With the revival of the new season, the marathon event is very popular, and it has become the norm for marathon enthusiasts to get a ticket and a ticket. Although it is not easy to run a marathon, you still need to know some common sense about the marathon. For example, what is the world record for a marathon, and what is the marathon record in China?
01 World Record
Men's marathon world record
The record is held by Kiptum, a player from Kenya. He set a time of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, which is approaching the 2-hour mark.
Women's marathon world record
The record is held by Ethiopia's Arthurfa. With a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds, it was set at the 49th Berlin Marathon in 2023.
02 Chinese records
The men's marathon China record was set by He Jie in the 2024 Wuxi Marathon in Jiangsu Province with a time of 2 hours, 06 minutes and 57 seconds, breaking the national marathon record and advancing the Chinese marathon men's record from "207" to "206 era".
The women's marathon Chinese record was set by Sun Yingjie in the 23rd Beijing International Marathon in 2003 with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes and 39 seconds, and has been held so far.
Friends, do you think the world record for the men's 2-hour marathon will be broken?
Will China's men's marathon record be rewritten in the 2024 season?
China's women's marathon record has been in the dust for 20 years, will it be broken this year?