The 36-year-old’s performances have been otherworldly for many years, but his lifestyle has stayed the same-humble, simplistic-while his training involves doing the basics well day after day, year after year. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the marathon world record holder, and, of course, the first man to break the two-hour barrier for the distance. After that he’ll show up and-almost without fail-dominate his rivals on the world stage.īetween 20, Eliud Kipchoge won ten consecutive major marathons. For four months before every race, at his base in Kaptagat, Kenya, the fastest marathoner in history will churn through slight variations of the same workouts, week in, week out. Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru was second ahead of Ethiopian Tigist Abayechew.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.The routine is always the same. Only record holder Brigid Kosgei of Kenya and Briton Paula Radcliffe have run faster marathons. My mind is still moving, the body still absorbing the training.'įellow Kenyan Mark Korir completed a one-two finish for the African nation, four minutes and 49 seconds behind, with Ethiopian Tadu Abate third.Įthiopian Tigist Assefa stunned the field in the women's race, winning in 2:15:37, the third-fastest time in history. I need to celebrate this record and have to realise what happens.

Kipchoge is the only man to run a sub-two hour marathon when he clocked 1:59.40 on a specially designed track in Vienna in 2019 but the time is not officially recognised as it was not set in competition.Īsked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge said: 'Let us plan for another day. Passing through the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate just as the sun started to emerge, a beaming Kipchoge crossed the finish line to set another record. Having slowed slightly in the second half of the race he still powered through the final 500-metre sprint. The Kenyan, who retained his Olympic at the Tokyo Games last year, had fallen short of his world mark by just over a minute at the Tokyo Marathon in March, but he was not to be denied in Berlin.

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