On the just-concluded Berlin Marathon , the long-distance running legend Kipchoge once again made history.
He finished the race with 2 hours, 01 minutes, 09 seconds, and raised the original men's marathon world record of 2 hours, 01 minutes, 39 seconds by 30 seconds. It is worth mentioning that the original world record was also maintained by him.
Kipchoger will celebrate his 38th birthday in November this year, but his competition status is still amazing. Before this Berlin Marathon, he was regarded by the outside world as the biggest favorite to win the championship and hit the new world record. Before the
he said that his mentality is very relaxed at the moment: "I don't expect to run 2 hours in this competition, but I will run a very exciting competition to make more people fall in love with the marathon."
In fact, for Kipchoger, who is close to 38 years old, it is still hopeless to hit the 2-hour mark of marathon. In 2019, he completed the full marathon with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds, 2, but because the challenge environment was closely arranged and guaranteed, this result was not recognized as a new world record by the World Athletics Federation.
"I have proved to many athletes and the next generation of runners that humans will one day run for 2 hours in compliance with existing rules, maybe in Berlin, maybe elsewhere." This is Kipchoger's view, and the legend's path to creating history continues. (Pengpai News)
