With all the draft distance talk (12m vs 20m) in Ironman branded events recently, I thought this was interesting, especially because we do not typically hear about drafting in running the same way we hear it discussed in the context of cycling/triathlon.
World athletics specifically cited that Kiplimo was “too close” to the lead pace car at the Barcelona Half Marathon which gave him an illegal advantage. He was about 10-15m away from the car. WA also cites that he received on-course coaching advice as well (another contentious issue within triathlon it seems)
https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/world-athletics-denies-jacob-kiplimos-half-marathon-world-record/
I first saw this on IG from FloTrack, citing RW Spain, but it didn’t provide a link
No linky, no trusty - plus anything Runners World, anywhere, is often clickbait
Now there IS a link, but not translated, which is also fishy
Kiplimo’s profile on his World Athletics page says
Half Marathon
56:42 WR(p) NR
Date
16 FEB 2025
I’m guessing the (p) means “provisional” or something?
Anyway, as much is I believe it’s true, until I see something from World Athletics, themselves, I wouldn’t share it
YMMV
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wow, i saw this too. and totally agree with you that anthing from RW is clickbait - just like New York Post ‘titles’
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