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, ...

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.
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 ...