Kiplimo Shatters Half-Marathon World Record in Barcelona
Jacob Kiplimo obliterated the half-marathon world record en route to victory at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona, becoming the first man to run under 57 minutes for the event with his 56:42 finishing time.
The two-time cross-country world champion and the bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games in the 10,000 meters, Kiplimo took 48 seconds off the prior record of 57:30, which had been set by Yom Kejelcha this past October.
According to World Athletics, it is the single largest drop in the men’s half marathon world record time ever.
With ideal weather conditions, the field had agreed to an opening few kilometers at 2:45/km (4:25/mile) pace at the technical meeting prior to the event. However, Kiplimo decided to up the pace, taking the lead decisively just eight minutes into the event. He opened a 19 second lead by 5 kilometers, having run 13:34 for that segment. Kiplimo reached 10 kilometers in 26:46, and 15 kilometers in 40:07 — itself a world best time.
Kiplimo, a Nike sponsored athlete, appeared to be wearing AlphaFly 3s for the effort.
Post-race, Kiplimo said that he will not race again until his debut at the marathon distance, coming in April at the London Marathon.
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also this weekend indoor 1500, mile, and 5k records broken
I’m reading The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners, after listening to a convo between the author and hosts Zoë Rom & Brendan Leonard on The Trailhead podcast.
I found this line about Kipchoge’s marathon time (sorry to derail Kiplimo, but I couldn’t find a Kipchoge), and just HAD TO share
"Kipchoge ran 2:01:39, or a staggering 4:38 per mile. If you are like me, you have never run a single mile that fast. If you are like me, then by comparison, Kipchoge runs like a cheetah, and you run like a lion. A sea lion."
LOL
I have run a 4:38 mile but I haven’t run two of the in a row. Doing that 26 times in a row is mind boggling.
I remember when Ryan Hall broke the 1-hour in the Half Marathon in Houston. That took place right around the time I started running half marathons so I really connected with that event. I was excited to see Manzt break Hall’s record in Houston this year and also connected with that event. I don’t have a connection with Barcelona or with Kiplimo so this might not make a connection and when it is broken again I might not remember who set the last WR or where they did it but going 3 minutes faster than the American Record is a huge gap. I can’t imagine even going that fast in my dreams.
Ryan did it with out carbon sping shoes