The run is the third-fastest women’s marathon ever!
Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia defied the odds with a shocking victory at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:15:37 to obliterate the course record by almost three minutes. The run is the third-fastest women’s marathon ever, and, most astonishingly, a personal best of nearly 20 minutes.The 28-year-old was a non-factor in the lead-up discussion to the race, as she had run just one marathon: a 2:34:00 this past March at the Riyadh Marathon in Saudi Arabia.
The race for runner-up honors was tight, as Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya edged Ethiopia’s Tigist Abayechew, 2:18:00 to 2:18:03, in her debut marathon. Both ran under the previous course record of 2:18:11, set in 2018 byAssefa has only recently turned to the roads after spending much of her career as an 800-meter runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2016 Olympic Games in the 800 meters, where she bowed out in the first round with a 2:00.21 performance. With personal bests of 1:59.
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