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Follow: See your latest updates Jacob Kiplimo crosses the finish line to break the half marathon world record. Jacob Kiplimo crosses the finish line to break the half marathon world record. Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/AP CNN -- Jacob Kiplimo shattered the half marathon world record with a blistering run on Sunday. The 24-year-old Ugandan was competing in the Barcelona half marathon where he became the first person ever to complete the distance in under 57 minutes, per World Athletics, which added that the record would be subject to its usual ratification procedure. Kiplimo finished the race with a time of 56:42 and smashed the previous world record by 48 seconds, the biggest ever single improvement on the men's half marathon world record. Prior to Kiplimo's incredible run, Ethiopian athlete Yomif Kejelcha held the record with a time of 57:30. "It has been the perfect race," Kiplimo said after his run, per World Athletics. "Ideal temperature, no wind at all, fantastic circuit - everything went better than expected. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 08: A detai of Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya shoes after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional men's division and setting a world record marathon time of 2:00.35 at Grant Park on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 08: A detai of Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya shoes after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional men's division and setting a world record marathon time of 2:00.35 at Grant Park on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Michael Reaves/Getty Images Related article Super shoes have 'blown distance running into a new stratosphere.' Are they benefitting the sport? "The pacemaker set the agreed 2:45 pace but I found myself full of energy and decided to inject a brisker rhythm from the third kilometre, but I never imagined to perform under the 57 minute barrier, that's astonishing." Kiplimo ran at an average speed of 22.3 kilometers-per-hour on his way to breaking the record and finished more than two minutes ahead of Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor in second. Samwel Mailu, also from Kenya, finished another 56 seconds back in third. Kiplomo now has his sights set on the marathon, and said he will be resting until the London Marathon in April where he will be making his debut at the distance. Meanwhile, Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei set a course record in the women's race, finishing in 1:04:13 to fend off her compatriot Gladys Chepkurui in second and Ethiopia's Alemtsehay Zerihun in third. 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