Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier, but it won’t be a record
Andrew Keh
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Vienna | On a Saturday, on a course chosen for speed, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya ran 26.2 miles in a once-inconceivable time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds.
In becoming the first person to cover the marathon distance in less than two hours, Kipchoge, 34, achieved a sports milestone granted almost mythical status in the running world.
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