World Athletics

Tesfay goes No.2 all time with 2:10:51 marathon debut in Barcelona

Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay stormed to second on the world all-time list by running a 2:10:51 marathon debut, while Haftu Teklu ...

Here’s how fast the world’s best marathoners can run

Here’s a complete list of the world record-holders and all-time top 26.2-mile runners.

Fotyen Tesfay runs second-fastest women's marathon in history

Fotyen Tesfay won the Barcelona Marathon in the fastest time other than the world record from 2024.

Fotyen Tesfay Averaged 4:59 Pace for a Marathon—and Ran the Second-Fastest Women’s Time in History

The 28-year-old Ethiopian posted the fastest debut marathon ever recorded by a woman.

Marathon-Ethiopia's Fotyen Tesfay sets second-fastest time ever on marathon debut

Ethiopian long-distance runner Fotyen Tesfay stormed to the second-fastest marathon time in history when ​she won the Barcelona Marathon on ‌Sunday with a time of two hours, 10 minutes and 53 seconds.