World Record Progression: The Marathon

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
  • The Marathon is a distance that many try to conquer for their own reasons, whether it be to finish one or to set a new personal best. A select few, however, would seek to became the fastest in the world across this discipline, and in due time, would break one of the most iconic barriers in sports history as as result.
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  • @RunnerBoi
    @RunnerBoi  Před měsícem +25

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  • @ogorangeduck
    @ogorangeduck Před měsícem +280

    R.I.P. Kiptum

    • @RedPilled100
      @RedPilled100 Před měsícem +7

      😢Rest Easy champ 2:00:35 is mind blowing...just insane

    • @dannyk5772
      @dannyk5772 Před měsícem

      Cartel got him 😞

    • @anjilala
      @anjilala Před měsícem +5

      Some people love scandal too much, will believe anything that fits their need for drama.

    • @user-er5rr1gb6t
      @user-er5rr1gb6t Před 26 dny

      cartel

    • @wayando
      @wayando Před 26 dny

      RIP ... 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @Mclarenboy100
    @Mclarenboy100 Před měsícem +83

    The fact that Ronaldo da Costa had the audacity to *cartwheel* after breaking the WR by 45 seconds is ridiculous, just as ridiculous as that cameraman missing the whole thing.

  • @djbidd007
    @djbidd007 Před měsícem +142

    The Summoning Salt of the running world

    • @mheurtevent1
      @mheurtevent1 Před měsícem +13

      Would be fun to hear "and then he had this run..." cue the music

    • @stuffbenlikes
      @stuffbenlikes Před měsícem +8

      @@mheurtevent1 And that new world record was set by... Matt Turk.

    • @awesomeguysuncle
      @awesomeguysuncle Před 27 dny +2

      This dude has been great at 'analysis' content for a while now

  • @gabrieldodds9081
    @gabrieldodds9081 Před měsícem +100

    Kelvin Koptum will go down as the biggest what if in sports history

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 Před měsícem +2

      one of

    • @payrysdoscs4903
      @payrysdoscs4903 Před měsícem +2

      That's a massive category to be at the top of, but I won't argue that.

    • @jamestremblett1875
      @jamestremblett1875 Před 22 dny +1

      Sammy Wanjiru is on that list.

    • @renerpho
      @renerpho Před 18 dny +1

      @@jamestremblett1875 Definitely. The similarities between the two are striking (same age, same country, similar potential, and a tragic and unexpected death). I was a bit surprised that Wanjiru wasn't mentioned in the video (or did I miss it?), but I guess it's a video about the marathon WR, and Wanjiru sadly never got the chance to break that.

  • @werdwerdus
    @werdwerdus Před měsícem +44

    RIP Kiptum, definitely a future GOAT contender 😢

  • @neilchambers470
    @neilchambers470 Před měsícem +63

    The perfect video to listen to while i fall asleep

  • @hitchikerspie
    @hitchikerspie Před 29 dny +14

    Gosh that was a gut punch, I'd completely missed the news of Kiptum dying, RIP to a legend

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 Před měsícem +25

    This is a fantastic video. the history of marathon and marathon race records is not something you really think about much. thanks for putting this together.

  • @stan-lamb
    @stan-lamb Před měsícem +12

    46:22 Huh - Ingebrigtsen paced Kipchoge for the Ineos Sub2? Well, didn’t know that.

  • @willd3526
    @willd3526 Před měsícem +10

    This was fantastic! Any chance of one of these for the women's record? It has a very interesting origin story and I'm curious to know the progression

  • @sunnygames4948
    @sunnygames4948 Před měsícem +14

    Great video!
    RIP Kiptum

  • @mydogsnameislucy768
    @mydogsnameislucy768 Před 29 dny +3

    Man that news reporter hit like a ton of bricks. I didn’t know the story…

  • @Joshy-
    @Joshy- Před měsícem +4

    Abebe Bikila being able to get a world record while barefoot is something I'll never be able to wrap my head around. Such a good runner.

  • @Bebs_
    @Bebs_ Před měsícem +8

    Holy sh*t this channel’s underrated!

  • @Henry_The_Runner
    @Henry_The_Runner Před měsícem +23

    If only Kiptum hadn’t died

  • @brianmessemer2973
    @brianmessemer2973 Před 21 dnem +1

    Thank you for honoring Kiptum. Great video, I enjoyed it.

