World Record! Ruth Chepngetich Is the Women’s Winner of the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon in a stunning time of 2:09:56, a world record. She broke the previous record, 2:11:53, run by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia at the Berlin Marathon in 2023, by 1:56. In running sub-2:10, Chepngetich broke a barrier many thought would never be broken. She averaged 4:57.4 per mile.