However, Athletics Kenya, the country's governing body, hurled a strong rebuttal in a lengthy statement on …
Records are meant to be broken and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich set her sights on etching a new mark in the books on Sunday. Her 2:09:56 performance in the women’s race blew past the old standard by nearly two minutes and she was in control well before the halfway point. Just a year removed from Kelvin …
Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world record at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a dominating 2:09:56 that shaved nearly two minutes off of the previous mark. Chepngetich seemed locked in from the early stages of the race and by the halfway point she opened a sizable margin from the rest of the field. Sutume Kebede …
Organizers of the Chicago Marathon revealed plans to honor Kelvin Kiptum prior to the start of Sunday's race, according to statement released on social media on Tuesday. Kiptum was a rising star in distance running when he shattered the marathon world record in Chicago last year in 2:00:35. The mark was ratified in early February …