Kenya’s Brigid Kosegi sets women’s marathon world record in Chicago

Oct. 13 (UPI) — Brigid Kosegi of Kenya set a world record for the women’s marathon, beating the previous record by more than a minute at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Kosegi completed the race with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds, finishing 7 minutes earlier than the next closest competitor.

Her time was 81 seconds faster than the previous record of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds set by Britain’s Paula Radcliffe at the 2003 London Marathon.

Lawrence Chereno, also of Kenya, finished first in the men’s race with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 44 seconds.

On Saturday, fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to break the 2-hour marathon barrier in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Australia.