Posted on 21 September 2014. Tags: deena kastor, Masters, Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, world record
The legendary Deena Kastor set a new Masters World Record for the half marathon earlier this morning at the Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon where she ran an astonishing 1:09:35.
Kastor is 41 years old having been born on February 14, 1973.
She beat the masters half marathon record previously held by Russia’s Irina Permitina by 17 seconds.
“I went back and forth—I’ve got it, I don’t have it,” she recalled. “I went through that mental battle—should I give up? Should I dig deeper? But you don’t get that many chances, so I went for it.”
Nine years ago, Kastor ran a 1:07:53 in Philly. She obviously loves to set records in the ‘City of Brotherly Love.’ Deena holds the U.S. women records for the marathon and half marathon.
Next up for Kastor is the New York City Marathon in November.
Posted in Elites, Half Marathon
Posted on 09 September 2010. Tags: 2:15:25, berhane adere, catherine ndereba, deena kastor, fastest, irinia mikitenko, marathon, mizuki noguchi, naoko takahashi, paula radcliffe, run, running, sun yingjie, united states, yoko shibui, zhou chunxiu
The Top 10 Female Marathon Times of all-time.
Women seem to run fastest at London, Chicago, Berlin, and Dubai.
No one has come close to Paula Radcliffe’s 2:15:25 that she set in London back in 2003..
| Runner (Country) |
Time |
Date |
Location |
| 1. Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) |
2:15:25 |
Apr 13, 2003 |
London |
| 2. Liliya Shobukhova (Russia) |
2:18:20 |
Oct 9, 2011 |
Chicago |
| 3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) |
2:18:37 |
Apr 22, 2012 |
London |
| 4. Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) |
2:18:47 |
Oct 7, 2001 |
Chicago |
| 5. Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia) |
2:18:58 |
Apr 15, 2012 |
Rotterdam |
| 6. Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) |
2:19:12 |
Sept 25, 2005 |
Berlin |
| 7. Irinia Mikitenko (Germany) |
2:19:19 |
Sept 28, 2008 |
Berlin |
| 8. Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia) |
2:19:31 |
Jan 27, 2012 |
Dubai |
| 9. Lucy Kabuu (Kenya) |
2:19:34 |
Jan 27, 2012 |
Dubai |
| 10. Deena Kastor (United States) |
2:19:36 |
Apr 23, 2006 |
London |
Related: The Top 10 Fastest Male Marathon Times of All-Time
Posted in Featured, Marathon
