Peres Jepchirchir, an Olympic champion, made history by smashing the women-only world record by 45 seconds at the TCS London Marathon. The race, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, saw Jepchirchir finish in an impressive time of 2:16:16, earning her third victory in a World Marathon Majors race.
The pace was set early on as a lead pack of nine women passed through 10km in 31:26. By the halfway point, the pack had dwindled to seven women with a time of 1:07:04. At around 18 miles into the race, Jepchirchir, Assefa, Jepkosgei, and Alemu separated themselves from the rest of the field and ran together for most of it.
As they neared the finish line, Alemu was dropped from the leading trio leaving Jepchirchir and Jepkosgei to battle it out. With just over a minute left to run, Jepchirchir made her move and left her competitors behind with her signature finish. She crossed the finish line in 2:16:16 breaking the previous women-only world record set by Mary Keitany in 2017 at 2:17:01.
Jepchir’s remarkable performance at the TCS London Marathon has solidified her status as a dominant force in the world of marathon running.
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