With a time of 2:19:12, KeiraDAmato is now the fastest American woman marathoner in history.
that she was in shape to run a sub-2:22 marathon and that the American record was on her mind."If I'm around 2:20 shape, we'll definitely go for it. If I'm close enough I'll go for it and see what happens."With 2:19 flashing on the clock at the finish line, running fans knew exactly what they were witnessing in Houston on Saturday. The cheers pushed her across the line, 24 seconds below the record, and D'Amato hugged her children and then collapsed to the ground.
impressive turn of events, D'Amato wasn't even the first to break a record on Saturday. In the same race, Sarah Hall broke the American half-marathon record for womenAfter setting the American Record in the Marathon, the thing I am most excited about is some girl/woman saw it and thought, ‘I can do that.’ I know they will… and I’ll be rooting for them.
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