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Joshua Cheptegei Shatters 5K World Record in Monaco

Article added February 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

The Ugandan runner broke the 13-minute barrier on the roads, averaging a blistering 2:34 per km pace. Ugandan runner Joshua Cheptegei smashed the 5K world record on Sunday at the Monaco Run 5K. His time of 12:51 bested the previous record by 27 seconds. Cheptegei set the (now broken) 10K world record in December and won […]

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Rhonex Kipruto breaks 10K world record

Article added January 14, 2020 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

He took 14 seconds off the previous world best set just six weeks ago. Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto set a new 10K road world record on Sunday during a race in Valencia, Spain. His time of 26:24 was 14 seconds faster than the record set by Joshua Cheptegei just six weeks prior (also during a race in Valencia). […]

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Brigid Kosgei wins the Chicago marathon in world record time

Article added October 14, 2019 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: SARAH LORGE BUTLER

She goes under Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old mark. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya made history today at the Chicago Marathon, setting a world record of 2:14:04. She smashed Paula Radcliffe’s mark of 2:15:25 from the London Marathon in 2003. With two dedicated pacers ahead of her, Kosgei went out in a torrid first 5K of 15:28, which […]

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Dalilah Muhammad Breaks World Record in Thrilling 400-Meter Hurdle Match-Up

Article added October 7, 2019 Categories Featured News, News, Uncategorized

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

She took gold by holding off fellow American Sydney McLaughlin down the homestretch. American Dalilah Muhammad won the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in the 400-meter hurdles on Friday in a world-record time of 52.16. She beat 20-year-old Sydney McLaughlin, who pushed her all through the race and finished second with a personal best of […]

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Geoffrey Kamworor Shatters Half Marathon World Record in Copenhagen

Article added September 16, 2019 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: Taylor Dutch

The 26-year-old Kenyan nearly broke 58 minutes over 21.1 km as he held a blistering 2:45 pace. On Sunday, Geoffrey Kamworor set the men’s half marathon world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon. His time of 58 minutes and 1 second breaks the previous record by 17 seconds. Kamworor won the 2017 New York City Marathon and finished third […]

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