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Favorite Post of September 2018: Eliud Kipchoge runs 2:01:39 in Berlin to set a seemingly permanent world record for the marathon, A view from Kenya, from The Archives

Justin Lagatby Justin Lagat
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Original post September 16, 2018

Repost January 1, 2019

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Justin Lagat wrote this piece on Eliud Kipchoge’s amazing WR in Berlin. This was my favorite piece of September 2018.

The marathon came early in Wisconsin, at 2 in the morning. Last year, I was fortunate to view it on German TV, but from Hawaii. This year, the streaming was a challenge, so I covered it via kilometer splits, then, Polish TV, Kenyan TV and a few more sources.

Justin Lagat gives us the view from Kenya, and one tweet noted that more Kenyans were watching the marathon than attending church services on this spectacular Sunday!

Kipchoge_EluidH-Berlin18.JPGEliud Kipchoge sets World record of 2:01.39, photo by Photorun.net

Eliud Kipchoge runs 2:01:39 in Berlin to set a seemingly permanent world record for the marathon, by Justin Lagat

It was an exciting day for marathon fans across the world today as Eliud Kipchoge treated them to one exciting race on the streets of Berlin. In Kenya, for the first time, there was a huge following of the race with restaurants and county governments in places where the highest concentration of athletes come from setting up watch parties. Some local sponsors also came in to be part of the partying. A local TV station also covered the gatherings and the celebrations across the country during the race.

Kipchoge_EluidPace-Berlin18.JPGEliud Kipchoge and his pace makers, September 16, 2018, BMW Berlin Marathon, photo by Photorun.net

From the first kilometer of the race, the reason why Kipchoge had been looking forward to this race was evident. He was in great form. A 2:43 per kilometer pace did not seem to show any straining effect on him. The three pace makers going with him, especially Sammy Kitwara in the middle, appeared to be struggling a little bit. A few meters behind them, Wilson Kipsang, Amos Kipruto and Abera Kuma followed with another set of five pace setters.

Kipchoge_EluidMotion-Berlin18.JPGEliud Kipchoge, a lesson in fluid motion, September 16, 2018, BMW Berlin Marathon, photo by Photorun.net

At around the 14km point, Kitwara suddenly pulled out from his pacing duties. It was a moment that needed Kipchoge’s mental toughness to take action and, appearing like an army general trying to encourage his fear-stricken troops to keep on fighting, Kipchoge asked the two remaining pace setters who appeared to be opening a space between them for him to pass through, to stay close together in front of him. But, it did not take long before another one, Bernard Kipkemoi dropped out before reaching 16km.

Kipchoge_EluidW-Berlin18.JPGEliud Kipchoge moves toward his goal, September 16, 2018, BMW Berlin Marathon, photo by Photorun.net

The remaining pace setter, Josphat Boit, managed to go with Kipchoge up to a point after 25km and Kipchoge quickened the pace a little after that, despite the fact that he was already safely inside the world record pace by a good margin. It would have been expected that the pace would soon slow down a bit after he remained alone at the front, but the opposite just kept happening and the conversation on whether he was going to break the world record quickly turned into whether he was going to run under 2:02:00 for the world record.

Kipchoge_EluidR-Berlin18.JPGEliud Kipchoge takes the tape, 2:01.39, September 16, 2018, BMW Berlin Marathon, photo by Photorun.net

The elated Kipchoge crossed the finish line in an astonishing time of 2:01:39, becoming the only human being to ever run the marathon under 2:02:00; not once, but on two occasions! Asked what next for him, he said he is yet to run 2:02 after having run 2:00, 2:01, 2:03, 2:04 and 2:05. He told reporters at the finish line that he could be going for a 2:02 next time.

Kipchoge_Eluid20139-Berlin18.jpgEliud Kipchoge set the World record, September 16, 2018, BMW Berlin Marathon, photo by Photorun.net

Coach Patrick Sang seemed to have been certain that Kipchoge was going to set the new world record today, but did not want to talk about it. He was already in a celebratory mode since Tuesday when I last saw him at the track in Eldoret after Kipchoge had done his last training before leaving for Berlin. I had extended my hand to greet him and he suddenly pulled my hand so that my shoulder ended up knocking his. He smiled at me and asked why I posted the world record alert on my Twitter account of which I explained myself and he simply said, “Let’s hope for good conditions.” He was similarly jovial as he spoke with other runners and even spent more time than he would usually spend at the track after training. He definitely knew that everything had gone very well with the training plan he had given to Kipchoge.

Sang%2c Patrick-thumb-500xauto-16429.jpgCoach Patrick Sang kept his confidence in Eliud Kipchoge’s fitness to himself, noted Justin Lagat, photo by NN running team

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