![]() ![]() “We are seeing magic happen right now,” D’Amato said commentating on the race for the livestream broadcast by NBC’s Chicago affiliate while riding on a pace motorcycle in front of Sisson.Īround the 25k mark, the chase pack of six, including Sisson, slimmed to three as Amare and Meringor fell off the pace and Desse dropped out of the race. The chase pack of five women-including Ethiopia’s Haven Hailu Desse, Ruti Aga and Waganesh Mekasha Amare, Kenya’s Vivian Jerono Kiplagat and Romania’s Delvine Meringor, initially-was out in front of Sisson by about 30 seconds at the 5k (15:56) and 10k (32:35).Įventually, with her more even splits and controlled pace, Sisson joined the chase pack around the 15k mark and the group of six reached the halfway point in 1:09:26, well under the American record pace. She was well out in front as she came through the 5k in 15:11 and the 10k in 30:40. Early on in the race, she was running 2:07 marathon pace, approximately 7 minutes under world record pace and 10 minutes under her PR of 2:17:08. On a day that the weather gods delivered pristine running conditions, with temperatures in the high 40s and low humidity, Chepngetich took the race out hot behind her pacer with several sub-5-minute miles. Game Magic Lines V2.4 Full Gratis professional#RELATED: Emily Sisson Breaks Sets A New American Half Marathon Record In Indianapolis Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the professional women’s division of the 2022 Chicago Marathon on Octo(Photo: Michael Reaves/Getty) A Perfect Day In October Sisson broke the American record in the half marathon in May, clocking a 1:07:11 to take 4 seconds off Sara Hall’s 1:07:15 mark set in January. She later turned her attention to the 10,000 and finished 10th in that event at the Tokyo Olympics last summer. Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta in February 2020 and dropped out before the finish. But she had an off day on the hilly course at the U.S. Sisson ran a strong marathon in her debut in London in 2019 (2:23:08) and hoped to make the 2020 U.S. To be among them is an incredible honor.” ![]() The women standing here today, they’ve all accomplished so much. “I’m so happy,” Sisson said after the race, when she was joined by D’Amato and previous American record-holders Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit-Samuelson. 22 on the all-time women’s list, but it’s only the 13th fastest time in the world this year. The New Balance-sponsored runner ran a smart, controlled race, averaging 5:17 per mile and running a slightly faster split (1:09:23) over the second half of the race as she ran away from a talented chase pack. mark that D’Amato set last January at the Houston Marathon. Sisson, 30, accomplished her goal with a superb 2:18:29, second-place effort that chopped 43 seconds off the U.S. ![]() However, her blistering 2:14:18 - that’s 5:08 per mile for 26.2 miles-is the second-fastest women’s time in history. Meanwhile, Sisson, the American record-holder in the half marathon from Flagstaff, Arizona, had her sights set on Keira D’Amato’s America record in the marathon.Ĭhepngetich, 28, successfully defended her Chicago Marathon title with a bold and impressive effort running alone off the front, but she came up just short of the world record. Ruth Chepngetich and Emily Sisson were on a mission when they arrived in Chicago.īoth world-class runners had lofty goals for the Chicago Marathon and each one went out hard in pursuit of their goals.įor Chepngetich, the 2019 world champion from Kenya, the objective was to repeat her title from a year ago and chase after Brigid Kosgei’s 2:14:04 world record set on the same course three years ago. Get access to everything we publish when you ![]()
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