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On Sunday morning at the Tokyo Marathon, Brigid Kosgei continued to show why she’s one of the greatest marathoners off all-time with a commanding win in 2:16:02, the third-fastest women’s time in history.
Kosgei, who set the current women’s world record of 2:14:04 in Chicago in 2019, faced a compelling battle from Ethiopia’s Ashete Bekere and Gotytom Gebreslase through the 30K (18-mile) mark, but soon it was a two-woman race between Kosgei and Bekere.
Kosgei, a 28-year-old Kenyan, continued to push the pace after the 35K mark, running a 15:48 5K split to pull away and secure the victory, her fifth World Marathon Majors win since 2018. Bekere hung on for second in 2:17:58, while Gebreslase was third in 2:18:18.
“I’m very glad for winning the race with the new course record and Japanese all-comers,”…
