Record-holder swims 29 miles around Manhattan while handcuffed
While he hasn’t found himself behind bars, he might just be able to relax for a moment. In September, Michael Morrow, a 49-year-old from New York, successfully completed an impressive 45.5-mile loop, which started at Lower Manhattan, up the East River, through Harlem, and back down the Hudson River. (Surprisingly) He accomplished this in less […]
Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record-holder and Olympic gold favorite, dead at 24
The sports world lost one of its biggest stars on Sunday. Current marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum has died at the age of 24 in a car accident. Police said Kiptum lost control of his car near Kaptagat in southwestern Kenya at 11pm local time. The car went off the road, into a ditch […]
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash
NAIROBI, Kenya — Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was to become a long-distance running superstar, died along with his coach in a car accident in Kenya late Sunday. Kiptum, 24, set a world record last year at the Chicago Marathon that was recognized by World Athletics just last week. Kenyan Kiptum and Rwandan […]