I know, I know! Everybody is talking about this record around the water cooler!
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany of Kenya broke the women’s world record at the Half Marathon distance with a time of 1:05:50. This earned her $80,000 at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates.
Keitany slashed 35 seconds off the previous record held by Kenyan-born Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands set in 2007, in Udine, Italy. However, there is a dark cloud over this record. Keitan runs under a notorious Italian coach, has a sub par marathon time, and there are allegations of drug use. A heated discussion is already well under way over at Letsrun.com.
But since this is Trimes – and Keitany ran in day-glow green kit – then we conclude that she must be fast! No questions asked.
| Distance | Time | Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m | 16:29.4 | June 29, 2006 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 10,000 m | 32:18.07 | May 17, 2007 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 10 km | 31:10+ | October 14, 2007 | Udine, Italy |
| 15 km | 46:50+ | february 18, 2011 | Dubai, UAE |
| 20 km | 1:02:36+ | February 18, 2011 | Udine, Italy |
| Half Marathon | 1:05.50 | February 18, 2011 | RAK, Dubai, UAE |
| 25 km | 1:19:53 | May 9, 2010 | Berlin, Germany |