It was unthinkable to many. To ZECOB KPAGE KIPIt was a “perfect race.” In February, 24-year-old Ugandan did not just regain the world record of half marathon, he deleted it: his time of 56 minutes and 42 seconds in Barcelona was 48 seconds faster than the previous brand. The World Athletics said it was The biggest one improvement on the male half-target ever recorded.
And the most impressive part? He may have just warmed up with a boil. Confirmed soon after not again to compete to debut over full distance, In the London Marathon on Sunday. “I never imagined to perform under a 57-minute partic, it’s stunning,” he said with a boil. Do the mathematics and sub-two-hour marathon, once regarded as inextricable records, on the sight of the vinegar.
But not in mind. This is his debut, after all, and February was two months ago. “I saw a lot of people who publish about it, saying that I would be that,” said the world champion of half marathon. “I have to take a good race first, my race.”
Others will look with interest, among them the greatest of all time. That kiplimony very expected marathon debut comes next to Eliud KipchogeReturn to London adds another layer on the plot. Kipchoge, the The biggest racer marathon of all time And the fourfold winner in London, became the first person who in unofficial conditions to break a two-hour barrier in unofficial conditions and believes that the first official record can soon arrive, maybe on Sunday.
“He is capable of running anything,” Kipchoge said about Kippo. “He has a good mind, trying to take over any challenge. Absolutely, yes. He can do it.”
At the age of 40, Kipchoge is maintained, can still compete with the best in the world on their first performance in London from 2020. years. But Kenijan welcomes the reality that the younger generation becomes faster, as development in shoe technology. “The future is good,” he said. Kipchoge has more wins in London Marathon than anyone else, but the point is that he is just as excited to see how fast the boiling can go.
It remains a huge step for the ciltics, which said he increased his mileage on over 220 km per week for the marathon. But it’s not a permanent move yet. Uganda said his path, which bronze a medal brought 10,000 billion in the 1920s Olympics. In Tokyo, and 2022. World Cups in Eugene is not yet, conserting that it can take inspiration from Sifan Hassan and her exploits over more disciplines.
The cylights chose to make the debut in London because it offers a flat course and ideal terms. He joins a complex initial line that includes six men who went under the tag 2:04:00. There is not only Kipchoge, but last year’s winner in London Mutiso and the Olympic Champion Tamirat Tola, while Sabastian from Sabia in the December ran 2:02:05 on his marathon debut in December and is now appointed for his second time of the marathon.
Sawe’s effort in Valencia was the second fastest marathon debut ever recorded, after Kelvin Kiptum 2:01:53 in the Spanish city of the previous year. Kiptum continued to record his personal best and take the world record in Chicago in 2023. years, before tragic death in a car accident at only 24.
Kiplimo London Debut comes a year from Pgute that are paid for the correct kiptum on the initial line. Keny won the London Marathon in the course records, and death was executable for sports. He was a star of the present and future, and exceptional talent was too early to take.
Astonishing sub-waypointing Underweight in 57 minutes in Barcelona signals that the sport of running a distance was to find another. His first glance of London Street will be a cashier, even for those who joined him in the initial line.