2018 Tokyo Marathon Diaries: Wilson Kipsang considering run for WR this Sunday

TOKYO (JPN): Wilson Kipsang hasn’t ruled out an attempt on Dennis Kimetto’s world record of 2:02:57 in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, informs the Daily Nation. “I missed out on the world record narrowly last year and I want to see if I can be able to achieve that time on Sunday with my pacemakers,” he said. Among the pacemakers assigned for the Tokyo Marathon is Kipsang’s brother Noah Kiprotich who has a 60:25 PB for the half marathon.

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RunBlogRun opines: Wilson Kipsang is one of the finest marathoners in the world. He has the respect of @runblogrun for many reasons. Here’s the key: The guy came back from the abyss. Wilson ran a WR, had some injuries, and came back. His battle with Kenenisa Bekele, in Berlin, was epic. His comeback in 2017 from his dnf in Berlin, to nearly run down Geoffrey Kamworor in the Big Apple was exciting, gutty and heartfelt.

Can Wilson Kipsang break the WR?

Yes.

Wilson Kipsang, Berlin 2017, photo by PhotoRun.net

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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