Tigist Assefa wearing the $500 shoe on Sunday. REUTERS Weighing just 5 ounces, the shoes are very light, but not durable. They’re designed to be worn for a single marathon-distance race (26 ...

Assefa also broke the women's course record in Berlin by outrunning the 2:18:11 mark set by Kenya's Gladys Cherono in 2018. Wanjiru wound up a distant second in 2:18:00 after running 1:09:43 over ...

Tigist Assefa posted one of the most stunning times in the history of marathons, covering the 26.2-mile distance of the Berlin Marathon in 2:11:53 on Sunday. Assefa broke the women's marathon ...

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more ...