In 2014 he triumphed in Rotterdam and Chicago before the following year adding wins in London and Berlin to his growing collection of marathon victories. Later that year he had to settle for second in Berlin behind Wilson Kipsang – who set a world record that day – but so far that is Eliud’s solitary marathon defeat. In 2013 the man they call “The Philosopher” because of his intelligence started his marathon career with victory in Hamburg (2:05:30). Under the long-term guidance of coach, mentor and friend Patrick Sang, Eliud first burst on the international scene as a teenager winning the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships before later that year inflicting a shock defeat on running icons Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele to claim a stunning 5000m gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.Įliud went on to enjoy a medal-laden track career winning Olympic 5000m bronze and silver medals at the 20 Olympics Games.
That made them titled at an angle, a change that saved Kipchoge 12 seconds, according to the documentary.The greatest marathon runner in history and leading light in the NN Running Team, it is impossible to not admire the achievements and inspirational qualities of this extraordinary athlete. And the entire route had just 8 feet of incline.Įvent organizers transformed the two roundabouts into banked turns by repouring the asphalt in those parts of the course. Minimizing curves was crucial, since they require runners to exert more energy than sprinting straight. Ineos, the UK-based petrochemical company that sponsored Kipchoge's second attempt, selected Prater Park in Vienna because it offered a route that has a 2.7-mile straightaway with roundabouts on either end. Half a million people across 196 countries tuned into the live broadcast. Kipchoge said that's because he was more confident in his training: "What makes my mind to be more relaxed is the culmination of training for four or five months." Kipchoge, in white, and his pacers at the starting line of the Ineos 1:59 Challenge marathon in Vienna, Austria, October 12, 2019. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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