In the 2022 Berlin Marathon, Kipchoge had none of those aids at his disposal, yet still came close to once again breaking the two-hour mark in a race that saw him pass the 20km mark two seconds ahead of his time during the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. However, the conditions under which that race was run - with laser pace guides and 41 rotating human pacemakers - mean the 2019 attempt was never ratified as an official world record. Kipchoge has of course run faster, dipping under the legendary two-hour mark during the 2019 Ineos 1:59 Challenge, where he set the quickest time in history when he ended the race in 1:59:40. His average pace per 5km was clocked at a jaw-dropping 14:21.4. Running at an average speed of 21.02 km/h or 2 minutes 52 seconds per km, Kipchoge finished the race in 2:01:09, shaving a full 30 seconds off of his previous world record. However, even for an athlete of his calibre, his performance at the 2022 Berlin Marathon on Sunday 25 September was nothing short of remarkable. The result wasn't official because he ran it under laboratory conditions, but the result made him an icon in and outside the running world.With 15 wins from 17 marathon attempts and two Olympic gold medals, the world has become used to witnessing Kenyan marathon king Eliud Kipchoge embody his catchphrase "Impossible is Nothing" over the 42.195 km marathon distance. In 2019, he ran a marathon in Vienna in under two hours, a milestone long thought impossible. Kipchoge has long been dubbed the world's best marathon runner. The men's record has now been set eight times in a row in Berlin, favored by runners for its flat course. Kipchoge and Assefa's combined time of 4:16:46 ensured the marathon was the fastest ever.
"I wasn't afraid of my rivals, even though they had faster times than me," the 26-year-old Assefa said. I'm so happy to break the world record."Įthiopia's Tigist Assefa unexpectedly won the women's race in a course record of 2:15:37 – 18 minutes faster than she had ever run before.
"But the most important thing is my mind, and that also feels fresh and young. "My legs and my body still feel young," the 37-year-old Kipchoge said.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line to win the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on Sunday.īERLIN - Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge shaved 30 seconds off his previous world record set on the same course four years ago to finish the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:09 on Sunday.
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