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Izzi Batt-Doyle is the new distance queen of Australian athletics, smashing the national record by more than 45 seconds with a blistering run in the United States. Batt-Doyle clocked a time of two hours 20 minutes 38 seconds on her way to sixth place in the Chicago Marathon<\/a> on Sunday (local time).<\/p>\n The 31-year-old took 46 seconds off the previous Australian record of 2:21:24, set by Jess Stenson in 2025. Batt-Doyle is a two-time Olympian in the 5000m, and was already the Australian record-holder in the half-marathon and 10,000m.<\/p>\n She said she was inspired by former Australian record-holder Benita Willis on her way to her 2:20:38 time in Chicago that improved her own personal best by an incredible two minutes. Willis ran 2:22:36 at the 2006 Chicago Marathon, a time that stood as the Australian record until Sinead Diver (2:21:34) lowered it in 2022, before Stenson clocked 2:21:24 in 2025.<\/p>\n Now Batt-Doyle has obliterated that mark as she builds momentum towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2032 Games in Brisbane.<\/p>\n Batt-Doyle raised her arms in jubilation as she crossed the finish line in Chicago, before embracing her fiance Riley Cocks, who ran with her the whole way and finished seconds behind.<\/p>\n