Kiptum’s world marathon record now ratified

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Updated 2024/02/06 at 5:12 PM
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Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after breaking the world record at the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)
Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after breaking the world record at the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)

Ratified: Kiptum’s world marathon record

 

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago (© Getty Images)


Men’s World Marathon record

2:00:35 Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) Chicago 8 October 2023

Kelvin Kiptum’s world marathon record of 2:00:35, set in Chicago last year, has been ratified.

 

Kenya’s Kiptum became the first athlete to break 2:01 in a record-eligible marathon, taking 34 seconds off the world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on 8 October.

 

With that performance, Kiptum improved his PB by 50 seconds to surpass the world record of 2:01:09 set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin on 25 September 2022.

 

Kiptum pushed the pace throughout the race in Chicago. He broke away from a seven-strong lead group after reaching 5km in 14:26, joined by his compatriot Daniel Mateiko. They were on world record pace at 10km and passed in 28:42, but the tempo dropped a little and reached halfway in 1:00:48.

 

After 30km was passed in 1:26:31, Kiptum kicked and dropped Mateiko. A blistering 5km split of 13:51 took him to the 35km checkpoint in 1:40:22, and he was on sub-2:01 pace, 49 seconds ahead of Mateiko.

 

Continuing to run urgently, Kiptum passed 40km in 1:54:23 – after a 27:52 10km split. He went on to win the race by almost three and a half minutes, crossing the finish line at 2:00:35.

 

“I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record – I am so happy,” he said.”. “A world record was not on my mind today, but I knew I would be a world record-holder one day.” 

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