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Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon by mooreds

Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon by mooreds

Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon by mooreds

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  • Post Author
    duxup
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 2:39 am

    I never understood running until long ago I was running for some school event and just got into that grove where … it didn't hurt to run and I felt like I could go forever.

    How these guys do it for that long and that fast still amazes me, but I felt like i got a little glimpse into how it works.

  • Post Author
    adharmad
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 3:48 am

    Something about the East African runners is just built differently to excel in endurance running. Probably a combination of genetics and training.

  • Post Author
    vivzkestrel
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 3:50 am

    20 kms in 57 mins??? goddamn that is like a km every 3 mins and that too on a sustained run.

  • Post Author
    dinp
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 5:32 am

    The article mentions, he is going to run the marathon, looking forward to what he can do in that distance. I feel it's only a matter of time until someone breaks the 2 hour barrier in an official race. Lot of people thought it would be Kelvin Kiptum, unfortunately he passed away in an accident.

  • Post Author
    rurban
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 8:27 am

    Sports press is a joke. Didn't they talk a single time to a runner yet? They didn't find find out about the carbon shoe revolution yet, but triathlon had already banned them!

  • Post Author
    bramhaag
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 9:18 am

    Kiplimo is managed by Rosa, who was involved in some of the most famous doping cases in the sport [1] [2]. This new record is a bit suspicious (a relatively new record broken by 49s) and WADA has stopped caring about doping…

    This is the 5th running record broken in a week (2x 1 mile, 3k, 5k, and now HM), the other ones being indoor times that match the current outdoor records. I wonder if they will start banning certain shoe technologies during races now, but of course they cannot ban athletes from using illegal shoes during training.

    [1] https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2015/04/13/ak-suspends-ro…

    [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/italian-agent-charged…

  • Post Author
    bisRepetita
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 9:19 am

    Kiplomo now has his sights set on the marathon, and said he will be resting until the London Marathon in April

    I'd love to know what "resting" means for this guy practically.

  • Post Author
    rappatic
    Posted February 17, 2025 at 9:36 am

    Posters on LetsRun.com noted that Kiplimo was close enough to the lead car to potentially draft off it and avoid wind resistance. It is hard to otherwise account for the giant leap in performance we saw here today. In fact, his 10km split between the 5km and 15km marks was faster than he has ever run for 10km on the track. Perhaps the course was slightly short? As someone who follows elite running extremely closely, I highly doubt this record was legitimate. These massive time drops typically indicate something is off.

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