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The stats and shoes behind Chepngetich’s amazing marathon world record Ruth Chepngetich’s performance at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday shredded record books and reset expectations on what might be possible over 26.2 miles. The Kenyan clocked two hours nine minutes 57 seconds, taking nearly two minutes off Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s world record. But the detail below the headline time was just as jaw-dropping. Chepngetich came through the halfway mark in 1:04:16, which would have been the fifth-fastest women’s half-marathon time in history. The 1:05:41 she ran for the second half of the race would have been 36th on the all-time list. In…
Where is Sha’Carri Richardson? Olympic star resurfaces with endearing photo and inspiration from her grandmother’s museum Sha’Carri Richardson on the podium at the Paris Olympic Games Sha’Carri Richardson made a return to public visibility by sharing an inspiration post on her Instagram stories. Since the official end of the 2024 athletics season, Paris Olympics star Sha’Carri Richardson has been somewhat off media radar, leaving her die-hard fans asking questions just to get a glimpse of their icon. The American track star has now made a return by sharing a series of pictures on her Instagram stories. Sha’Carri Richardson’s post on her Instagram story…
Craig McMillan was the winner of the men’s race and Zoe Hamel was the first woman across the line at the 2024 Royal Victoria Marathon on Sunday. Zoe Hamel was so enthused upon breaking through the finish-line banner tape to win the women’s title in the Royal Victoria Marathon on Sunday that she didn’t notice the honorary co-holder of the tape. It was Cam Levins of Black Creek, the Canadian and North Amercian marathon record holder who raced in his third Olympic Games over the summer in Paris. Both athletes are coached by Jim Finlayson of Victoria. “I was just…
John Korir wins Bank of America Chicago Marathon in world-leading time – Canadian Running Magazine Korir’s time was a personal best and world lead for 2024 Photo by: Kevin Morris Kenya’s John Korir won Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon in a blazing 2:02:44–a two-and-a-half-minute personal best and the second-fastest time ever run at Chicago. It is also the fastest marathon time run in 2024 so far, and Korir’s first Abbott World Marathon Majors win. John Korir wins the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Photo: Kevin Morris Korir made his move around the 32-km mark; he ran mile 22 in a…
Noah Lyles proposes to fellow Olympian Junelle Bromfield Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles announced their engagement on Saturday. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) Anthony Gharib, ESPN Oct 13, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Noah Lyles proposed to his girlfriend, Junelle Bromfield, on Saturday, he announced in a video posted across his social media accounts. The 2024 Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 100m dash popped the question in front of a bundle of pink flowers shaped into a heart with petals on the floor and candles around them. Bromfield quickly said yes before flashing the ring on her finger. Lyles and…
Funny Car championship contant Chevrolet Camaro SS on behalf of drag racing legend John Force, will not compete in Sunday’s NHRA Texas Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex MARC GEWERTZ In yet another dramatic twist for John Force’s Funny Car team, title contender and No. 3 qualifier Jack Beckman was forced to the sidelines Sunday morning with a sudden onset of vertigo-like symptoms. Beckman, 58, has been substituting for the injured John Force since the August race at Brainerd, Minn., and had been the No. 2-ranked driver in the standings as one of the few to stop Austin Prock…