Eliud Kipchoge Becomes First Athlete to Run Marathon Under 2 Hours
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge Becomes First Athlete to Run Marathon Under 2 Hours

The Quint  

Kipchoge was supported by 36 pacemakers who accompanied him in alternating groups, one of the reasons the IAAF will not ratify the time as a world record. Running at a consistent average pace of 2:50 minutes per kilometer, Kipchoge was 11 seconds ahead of schedule halfway through his run. The pacemakers left him for the final 500 meters, and Kipchoge punched his chest twice in celebration when he finished. "We can make this world a beautiful world and a peaceful world," he said, pointing out that the mission of his attempt went beyond athletics.

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Catching up with Kipchoge
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Catching up with Kipchoge

China Daily  

Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 8, 2021. After celebrating his 40th birthday, legendary Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge recently embarked on his fifth visit to China, where he embraced local culture, indulged in eating dim sum, and experienced Chinese kung fu. During his time in China, Kipchoge …

Catching up with Kipchoge
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Catching up with Kipchoge

China Daily  

Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 8, 2021. After celebrating his 40th birthday, legendary Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge recently embarked on his fifth visit to China, where he embraced local culture, indulged in eating dim sum, and experienced Chinese kung fu. During his time in China, Kipchoge …

Catching up with Kipchoge
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Catching up with Kipchoge

China Daily  

Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 8, 2021. After celebrating his 40th birthday, legendary Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge recently embarked on his fifth visit to China, where he embraced local culture, indulged in eating dim sum, and experienced Chinese kung fu. During his time in China, Kipchoge …

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan
5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan

The Independent  

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Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold
5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold

ABC  

Father Time waits for no man. An 11-time marathon major winner from just 15 attempts, back-to-back Olympic champion — one of just three in history — Kipchoge boasts a CV that will be tough to be bettered by anyone. Kipchoge — a four-time Olympic medallist who won his first medal, a bronze, in Athens in the 5,000m — said his …

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history
8 months ago

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history

China Daily  

Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge runs among his pacers during a speed work session in Kaptagat on May 4. Three months before the Olympic marathon on Aug 10 in Paris — where he hopes to make history with a third gold medal — he is preparing to start the weekly "long run". "Eliud is very consistent, but the way he …

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
9 months ago

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, he told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding that there was no thoughts about retirement yet. “My huge expectation actually is to win the Olympics for the third time,” said Kipchoge, who turns 40 in November and finished 10th …

Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace
10 months, 1 week ago

Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace

The Independent  

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Kelvin Kiptum: Four men who visited home before car crash questioned by police
11 months ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Four men who visited home before car crash questioned by police

The Telegraph  

Police have questioned four men who came looking for marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum at his home in Kenya in the days before his fatal car crash. Police said the four men had been sent by a Chinese company with whom the London Marathon champion had a 45 million Kenyan Shilling contract amid an alleged dispute ahead of his bid …

Kelvin Kiptum’s story had barely started – his tragic death robs athletics of an extraordinary talent
11 months ago

Kelvin Kiptum’s story had barely started – his tragic death robs athletics of an extraordinary talent

The Independent  

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Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash aged 24
11 months ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash aged 24

The Telegraph  

Kelvin Kiptum, the world marathon record holder and the reigning winner of the London Marathon, has died in a car crash in Kenya. Kiptum took long distance running by storm last year, becoming the first man inside 2hr 1min to beat Eliud Kipchoge’s world record at the Chicago Marathon after also dominating the London Marathon in what was the third …

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times
1 year ago

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times

The Hindu  

Kenyan Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopian Sutume Kebede ran fast in perfect conditions to clinch the men’s and women’s titles with new World Best times for standalone events in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K here on Sunday. Overwhelming favourite Ebenyo, who took silver medals in 10,000m in the Budapest World championships and half-marathon in the Riga World road running championships this …

Kelvin Kiptum in the time of Eliud Kipchoge — how the marathon just got more interesting
1 year, 2 months ago

Kelvin Kiptum in the time of Eliud Kipchoge — how the marathon just got more interesting

