Brigid Kosgei Sets Marathon Record

Date: October 13, 2019 • Location: Washington, United States

At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.

The 2019 Chicago Marathon was the 42nd annual running of the Chicago Marathon held in Chicago, Illinois, United States on October 13, 2019. The men's race was won by Kenyan Lawrence Cherono with a time of 2:05:45 while the women's was won by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei with a time of 2:14:04, a world record by 81 seconds. The men's and women's wheelchair races were won by Daniel Romanchuk and Manuela Schär in 1:30:26 and 1:41:08, respectively. More than 45,000 runners completed the race.