Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres.
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Kipchoge (third from the right) during the 5000 m heat at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He won a silver medal in the final.
Wilson Kipsang (front) and Kipchoge (behind) running in the 2013 Berlin Marathon in which Kipsang set the world record with 2:03:23 and Kipchoge, racing in his second marathon, finished second, 42 seconds later.
Kipchoge races in the 2015 London Marathon.
Eliud Kipchoge (L) and his three pacers (R) about 30 minutes into the run en route to the marathon world record in 2018. He is shown a few seconds before crossing the river Spree.
In their own words 10
I was feeling good. And I think it’s just it’s a challenge. So let us discuss it as a challenge and move on...You know, there is three things: Yesterday is a canceled check.
Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.
I tried to do what was necessary but it wasn’t working.
Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.
Marathon actually is life. Sport is life. Resilience is one of the recipes for success. If you are not resilient then you cannot go anywhere. So it’s good to be resilient. ...
Eliud Kipchoge (2023) cited in: "Kipchoge says leg injury foiled Boston Marathon attempt" in ClickOrlando, April 18, 2023.
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Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest marathon runners of all time.
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