Kiptum followed in the footsteps of the likes of marathon greats who have won the London Marathon in the past - such as Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele - when he clocked a course record of 2:01:25 to beat the tape on Sunday morning.
Afterwards, the 23-year-old admitted that the manner in which he collected his win was beyond his wildest dreams, pre-race.
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