{"id":623226,"date":"2025-09-12T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/?p=623226"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:49:16","slug":"nike-runner-faith-kipyegon-on-her-pursuit-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/art-culture\/nike-runner-faith-kipyegon-on-her-pursuit-of-excellence-0912623226","title":{"rendered":"Nike Runner Faith Kipyegon on her Pursuit of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How much does a single second cost? That\u2019s the question <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/ca\/?msockid=3a9e8e283a6f6edf0dd6987d3be86f28\">Nike<\/a> attempted to answer first-hand this summer in Paris, as the athletic brand sponsored Kenyan runner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Faith Kipyegon<\/a> in her ambitious effort to become the first woman in history to break the four-minute mile. Dubbed \u201cBreaking4,\u201d the high-profile time trial at the Stade Charl\u00e9ty was a multi-million dollar exercise in achieving the impossible\u2014a dream that, for now, remains out of reach. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> completed the one-mile run in 4:06.42, breaking her own record of 4:07.64, an improvement of just over one second.<\/p><div class=\"smagt-in-article-repeating\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"smagt-2596158155\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9929535344683-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/1057191\/smagtest_300x250', [300,250], 'gpt-ad-9929535344683-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true);\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-9929535344683-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-9929535344683-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-9929535344683-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned many lessons from this race,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> said in the aftermath of the attempt, smiling in spite of the loss. \u201cI think I will go back to the drawing board and see where I can improve to get it right and get it to where I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-8-for-web-683x1024.jpg?wsr\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-8-for-web-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-8-for-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-8-for-web-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-8-for-web.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Image courtesy of Nike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/ca\/?msockid=3a9e8e283a6f6edf0dd6987d3be86f28\">Nike<\/a> spared no expense in pursuit of this goal. Conditions were rigorously controlled to maximize her potential. She was flanked by more than a dozen world-class racers, among them the Olympian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grantfisher_\/\">Grant Fisher<\/a>, to help cut wind resistance. And outfitted in cutting-edge racewear\u2014including a 3D-printed sports bra, state-of-the-art aerodynamic speed suit, and a bespoke pair of Nike Victory 2 Elite FK spike shoes\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> benefited from the best that running technology has to offer, the result of thousands of hours of R &amp; D at the Nike Sport Research Lab in Beaverton, Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the technology would be for nothing if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> were not committed in the extreme, pushing herself beyond ordinary limits. That\u2019s exactly why the Nike team took Kipyegon\u2019s preferences into account. \u201cThere are intangibles that you can\u2019t measure in the lab,\u201d Amy Jones Vaterlaus, VP of product research and innovation at Nike, explained hours before the time trial kicked off. \u201cShe describes this bra as \u2018friendly,\u2019 and she feels fast in this suit. That\u2019s what\u2019s most important: it\u2019s what Faith thinks is fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She certainly looked fast on the Stade Charl\u00e9ty track, and indeed, she came out with a convincing performance to begin. Her lap splits\u201460.20 seconds for the first 400 metres, and slightly over three minutes for 1200\u2014showed her on target for some time, her lightning pace only waning marginally through the final stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-for-web-683x1024.jpg?wsr\" alt=\"This Kenyan runner is attempting to do the impossible and break\" class=\"wp-image-623231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-for-web-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-for-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-for-web-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-for-web.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of Nike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Sir Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in 1954, it has never been done by a female racer. This is in part due to historical imbalances: It wasn\u2019t until the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich that women were first permitted to run a 1500-metre race. Men had a big head start. Under the circumstances, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> getting so close so soon is nothing short of miraculous, even if the ultimate goal is still perhaps some years off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> collapsed at the finishing line having clearly given the attempt her all. The crowd was effusive despite the disappointing result, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithkipyegon\/\">Kipyegon<\/a> herself, not unsurprisingly, walked away not crestfallen but encouraged, now certain that sub-four can be achieved. \u201cThis was the first time trial,\u201d she said after the race, upbeat and cheerful. \u201cI\u2019ve seen it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feature Image: courtesy of Nike.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"smagt-article-ad\" id=\"smagt-921391965\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9668577663548-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/1057191\/smagtest_320x50\/smagtest_320x50_article_desktop', [[300,250],[320,100],[320,50]], 'gpt-ad-9668577663548-0' 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