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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 course was measured at 2400 m per lap. [64] During the 2-hour attempt, the runners were paced by a lead car and 30 supporting pacers joining in stages (both considered illegal under IAAF rules). [65] The race started at 5:45h local time on the 2.4 km track. Kipchoge finished in 2:00:25, while the other two had to slow and finished far ...
The runners started off on pace, but Desisa fell off the pace about 16km in, and Tadese followed around 20km. Kipchoge remained on pace through 25km (at 1:11:03) and was only one second off pace at 30km. Kipchoge finished the race in 2:00:25 and said he had given 100 percent effort. [7]
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 ...
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[9] [12] Kipchoge, Belihu, and the pacemakers reached the 15 km (9.3 mi) mark in 42:32, leading to speculation that Kipchoge may have been able to finish the race in under two hours. [9] The runners then passed the halfway point with a time of 59:51, which was well under world-record pace, as Kipchoge had taken 96 seconds longer to complete the ...
Evans Chebet defended his title in a time of 2:05:54, while Hellen Obiri claimed her first Marathon title to win the women’s race in 2:21:38
The Ineos159 challenge took place in Vienna, Austria, and was run by Eliud Kipchoge in an attempt to run a marathon in under two hours. Eliud Kipchoge ran the race in 1:59:40 [20] which translates to just under 2:50 min/km or 21.98 kmph. Nutrition is a key aspect of running economy, and it was crucial to Kipchoge's success.