![]() Not only has Kipchoge now won 15 of the 17 official marathons he has run, he is also one of three men to defend an Olympic marathon title, alongside the bare-footed Ethiopian Abebe Bikila in 19 and the East German Waldemar Cierpinski in 19. This love letter to distance running follows Eliud and his. TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - About 30 kilometres into the mens marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenyas Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running his own race, chasing. I will celebrate this record and have to realise what happens. Executive produced by Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott and Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald, Kipchoge: The Last Milestone is a cinematic portrait of legendary long distance runner and world record marathon holder Eliud Kipchoge as he prepares to break one of the last milestones in sporting history: the sub-two-hour marathon. Circumstances were great, and so was the organisation of the event.”Īsked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge replied: “Let us plan for another day. ![]() Even so, it was still an astonishing performance from an astonishing athlete.Īfterwards, an elated Kipchoge said: “No limitations, after 38k I knew I would be capable of breaking the world record. Christoph Soeder/AP BERLIN Kenyan runner Eliud. With four miles remaining he was still more than a minute ahead of his previous world record, but that was reduced to 30sec as he passed the Brandenburg Gate and crossed the line. Download Embed Transcript Enlarge this image Kenyas Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line to win the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on Sunday. Yet while he slowed slightly once his pacemakers dropped out, it was only in the latter stages of the race that the searing early pace told. No one has gone through 13.1 miles that speedily in a marathon, and the fear among some onlookers was that by trying to run an official sub-two marathon Kipchoge risked blowing up. Yet at one stage Kipchoge, who wore a bib that said “Impossible is Nothing”, appeared set to go even faster as he blasted through the first 10km of the race in just 28min 23sec – a time that would have placed him 18th out of 25 athletes in the men’s Olympic 10,000m final in Tokyo – before powering through halfway in 59.51.
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