Kenya's Brigid Kosgei set a new women's marathon world record in Chicago with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds -- besting the record set in 2003 by Britain's Paula Radcliffe
Her unofficial time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds beat Paula Radcliffe's record, set at the 2003 London Marathon, by 81 seconds. The 25-year-old smoked the competition. It was almost 7 minutes before the second-place runner, Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh, followed Kosgei across the finish line. After breaking the tape, Kosgei put her hands on her hips and made the sign of the cross.
— Chicago Marathon October 13, 2019 Radcliffe, a Briton, previously held the record time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds. Kosgei also handily beat Radcliffe's record in the Chicago Marathon, which she set in 2002. Read MoreThe two posed for a photo following the race. Kosgei's countryman, Lawrence Cherono, finished first in the men's race.Kosgei joined the wheelchair champs, Daniel Romanchuk of the United States and Manuela Schar of Switzerland, in defending their titles.
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