February 12, 20241 yr Sad story. Killed along with his coach in a car accident in his native Kenya. He ran a 2:00:35 in Chicago in October to set a new WR. Seems like he was the odds on favorite to break 2 hours. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39507083/marathon-world-record-holder-kelvin-kiptum-24-dies-car-crash
February 12, 20241 yr This is a tragic loss for the running community. He broke Kipchoge's WR in just his 3rd marathon, and he was poised to rewrite all the marathon record books. I met him at the Nike store on South Congress a couple months ago as part of The Running Event. He was really down to earth and soft spoken. I gathered he was still adjusting to the international spotlight which can be hard for a 24 year-old. I ran that Chicago Marathon, and he graciously signed my participant shirt from it and included his time.
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