Kipsang Looks to Reclaim Marathon World Record

Published by IAAF on November 6, 2014

Just days after winning the TCS New York City Marathon, Olympic bronze medallist Wilson Kipsang has set himself the goals of reclaiming his marathon world record and winning a world title.

The 32-year-old broke the marathon world record in Berlin last year with a time of 2:03:23. One day shy of the record making it to its first-year anniversary, training partner Dennis Kimetto shattered the mark in the German capital, clocking 2:02:57.

But Kipsang had the last laugh. Having triumphed in London and New York this year, the Kenyan now leads the World Marathon Majors series and is set to land $500,000 for his efforts.

Nevertheless, he is already looking towards next year when he hopes to improve on Kimetto’s time.

“In athletics, each and every one has his own ambitions,” Kipsang told Kenya’s Capital FM. “So for me I think I have broken the world record and it's still in my mind to get it back because I have not lost confidence to go for it.”