Ladies’s world report holder Ruth Chepngetich is about to race within the London Marathon on 27 April.
The Kenyan, 30, ran the quickest time in historical past by a feminine athlete on the Chicago Marathon in October, clocking two hours, 9 minutes and 57 seconds.
Chepngetich’s feat noticed her surpass Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s earlier report by practically two minutes and grow to be the primary girl to run a marathon in beneath two hours and 10 minutes.
“The London Marathon all the time brings collectively one of the best athletes on the earth,” mentioned Chepngetich.
“I did not know (setting the world report in Chicago) was potential however I got here to grasp that desires can come true.”
Chepngetich can be joined in London by Dutch Olympic champion Sifan Hassan and compatriot Peres Jepchirchir, who holds the women-only marathon world report.
Peres set a time of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds in London final yr the place, not like the Chicago Marathon, girls run alongside the lads quite than in a separate race.
“Myself, Peres and the opposite girls are sturdy so will probably be a aggressive one,” added Chepngetich.
“I need to put together as finest I can and we’ll see if we are able to decrease Peres’ world report. With the energy of the sphere, I believe we are able to assist one another and possibly the world report will fall.”