  • @user-vn2oo2uj5s
    @user-vn2oo2uj5s Před měsícem +2

    I knew nothing about marathon runners and their records before watching this. That last part hit me hard. I got all excited for Kiptum’s potential, before that ending knocked me down.

  • @kangaroo967
    @kangaroo967 Před 12 dny

    This is one of the most well-researched videos on athletics I've ever seen! Loved it, thank you for taking the time to make it

  • @noahcalderon
    @noahcalderon Před 21 hodinou

    My running coach just died on a layover to europe, and when I heard right now about Kelvin Kiptum it reminded me of my coach and how we never know what life is gonna through at us 😪rest in peace to them both.

  • @BobBob-uq2by
    @BobBob-uq2by Před měsícem +2

    I’ve been waiting for this

  • @When_Disaster_Strikes
    @When_Disaster_Strikes Před měsícem

    Great video! Thanks for taking the time to put this together! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @marypagones6073
    @marypagones6073 Před měsícem

    Thank you for this wonderful video!
    It’s fascinating how running the marathon at a competitively fast distance is so difficult, even for top talent-almost more of a struggle than a 50k ultra marathon, with an expectation of a slower pace (and usually on trail).

  • @harrisonthegr8526
    @harrisonthegr8526 Před měsícem +5

    The goat is back 🙏

  • @janai1420
    @janai1420 Před měsícem +1

    I love this video! would love to see one talking about the women runners in the marathon world!!

  • @dannyhicking
    @dannyhicking Před měsícem

    Awesome video. Enjoyed the long form documentary style

  • @user-ch9di6by3b
    @user-ch9di6by3b Před měsícem

    Best youtube running channel!

  • @talantt3385
    @talantt3385 Před měsícem

    New Runnerboi video, this is a great day

  • @bobabola3399
    @bobabola3399 Před měsícem

    Love the video and channel

  • @bharatmahaan2991
    @bharatmahaan2991 Před měsícem

    This is a great video...
    I've been an average(level 4 marathon runner) and these guys never fail to fascinate me...

  • @RodrigoPatarroyo
    @RodrigoPatarroyo Před měsícem

    Beautiful video, thank you so much for Share this great job

  • @Nepomuk.
    @Nepomuk. Před měsícem +1

    Great Video.

  • @Onscheli
    @Onscheli Před 10 dny

    Such an amazing video

  • @k1ngn1ko
    @k1ngn1ko Před měsícem +1

    Amazing video

  • @yijuntey
    @yijuntey Před 7 dny

    people who has never ran a marathon or even a half marathon won't understand how impressive it is to even complete one in those stiff and ultra-thin shoes in the 20th century. Nowadays even the cheapest running shoes have at least a good chunk of midsole/outsole and is pretty comfortable to run, the shoes back then barely had any shock absorbing midsole.

  • @primalbeer
    @primalbeer Před měsícem +1

    Great video! Little hurt that you showed the Düsseldorf marathon Elevation graph instead of the Rotterdam one at 54:28

  • @nro337
    @nro337 Před měsícem

    What a video. Long live the legends

  • @soppies1032
    @soppies1032 Před 7 dny

    amazing video

  • @payrysdoscs4903
    @payrysdoscs4903 Před měsícem

    Nothing to do with WRs, but you mentioned in the beginning that some people enjoy competing in multiple marathons a year. That reminded me of Slovakia's Zdeno Chara, a 24-year NHL (hockey) veteran who, in a 12-month stretch from April '23 to April '24, completed EIGHT marathons. His PB of 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 4 seconds came from his most recent race at London '24, just 6 days after he ran the '24 Boston Marathon. What's even more impressive is that he stands at an insane 6'9", weighs 256 pounds, and is at the age of 47. That's pretty neat! 😎🆒️

  • @rssla4537
    @rssla4537 Před měsícem

    Great video, thanks a lot! just interesting, these early runners, did they take some dops? i guess, nobody got tested by this time?

  • @LuisGonzalezRGG
    @LuisGonzalezRGG Před měsícem

    Wake up babe new RunnerBoi video

  • @solberg2310
    @solberg2310 Před 19 dny +1

    Bro i this vidio is SOo good ❤

  • @polygon586
    @polygon586 Před měsícem

    Excellent video.
    One slight omission in not covering the pro circuit times from 1908-1912; which were not only years ahead of IAAF-approved amateur times, but were set on more reliably measured and non-point-to-point courses.
    (Due to being run on indoor tracks, which were much easier to measure than a long and sprawling road course. Technically they were slightly short of today's full distance due to a quirk in how American tracks were measured prior to WW1, but road courses in that era could be off by a lot more.)
    RIP Kiptum :(

  • @roccofishtaco4946
    @roccofishtaco4946 Před měsícem +1

    I love your long form videos. Its so nice to be able to just put these on in the backround while doing homework.

