The women’s field assembles the winners of the past four editions, and between them they hold the four fastest winning performances in race history.
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Korir’s 2:04:45 victory in Boston last year came just six months after he triumphed at the 2024 Chicago Marathon.
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Agnes Ngetich clocked 31:28 for the 10km race to clinch her first global title ahead of Uganda’s Joy Cheptoyek and Ethiopia’s Senayet Getachew.
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The fact that he had to run the last mile to get to the stadium in time for the 1968 Olympic 1500m final, after his bus got stuck in traffic, was the least of the psychological (or, indeed, physical) obstacles
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Obiri is one of several strong Kenyans in the field, alongside two-time Boston winner Edna Kiplagat, 2022 New York Marathon winner Sharon Lokedi, Hamburg Marathon champion Irene Cheptai, and 2012 Boston Marathon winner Sharon Cherop.
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Last week, Chebet set an impressive world 5km record in Barcelona thanks to a 13:54 performance while Aregawi took the top spot at the San Silvestre Vallecana, setting a course record of 26:32 over a slightly downhill 10km circuit.
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Overall, 10 men ran faster than 1:42.5, all of whom now rank among the 21 fastest performers in history.
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Given the number of disciplines on the track, there are six nominees for this category, though – as with the other categories – there will be just two finalists.
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