Ethiopian Tigst Assefa is the new women’s marathon record-holder: 2:11:53. The men’s record in 1965 was 2:12, but the women are getting faster quicker. Since ‘65: men are 11m faster while women are an hour faster. (And 5m vs 9m since ‘98.)
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