🏃Beatrice Chebet Smashes 10,000m World Record to Win Kenyan Olympic Trials at Pre Classic
Beatrice Chebet set a new world record in the women’s 10,000 meters at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic on Saturday morning, clocking in at 28:54.14. This remarkable performance not only shattered the previous record of 29:01.03 but also made her the first woman to break the 29-minute barrier on the track (two women have broken 29 minutes for 10k on the roads). With this victory, Chebet, a silver medalist at the 2022 World Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Championships in the 5,000 meters, secured her spot on the Kenyan Olympic team as the race served as the Kenyan Olympic trials.
Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, the 5,000m world record holder, led for 22 laps but finished second in 29:05.92, making her the third-fastest woman in history over this distance. Lilian Rengeruk, who won silver behind Chebet at the World Cross Country Championships in March, earned the second spot on the Kenyan Olympic team by finishing in 29:26.89, the sixth-fastest time ever. Margaret Kipkemboi, who finished just behind Rengeruk in 29:27.59, now holds the seventh-fastest time and has a strong chance of being named to the Kenyan Olympic team as a discretionary pick.
Chebet had not initially aimed for a world record but sought to make her first Olympic team in what was only her second track 10,000m race. The pace was set for a world record by Tsegay, who had requested the Wavelights to be set at 29:01.03. “When Gudaf asked for a world record, then for me I decided to say, let me try to go with that,” Chebet said.
From the start at 10:50 a.m. Pacific Time, Chebet stayed close to Tsegay. By 3800 meters, all three official pacers had stepped off, leaving Tsegay to lead a group of four, including Chebet, Rengeruk, and Kipkemboi, who reached the halfway mark in 14:31.08. The pace proved too much for Rengeruk and Kipkemboi, leaving Tsegay and Chebet to continue alone. In the final mile, Tsegay began to struggle while Chebet surged ahead just before three laps to go.
“I saw the Wavelight going away from Gudaf,” Chebet said. “Then I decided to see. I feel like I’m still strong. Let me try and see.” Chebet soon outpaced the lights, and the crowd at Hayward Field roared her on as she closed with a final 400m in 63.63 seconds, securing the record.
Tsegay, who had been uncertain about attempting the world record due to foot pain earlier in the week, decided to go ahead with the attempt after feeling good during her final strides on Friday. Despite the challenge of maintaining pace without pacers in the second half, Tsegay was gracious in her post-race remarks, giving Chebet a huge hug at the finish. “Sometimes it’s like that, no problem,” Tsegay said. “Congratulations to Chebet, very fast time.”
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