As a very challenging and attractive long-distance running race, the marathon attracts athletes and enthusiasts from all over the world, and the domestic marathon event is completely bursting, and it is hard to find a ticket, so do you know what the world record and domestic record of the marathon are?
World record
The men's marathon world record holder is Kenya's Kiptum, who set a time of 2:00:35 in the 2023 Chicago Marathon, which is close to the two-hour mark.
The women's marathon world record was set by Ethiopian runner Arthurfa with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds at the 49th Berlin Marathon in 2023.
Chinese marathon record
The men's marathon China record was set by He Jie in the 2023 Wuxi Marathon with a time of two hours, 07 minutes and 30 seconds, breaking Ren Yunlong's 16-year-old marathon record and advancing the Chinese marathon men's record from 208 to 207.
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.
The marathons of the new year have started one by one. Friends, do you think the world record for the men's two-hour marathon will be broken this year? The Chinese marathon women's record has been in the dust for 20 years, will it be refreshed this year?