Rosemary Wanjiru took greater than a minute and a half off her greatest to clock a quick 2:16:28 on the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
The Japanese-based Kenyan gained by 28 seconds from Tsehay Gemechu of Ethiopia, who clocked 2:16:56, whereas 2019 Berlin champion Ashete Bekere of Ethiopia was third in 2:19:11.
Wanjiru made her transfer at across the 40km mark and appeared on track to interrupt Brigid Kosgei’s course file of two:16:02 earlier than cruising house somewhat exterior that mark.
Gelmisa gained an exciting males’s race as he clocked the identical time of two:05:22 as fellow Ethiopian Mohamed Esa with Tsgegaye Getachew simply three seconds additional behind.
Gelmisa gained the Paris Marathon final 12 months and right here led an Ethiopian sweep of the rostrum locations.
Cam Levins of Canada ran a North American file of two:05:36 in fifth, beating a file set by Khalid Khannouchi in 2002.
All-time girls’s marathon rankings
2:14:04 Brigid Kosgei, Chicago 20192:14:18 Ruth Chepngetich, Chicago 20222:14:58 Amane Beriso Shankule, Valencia 20222:15:25 Paula Radcliffe, London 20032:15:37 Tigist Assefa, Berlin 20222:16:28 Rosemary Wanjuru, Tokyo 20232:16:49 Letesenbet Gidey, Valencia 20222:16:56 Tsehay Gemechu, Tokyo 20232:17:01 Mary Keitany, London 20172:17:16 Peres Jepchirchir, Valencia 20202:17:20 Almaz Ayana, Amsterdam 20222:17:23 Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Hamburg 2022
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