Kelvin Kiptum
Kenya
Personal Bests
Marathon
2:00:35
10/8/2023
10,000 Metres
28:27.87
5/4/2021
Half Marathon
Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
58:42
12/6/2020
10 Kilometres Road
28:17
10/6/2019
Kenya
Marathon
2:00:35
10/8/2023
10,000 Metres
28:27.87
5/4/2021
Half Marathon
Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
58:42
12/6/2020
10 Kilometres Road
28:17
10/6/2019
With the 2025 marathon season just around the corner, our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael ask: who (if anyone) will finally break the two-hour barrier on a legal marathon course? They explore the science behind running a sub-two marathon, the evolution of shoe technology, Eliud Kipchoge's Breaking2 and INEOS 1:59 Challenge events, and the haunting spectre of the world record holder, late Kelvin Kiptum. They then get into where, when and who could finally break this elusive barrier in distance running.
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"Haters gonna hate... potaters gonna potate." - Kara Goucher
This and other "wisdom" in this new episode. Des and Kara recap an exciting World Indoor meet in Glasgow where the US brought home a truckload of middle distance and distance medals including 4 in the 1500m alone. Kara was on the call and offers some behind-the-scenes insight, plus they give their thoughts on implications for the outdoor season.
Then, they discuss results from the Tokyo Marathon including Kipchoge's disappointing 10th place. Should he be chosen for the Kenyan marathon team for Paris? What would Des and Kara do (WWDKD)?
Tragically, the Kenya team will also be without one its biggest stars in Kelvin Kiptum who passed away from a car accident on February 11th. Des and Kara share why it took a little bit for them to talk about this very sad news.
Finally, the discussion turns to elite contracts as they try to demystify them for you as listeners, sharing the good, bad, and ugly from their experiences.
We hope you enjoy this one, and if you don't, then you can just go potate...
Welcome to new series within the Sweat Elite Podcast called ACTION - a recap of the weekly events taking place in the world of distance running by coaches at Sweat Elite Coaching Academy Max Frankel and Matt Fox.
In this weeks episode Matt and Max discuss Kelvin Kiptum's dead after some recent news, Millrose Games, other indoor season events and some exciting things in the near future.
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It’s another “What’s Normal, What’s Not Normal” edition.
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On Sunday afternoon, Feburary 11th, we learned Kevlin Keptum, world marathon record holder and a rising star, along with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed in a car crash in Kenya. The Elevate Community extends our deepest sympathy their families. Kelvin is survived by his wife and two small children.
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This past Sunday we lost a legend. Kelvin Kiptum, the fastest marathoner of all-time, and his coach Gervais Hakizimana, died in a car crash outside of Eldoret, Kenya.
By the age of 24, Kelvin had established himself as one of the best endurance runners in history. His world record setting 2:00:35 performance at the 2023 Chicago Marathon was simultaneously the best marathon performance in history and a foreshadowing of the brilliance to come.
In this tribute episode Tommie Runz, Marcus Brown, Peter Bromka, Lindsey Hein, and Matt Chittim discuss Kelvin's historic performances, his legacy, and the ways in which he inspired all of us and will continue to do so for generations.
If you’re a runner, you probably already know you need to train to get faster but what about taking this to the next level with over 175 miles per week?
This is exactly the type of extreme training that went into Kelvin Kiptum’s world record setting marathon performance, where he ran 2:00:35 in Chicago this past fall.
In this episode we’ll take a closer look at Kiptum’s training and discuss whether everyday runners can employ some of the same strategies or if Kiptum’s radical approach to training is best reserved for the elites.
It takes an incredible amount of talent and dedication to make it to the professional level of marathon running. Most of us will never come close to holding the 5:36/mile pace Kiptum ran but this doesn’t mean you can’t learn a few things from these exceptional athletes.
Over the course of the show we’ll discuss what you might be able to take away from Kiptum’s success with topics including:
If you’ve ever wondered how professional runners train or whether you could have what it takes to train like an elite athlete, you’re going to love this conversation.
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Steve Moneghetti is still a household name throughout most of Australia. Along with De'Castella, he is without a doubt one of Australia's most recognisable runners.
