Kelvin Kiptum Dies in Car Crash

Joe Hernandez for NPR:

The man who set the record for the fastest marathon ever, Kelvin Kiptum, died in a car crash in his native Kenya on Sunday, the sports governing body World Athletics said. He was 24.

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Kiptum shocked the running world last year when he blazed through the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours and 35 seconds. World Athletics had just ratified his historic time this past week.

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Kiptum died in the crash alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.

Such a tragic loss. RIP.