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How Emily Sisson Hones Her Speed. Jeannie Rice, 75, broke the women’s masters world record in the marathon with a time of 3:34:32, and also racked up American records over the course of the race, including the 10K (49:14) and half marathon (1:43:09). Gene Dykes, 75, also set an American marathon masters record of 3:17:01.
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Rice told Runner’s World after the race that she was happy with her performance at Chicago, but she thought she would run a little faster. She said she got slightly dizzy around mile 22.
“The weather was perfect, but somehow I didn’t have my best race!” she said. “I thought I’d run 5 minutes faster than what I did. But I’m looking forward to breaking my own record at my next marathon.”
Looking ahead, Rice will race the USATF Masters 8K Championships in December, and she has her eyes on two half marathons in Florida over the winter. Her next full marathon will be the London Marathon on April 21, 2024.
Jenny Hitchings, 60, also set a world marathon record in the 60-64 age group with her time of 2:49:43. Her half marathon split of 1:23:39 is also an American record.
And Des Linden—a new addition to masters running after turning 40 over the summer—took down Deena Kastor’s American masters record of 2:27:47. Linden improved the record by 12 seconds, running 2:27:35.
Molly Seidel PRs at the 2023 Chicago Marathon Runner’s World. He is a former all-conference collegiate runner who’s based in Easton, PA. Previously, he worked as the newsletters editor at Runner's World, Bicycling, and Popular Mechanics.
