2:09:56 MARATHON WORLD RECORD BY RUTH CHEPNGETICH | Parting Thoughts From The 2024 Chicago Marathon + What To Make Of The Performance
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🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
One year after the late Kelvin Kiptum obliterated Eliud Kipchoge’s previous world record by 34 seconds, running an almost unfathomable 2:00:35, Ruth Chepngetich topped that. Her astounding time of 2:09:56 is one of the greatest running performances in history, makes her the first woman to run under 2:10 in a marathon, and lopped one minute and 57 seconds off Tigist Assefa’s old world record.
On the men’s side, Kenya’s John Korir notched his first-ever World Marathon Majors victory in 2:02:44. (What a time for the sport of marathoning we’re in right now, where a 2:02 showing is basically a footnote!)
Hosts:
Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Preet Majithia | @prm_32 on X
Time Stamps:
Ruth Chepngetich:
1:31 - Breaking down her 2:09:56 world record
9:40 - More on her running history + Chicago victory
13:52 - Stats + analysis on her record
Skepticism surrounding Chepngetich’s world record:
19:01 - Training factors
22:27 - Potential for doping
25:48 - Chepngetich being questioned in the press conference
37:19 - Language barrier
39:35 - The press center during the marathon
American women:
41:21 - Susanna Sullivan, 7th/1st American, 2:21:57
42:57 - Lindsay Flanagan, 9th/2nd American, 2:23:31
44:33 - Keira D’Amato dropping out due to injury
45:13 - Emma Bates, 11th/3rd American, 2:24:00
Men’s race:
47:18 - John Korir, 1st in 2:02:44
50:06 - More on the top finishers
American men:
53:25 - CJ Albertson (7th/1st American, 2:08:17) and Zach Panning (10th/2nd American, 2:09:16)
Final thoughts:
56:15 - Feedback on the broadcast
1:06:29 - CITIUS live at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Mentioned in this episode…
Read: Tweet by Steve Magness comparing Ruth Chepngetich’s world record to equivalent performances
Watch: Interviews with some of the top stars from the Chicago Marathon
Watch: Chicago Marathon full replay
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| 0:00.0 | All right, it is October 14th. |
| 0:07.0 | Chris Chavez here with Preet, as we are about to unpack the 2024 Chicago marathon just one year after the late Kelvin kiptoom obliterated |
| 0:24.6 | Elliot Kipchogi's previous world record by 34 seconds. |
| 0:27.4 | We thought we had seen it all. |
| 0:29.4 | He had run two hours and 35 seconds, |
| 0:31.8 | putting us just on the cusp of a legal sub two hour marathon and then |
| 0:39.8 | this year Ruth Sheppinget had just absolutely top that her standing time of 2009-56 is one of the greatest |
| 0:50.0 | Running performances in history. She is the first woman to run under 210 in a marathon and chopped off |
| 0:57.9 | one minute and 57 seconds off of TIGAS Aifah's old world record, which was 211. And then over on the |
| 1:08.0 | men's side, we did have a pretty good race that developed late in the stages. |
| 1:12.0 | This John Career Not notched his first ever |
| 1:15.0 | World Marathon Major's victory in 202.44. It's really funny how someone running 202 is now just sort of like the secondary story. |
| 1:28.3 | But we have to obviously begin by discussing this world record by Ruth Chepingetich. |
| 1:37.6 | It was insane and I think like it happened right out of gecko by well I guess to paint the |
| 1:47.8 | picture for people who weren't in Chicago I went out there on Thursday, Friday we had the pre-race press conference and that's |
| 1:57.1 | when you start to get a little bit of an idea of what is the pace that people are |
| 2:01.8 | requesting like who's fit who's not people are obviously lying to your face saying that you know they've had the best buildup of their life |
| 2:09.2 | We learn all the real answers come race day. |
| 2:13.6 | And Ruth Shepengadaj entered this race |
| 2:15.9 | with the fastest personal best on paper, |
| 2:18.3 | the clear favorite, but no one really knew what she was going to do because 2-11 just seemed like and we said this on the preview podcast too. We were just like this will be nice that it won't be a world record attempt. |
| 2:32.0 | Our preview podcast did not age well whatsoever. |
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