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25-478: A new, faster course was established for the race in 2010 and 25 km record holder Mary Keitany duly responded by setting a women's course record of 1:08:46. She returned the following year and defended her title in another women's course record of 1:07:54 hours, while Silas Sang had his third victory in the men's competition. Key:     Course record This article about sports in Portugal

50-415: A baby just 1 year and 3 months ago." Her 15 kilometre interval time, 46:51 minutes, was faster than the world record of 46:55 held by Kayoko Fukushi of Japan; however, Keitany's time was not ratified as a new world record because of the lower elevation of the 15 kilometre mark compared to the race start. Her time was the second fastest ever in the half marathon (after Lornah Kiplagat). The half marathon time

75-658: A silver medal at the World Road Running Championships , finishing second to Lornah Kiplagat who broke the world record. After a year out due to pregnancy, she returned to competition at the World 10K Bangalore in May. She set a new personal best but finished one second behind winner Aselefech Mergia . In September, she won the Lille Half Marathon with a finish time of 1:07:00, which

100-453: A time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she placed fifth on the world all-time list at the marathon and eleventh on the respective world all-time list for the half marathon . Her former half marathon best of 1:05:50 (2011) remained the women's world record for three years . She also has held world bests at 10 miles (50:05 minutes), 20 kilometres (1:02:36), and 25 kilometres (1:19:53), all of which were set in road races . In August 2018, she

125-540: A winning time of 1:07:54 hours. She was the pre-race favourite for the New York City Marathon , where she built a significant lead by the halfway point (running at more than four minutes faster than the course record). She slowed dramatically, however, in the second half of the race and was overtaken by Firehiwot Dado and Buzunesh Deba , leaving her in third place with a finishing time of 2:23:38 hours. She intended to improve her world record mark at

150-400: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about marathons or long-distance running is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mary Keitany Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner . She was the world record holder in a women-only marathon , having won the 2017 London Marathon in

175-546: Is a separate record.) Her 1st half marathon split time was 1:06:54 hours. Earlier in February the same year, Keitany finished the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon second (1:05.13) after Peres Jepchirchir , whose 1:05:06 finish time set a new world record. The third, fourth, and fifth-place finishers ( Joyciline Jepkosgei , Jemima Sumgong, and Tirunesh Dibaba ) also set new personal bests. She won

200-582: Is an annual road running competition which takes place in January in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates . The inaugural edition of the half marathon race, named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , was held in 2008. The race takes place on an AIMS -certified course, which means performances are eligible for record-breaking purposes. The first edition featured many top international runners as

225-569: Is married to another runner Charles Koech and gave birth to her first child, Jared, in June 2008, and her second child, Samantha, in April 2013. She stopped training and other sporting activities at the third month of pregnancy, and resumed when the babies were six months old. She trains in Iten and is managed by Gianni Demadonna . Abu Dhabi Half Marathon The Zayed International Half Marathon

250-728: The Berlin 25 kilometre race, setting a new world record of 1:19:53 hours. The previous record was set by Mizuki Noguchi of Japan in 2005. Keitany finished almost five minutes ahead of runner-up Alice Timbilili . In preparing for the New York City Marathon, she won the Portugal Half Marathon in Lisbon in September, leading from the front to win largely uncontested in a time of 1:08:46. In her debut at

275-419: The New York City Marathon in a time of 2:22:48, a time just 17 seconds off the course record. For the first half she needed 75:30 and the second 66:58, in a women-only race. Her 10 km interval times were 37:07, 35:02, 31:33, 31:47 and 7:19 for the last 2.195 km. Keitany's time between km 25 and km 35 was 30:53. Vivian Cheruiyot was the runner up in 2:26:02, and the previous year's winner Shalane Flanagan

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300-489: The New York City Marathon , she was among the leading three for much of the race but faded to finish third in a time of 2:29:01 hours. Keitany began the year in record-breaking form as she won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon with a world record time of 1:05:50 hours. This marked the first time a woman had run the distance in under 1:06 hours on a non-aided course. She also set other records along

325-528: The 2016 Bix 7 Road Race in Davenport, Iowa in 35:18 and set the course record for women. In April, Keitany won the London Marathon , setting a new world record (women only) at 2:17:01 hours. She bettered Radcliffe's record by 41 seconds, which she set at the 2005 London Marathon. Tirunesh Dibaba finished second, 55 seconds behind. (Radcliffe has run a faster time in a mixed gender event, but that

