![]() ![]() He has won London four times, Berlin three times including two world records, Chicago and Tokyo and now has Boston and New York to go. Kipchoge, arguably the greatest ever marathoner in the world, has already won four. “I want to inspire many people, that no human is limited.NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 17 – Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be chasing another piece of history on Monday evening when he lines up on the streets of Boston, seeking to win his fifth major marathon, in his chase for a historic sweep of all the six majors in the world. “After Roger Bannister in 1954, it took another 63 years, I tried and I did not get it,” he said about the breakthrough. Kipchoge realised the significance immediately afterwards. He was paced by a car and carefully co-ordinated team of elite runners throughout.īut the moment still transcended the rules: the sense of occasion and Kipchoge’s emotions afterwards ensured that the completion of the 1:59 challenge, which he had already attempted and failed once, will be seen as his crowning achievement for years to come. It did not count as an official marathon world record, because standard competition rules for pacing and fluids were not followed, and it wasn’t an ‘open’ race. Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in the time of 1:59:40, on a special course in Vienna, Austria. Some will argue about the details, but the facts remain remarkable. ![]() Like Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile in 1954, the Kenyan achieved something that many people believed physically couldn’t be done. It’s hard to put Eliud Kipchoge’s astonishing sub two-hour marathon from October 2019 into context.
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