  • @aidanmatthai7152
    @aidanmatthai7152 Před měsícem +1

    babe wake up the runner boi dropped

  • @DookieOnMe
    @DookieOnMe Před měsícem

    He’s the definition of “what if” but may kiptum rest in peace, we all know he’s up there above

  • @laggypirates
    @laggypirates Před 18 dny

    One of the craziest things about this is just how fast guys were running a century ago.

  • @FatAlbertVEVO
    @FatAlbertVEVO Před 20 dny

    HEY HEY HEY, I LOVE RUNNING

  • @baileyayyy5085
    @baileyayyy5085 Před 19 dny

    after the first record was so slow I was feeling hot like "damn maybe my times will keep up for a bit" and it just immediately jumps to sub 3 lmao

  • @wayando
    @wayando Před 26 dny +1

    Kelvin Kiptum ... RIP 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @EdsLand
    @EdsLand Před měsícem +1

    R.I.P. Kevin Kiptum
    You will never be forgoten

  • @BillSheerin
    @BillSheerin Před měsícem

    what resources do you use for the world records i want to see the lost of people?

  • @afrobuddy4801
    @afrobuddy4801 Před měsícem

    I hope you can cover the 100m world record progression

  • @cdgui267
    @cdgui267 Před měsícem +1

    RIP Kiptum 😢

  • @yijuntey
    @yijuntey Před 7 dny

    curious what the race nutrition was like back then. I don't think gels were a thing, so maybe they took juice or fruits?

  • @antoniohysell8077
    @antoniohysell8077 Před 28 dny +1

    Where is Sammy wanjiru at on this list ? He broke records , 2:06: 32

  • @drake1600
    @drake1600 Před 26 dny

    O.G. Speedrunners +respect

  • @klooger28
    @klooger28 Před měsícem +1

    So why was the chicago course suddenly legal for the recent records, was it changed to be longer? that part didn't seem to be covered in the video, otherwise a very entertaining watch :).

    • @brandonm8901
      @brandonm8901 Před měsícem

      When does he say it wasn't legal? It might have not been before 1984 before they held the Olympics there and really opened it up to international athletes, it doesn't specify. I thought the 3 records that were set at Chicago were all ratified

    • @klooger28
      @klooger28 Před měsícem

      @@brandonm8901 Well I guess im asking why the more recent records were ratified, when he gave the reasoning that the older records weren't ratified because the course was too fast.

    • @brandonm8901
      @brandonm8901 Před měsícem

      @@klooger28 I'm asking which records at Chicago weren't ratified because I can't find in the video where he says there were any. The three records set at Chicago have all been verified

    • @klooger28
      @klooger28 Před měsícem

      @@brandonm8901 seems it was the new york marathon, my bad

  • @DavidEssig342
    @DavidEssig342 Před měsícem

    @RunnerBoi your next video should be the WR progression for the 10,000m. You have done the 5,000m, mile, and now the marathon. How about the 25 lap race?

  • @DookieOnMe
    @DookieOnMe Před měsícem

    Running a 2:15 min marathon without shoes is crazy

  • @k.s.nichols4060
    @k.s.nichols4060 Před měsícem

    I'm not a runner, but these videos are awesome. Dumb question: what percentage of serious runners run a whole marathon without walking periodically? The best I've ever done is running 19 minutes or so without stopping.

    • @joshuaolayanju9658
      @joshuaolayanju9658 Před měsícem +1

      Generally people don’t stop unless something unexpected happens

    • @joelmacinnes2391
      @joelmacinnes2391 Před měsícem +1

      "Serious runners" as in competitive/high level athletes, almost all of them - unless they blow up because of a bad racing strategy - but if you just mean people that enjoy running and do it almost every day, a lot of them wouldn't be equipped to take on a full marathon

  • @oliver1784
    @oliver1784 Před měsícem +1

    as a finnish person, we all good but you pronouncing that finnish name kinda sounds like a finnish man 15 vodkashots deep trying to do the same xdd much love though, really great video! ❤
    edit: oh no I should have realized there would be more xdd my language is just fucked to pronounce

  • @joelmacinnes2391
    @joelmacinnes2391 Před měsícem

    Yeah you won't need to update this in your lifetime

  • @pizzastock111
    @pizzastock111 Před měsícem

    running

  • @iq_by_0303
    @iq_by_0303 Před měsícem +1

    Part 2 in 2124

    • @szymon6207
      @szymon6207 Před 29 dny +1

      So Start Weapon Reset time is 0:00:00 ?

