Letesenbet Gidey World Half Marathon Record 1.02.52 in Valencia 2021

Previous World Record set earlier this year by Ruth Chepngetich

Previous world record of women’s half marathon 1.04.02 set by Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya is broken by more than a minute.

The Splits

Gidey’s 10 Kilometer split was 29.45 which was already more than 34 seconds faster almost half way through.

Gidey’s Comment

Letesenbet Gidey commented, “I’m so happy to break the world record in my first half marathon and my first race for the NN Running Team. Gracias Valencia!”.