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Eliud Kipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, [ 3 ] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago ...
Through the 24th mile, only Geremew managed to stay with him. Kipchoge ran the next two miles in 4:26 and 4:30 to win the race 2:02:37, while Geremew finished second in 2:02:55. This was Kipchoge's second fastest time behind his Berlin world record and also the second fastest marathon in history as well as his fourth London Marathon victory. [18]
At the time, Kipchoge was the defending Olympic champion, having won the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and Zersenay was the half marathon WR holder (58:23, set in 2010). Nike also brought in 30 of their top sponsored athletes to serve as pacers for the race, including Andrew Bumbalough , Sam Chelanga , Chris Derrick ...
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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Winner Eliud Kipchoge (left) about 25 km (16 mi) into the race, behind pacemakers (in striped gear) and alongside Derseh Kindie (center midground), who did not finish the race Second-place finisher Vincent Kipkemoi (center midground, in red) and third-place finisher Tadese Takele (right foreground), both about 25 km (16 mi) into their debut marathon, alongside eighth-place finisher Philemon ...
The elite men's race was won by Kelvin Kiptum in a course record time of 2:01:25, 16 seconds slower than Eliud Kipchoge's world record, [28] and 72 seconds faster than Kipchoge's previous course best. [29] At the halfway stage, the leading pack contained eight runners, [30] and Kiptum broke away from the leading pack after 30 kilometres (19 mi).
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