Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum breaks the men's marathon world record in Chicago, a month after the women's record toppled in Berlin.
Kelvin Kiptum has set a world record in the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 35 seconds to shatter fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge's old mark by 34 seconds on Sunday.Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shaved 34 seconds off the previous marathon world record held by Eliud KipchogeA new era of 'super shoe' is believed to have been a major contributor to the run of new records
Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion and the most successful marathoner ever."A world record was not on my mind today, but I knew one day I would be a world record-holder."
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