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For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
Indoor tracks longer than 200 meters are considered "oversized" and times are not accepted for record purposes. Indoor sprint races (50 to 60 meters) are held on level straight-aways. American athletes are successful on an international stage with many American records being at the same time world records.
For record purposes, older athletes are not included in younger age groups, except in the case of relay team members. A relay team's age group is determined by the age of the youngest member. There are two categories of relay records, one for composite teams made up of four American runners usually National teams at major championships, and a ...
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That's the new world record for the fastest marathon time set by Dennis Kimetto in Berlin over the weekend. The Kenyan native became the first person to run 26.2 miles in less than 2 hours and 3 ...
This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
Tokyo Marathon: Tokyo, Japan [31] 2:04:58 a # [32] Ryan Hall United States 18 April 2011 Boston Marathon: Boston, United States [33] 50 km (road) 2:38:43 CJ Albertson United States 8 October 2022 Ruth Anderson Memorial Run 50k San Francisco, United States [34] 50 miles (road) 4:48:21 Charlie Lawrence United States 11 November 2023 Tunnel Hill ...
Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute in an official race when he set the world record of 2:00.35 in Chicago in October, beating the mark of fellow Kenyan and ...