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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.
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 ...
RESENDING WITH SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST VIDEO SHOWS: NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ELUID KIPCHOGE AFTER HE BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO RUN A MARATHON IN UNDER TWO HOURS SHOWS: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCTOBER 12, 2019 ...
In May 2019, a few days after his London Marathon win, Kipchoge announced another take on the sub-two-hour marathon, named the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. On 12 October 2019 in Vienna's Prater park, he ran 4.4 laps of the Hauptallee in 1:59:40, becoming the first person in recorded history to break the two-hour barrier over a marathon distance. [89 ...
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 ...
Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is getting close to eclipsing the elusive 2-hour barrier in a sanctioned world marathon. He ran 2:01:09 on Sunday. Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shatters his own world ...
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Kipchoge: The Last Milestone is a 2021 British documentary film directed by Jake Scott and executive produced by Ridley Scott.It follows Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge and the events leading up to the Ineos 1:59 Challenge that saw him breaking the two-hour mark for running the marathon distance.