• Peres Jepchirchir Breaks Women’s Only World Record at 2024 London Marathon Mike

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya shattered the women’s only marathon world record by winning the London Marathon in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 16 seconds on Sunday.



In the men’s race, Kenyan Alexander Mutiso gapped 41-year-old Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele in the last three miles to win by 14 seconds in 2:04:01 for his first major marathon title.


Jepchirchir, 30, lowered the women’s only record of 2:17:01 set by countrywoman Mary Keitany at the 2017 London Marathon.



The 13 fastest overall women’s marathon times in history — led by Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s world record 2:11:53 from last September — were all from races where either the male and female competitors overlapped or men were among pacers for the women.