She ran a blistering first half, leading to the second-fastest time in history.
For the second year in a row at the Chicago Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya took the race out at a torrid pace and left all challengers far behind her.She hit her first 5K in 15:11, a pace that put her ahead of many of the elite men and, if she held it, would project to a 2:09 finish.
American Susannah Sullivan was sixth in 2:25:14, and Sara Vaughn was seventh in 2:26:23. The U.S. put five runners in the top 10.The women’s all-time list in marathon also got a shakeup last month in Berlin. Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia ran 2:15:37, which at the time put her third on the all-time list. With Chepngetich’s performance today, Assefa moves to fourth.
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