Call me superstitious, but Kiptum, Wanjiru and Pre all passed away at 24 in accidents.

James Dean was also 24 when he died in a car accident.

Yeah well people are going to die some age so of course many will die at age 24. And furthermore, many of you don’t necessarily believe the listed age of many Kenyan athletes is accurate, so either way there is nothing to see here.

It's only superstitious if you don't see it as a coincidence. And if you don't then explain the "superstitious" connection in your mind.

For me the similarity between Kiptum and Wanjiru was in their personality.Both were very different from the standard Kenyan elite athlete.They were both fearless and assertive .Kenyan athletes tend to be humble, timid and shy.Kiptum and Wanjiru were completely the opposite. Wanjiru went out to enjoy his wealth in entertainment spots and sometimes rubbed some people the wrong way.Is it possible that Kiptum could have been doing the same since he broke the world record with all the money coming in?

Ok, we will call you superstitious.

That's only 3 people. A lot more than 3 people set world records at age 24. So does that mean age 24 is actually a very good age?

It’s not a lot of money! He was not paid all his money yet as majors marathon wait until records ratified and no doping attached to it which is a good thing by the way! But trust me he was not yet the millionaire people think he was! His world record was only ratified last week! How sad is that! Rip Kelvin!

And David Torrence passed away at 31, Tori Bowie at 22 and Agnes Tirop at 25.

Random things happen at random times.

Drinking and driving crashes aren’t the same type of accident so that doesn’t count.

The times he drove drunk and didn’t crash count more as fortunate accidents.

Wanjiru and Kiptum were more like 27 but yes they were "24" on their passports.

(Offended people downvote away but I'm just pointing out facts)

3 famous runners over the span of 40 years die in accidents at 24 (if they had died earlier they would never have become famous). LetsRun posters: It can't be coincidence!

Kenyan marathon WR holder oddly loses control of car in a quiet road at night and dies, 3 weeks after another elite marathoner driving at night was blocked by robbers and murdered in the same area. Kiptum's father says four strange and menacing men visited him a few days ago.

LetsRun posters : Don't spread stupid conspiracy theories! Why can't you accept accidents happen?? Malmo, ban these callous ghouls!

Nope. You were banned (err, given a timeout) because you implied he was targeted and killed because of doping ring ties based on absolutely nothing.

It has not been proven that everyone dies. To do that, you'd need to compile everyone's birth and death certificates. Some people never had either. Can't keep track of them all.

Out in some corner of the world could be some immortal old person just whiling away the centuries. You never know.

Can this accident be verified ?

Incorrect. Birth certificates would not prove anything either. They can be faked. But my post is correct.

The point stands that it's not provable that everyone dies. You are correct only in that some people die at age 24.

I want no part of your cult. Death is a certainty. Sorry to puncture your illusions.

if you're so accepting of your supposed fate, why try to drag everyone else down with you?