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.

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

Fotyen Tesfay of Ethiopia ran the second-fastest women's marathon in history to win the Barcelona Marathon on Sunday. Tesfay, ...
Just Women's Sports

Fotyen Tesfay Clocks 2:10:53 in Barcelona Marathon Debut for No. 2 All-Time Record

Ethiopia's Fotyen Tesfay ran the Barcelona Marathon in 2:10:53, marking the second-fastest women's time and fastest event ...
Canadian Running Magazine

Ethiopian runner speeds to fastest women’s marathon debut in history

Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay made a remarkable first showing at the marathon distance on Sunday, running 2:10:53 at the Zurich Barcelona Marathon in Spain to set the fastest debut ever by a woman. The ...

Is Vicky the world's fastest pea pod?

Wearing a pea suit, Vicky Knight bids to break a record for a runner dressed as a vegetable.

‘I was just somebody who loved to run’: 100-mile world-record breaker shares her story

Ashley Paulson has made headlines for the past decade, from running 9 miles to the hospital to give birth to her fourth child, to winning big at the Deseret News Marathon, to starring in a reality TV ...