Hugh Brasher, Event Director of the TCS London Marathon, said: “We are
in a golden age of women’s marathon running. When Paula Radcliffe ran
her incredible world record of 2:15:25 at the 2003 London Marathon, we
had to wait 16 years for Brigid Kosgei to beat it. But since then, a
further four women have run faster than Paula’s time including Tigst
Assefa, who lowered the world record even further with her stunning run
in Berlin last year. Despite this, the women’s-only world record of
2:17:01, set by the great Mary Keitany here at the London Marathon in
2017, has amazingly stayed intact.
Read more about the London Marathon on the TCS website