![]() Sisson made up some ground on Gebremaryam, but wondered after the race if she could have run faster with a more even effort. ![]() Hiwot Gebremaryam of Ethiopia took the race out hot, splitting 15:14 (4:54 pace) for the first 5K, and held on to win in 1:06:28. ![]() She averaged 5:07 per mile in the record run, though her pace slowed slightly after a quick opening 5K of 15:31. In doing so, she became the first American woman to hold both national records since Deena Kastor held both marks from 2006-2018 The 31-year-old from Flagstaff, Arizona, opens 2023 with a bang after a record-setting 2022 that saw her set American records in the half marathon (1:07:11) last spring, and the full marathon (2:18:29) at the Chicago Marathon. woman to run under 67 minutes on a record-eligible course, and she owns four of the top six all-time fastest marks in the distance by an American woman. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Įmily Sisson ran 1:06:52 to break her own American record by 19 seconds en route to finishing second place overall at the Houston Half Marathon on Sunday morning. ![]()
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