Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands ran the second-fastest ladies’s marathon of all time on Sunday morning in Chicago, smashing the direction checklist by means of 30 seconds to complete in 2:13:44.
Hassan has displayed an remarkable vary within the final 12 months, taking bronze within the 1,500m and silver within the 5,000m on the International Athletics Championship, simply six weeks ahead of Chicago. Protecting champion Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya got here in in the back of Hassan for moment in 2:15:37, and Ethiopia’s Megertu Alemu rounded out the rostrum in 2:17:09.
Hassan, who may be an Olympic gold medallist in each the 5,000m and the ten,000m, made her marathon debut previous in 2023 on the London Marathon, the place she controlled to drag off a win in 2:18:33, in spite of preventing to stretch and having demanding situations along with her fuelling.
AREA RECORD
🇳🇱’s @SifanHassan storms to the second one quickest ladies’s marathon in historical past as she wins the @ChiMarathon in 2:13:44 🔥
That is after all a space checklist in simply the second one marathon of her occupation👏 percent.twitter.com/AsespTN7zi
— International Athletics (@WorldAthletics) October 8, 2023
Hassan and two-time Chicago Marathon champ Chepngetich set a blistering tempo from the beginning and hit the 10K mark at 31:05, a outstanding 40 seconds quicker than world-record holder Tigist Assefa was once two weeks in the past on the Berlin Marathon. Whilst Hassan dropped again by means of a couple of seconds on the midway mark, she was once again on target via 25K, and with Chepngetich beginning to flag, set out determinedly for the win.
COURSE RECORD: In her U.S. marathon debut, Sifan Hassan takes the @BankofAmerica #ChicagoMarathon direction checklist in an unofficial time of two:13:38! Superb efficiency Sifan! percent.twitter.com/0h7nxb50dy
— Chicago Marathon (@ChiMarathon) October 8, 2023
By way of 35K Hassan was once 31 seconds forward of Chepngetich, and neatly beneath the direction checklist–like Kelvin Kiptum in his shocking world-record-breaking efficiency, the Dutch runner was once on my own after the 30K mark. She smashed the direction checklist by means of 40 seconds, working the second one quickest marathon in historical past; simplest Ethiopa’s Assefa has long gone quicker, when she reset the sector checklist to two:11:53 in Berlin (from Brigid Kosgei‘s 2:14:04, set on the 2019 Chicago Marathon).
Can we see an international checklist in Hassan’s long term? Pre-race, she instructed the media that whilst Chicago for its rapid direction, her marathon doable has no longer been learned. “That is only the start for me. I nonetheless haven’t carried out a complete marathon construct.”
Sifan Hassan did a exercise in an instant after her 1,500m ultimate
American ladies took 3 of the highest 10 finishes, with nationwide checklist holder Emily Sisson working 2:22:09. Sisson changed into the 3rd American ladies to ever ruin 2:20 on the 2022 Chicago Marathon, the place she completed moment to Chepngetich in 2:18:29. Whilst it wasn’t a private absolute best, Sisson was once nonetheless the highest American girl in 7th position; she shared with media post-race that Emily she was once suffering on the midway mark.
Fan favorite and Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel adopted Sisson in, working a PB in 2:23:07. Seidel was once paced by means of most sensible Canadian distance runner Rory Linkletter.
Best ten ladies
Sifan Hassan (NED) 2:13:44
Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) 2:15:37
Megertu Alemu (ETH) 2:17:09
Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:17:23
Tadu Teshome Nare (ETH) 2:20:04
Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (ETH) 2:21:47
Emily Sisson (USA) 2:22:09<
Molly Seidel (USA) 2:23:07
Rose Harvey (GBR) 2:23:21
Sara Vaughn (USA) 2:23:24
There have been no elite Canadian ladies within the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
Swiss athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner swept the wheelchair department, atmosphere new direction information of one:22:37 and 1:38:44. Hug toppled his personal direction checklist from 2022 of one:25:20, whilst Debrunner fought protecting champion Susannah Scaroni (who completed in ) in a dash to the end.
For our males’s race recap, head right here. For complete result of the race, head right here.