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Posted on Oct 9, 2023
Kelvin Kiptum breaks a world record in his U.S. marathon debut
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No other runner could be seen in the distance when Kelvin Kiptum tore through the finish line tape in Chicago. Not only did the 23-year-old Kenyan win on Sunday, but he set a new world record.
Kiptum crossed the finish line at the Chicago Marathon with an unofficial time of 2 hours and 35 seconds. If confirmed, Kiptum will have beaten two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge's record, set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, by 34 seconds.
It would also make Kiptum the first athlete in the world to break 2 hours and 1 minute in a record-eligible marathon.
"I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record — I am so happy," Kiptum said, according to World Athletics. "A world record was not on my mind today, but I knew one day I would be a world record-holder."
No other runner could be seen in the distance when Kelvin Kiptum tore through the finish line tape in Chicago. Not only did the 23-year-old Kenyan win on Sunday, but he set a new world record.
Kiptum crossed the finish line at the Chicago Marathon with an unofficial time of 2 hours and 35 seconds. If confirmed, Kiptum will have beaten two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge's record, set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, by 34 seconds.
It would also make Kiptum the first athlete in the world to break 2 hours and 1 minute in a record-eligible marathon.
"I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record — I am so happy," Kiptum said, according to World Athletics. "A world record was not on my mind today, but I knew one day I would be a world record-holder."
Kelvin Kiptum breaks a world record in his U.S. marathon debut
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."While Kipchoge has run under two hours under non-legal race conditions - including drafting and laser pace lights - only three men had ever gone under two hours and two minutes before (Kipchoge in 2:01:09, Kiptum in 2:01:25 and Kenenisa Bekele in 2:01:41). No one had ever broken two hours and one minute before today.
Meanwhile in the women's race, Sifan Hassan won in her own inimitable style. Running for much of the race with reigning champion Ruth Chepng'etich at under world record pace, she even dropped back at one point. However, as we saw in her debut in London Marathon last year, Hassan does not play by the rules, and came back, overtook Chepng'etich and dropped her at around 20 miles.
Hassan looked like she was digging deep in the last few miles and had drifted away from world record pace but still finished in 2:13:44, the second fastest women's marathon ever. This, off the back of a busy World Championships schedule just six weeks ago, where she won a bronze medal in the 5,000m and a silver in the 10,000m.".
..."While Kipchoge has run under two hours under non-legal race conditions - including drafting and laser pace lights - only three men had ever gone under two hours and two minutes before (Kipchoge in 2:01:09, Kiptum in 2:01:25 and Kenenisa Bekele in 2:01:41). No one had ever broken two hours and one minute before today.
Meanwhile in the women's race, Sifan Hassan won in her own inimitable style. Running for much of the race with reigning champion Ruth Chepng'etich at under world record pace, she even dropped back at one point. However, as we saw in her debut in London Marathon last year, Hassan does not play by the rules, and came back, overtook Chepng'etich and dropped her at around 20 miles.
Hassan looked like she was digging deep in the last few miles and had drifted away from world record pace but still finished in 2:13:44, the second fastest women's marathon ever. This, off the back of a busy World Championships schedule just six weeks ago, where she won a bronze medal in the 5,000m and a silver in the 10,000m.".
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