Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya broke her own world record in the women's-only half marathon Saturday, clocking 1 hour, 5 minutes and 16 seconds.
The 27-year-old Jepchirchir improved on her record by 18 seconds on a four-lap course, taking gold at the World Athletics half marathon championships in Gdynia, Poland.
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a34402934/world-half-marathon-championships-results-2020/No U.S. or Canadian competitors due to Covid-19 concerns.