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 …