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Izzi Batt-Doyle sets Australian marathon record in Chicago
Adelaide runner Izzi Batt-Doyle set a new Australian women’s marathon record at the Chicago Marathon.
She finished in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 38 seconds, 46 seconds faster than the previous record set by Jess Stenson last December.
The run also improved Batt-Doyle’s personal best by 2 minutes and 21 seconds.
She placed sixth in the women’s race, won by Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa in 2:13:33.
Batt-Doyle and her fiancé, Riley Cocks, followed a pacing plan that kept her speed steady through the race.
Although conditions were warmer than ideal, she said she prepared by drinking plenty of water and using water cups to cool herself.
The record places her among Australian record-holders including Stenson, Sinead Diver and Benita Willis.
Izzi Batt-Doyle set an Australian women’s marathon record of 2:20:38 at the Chicago Marathon.
The 31-year-old finished sixth and lowered the previous record by 46 seconds.
The mark had been set by fellow Australian Jess Stenson in 2025, according to the Guardian.
Batt-Doyle said she was proud and relieved to achieve a record she had pursued for the past couple of years.
Her fiancé, Riley Cocks, paced her during the race.
- Who
- Izzi Batt-Doyle, a 31-year-old Australian runner.
- What
- She set an Australian marathon record with a time of 2:20:38 and finished sixth.
- When
- Sunday, local time. The articles were published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Chicago Marathon in Chicago, United States.
- Why
- Batt-Doyle said achieving the record was something she believed she could do and had focused on for the past couple of years.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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,
I'm really proud I could achieve it today and I'm so happy.
Sinead Diver lowered the Australian marathon record to 2:21:34, according to the Guardian.
Jess Stenson set the previous Australian record, according to the Guardian.
Batt-Doyle ran 2:20:38, took 46 seconds off the record and finished sixth.
- Record time
- 2:20:38
- Previous record
- 2:21:24, set by Jess Stenson in 2025, according to the Guardian
- Record improvement
- 46 seconds
- Chicago finish
- Sixth place
- Pacing partner
- Riley Cocks, Batt-Doyle’s fiancé
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