350-570: The Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, but windy conditions slowed her to a finish time of 1:06:49 hours. At the London Marathon , she broke Catherine Ndereba 's African record with a winning time of 2:18:37 hours and became the third fastest woman ever at this distance. At the Summer Olympics in London , she ran a fast pace among the lead pack until the 41 kilometre mark, where she fell behind to finish fourth. She announced her pregnancy at

375-573: The TD Beach to Beacon 10k on 5 August 2017 in a course record time of 30:41 minutes. She improved the cr set at last year's run. Keitany did not compete at the World Championships in London . On 10 September 2017, Keitany won the 2017 Great North Run in 1:05:59, 20 seconds off her course record from 2014. On 5 November 2017, she finished second at the New York City Marathon at a time of 2:27:54. On 4 November 2018, Keitany won

400-416: The last stretch of the race, Keitany battled Ethiopian Tirfi Tsegaye , with Keitany finishing second in 2:23:40 hours, 18 seconds behind winner Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia. Keitany remarked after the race that she was affected by the wind and cold weather. Keitany won the New York City Marathon in 2:24:26 hours. Sally Kipyego finished second (2:28:01), with Molly Huddle in third (2:28:13). Keitany won

425-507: The organisers offered a large amount of prize money, including a first prize of US$ 300,000 and a total pot of US$ 2 million. Samuel Wanjiru (the world record holder in the event) won the men's race while Lornah Kiplagat (the two-time World Road Running champion) took the prize for the female competition. The 2009 race was scheduled to take place at the Yas Marina Circuit Formula One course, but this

450-610: The public, resulting in runners having to weave their way through cars and school children between the Marina Mall and the Emirates Palace . The top three finishers in the men's half marathon race all recorded sub-one hour times in spite of warm conditions. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the race patron, announced that the competition would change to a full marathon race for the 2011 edition. This will make

475-488: The start of 2013 and skipped that year's competitions. On 2 November, Keitany battled with eventual second-place finisher Jemima Sumgong to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:07. At the London Marathon , Keitany was one of the "Fantastic Four" of Kenyans (consisting of Keitany, Edna Kiplagat , Florence Kiplagat , and Priscah Jeptoo ) who were expected to win the race and possibly challenge Paula Radcliffe 's course record (and women's world record). Down

500-485: The way, including a world record of 1:02:36 for 20 kilometres and world best times for 8 kilometres and 10 miles. She then won the London Marathon in a time of 2:19:17, pulling away from the field at the 14-mile mark and becoming the fourth fastest woman ever over the marathon distance. In September, she won the Portugal Half Marathon for the second time and improved upon her own course record with

525-567: Was a new African record , with the previous record of 1:06:44 hours set by Elana Meyer of South Africa in 1999. Keitany also beat the previous Kenyan record of 1:06:48 that she set in Udine two years earlier. The director of the New York City Marathon , Mary Wittenberg , suggested that she could become a world-beater over the full marathon distance in the coming years. She won the Abu Dhabi Half Marathon . She also won

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550-835: Was honored by the Shoe4Africa foundation who funded and built the Mary Keitany Shoe4Africa school in Torokwonin, Baringo County, Kenya. She and her husband Charles sit on the Shoe4Africa school board. Born in Kabarnet , Baringo County, Keitany started running while in primary school. In 2002, she joined the Hidden Talent Academy. In January, she placed 21st in her first senior race at the Shoe4Africa 5 kilometre women's race. She won

575-401: Was in third place with 2:26:22. Keitany came second at the New York City Marathon behind half marathon world record holder and debutante Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2:23:32. Mary Keitany announced her retirement on 22 September 2021 aged 39 years. Her retirement was occasioned by a hip injury she suffered during the 2019 London marathon, which restricted her training and performance. She

600-446: Was never finalised and the competition was postponed for that year. The race had its second edition in 2010 and again attracted many high calibre international athletes. A five kilometre race was also added to the programme and more than 35,000 people took part in the races. However, runners criticised the organisation of the race: some athletes were not informed of changes to the start time, and some roads were not closed to traffic and

625-594: Was the seventh fastest of all-time. This performance qualified her for the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, where she outpaced Aberu Kebede to win her first world championship, set a new personal best of 1:06:36, and broke the championship record . She won a second gold medal as part of the winning Kenyan squad in the team competition. Reflecting on the win, she noted, "It's my best ever time, so I'm so happy.... I had

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