The Hindu  

When Eliud Kipchoge celebrated his fifth win in the Berlin Marathon last year, there was an air of invincibility about him. Kelvin Kiptum shattered Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds in winning the Chicago Marathon earlier this month, finishing in a world record 2:00:35. “I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record — I am …

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

The Hindu  

Kenya’s freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has “no plan” to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark. “I’ve got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record,” said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in …

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 35 seconds to shatter fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds. Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic …

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark

The Independent  

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Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title
1 year, 3 months ago

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon men’s title in an unofficial time of two hours and 35 seconds. The 23-year-old shattered the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon. “I thought I’d go and try Chicago.” Sifan Hassan Dutch star Sifan Hassan won the Chicago …

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time
1 year, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time

The Hindu  

Kenyan world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2hr 02min 42sec in the German capital on Sunday. Kipchoge’s fifth win takes him past Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie’s four victories but the Kenyan finished outside his previous world record, set last year in Berlin, of 2:01:09. Kipchoge and Ethiopian Derseh Kindie …

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

The Independent  

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Meet Eliud Kipchoge’s secret weapon for winning the Berlin Marathon: Bottle Claus
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Eliud Kipchoge’s secret weapon for winning the Berlin Marathon: Bottle Claus

LA Times  

Before he set off on a bicycle race across the United States this summer, Claus-Henning Schulke was last-minute shopping in Oceanside when he noticed three teenagers approaching him in the Wal-Mart aisle. It was like they found the all-time great water bottle delivery guy to go hand in hand with the all-time great marathoner.” Kipchoge called Schulke a “hero” for …

Kipchoge to return to Berlin as part of Paris Olympic preparation
1 year, 6 months ago

Kipchoge to return to Berlin as part of Paris Olympic preparation

The Hindu  

Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will race in Berlin on September 24 as part of his preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, announcing the return to his "special place" in a video on Thursday. Kipchoge is also a 10-time winner of marathon majors, including four victories apiece at Berlin and London. Berlin is considered one the world's fastest marathon …

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time
1 year, 8 months ago

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, missing out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. I loved it, I am very …

London Marathon provides stage for greatness after Eliud Kipchoge heroics
2 years, 3 months ago

London Marathon provides stage for greatness after Eliud Kipchoge heroics

The Independent  

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:London Marathon-bound Kenenisa Bekele claims he is the greatest long-distance runner ever
2 years, 3 months ago

:London Marathon-bound Kenenisa Bekele claims he is the greatest long-distance runner ever

Daily Mail  

Bekele, a veteran, has three Olympic gold medals and 17 world titles to his name For all the stars missing from Sunday’s London Marathon, it has been tempting to overlook that one of those on the start line is arguably the greatest distance runner in history. His confidence comes with some justification, given the Ethiopian holds three Olympic gold medals, …

‘Anything is possible’: Eliud Kipchoge tipped to break two-hour marathon barrier
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Anything is possible’: Eliud Kipchoge tipped to break two-hour marathon barrier

The Independent  

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Kipchoge will be at London Marathon, but not participating
2 years, 3 months ago

Kipchoge will be at London Marathon, but not participating

The Hindu  

Eliud Kipchoge will be the star attraction at the London Marathon this weekend but the Kenyan, who smashed his own world record for the distance in Berlin on Sunday, will restrict his exertions to handing out medals in the Mini-Marathon. Kipchoge, a four-time winner in London, clocked two hours, 01.09 seconds to take half a minute off his own record …

Eliud Kipchoge has shown why running is much more than just a time
2 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge has shown why running is much more than just a time

The Independent  

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‘One rabbit at a time’: Eliud Kipchoge coy on future after marathon record
2 years, 3 months ago

‘One rabbit at a time’: Eliud Kipchoge coy on future after marathon record

The Hindu  

Kenyan great Eliud Kipchoge smashed his own marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday but was coy over future plans and tackling the mythical two-hour mark saying "one rabbit at a time". "I am African and in Africa we believe you chase one rabbit at a time," a smiling Kipchoge said. Kipchoge said he was the "happiest man" when he …

Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge Clocks 2:01:09 to Break Own World Record
2 years, 3 months ago

Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge Clocks 2:01:09 to Break Own World Record

News 18  

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru was second on her debut in 2:18:00 – the second fastest debut ever run – just ahead of Ethiopian runner Tigist Abayechew in 2:18:03. The Ethiopian great – like Kipchoge now – also set two world records in Berlin. Defending champion …

Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon
2 years, 3 months ago

Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon

Associated Press  

BERLIN — He’s done it again. Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. I’m so happy to break the world record.” Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa unexpectedly won the women’s race in a course record of 2:15:37 – 18 minutes faster than she had ever run before. The Ethiopian great – like Kipchoge …

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09, around 30 seconds faster than his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. He gradually shook off last year’s winner Guye Adola but fellow Ethiopian Andamlak Belihu refused to buckle, even as they raced through the …

Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks the WORLD RECORD during his fifth Berlin Marathon
2 years, 3 months ago

Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks the WORLD RECORD during his fifth Berlin Marathon

Daily Mail  

The limits of athletic endurance continue to be redefined by Eliud Kipchoge. That he is 37 years old is no obvious barrier to a double Olympic champion who on Sunday smashed his own marathon world record and then insisted he can still get quicker. Eliud Kipchoge broke the world record during his fifth Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:10 …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 25, 2022. BERLIN - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title here on Sunday. Only Ethiopia's Andamlak Belihu and fellow countryman Guye Adola were …

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory
2 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory

The Independent  

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Eliud Kipchoge wins Tokyo Marathon but misses out on new world record
2 years, 10 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge wins Tokyo Marathon but misses out on new world record

Firstpost  

Eliud Kipchoge was making his Tokyo debut in one of the six major marathons alongside New York, Berlin, Chicago, London and Boston. Kenya’s double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, but an attempt to break his own world record fell short as he crossed the line in 2hr 2min 40sec. Kipchoge joined a select club of …

What marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge teaches us about training
3 years, 5 months ago

What marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge teaches us about training

Live Mint  

More than 17 years separate reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge’s first Olympics medal—a bronze in 5,000m at Athens 2004—and the latest one, a gold, at Tokyo 2020 last week. “Typically, training regularly, keeping a clear goal in mind and focusing on that goal single-mindedly is the starting point to perform well time after time,” says Praful Uchil, running coach …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins second marathon gold with dominant run in brutal conditions
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins second marathon gold with dominant run in brutal conditions

Firstpost  

The world record holder clocked 2hr 08min 38sec to win gold, becoming only the third man to win consecutive marathon titles. Sapporo: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a totally dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo on Sunday. The 36-year-old’s triumph, his 13th win in the …

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is a man in constant motion
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is a man in constant motion

Live Mint  

His 36-year-old face has the creases of an older man. It’s Sunday, 18 April, and Kipchoge is striding down a runway in the NN Mission Marathon at Twente Airport in the Netherlands. Kipchoge’s pedicurist is unavailable for comment but there was this story from 2015 in Berlin when both the insoles of his shoes started slipping out as he ran …

Eliud Kipchoge Ready for Hamburg Marathon Redemption
3 years, 9 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge Ready for Hamburg Marathon Redemption

News 18  

Kenyan Olympic champion and marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge, is hoping to return to the top of the podium at the NN Hamburg Marathon on April 11 to redeem his stature following his shock London defeat last year. It is another step that we are on the right track to normality,” Kipchoge, who ran the standing 2:01:39 world record …

London Marathon 2020: Ethiopian Shura Kitata vrooms to victory as favourite Eliud Kipchoge cracks
4 years, 3 months ago

London Marathon 2020: Ethiopian Shura Kitata vrooms to victory as favourite Eliud Kipchoge cracks

Firstpost  

The 2020 London Marathon was the first Eliud Kipchoge hasn’t won since finishing second in Berlin in 2013 — he had won all 11 others he raced in, including the 2016 Rio Olympics. London: It proved 13th time unlucky as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge fluffed his lines at Sunday’s London marathon, won in a thrilling sprint finish by Ethiopian …

Eliud Kipchoge interview: 'It’s still my legs that are doing the running, not the shoe'
4 years, 4 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge interview: 'It’s still my legs that are doing the running, not the shoe'

