Brigid Kosgei celebrates after winning the 2018 Chicago Marathon
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 13 – Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei obliterated Paula Radcliffe’s women’s marathon world record, clocking 2:14:04 on her way to clinching the Chicago Marathon title, lowering the Briton’s previous mark of 2:15:23 set in 2003.
Kosgei led the race for most of the final half and dipped deep into her energy reserves in the final 2km to ensure she breaks the record, just a day after compatriot Eliud Kipchoge became the first man ever to run the men’s marathon in under two hours.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Cherono won the men’s race with a dip in the final few metres to cut the tape in 2:05:45, just one second ahead of Ethiopia’s Dejene Debela.
