Russia’s Mariya Konovalova, who turned 40 in August, ran 2:22:27 for second place at Sunday’s Nagoya Women’s Marathon in Japan to lower the women’s world masters marathon record by more than two minutes. She surpassed the existing masters standard of 2:24:54 by Germany’s Irina Mikitenko at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, the IAAF reports.

Konovalova’s previous best was 2:22:46 for third place at the 2013 Chicago Marathon; she was also third in Chicago in 2010 in 2:23:50.

Konovalova has been a presence on the world-class stage for two decades. Formerly known as Mariya Pantyukhova, she was sixth in the 5000-meter final at the 1995 World Championships. Thirteen years later, she was fifth in the 2008 Olympic 10,000 in 30:35.84.

Her career track bests, 14:38.09 for 5000 meters in 2008 and 30:31.03 for 10,000 in 2009, plus her 2013 half marathon of 1:09:20, were all set in Russia. Konovalova ran her debut marathon in 2010 at the London Marathon.

In Nagoya on Sunday, Konovalova was in close contract with eventual winner Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain for nearly 20 miles before Kirwa pulled away to win by 19 seconds.

The American women’s masters marathon record is 2:28:40, set by Colleen De Reuck in Chicago in 2005.

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