Izzi Batt-Doyle breaks Australian women's marathon record

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Adelaide runner Izzi Batt-Doyle broke the Australian women's marathon record with a time of 2:20:38 at the Chicago Marathon.

Izzi Batt-Doyle broke the Australian women's marathon record at the Chicago Marathon, clocking 2:20:38 and finishing sixth in the race. The 31-year-old Adelaide runner took 46 seconds off the previous national record of 2:21:24, held by South Australian Jess Stenson, and improved her own personal best by more than two minutes.

Batt-Doyle, a two-time Olympian in the 5000m who already held Australian records in the half-marathon and 10,000m, was paced by her fiancé Riley Cocks throughout the race. She said the pair ran in isolation for much of the course. 'I'm very, very happy. I feel a sense of relief, because it's something I really felt I could achieve and it's been on my mind the past couple of years,' Batt-Doyle said after crossing the finish line.

The race was won by defending champion Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia in 2:13:33. Batt-Doyle noted that the professional field in Chicago was smaller than at some marathons, which affected the dynamics of her run.

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• Izzi Batt-Doyle obliterates Australian marathon record in Chicago31-year-old finishes sixth to beat Jess Stenson’s national record Time of 2:20:38 betters her personal best by two minutes Izzi Batt-Doyle is the new distance queen of Australian athletics, smashing the national record by more than 45 seconds with a blistering run in the United States. Batt-Doyle clocked a time of two hours 20 minutes 38 seconds on her way to sixth place in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday (local time). The 31-year-old took 46 seconds off the previous Australian record of 2:21:24, set by Jess Stenson in 2025. Batt-Doyle is a two-time Olympian in the 5000m, and was already the…Guardian Sport · 12 Oct, 03:04
• Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with 2:20:38 run in ChicagoAnother Australian athletics record falls, with Olympian Batt-Doyle taking more than two minutes off her personal best to break the women's marathon mark in Chicago.ABC News Australia · 12 Oct, 01:06

In this story: Izzi Batt-Doyle · Jess Stenson · Riley Cocks · Hawi Feysa · Chicago Marathon · Adelaide · Australia

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