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Kipchoge won the 2019 London Marathon in a time of 2:02:37, the second fastest marathon ever at that time, behind his 2018 Berlin Marathon win. [85] He became the first man to win the event four times and set a new course record, beating his own 2016 London Marathon best by 28 seconds. [ 86 ]
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 of the race, the world record of the marathon was 2:02:57 (set by Dennis Kimetto at the 2014 Berlin Marathon). Even though Kipchoge beat this time by more than two minutes, his result does not count as an official record by IAAF standards because of several factors, including the use of pacers who entered the race midway. [12]
Eliud Kipchoge broke the barrier for the two-hour marathon on October 12, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. His time of 1hr 59min 40.2sec was an unofficial record due to the specially prepared conditions ...
The 2018 Berlin Marathon was the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 16 September 2018 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by Eliud Kipchoge, who set a new world record time of 2:01:39. [1] [2] The women's race was won by Gladys Cherono in a time of 2: ...
Eliud Kipchoge's coach reflected on what led to the marathon world record and what they discussed after the historic race in Berlin. Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon world record was the product of ...
The 33-year-old, who took the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000m, set a personal best time of 2:21:38 to claim her first-ever Marathon title. The 38-year-old Kipchoge was hoping to ...
Kipchoge was the holder of the marathon world record, which he had set with a finish time of 2:01:09 at this race the previous year. [21] [22] He is the first runner to have won the Berlin Marathon five times. [23]