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Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has made a shocking admission after her historic feat in Chicago where she broke the marathon world record on Sunday.
Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya’s history maker who broke the marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, has left fans and pundits surprised after revealing that she does not have a coach.
Chepngetich wrote a fresh chapter in the history of marathon running when she set a new world record of 2:09:56 in Chicago, lowering the 2:11:53 mark of Ethiopian Tigist Assefa, set in Berlin last year.
She also became the first woman to run an official marathon under 2:10 and with all these achievements, Chepngetich says she is self-coached.
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08:12 - 14.10.2024
Ruth Chepngetich: Millions Kenya’s history maker will pocket after smashing world record at Chicago Marathon
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich broke new ground when she smashed the world record at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and she is in line to pocket millions for her historic feat.
“Me, as Ruth Chepngetich, I don’t have a coach. I am self-coached,” she told reporters after the race.
Chepngetich takes a unique approach to training as she trains with a group of pacemakers in Ngong, Kajiado County, relying on instincts, her knowhow and experience, to tune up ahead of major races.
It is something unheard of among elite runners but it seems to be serving the 30-year-old well as she admitted she was expecting a world record following her good preparations.
“I was not worried [about the pace]. I was feeling good. I decided we will go with that pace,” she added, as quoted by Running USA. “My plan was 2:09 or 2:10. The world record is not easy. You need focus and determination.”
Chepngetich stayed true to her running with pacemakers with Barnabus Kiptum and Evans Nyakamba Mayaka pacing her for nearly the whole race, going 64:16-65:40, to obliterate Assefa’s record.
“This is my dream that has come true. I fought a lot thinking about the world record…This year, the weather was perfect. I prepared well since London…World record was in my mind, and I have a good feeling,” Chepngetich, who missed out on Team Kenya’s slot to the Paris Olympics after finishing ninth in London in April, told NBC.
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18:20 - 13.10.2024
Incredible Ruth Chepngetich smashes women's world record to claim victory at 2024 Chicago Marathon
It was a race against time for Chepngetich, who ran majority of the race in the company of pace setter having left the chasing pack behind.
It was the third victory in Chicago for the 2019 world champion following wins in 2021 and 2022.
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