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The sub-2 hour marathon had "afflicted the marathon since about 2011" [2] at which time the world record was 2:03:59 held by the Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.Gebrselassie stated in 2011 that the 2 hour mark could be broken in 20 to 25 years.
To break the two-hour barrier, a pace of 2:50 min/km (4:34.5 per mile) was required. In order to achieve this, the racers followed behind a team of six pacers in a triangle formation who were themselves following a pace vehicle displaying a large clock of the race time and projecting green lasers onto the ground to indicate where the lead pacer ...
In May 2017 Lagat served as a pacer for Nike's Breaking2 attempt at achieving a sub-2-hour marathon time. Lagat also agreed to run as a pacer at a similar event, the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, in October 2019. [45] On September 10, 2017, Lagat finished eighth in the 2017 Great North Run half marathon in 1:03:02. [46]
Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [] and Wilson Kigen [] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008. A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle-or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing.
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon.With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [3]
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In May Chelanga served as a pacer for Nike's Breaking2 attempt at achieving a sub-2-hour marathon time. Chelanga placed ninth in 10,000m at 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June in Sacramento in a time of 29:08.29. [34] Chelanga placed third in 10 km road in July at Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in a time of ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...