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​Ruth Chepngetich stands in front of her world record time in a tracksuit.

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya poses with a clock after winning the 2024 Chicago Marathon professional women's division and setting a new world record with a time of 2:09:56 at Grant Park on October 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images.

Celebratory Messages Follow Ruth Chepngetich's Record-Breaking Race

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich dedicated her Chicago Marathon win to the late Kelvin Kiptum, who set the men’s record on the same course last year.