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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #347!

Happy Monday! Yesterday was a massive day in the world of marathon running, and we've got all the deets in case you missed it!

Here's what I have for you today:

• 🚀 Ruth Chepngetich set a new world record at the 2024 Chicago Marathon and became the first woman in history to run sub-10!
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• 🤔 Marathon times are falling fast, but where is the limit? One study looked to see if we could calculate the performance limit in marathon runners...​
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• 💆🏼‍♀️ So you just ran Chicago (and even if you didn't 😉), and you need some recovery tips. We've got you covered.

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​🚀 WATCH: Ruth Chepngetich Sets World Record At Chicago Marathon And Becomes The First Woman To Break 2:10​

From the gun, Chepngetich created a gap from the rest of the field.
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She reached the halfway point in 1:04:16, which was not only the fastest half-marathon run by a woman on American soil but also the fifth-fastest half-marathon run by a woman in history (and she still had another half-marathon to go!).
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Chepngetich went on to cross the line in 2:09:57, becoming the first woman in history to break 2:10:00.

​🚨 Breaking Down Everything That Happened At The 2024 Chicago Marathon​

Alex Cyr jumps on the pod with Michael Doyle, who is in Chicago and just ran the marathon. They talk all about Ruth Chepngetich’s wild and huge new women’s marathon world record of 2:09:56, what that means for distance running, where it ranks in the pantheon of great sports moments, and exactly just how fast it is by the numbers.
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They also discuss the rest of the women’s race, including how the top Americans did, as well as the men’s race, which saw an impressive 2:02 winner in John Korir, along with a few solid American performances.
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Michael also shares just what it’s like to run the Chicago Marathon with 50,000 other runners, what makes this World Marathon Major so special, and all the details behind the scenes of what it was like on race weekend in the Windy City.

​🤔 Can We Calculate The Limits Of Human Performance? Nailing Down When We Might See A Sub-2 Marathon​

The sub-2-hour marathon has been an elusive target for elite runners for decades. Each year, the marathon world record gets closer and closer to that elusive barrier that it seems inevitable to be broken in the near future.

We found a study published in the Journal of Medicine and Science of Sports and Exercise that used previous data trends to estimate when and how likely it is we might see someone run a sub-2 marathon.

​💆🏼‍♀️ Marathon Training Recovery: How To Recover Quickly After A Workout or Race​

Between your interval work, easy runs, strength training, and cross-training, you may want to take a break from your marathon training plan by the time the end of the week comes rolling around.

But then the weekend creeps up, and a nice, long 15-miler is waiting for you! That’s not the recovery time you were hoping for!

If you don’t recover well and get enough rest, you can easily become injured, fatigued, sleep-deprived, demotivated, or all of the above.

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