Winning the Chicago Marathon was nothing new for Ruth Chepngetich, but in capturing the victory for the third time Sunday, she made history by becoming the first woman to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours 10 minutes,

Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under 2:10 at the full marathon distance.

Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, became the first woman to break 2 hours, 10 mintes in the marathon.