It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon ... did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a hugely competitive race and set a new ...

LONDON — Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing ... She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday. Jepchirchir had by far the ...

Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing a chance to defend her Olympic gold than on setting a world record for a women-only marathon. She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win ...

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, 30, of Kenya ... At that point, Jepchirchir made a definitive move to take the win, in a time exactly one minute faster than her previous personal best.

In short: Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Jepchirchir finished the famous race in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds.

LONDONLONDON — Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing ... She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday. Jepchirchir had by far ...

LONDON (Reuters) − Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women ... from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race. The 30-year-old Jepchirchir ...

(CNN) — It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres ...