‘No human is limited': Kipchoge runs sub-2 hour marathon
5 years, 3 months ago

‘No human is limited': Kipchoge runs sub-2 hour marathon

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Roger Bannister, 1954. Ahead of the event, Kipchoge even compared the feat to being “like the first man on the moon.” Afterward, he drew comparisons to Bannister, the late Briton who 65 years ago became the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes. “It is a great feeling to make history in sport after Sir Roger Bannister,” Kipchoge said. I got a phone call from the president of Kenya.” In a statement, President Uhuru Kenyatta said: “Hearty congratulations, Eliud Kipchoge. Long-time coach and mentor, Patrick Sang, a former Olympic and world steeplechase silver medalist, said it was “really exciting.” “I am happy for him and what he has achieved.

Olympic Kenya Nairobi Run Human Hour Two Hours Kipchoge World Marathon Race Event  run  limited  sub2  olympic  race  event  runs  hour  seconds  running  hours  kipchoge  world  marathon  human

History of this topic

Running a marathon a day in 2024, she has a world record within her grasp
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Running a marathon a day in 2024, she has a world record within her grasp

Associated Press  

GHENT, Belgium — Finally coming to a halt on Tuesday — the last day of 2024 — Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne felt she had done all to take the world record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year. Weary but seemingly far from exhausted from the weight of relentless marathon running, Dosogne …

Jakob Ingebrigtsen to make half marathon debut - two days after 1500m win
4 months ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen to make half marathon debut - two days after 1500m win

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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 …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kelvin Kiptum set a world …

‘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  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pure joy dispelled the agony piercing through his muscles …

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 …

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 …

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  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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 …

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 …

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  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59.40 run is as much a triumph of scientific endeavour as that of human endurance
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59.40 run is as much a triumph of scientific endeavour as that of human endurance

Firstpost  

Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 run in Vienna should go down in history. Eliud Kipchoge made history on Saturday with a blistering run at Vienna’s Prater Park, where he clocked 1:59:40 to become the first human to ever dip under the 2-hour mark in a marathon. The Kenyan himself has branded the attempt — called the INEOS 1:59 Challenge — as athletics’ …

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Only five …

Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier in historic Ineos 1:59 challenge
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier in historic Ineos 1:59 challenge

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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 …

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first in world to complete marathon under 2 hours
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first in world to complete marathon under 2 hours

India TV News  

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although it will not count as a world record. The Olympic champion and world record holder from Kenya clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds Saturday at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, an event set up for the attempt. Kipchoge, who took Olympic gold …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge makes history in Vienna, becomes first man to complete marathon under two-hour mark
5 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge makes history in Vienna, becomes first man to complete marathon under two-hour mark

Firstpost  

Because of the way the run was set up and paced, the International Association of Athletics Federations will not validate the time as a world record Vienna: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday made history, busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park. The 34-year-old already holds the men’s world record …

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first athlete to run sub two-hour marathon
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first athlete to run sub two-hour marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday made history, busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park. As it happened| Kipchoge creates history by running sub two-hour marathon But accompanied by a posse of 41 pacemakers and a car in front of them setting the pace, Kipchoge bested that mark, making good …

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark
5 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark

Firstpost  

The course has been prepared so that it should take Kipchoge just about 4.5 seconds more than on a computer-simulated completely flat and straight path Vienna: Accompanied by seven pacemakers, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge started running on Saturday in his quest to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon — albeit on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna …

Eliud Kipchoge creates history by running sub two-hour marathon
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge creates history by running sub two-hour marathon

The Hindu  

HE HAS DONE IT! 1954 Roger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile 1969 Neil Armstrong walks on the moon 2009 @UsainBolt runs 100m in 09.58 2019 @EliudKipchoge runs a sub two-hour marathon#INEOS159#NoHumanIsLimitedpic.twitter.com/HMXnxRohE3 — INEOS 1:59 Challenge October 12, 2019 UPDATE: JUST 7 KM TO GO! Watch live: https://t.co/2KER3yJcOS#INEOS159#NoHumanIsLimitedpic.twitter.com/LJgE4rb7Me — INEOS 1:59 Challenge October 12, 2019 Former Olympic and World Champion in …

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to break two-hour marathon time
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to break two-hour marathon time

The Telegraph  

Beating his chest triumphantly as he crossed the finish line barely out of breath, Eliud Kipchoge knew he had provided proof. Irrespective of any misgivings surrounding the circumstances of his time trial run in Vienna on Saturday morning, Kipchoge had managed something truly astonishing - something that will go down in the history of man’s greatest achievements. The chemical company …

VIDEO: Eliud Kipchoge Dashes Past 2-Hour Marathon Barrier In Assisted Event
5 years, 3 months ago

VIDEO: Eliud Kipchoge Dashes Past 2-Hour Marathon Barrier In Assisted Event

NPR  

VIDEO: Eliud Kipchoge Dashes Past 2-Hour Marathon Barrier In Assisted Event Start Run Stop YouTube Updated 10:41 a.m. "It has taken 65 years for a human being to make history in sport, after Roger Bannister made history in 1954," Kipchoge, who's Kenyan, said in an interview with NTV Kenya shortly after the race. Kipchoge, the reigning Olympic marathon champion, was …

Can marathon man Eluid Kipchoge break the two-hour barrier?
5 years, 3 months ago

Can marathon man Eluid Kipchoge break the two-hour barrier?

Daily Mail  

It's the absence of the remotest sign of physical distress which makes footage of the final stretch of Eliud Kipchoge's attempt to redefine the limits of sporting capability so compelling. He is in the last few hundred strides or so of an attempt to run a marathon in less than two hours - that's a pace of four minutes and …

Eliud Kipchoge's extraordinary and controversial two-hour marathon attempt - everything you need to know
5 years, 3 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge's extraordinary and controversial two-hour marathon attempt - everything you need to know

The Telegraph  

At around dawn on Saturday, Eliud Kipchoge will begin his quest in Vienna to become the first person to complete a marathon in less than two hours. As world record holder and victorious in 11 of the 12 marathons he has contested, Kipchoge is already unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. Last year, Eliud Kipchoge smashed the world record …

The race to finish a marathon in under two hours
5 years, 5 months ago

The race to finish a marathon in under two hours

Live Mint  

“The world now is just 25 seconds away from under two hours,” Eliud Kipchoge said in May 2017 after an unsuccessful tilt at becoming the first person to run a marathon in a time below two hours. In 2018, when he ran the Berlin marathon in 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds, he erased more than a minute off …

Eliud Kipchoge takes sub two-hour marathon quest to Vienna
5 years, 6 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge takes sub two-hour marathon quest to Vienna

The Telegraph  

Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon in Vienna in October after London was snubbed for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. "After an extensive worldwide assessment process, The Prater - the famous Viennese park - has been chosen by the INEOS 1:59 Challenge as the venue that will give Kipchoge the optimum conditions to write himself …

Eliud Kipchoge plans to stage second attempt at breaking two-hour marathon barrier in London later this year
5 years, 8 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge plans to stage second attempt at breaking two-hour marathon barrier in London later this year

The Telegraph  

Eliud Kipchoge will again try to become the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours when he attempts the “superhuman” feat for a second time later this year, with the streets of central London the preferred location. Kipchoge came within 26 seconds of achieving the goal under highly controlled conditions at the Monza Formula One race …

Kipchoge wins London Marathon for record 4th time
5 years, 8 months ago

Kipchoge wins London Marathon for record 4th time

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the men's elite race and setting a new course record of London Marathon in London, Britain, April 28, 2019. LONDON — Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya ran the second-fastest time ever to win the London Marathon for a record fourth time Sunday, and compatriot Brigid Kosgei swept to victory by almost two minutes in the women's …

World's fastest marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge was inspired by Roger Bannister
5 years, 8 months ago

World's fastest marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge was inspired by Roger Bannister

The Telegraph  

Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s fastest marathon runner, has been reading the words of Roger Bannister as his mission to run the first sub-two hour marathon reaches London today. The Kenyan athlete will take on an elite field including Britain’s Mo Farah in the 26.2 mile race through the capital, where he is favourite to win for a record fourth time. …

Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon
6 years, 3 months ago

Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the Berlin Marathon and breaking the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 16, 2018. BERLIN - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge created a new world mark of 2 hours one minute 39 seconds at the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Kipchoge pulverized the world record of his fellow compatriot Dennis Kimetto from 2014 by …

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record
6 years, 4 months ago

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record

The Hindu  

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 40sec. It was the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967. Acclaimed as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, Kipchoge has dominated marathon racing since …

Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon world record by over a minute in Berlin
6 years, 4 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon world record by over a minute in Berlin

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Eliud Kipchoge smashes marathon world record in Berlin
6 years, 4 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge smashes marathon world record in Berlin

The Telegraph  

To the likes of Bob Beamon and Usain Bolt, we can now add Eliud Kipchoge – athletes whose feats are so unthinkable, so incomprehensible, that they are hard to fathom. Already the winner of his past eight marathons – including ­Olympic gold and three victories in London – the only thing to have eluded Kipchoge was Dennis Kimetto’s world record …

Discover Related