{"id":98634,"date":"2024-02-13T07:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/kelvin-kiptum-was-just-gearing-up-for-another-remarkable-feat-and-creating-history-was-his-destiny-world-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T07:36:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:36:01","slug":"kelvin-kiptum-was-just-gearing-up-for-another-remarkable-feat-and-creating-history-was-his-destiny-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/kelvin-kiptum-was-just-gearing-up-for-another-remarkable-feat-and-creating-history-was-his-destiny-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelvin Kiptum was just gearing up for another remarkable feat – and creating history was his destiny | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kelvin Kiptum was just gearing up for another remarkable feat – and creating history was his destiny | World News<\/h2>\n

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All Kelvin Kiptum knew was winning – breaking barriers and demolishing records on the path to marathon superstardom.<\/p>\n

Only three marathons were ever run by the Kenyan – in Valencia, London and Chicago – and he created history in all of them.<\/p>\n

Such was his destiny.<\/p>\n

Born in the high-altitude Kenyan<\/strong> region that is the heartland of long-distance running, Kiptum did what everyone there seemed to do – run.<\/p>\n

And on the trails and roads, between herding the family’s cattle, the talent was honed before setting himself apart as the Rift Valley’s most extraordinary talent.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old will be remembered for how much was achieved so stunningly quickly, so young – and how races he was destined to dominate for years to come will feel his absence.<\/p>\n

It was a mark of his standing in Kenya that his death in a car accident<\/strong> in the Rift Valley on Sunday night provoked an instant outpouring of tributes from political leaders, despite the late hour.<\/p>\n

National mourning for a sporting icon who burst onto the scene and made the most of his talent before his life was so cruelly cut short.<\/p>\n

“I had to find time for my running,” he once recalled of growing up in the village of Chepkorio.<\/p>\n

Those who followed his half-marathons internationally from 2019 saw the brilliance emerging.<\/p>\n

But it was only 14 months ago in Valencia that he ran his first marathon. It was the fastest marathon debut run ever.<\/p>\n

He announced himself to the Marathon Majors in astonishing fashion.<\/p>\n

In only his second marathon, on the streets of London<\/strong>, Kiptum swept over the finish line at Buckingham Palace having smashed the course record<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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It was the second-fastest marathon of all time, missing out on the world record by 16 seconds.<\/p>\n

His trademark running style became clear – running with the pack for the first half of the race and then accelerating clear to glory.<\/p>\n

“I’ll go back home, have a little rest and talk with my team,” Kiptum said in London. “Maybe then we will think of the world record.”<\/p>\n

He did not have to wait long to claim that landmark from fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.<\/p>\n

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\n Kelvin Kiptum at the Chicago marathon in October. Pic: Patrick Gorski\/USA TODAY Sports\/Reuters
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The milestone that is his legacy was secured in just his third marathon in Chicago in October.<\/p>\n

Until this US trip, no man had run 26.2 miles in under two hours and one minute before.<\/p>\n

Kiptum did more than just achieve that, crushing the world record by 34 seconds.<\/p>\n

The mark of two hours and 35 seconds was only ratified last week by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.<\/p>\n

And Kiptum died – along with Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana – with more history in his sights.<\/p>\n

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He was in training for an attempt at another remarkable feat – eyeing the first official marathon run under two hours in Rotterdam in April.<\/p>\n

“That might look ambitious, but I’m not afraid of setting these kind of goals,” he said.<\/p>\n

“There’s no limit to human energy.”<\/p>\n

Always pushing his body with discipline, desire and determination.<\/p>\n

In this Olympic<\/strong> year, the Paris marathon will seem a diminished field without Kelvin Kiptum.<\/p>\n

He leaves a legacy of records tinged with tragedy and the brilliance lost.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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