Geoffrey Toroitich Kipchumba will return to the TCS Amsterdam Marathon with a clear goal: to improve his own course record of 2:03:30 as a strong international field battles on Sunday, 18 October.The Kenyan will once again face competition from Tsegaye Getachew, who finished second last year and has already won the race twice. The World Athletics Platinum Label race this year features no fewer than ten athletes who have run faster than 2:05.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKipchumba made a huge impression in Amsterdam last year. The 26-year-old Kenyan ran an aggressive race and made the decisive move around the 35km mark. He pulled away from his rivals and crossed the finish line in 2:03:30, breaking the course record and recording the fastest marathon time ever run on Dutch soil.He showed that he is once again in excellent form earlier this year in Tokyo, where he ran 2:03:37 to finish second.##NAJAVA_MECA_9981886##For Getachew, the Amsterdam Marathon offers an opportunity for revenge. The 29-year-old Ethiopian won the race in 2022 and 2024 and finished second last year in a personal best (PB) of 2:04:18. He was unable to respond to Kipchumba’s decisive move last year. This year, he will have another opportunity to challenge the Kenyan.The battle for victory and the course record will not be a two-man affair. Hayamanot Alew is a major contender with a PB of 2:03:31. The 28-year-old Ethiopian ran that time in Berlin in 2024, where he finished third. His compatriot Lemi Berhanu has a PB of 2:04:33 and won the Prague Marathon in 2025. Israel’s Maru Teferi, who ran 2:04:44 in Valencia in 2024, will also be on the start line.Eliud Kipchoge on why the marathon record will keep fallingThere will also be plenty of attention on Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi. The 26-year-old Kenyan will make his marathon debut in Amsterdam after already recording an impressive 58:10 for the half marathon. The question is how he will translate that speed to the classic distance.As the largest marathon in the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Marathon has long been known for the depth and quality of its international field. This year, no fewer than ten athletes who have run faster than 2:05 will line up at the start, setting the stage for an exciting battle for both victory and the course record.McCarthy presses FKF to resolve issues affecting him and his assistants
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