Kiptum was speaking in Nairobi on Tuesday, Oct. 10, back home 48 hours after slicing 34 seconds off the previous best time set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge.
NAIROBI -- Kenya's freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has"no plan" to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark.
"I've got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record," said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in April. Kipchoge, at 38 15 years Kiptum's senior, has broken the two-hour barrier when he clocked 1:59:40 but that was achieved with the aid of pacemakers in a project backed by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos in Vienna in 2019 and consequently not recognized by World Athletics.
"Every athlete is happy to represent their country and I am looking forward to run in the marathon in Paris," said Kiptum.
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