Ruth Chepng’etich acknowledges the immense challenge of breaking her marathon world record while preparing for a strong comeback in London in April.
Reigning world marathon record holder Ruth Chepng’etich has admitted that lowering her time will be one of the most difficult tests for any athlete who wants to improve the world record.
Chepng’etich became the first woman to run under 2:10, clocking an impressive 2:09:56 to win the Chicago Marathon in October 2024.
Her time bettered Tigst Assefa’s world record time of 2:11:53 which she set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.
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The former world marathon champion revealed that any athlete who wants to go for the record will have to put in a lot of work since she set a very fast time.
As she prepares for a return to the streets of London, Ruth Chepng’etich disclosed that she has plans to compete in a half marathon race and build up with the national cross-country championships.
“It depends on who will want to try it out since it’s very difficult. Before London, I might compete in a half marathon but I don’t know where yet,” Ruth Chepng’etich said in a past interview after finishing fourth at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country Championships.
“I’m also unsure about competing at the national cross country but since it’s for my employer, I might go there.”
She has already started training for the London Marathon where she will go up against former world marathon record holder Tigst Assefa, Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan, defending champion Peres Jepchirchir and former champion Joyciline Jepkosgei.
Ruth Chepng’etich believes that if they all cooperate and work together, the women-only world record time might be lowered.
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“I have started my training and will continue keeping up and staying positive. If we cooperate with all of us, it can be that the world record might fall,” she revealed.
“As the race is almost over, I will do my calculations and see the possibility of a world record. It might fall because the field is strong like last year and the record fell.”
Ruth Chepng’etich has only competed once, at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country Championships where she finished fourth and she will continue training as she eyes her first victory at the London Marathon.
