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Home General Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks half marathon w…
General Jan 12, 2026 1 min read

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks half marathon world record

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Kenyan athlete Peres Jepchirchir has broken the broken the record for the women-only half marathon.

This follows her amazing performance in Prague, which saw her run a time of one hour five minutes 34 seconds.

The 26-year-old has now set a new world record in the women’s-only race in the half marathon, over taking the previous record by Ethiopia's Netsanet Gudeta.

Gudeta’s record, which was set in 2018, was overtaken by Jepchirchir by 37 seconds.

https://twitter.com/adidasrunning/status/1302134309004939266

Speaking after the contest, a delighted Jepchirchir said she was even thinking of finishing in a lesser time.

"I was thinking to run maybe 1:04:50, but I'm so happy," the 2016 world half marathon champion said, as quoted by the BBC.

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