The Brigid Kosgei breaks world record, Lawrence Cherono won the Chicago marathon 2019 title.
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes 4 seconds, breaking the previous world record by 81 seconds held by Paula Radcliffe as she retained her Chicago title.
The previous world record time of 2:15:25 was set by Britain's in 2003 at the London Marathon.
Kenyan Lawrence Cherono won the Chicago Marathon as Britain's Mo Farah failed to keep pace and finished eighth.
Cherono, 31, who also won the Boston Marathon, outsprinted Ethiopians Dejene Debela and Asefa Mengstu who were second and third.
Farah, 36, who won this race last year, finished more than four minutes adrift in two hours, nine minutes, 58 seconds.
2019 Chicago Marathon results: Men's, Women's Full List of Winners.
Men
1. Lawrence Cherono (KEN) — 2:05:45
2. Dejene Debela (ETH) — 2:05:46
3. Asefa Mengstu (ETH) — 2:05:48
4. Bedan Karoki (KEN) — 2:05:53
5. Bashir Abdi (BEL) — 2:06:14
6. Seifu Tura (ETH) — 2:08:35
7. Dickson Chumba (KEN) — 2:09:11
8. Mo Farah (GBR) — 2:09:58
Women
1. Brigid Kosgei (KEN) — 2:14:04 WR
2. Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) — 2:20:51
3. Gelete Burka (ETH) — 2:20:55
4. Emma Bates (USA) — 2:25:27
5. Fionnuala McCormack (IRL) — 2:26:47
6. Stephanie Bruce (USA) — 2:27:47
Men’s Wheelchair
1. Daniel Romanchuk (USA) — 1:30:26
2. David Weir (GBR) — 1:33:31
3. Ernst Van Dyk (RSA) — 1:33:32
4. Johnboy Smith (GBR) — 1:33:32
5. Sho Watanabe (JPN) — 1:33:33
Women’s Wheelchair
1. Manuela Schar (SUI) — 1:41:08
2. Tatyana McFadden (USA) — 1:45:22
3. Amanda McGrory (USA) — 1:45:29
4. Susannah Scaroni (USA) — 1:45:29
5. Sandra Graf (SUI) — 1:51:38
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