With world champs bronze and Commonwealth Games gold medals donning his trophy cabinet, and with a 2:08.16 PB, Mona was the elite of the elite in the 90’s and would still be one of Australia’s best today.
At 61 years of age, Mona still runs, and pretty fast too. Last year he pumped out a 33-minute road 10km at 60.
We caught up with Mona to discuss not just the old days, but what is happening now, how he still manages to run so fast as a masters athlete, and also his thoughts on a range of things, from Gen Gregson, Pat Tiernan and Brett Robinson to super shoes and Kelvin Kiptum.
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As Chris recovers from the marathon, Kyle Merber, Eric Jenkins and Mac Fleet took over the show for a special episode of "Office Hourse" – where we answer our followers, readers and listeners' questions.
We'll try and do more of these when we're all together in-person. Here are the questions answered in this week's episode:
– Do you like the way the U.S. selects its marathon team through the Olympic Trials system?
– How much alcohol do pros actually drink?
– What do you think is reasonable mileage for a "working runner" to attempt when aiming for a hypothetical sub-2:45 marathon PR?
– Why don't we host more professional cross country meets in the United States?
– Shouldn't pro runners practice racing without pacers more?
– What does it mean when pros say they "get work done" in their training or at races? Like PT/massage/chiropractor? Who is paying for that?
– Why is there a Bowerman Track Club exodus? What is happening?
– Is Kelvin Kiptum and his fast performance good for the sport?
– Why don't runners like Scott Fauble and Emma Bates run more races than marathons?
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Welcome to a new podcast series - In My Opinion - where I, Matt Fox will share stories, information and education about the elite running world. In the first episode I discuss being in Japan and what Sweat Elite is up to here, meeting Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya, The New York Marathon and how phenomenal the men's winning result really was and much more.
Email me at matt@sweatelite.co with any insights.
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Mailbag show means it's all about your questions. At DOR we love hearing from you! On this episode, Nathan and David tackle your shoe, training, and injury questions. They take a look at comparing daily trainers and super shoes. They give some tips on how to taper for different lengths of races, and explore strength-training and injuries like proximal hamstring tendinopathy and hip impingements. We're always open to questions, so send us emails at doctorsofrunningpodcast@gmail.com.
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Episode 19 - Just Some Great Running Advice
This episode just has some great running advice. Hence the name of the episode. This isn't an exhaustive list... it's just some great running advice. I've got more. This is just some of what I got. I can't give you everything on episode 19. You wouldn't come back for episode 20 and I want you back. And that's not all this episode has! I go over... in detail... the Chicago Marathon weekend... which was awesome. There is also the mail bag AND another Mindful Minute with coach tammie. It's an all around great episode.
00:00 Intro and Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap
22:15 Just Some Great Running Advice
44:00 Mailbag
47:35 Mindset Minute with coach tammie of the how up society
49:35 See Ya Laters
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"We want to compete with the best and we want to have a run at the American record soon. It’s not going to happen next year with the Olympic Trials and the Olympics, but we want to compete with the best. American distance running will eventually get to that level. It would be better to do it with us now than in three to five years with someone else. We’d rather be the ones to get that rather than reacting to someone else hitting it.”
Conner Mantz and Clayton Young just became the first two American men to hit the Olympic marathon qualifying standard for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. At the Chicago Marathon, Mantz finished 2:07:47 for sixth place. Young took seventh in 2:08:00.
Going into last weekend, no American man had dipped under the 2:08:10 standard so there was a bit of stress about whether any American marathoners would have the mark before the U.S. Olympic Trials in February. Athletes can qualify for the Olympics by hitting the time, placing top five at a Platinum Label Marathon or getting within the world ranking quota.
Mantz and Young assured that we will have at least two U.S. men’s marathoners at the Paris Olympics. Now, they’ll have to just finish in the top 3 of the U.S. Olympic Trials to get on the team officially. We’ll discuss that a bit more within the episode.
While the performances were strong, we actually didn’t get to watch any of it on the TV broadcast since Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum was much further ahead while on his way to a 2:00:35 world record. In this episode, we’ll unpack how the races played out for them, their key takeaways, what their early thoughts are for the trials and much more.
Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Guest: Conner Mantz | @connermantz on Instagram
Guest: Clayton Young | @_clayton_young_ on Instagram
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