- Leonard Korir ran the fastest marathon debut by an American ever with a 2:07:56 The 32-year-old is now the fifth-fastest American ever in the distance Amsterdam Marathon Other Hearst Subscriptions.
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- He currently has the second-fastest time of the American men who have met the qualifying standard for the Olympic Trials.
begin in Atlanta, Georgia, Korir’s performance is currently the We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Leonard Korir made his debut in the marathon. The result was a time of 2:07:56 at the Amsterdam Marathon, the fastest debut ever run by an American, according to USATF.
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 1:03:02, before fading slightly over the last 13.1. He came across the finish line 11th overall in Sunday’s race. Vincent Kipchumba of Kenya won the title in 2:05:09.
In addition to running the fastest debut, Korir’s performance moved him to No. 5 on the Amazing Runners World Show. Only Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:38), Galen Rupp (2:06:07), Ryan Hall (2:06:17), and Dathan Ritzenhein (2:07:47) have run faster marathons on record-eligible courses.
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The Amsterdam Marathon followed a successful season on the track and the roads for the U.S. Army athlete. In May, Korir won the USATF Half Marathon Championships in 61:53. After finishing third in the 10K at the USATF Outdoor Championships in July, Korir secured victories at the USATF 20K Championships and the dropped out of the Chicago Marathon, where he became the first American to win the title in 30 years.
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With four months until the Runners World 2020 Calendar begin in Atlanta, Georgia, Korir’s performance is currently the second-fastest time among the list of athletes who have met the qualifying standard, which makes him a serious contender to make the Olympic team in the marathon distance.
Rupp leads the field with his 2:06:07 Prague Marathon victory from 2018, but the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist recently U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on October 13. Korir is the next fastest competitor ahead of Scott Fauble, Results: Sydney Marathon Boston Marathon.
Taylor Dutch is a writer and editor living in Austin, Texas, and a former NCAA track athlete who specializes in fitness, wellness, and endurance sports coverage. Her work has appeared in Runner’s World, SELF, Bicycling, Outside, and Podium Runner.
