When Ruth Chepngetich crossed the finish line at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon it marked an incredible feat and a first in women's racing history.
Chepngetich, the 2021 and 2022 Bank of American Chicago Marathon winner and runner-up in 2023, returned to the course in 2024 to try and reclaim her title. And she did more than that📺 24/7 Chicago news stream: Watch NBC 5 free wherever you are
"I feel so great. I'm proud of myself and I thank God for the victory and the world record," Chepngetich told NBC Chicago at the finish line moments after her stunning finish."This is my dream that has come true. I fight a lot thinking about world record and I have fulfilled it and I'm much grateful."
"This woman is on pace to do something that I never really thought I would see in a lifetime," fellow marathoner and NBC commentator Carrie Tollefson said during the live broadcast as Chepngetich neared the finish line.Chepngetich said she dedicated her race to Kiptum, who died in a tragic car crash months after his record-breaking race and at the start of what was expected to be a legendary career.
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