Letesenbet Gidey Attempts World Record at Valencia Marathon

The fastest female long-distance runner of all time, Letesenbet Gidi The Ethiopian will make her highly anticipated 42.2 debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon on Sunday.

The 24-year-old currently holds world records in the 5,000m (14:06.62), 10,000m (29:01.03), half marathon (62:52) and is the 10,000m world champion.

Giddy found success at Valencia. Here she set her two world records (5,000 m and half marathon). So far, she’s the only woman to run below the barrier in half her marathon, where she’s 64 minutes and she’s 63 minutes, indicating she’s ready to run at a fast pace on Sunday. I’m here.

The fine weather and flat course attract many of the world’s top marathoners to race in Valencia. In the 2020 edition, 60 athletes have achieved qualifying times for the Tokyo Olympics.

The weather on Sunday is perfect for a marathon. The current forecast calls for a temperature of 5 degrees and winds of less than 10 km/h. Gidey is reported to be using her three male pacemakers to guide her and she is trying to run fast. her agent says.

Guidi hasn’t come out and says she’s chasing the world record, but her time so far has been over 10K, clocking 21.1 seconds, with times ranging from 2:16 to 2:12. It shows that something can be achieved.

Only one female marathoner has broken 2:16 before 2019.Paula Radcliffe2:15:25 at the 2003 London Marathon. Since 2019, three women have broken her 2:16 mark. Brigid Kosgei A new world record of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon took the lead.his fellow Kenyans Ruth Chepnetic came within 14 seconds She broke her record at this year’s Chicago Marathon, becoming the second fastest female marathoner ever (2:14:18).

Another time for Gidey is the Ethiopian national record of 2:15:37. Tigist Asefa At the 2022 Berlin Marathon.

Now Gidey is in top shape and the only thing holding her back is her marathon experience. Valencia offers her the chance to reach a time never before touched by a woman in a marathon, and there’s a good chance we’ll see something special on Sunday.

My prediction is to be in the realm of as low as 2:13 to break the world record and claim the title of fastest debutant of all time.

Viewing method

2022 Valencia Marathon I have a free live stream See all the action on the race website. Sunday’s race is early for North American spectators, starting at 2:15am ET (8:15am CET in Spain).