October 10, 2023

310: Chicago Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum’s 2:00:35 World Record | Perth Marathon

1 hour 40 minutes

310: Chicago Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum's 2:00:35 World Record | Perth Marathon

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Brad takes us through his heart procedure in Melbourne and his reintroduction to training.

Julian gets over a bout of sickness, though he’s not over snake encounters.

Brady’s looking for motivation between now and Osaka.

Kelvin Kiptum is now the World Record holder in the marathon, clocking negative splits to run 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon. Fellow Kenyan Benson Kipruto was second in 2:04:02 and Bashir Abdi of Belgium was third in 2:04:32. Conner Mantz was first American in 2:07:47.

Sifan Hassan won in her second outing to record 2:13:44, the second-fastest marathon of all time, with defending champion Ruth Chepngetich second in 2:15:37. First American woman was Em Sisson in 2:22:09, with Molly Seidel recording a personal best of 2:23:07.

Chicago Marathon Leaderboard

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Sam Ekutan of Kenya won the Perth Marathon in 2:20:17, ahead of Dean Menzie and James O’Neill while Janet Komen also of Kenya won in 2:43:12 ahead of Lauren French Jackie Kellermen.

Matt Ramsden won the Half Marathon in his debut of the distance in 1:04:11, while Kate Baker was first woman across in 1:19:21. Dan Canala and Nera Jerab were the respective winners of the Streamer 10k Event.

Full Perth Marathon Results

Listener Question contemplates whether there’s a place for Eliud Kipchoge on the podium of the Paris Olympics, then Moose on the Loose weighs in on the furore over a Tracksmith marketing campaign. Whispers of the week takes a peek into the potential elite field of the Melbourne Marathon.

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