Big marathon names salute man of the moment, Kelvin Kiptum
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023.
Paul Tergat said the beauty of world records is that they are set to be broken. He praised phenomenal Kiptum for his style and pose.
Patrick Makau, who became the second Kenya to break the marathon world record, said Kiptum has firmly put himself in the history books.
Former marathon world record holders, legendary Paul Tergat and Patrick Makau have paid tribute to the newest record holder, Kelvin Kiptum.
The two former distance runners said that it won’t take long before someone runs a marathon under two hours after Kiptum’s exceptional run in Chicago where he shattered the marathon world record by 34 second.