When you own marathon world record to your name, what other goals can you set for yourself? Wilson Kipsang is the only man that can ask himself that question after running 2:03.23 and breaking the world record over 26.2 miles at the Berlin Marathon. He told Kenya's NTV that aside from defending and lowering his record his sights set on an Olympic gold medal in Rio De Janeiro. 

“My plan is now, because I achieved the world record, I think what’s left for me is to win the world championship marathon and the Olympics,” Kipsang said. 

Kipsang won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London as he finished 26 seconds behind gold medalist Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda. He sees Kiprotich as a threat to the Kenyan marathon dominance, but welcomes the challenge or a rematch on the Olympic stage. Kiprotich finished 12th at the 2013 ING New York City Marathon, which was won by Kipsang's training partner Geoffrey Mutai in 2:08:24. 

The 2015 IAAF World Championship marathon will be held in Beijing and Kipsang wants to represnt Kenya there after not competing in Moscow. One year later, he will be 34 years old at the 2016 Olympic opening ceremonies.

There are no pacers at the Olympics and the race was run on a course that was comprised of one short 3.5 kilometer circuit and three eight-mile loops. Kipsang admits he was not a fan of the start time being so close to noon and the many corners along the course.



The marathon world record may dip under two hours and three minutes by the time the Olympics in Rio De Janeiro roll around. Training partner and compatriot Dennis Kimetto was on world record pace throughout some of the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and finished with a course record time of 2:03:45.

“For me the way that I see the record coming down, there is a high possibility that it can still come down,” Kipsang said. “I still believe that I have the potential to still bring it down, if another athlete does not break it so soon.”

No plans for a spring marathon have been confirmed by Kipsang yet, but he will continue to enjoy his break by watching Chelsea soccer.

American marathoner Ryan Hall recently posted a Youtube video in which Kipsang is seen training on a Kenyan dirt track just three weeks prior to breaking the world record in Berlin. 

Kipsang's final 800-meter rep was clocked at 2:06. Just seconds before, Hall says "Not bad for a marathon guy."

Chris Chavez is a staff writer for Flotrack and a journalism major at Marquette University. He once beat Joey Fatone of NSYNC in a half-marathon. Feel free to to reach him with any questions, comments, or feedback on Twitter or by email.