Firstpost  

In this interview with Firstpost, marathon running legend Eliud Kipchoge talks about the shoe controversy, running at the London Marathon this year, and running an actual marathon under the two-hour mark. It’s been almost a year since Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to run a marathon distance under the two-hour mark, albeit in an unofficial event at Vienna’s Prater …

Kipchoge taking crisis in his stride
4 years, 9 months ago

Kipchoge taking crisis in his stride

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, celebrates as he successfully completes his attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria, Oct 12, 2019. Marathon great vows to be ready for Olympics despite virus disruption NAIROBI－Eliud Kipchoge, the world's greatest marathon man, reckoned his first reaction was shock when he heard that the 2020 Olympic …

Eliud Kipchoge chasing rabbits, one at a time!
4 years, 10 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge chasing rabbits, one at a time!

The Hindu  

He safely skirted the shoes issue. He did not specify when he would run a sub-two hours marathon under approved conditions and with the World Athletics' approved footwear but on Monday Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge spoke fondly about the rabbits he was chasing in life. READ | Kenya's Kipchoge becomes first athlete to run sub two-hour marathon So, can we …

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele to challenge defending champion Eliud Kipchoge in London Marathon 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele to challenge defending champion Eliud Kipchoge in London Marathon 2020

Firstpost  

Kenya’s Kipchoge had already announced he would defend his title but the presence of Ethiopian former track superstar Bekele, 37, who produced a stunning 2:01:41 run in Berlin last October to miss Kipchoge’s world record by two seconds, will have fans drooling. London: Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele, the only men to go under two hours, two minutes for the …

Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge, hurdler Dalilah Muhammad named male and female athletes of the year
5 years, 1 month ago

Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge, hurdler Dalilah Muhammad named male and female athletes of the year

Firstpost  

Kipchoge became the first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon, though the feat wasn’t officially recognized as a world record Monaco: Pioneering marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and US hurdler Dalilah Muhammad were named the world athletes of the year in track and field on Saturday. Kipchoge became the first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon, though the feat wasn’t officially …

Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad named athletes of the year
5 years, 1 month ago

Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad named athletes of the year

The Hindu  

Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours, and 400 metres hurdles world champion Dalilah Muhammad won the World Athlete of the Year awards on Saturday. AS IT HAPPENED | Kipchoge's sub two-hour marathon Kipchoge, 35, claimed governing body World Athletics' year-ending prize in Monaco after making history last month when he ran the …

Eliud Kipchoge's pacemaker Eric Kiptanui wants to be king
5 years, 2 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge's pacemaker Eric Kiptanui wants to be king

The Hindu  

Fresh from helping Eliud Kipchoge become the first person to finish a marathon in under two hours, star pacemaker Eric Kiptanui will run in his first Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. I am planning to run in marathons next year,” said the captain of the pacemakers group for Kipchoge in Austria. “It was a little frustrating just missing out on the …

Kipchoge’s sub 2-hour mark an important step in human evolution
5 years, 3 months ago

Kipchoge’s sub 2-hour mark an important step in human evolution

The Hindu  

When Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, wearing special shoes crafted for the occasion, with runners to pace him, ideal conditions for running ensured within a city park, bested the marathon tape under two hours this weekend in Vienna, he achieved what had once been considered humanly impossible. READ: Kipchoge nominated for Male World Athlete of the Year For the critics, this …

How Eliud Kipchoge Pulled Off His Epic, Sub-2-Hour Marathon
55 years ago

How Eliud Kipchoge Pulled Off His Epic, Sub-2-Hour Marathon

Wired  

On Saturday morning in Vienna, Austria, Eliud Kipchoge, the world's finest marathoner, became the first person in history to run 26.2 miles in under two hours. What's more, a rotating cast of pacers shielded him from wind throughout the run, and a bicycle-riding support team was on hand at all times to deliver him water and fuel. In addition to …

Eliud Kipchoge nominated for IAAF male athlete of the year after marathon feat
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge nominated for IAAF male athlete of the year after marathon feat

The Independent  

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