  • @paulfhoffman
    @paulfhoffman Před 22 dny

    I have seen no evidence to suggest that the Rotterdam course on which Derek Clayton ran his 2:08:33 was short. Jim Alder, Bob Moore and other world-class marathoners were in that race and none ran faster than their seasonal best on that day.

  • @mojojojo9458
    @mojojojo9458 Před měsícem

    Jamal Browner has pulled an unofficial 500kg.

  • @QuickZ_
    @QuickZ_ Před 19 dny

    Amazing times, before most of the science behind how to prepare, before gels, with poor shoes.
    Puts the influencers today to shame for pushing the "you need these gels, and these specific shoes" etc etc.. Just get out there and run.

  • @oakenstake4948
    @oakenstake4948 Před měsícem

    Kiptum 🥀

  • @furycapricorn9957
    @furycapricorn9957 Před měsícem +1

    Why don’t some courses count for records?

    • @BurgerBear7
      @BurgerBear7 Před měsícem +8

      Some don’t count because their net downhill is too much I’m pretty sure

    • @zackmitarotonda
      @zackmitarotonda Před měsícem +6

      point to point courses (like boston) can be net downhill making them faster than any possible looped course

    • @furycapricorn9957
      @furycapricorn9957 Před měsícem

      @@zackmitarotondaI see. Thanks

  • @bradymaher9657
    @bradymaher9657 Před měsícem

    100th view nice

  • @julioalvarez9650
    @julioalvarez9650 Před měsícem

    Internet historian vibes here.

  • @grantintocontent8361
    @grantintocontent8361 Před měsícem

    Looks like 1800s are the fastest

  • @lowzyyy
    @lowzyyy Před měsícem

    I think Kiptum is murdered. We will never know the truth

  • @zerotwoisreal
    @zerotwoisreal Před měsícem

    sub 2 hours is impossible. fate will kill anyone who gets too close

    • @BrianTorres-theRunner
      @BrianTorres-theRunner Před 21 dnem

      kipchoge already did it.... and kiptum had the same physical fitness so he would have done it eventually

  • @Emma-zm7zb
    @Emma-zm7zb Před měsícem +4

    Quite disappointed that this video didn't include any mention of women's marathon records. I expected more from this channel. Very well done video and high quality. But disappointed as this perpetuates gendered biases towards sports.

    • @tomascanevaro4292
      @tomascanevaro4292 Před měsícem +5

      It's a video on the men's world record. He would have to do a separate video entirely on the women's wr

    • @comixcs7
      @comixcs7 Před měsícem +2

      That would need separate video, this is world record video not women’s world record. But if enough people ask I think he’ll make one

    • @RunnerBoi
      @RunnerBoi  Před měsícem +14

      My main answer is that there's just not enough history to fill a 30-40+ minute window that these WR progression vids normally require for women's distance running. Women's distance running (5000m and up) didn't become legitimately competitive until the 70's, and for the marathon it took as late as the 80's until women like Grete Waitz and Joan Benoit basically inspired an entire generation of fast female marathon runners; something I covered on this channel already. For the steeplechase, it wasn't even until the 90's until women could do that event in general! Not to mention the point of these vids in particular is to cover the fastest times in *general* which ofc are performed by men.
      WR Progressions aside though, my entire vid catalog is a pretty healthy/near-50/50 gender split, so... *shrug*

    • @igar7356
      @igar7356 Před měsícem +2

      Agree. If there isn't another video available, a short mention would be nice.

    • @TheFlargleblargle
      @TheFlargleblargle Před měsícem +1

      Personally it think it could all be fixed by just having the title say "men's marathon records"
      Great vid! But I do wish the women's marathon could get some coverage

  • @brandonm8901
    @brandonm8901 Před měsícem +3

    One record I never want to see broken again. Run free Kelvin Kiptum 🫡

  • @flyinggeng
    @flyinggeng Před měsícem +2

    R.I.P. Kiptum