5 days and counting and Eliud Kipchoge still hasn't congratulated Kelvin Kiptum

He has now been cancelled.

He hasn’t congratulated him on social media but what if he did in person/over phone?

Who cares about 2 mile ? If JI breaks the unbreakable 3000 m WR, then Komen will react.

"If I can inspire someone somewhere in the world, that is my happiness."

-Eliud Kipchoge, September 25, 2023

Shouldn't Eliud be estatic someone broke his world record?

Could be a few reasons:

1. they both live in Eldoret and train there, very likely he congratulated him personally.

2. Why does it need to be done publicly? Theres zero reason that needs to be a standard.

3. MAYBE he knows something most people don't.

It's easy to be a serene monk-like person when you're best.

It' much more difficult to be serene when a new young guy is clearly better.

As of the press conference (Wednesday I think), Kiptum said this with Bob being the head of Golazo (his management):

“Bob told me that he (Kipchoge) had sent a congratulatory message…but personally, I’m yet to receive any message from him,” the 23-year-old said.

Kiptum to his end has a Facebook post from a couple days ago congratulating Kipchoge for an honorary degree he received a few years ago — seemingly an olive branch.

"CONGRATULATIONS My Big brother DR. Eliud Kipchoge for your Doctorate in Law at EXETER UNIVERSITY ENGLAND!
Keep winning, you inspired me, and you continue to inspire many"

So it seems like almost a Joe Montana-Tom Brady situation. Montana was always standoffish to Brady, who grew up idolizing him and then surpassed him, even though Brady was nothing but respectful. Kiptum grew up near Kipchoge, probably a local running hero along with Geoffrey Kamworor. He went on a different path as Global Sports/NN didn't sign him or recruit him to the camp as far as we know.

I think most of us aren't really surprised about this. Kipchoge likes to put out the "monk" personna, but he's a professional athlete, not a monk, and it's long been clear that he's very proud, even arrogant, and while a nice guy, probably a bit petty.

But who says that's a bad thing? How many of us want to root for an emotionless non-person whose only goal is "inspiring" people on Instagram. We want to root for (or against) a runner whose only goal is to crush the competition, who underneath the calm exterior has roiling waters bearing him towards greatness.

Kipchoge is that runner. He's made the most of his incredible talent and reached the very pinnacle of the sport not because he's Miss. Congeniality, but because every day for more than 20 years he's aimed for immortality, and focused single-mindedly on getting there.

Hahahahahaha

It's been decades since the holder of the world record was clean.

whats it matter!?

The best response to Kiptum having broke his record is not to congratulate Kiptum, but to go out in his next race and take the record back.

No, he doesn't have to respond at all. He owes nothing to the people "calling him out". Does it make him look bad if he doesn't respond with a statement? Maybe. Maybe not. Do I care if he says anything or not? No.

Besides, how do we know Kipchoge hasn't reached out privately to congratulate him? Why does literally everything have to be done over social media?

I wonder if Kipchoge has ever even seen/logged into his own instagram/facebook/whatever account

Would help, Kiptum was babysitting his useless pacer in Chicago, how is it kipchoge gets perfect pacers and bottle guy and kiptum gets a hang on, while Hassan misses a bottle.

Kerley keeps whining about people stealing his car like that's more important.

Why did you start a new thread about this? You acknowledge knowing there was already a post - but you couldn't just comment on that one, you had to have your own?

It's honestly not that surprising and not that much else to be said about it

Perhaps he personall congratulated him?

Kenyans are pretty disrespectful in that way. I remember when Peter Snell died there was nothing from Rudisha.

I’m glad I could inspire you. It is my happiness.