Eliud Kipchoge proved No Human Is Limited when he became the first human in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon in the city of Vienna, Austria this morning. Kipchoge ran the 42.195KM distance in a remarkable time of 1:59:40:2. The 34-year-old Kenyan’s landmark achievement began at 8:15AM CEST on the Reichsbrucke Bridge in Vienna in perfect weather conditions of around 9 degrees celcius and wind speeds between 0.5 - 1.5 m/s.
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INEOS 1:59 in-depth look at why Vienna was chosen for the site of Eliud Kipchoge's history-making marathon.
An introductory video to Eliud Kipchoge - from where he's from to what he's accomplished. The video explores the man behind the challenge.
From raising morale to the calibre of the individual athletes assembled for the challenge, this will look at the pacemakers themselves and the role they play.
Interview with INEOS 1:59 Challenge Pacemaker Jack Rayner
The nine-time Paralympic gold medallist, who becomes the 41st Legend of Australian sport, has been a trailblazer throughout her career and was the first Paralympian to be inducted as a member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2007.
Nike has shut down the Nike Oregon Project distance group on Thursday, October 10 2019. The Project was establihsed by Nike in 2001 to support long and middle distance running in America. Nike's co-founder, Phil Knight, always took a keen interest in the Project and was instrumental in its ongoing funding.
Last year’s women’s champion and course record holder Meskerem Assefa will return to run the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon while another world-class Ethiopian distance runner will also be on the start line on October 27: Tsegaye Mekonnen, the junior men’s world record holder in the marathon. In addition to these...
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