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Eliud Kipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, [ 3 ] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago ...
Breaking2 was a project run by sports equipment manufacturer Nike announced in December 2016 with the goal of breaking the 2-hour mark over the marathon. Three runners, Zersenay Tadese, Lelisa Desisa, and Eliud Kipchoge were to attempt the feat, assisted by a team of pacemakers, scientists, engineers, physicians and trainers.
The world record set during this run was the 8th world record in 20 years in the men's marathon at the Berlin marathon. [3] During the run, Kipchoge used Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% shoes. [13] [14] The pace during the run averaged to 2:53/km (4:38/mile). The second half of the race in 1:00:33, and the last 10 km was covered in 28:33. [15] [16]
A third gold in Paris would cement Kipchoge’s status as a long-distance legend. CNN joins him at his Kenya training camp, where the hard yards are run. Eliud Kipchoge: The two-hour marathon man ...
Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is getting close to eclipsing the elusive 2-hour barrier in a sanctioned world marathon. He ran 2:01:09 on Sunday. Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shatters his own world ...
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Eliud Kipchoge: 16 September 2018 Berlin Marathon: Berlin, Germany [25] 2:01:09 Eliud Kipchoge: 25 September 2022 Berlin Marathon: Berlin, Germany [26] 2:00:35 Kelvin Kiptum: 8 October 2023 Chicago Marathon: Chicago, United States [27] 2:00:25 [28] Eliud Kipchoge: 6 May 2017 Breaking2 Monza, Italy [29] 1:59:40 [28] Eliud Kipchoge: 12 October ...
Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge entered as the pre-race favorite. [11] [12] [13] Before the race, he was the holder of the marathon world record, which he had set with a finish time of 2:01:39 four years prior at the 2018 Berlin Marathon.