“He is everything your coach tells you to do. “What is unique about Eliud’s run form is how fundamentally perfect it is,” Billington said. Billington, who holds a 2:15:31 marathon PR, knows how to become a faster runner, and a lot of it boils down to “run like Kipchoge.” Here’s how: The Form
So how do you take the lessons from Kipchoge’s masterclass and apply it to your own training and racing? We asked Greg Billington, 2016 Olympic triathlete, 2021 Paralympic triathlon guide, 2019 San Francisco Marathon champion, and Olympic trials qualifier in the marathon to break down the lessons from Kipchoge’s victory. In comparison, Kristian Blummenfelt’s 2:30:50 marathon at the Sub7 Project, where he set a world record for the fastest-ever Iron-distance triathlon, seems sluggish. The legend also holds two of the top five fastest times ever posted in Olympic marathons. The instructor: 37 year-old Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, who covered the 26.2 mile course in 2:01:09, breaking his own world record (previously set at the 2018 Berlin Marathon). If you watched the Berlin Marathon this weekend, you had a front-row seat to a master class in running. We have an exclusive interview with Kipchoge, together with rights-free footage available for editorial use, and ready-made social features available.Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Īs he looks ahead to competing in the Tokyo Olympics next year, Kipchoge reflects on his ground-breaking performance in Vienna, the moment he inspired the world that No Human is Limited, and credits the incredible team around him who helped make this dream a reality. Kipchoge celebrating 1:59:40 One year today marks the anniversary of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, where Kenyan-born Eliud Kipchoge made sporting history by becoming the first person ever to run a marathon in under two hours.Ī four-time London Marathon winner and 2016 Olympic gold medallist, Kipchoge – supported by a team of pacemakers – broke the two-hour barrier by a staggering 20 seconds, finishing with a time of 1:59:40.2.
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