Carey Pinkowski, the Chicago Marathon’s long-standing race director, braced himself near the 14-mile marker at the 2023 London Marathon. I don’t see anybody getting close to that time for a while.” open image in gallery Kelvin Kiptum set a new course record when he won the London Marathon in 2023 The beloved Kipchoge had won 15 of his first 17 …
NAIROBI, Kenya — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Kenya’s Kiptum was 24 and one of the most exciting prospects to emerge in road running …
When Eliud Kipchoge celebrated his fifth win in the Berlin Marathon last year, there was an air of invincibility about him. Kelvin Kiptum shattered Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds in winning the Chicago Marathon earlier this month, finishing in a world record 2:00:35. “I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record — I am …
