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Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 44, The Word’s GREATEST Distance Runner Olympic Champion, World Track & XC Champion, The Barrier Breaking 1 Hour, 59 Min

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eknn2.jpgEliud Kipchoge, photo by London Marathon Media

Two incidents involving Eliud Kipchoge put a wide smile on my face when I think about the finest marathoner in history. I was in the media seating in Paris 2003 in St. Denis. This young Kenyan, all of 18, Eliud Kipchoge, was battling Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele. Even the announcers, with 200m to go, discounted Kipchoge’s chances.

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In 2016, in London, I watched Eliud Kipchoge take Wilson Kipsang on, and win in 2:03:05. This was his second win in London, and post event, Eliud gave one of the finest press conferences in my recent memory. Eliud Kipchoge spoke about how athletes should develop long term, begin with cross country, then, track, then, move to the roads.

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona

Profile # 44

The Word’s GREATEST Distance Runner

Olympic Champion

World Track & XC Champion

The Barrier Breaking 1 Hour, 59 Minutes, 40 Seconds Marathoner!

NIKE Legend Eliud Kipchoge

I0000bME0q9CKWPM.jpgEliud Kipchoge, photo by London Marathon Media

By Jeff Benjamin

This writer is truly grateful to Eliud for his time – It is altogether fitting that Eliud replies to my request today which is the 66th Anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s Barrier-Breaking 4-Minute Mile, an achievement that, like Kipchoge’s sub -2 Hour Marathon, proves that there are truly NO Limits in the human pursuit of Greatness!

london kipchoge .jpgEliud Kipchoge, photo by London Marathon Media

How is your daily training/coaching regimen going and how challenging has it been for you in this environment?

“I am training in the morning with 4 days of running outside and 3 days of strength training…it’s a pure challenge as training in isolation is truly hard for all. Of my career life ,I have been training with my group.”

NNLondonRace-065.jpgEliud Kipchoge, photo by NN running team

What advice can you give to runners, -especially youth, high school, collegiate- who are challenged during this time as well?

“My advice to the youth in schools and collegiate is to:

-Engage themselves on positive hobbies through internet.

-Practice in their home compounds,in order to be more fitter.

-Set time for school work/studies

-Go to google on their free times to check for positive and helpful

Information.

13-20-397-slide.jpgEliud Kipchoge, training before the pandemic, photo by NN running team

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  • Jeff Benjamin
    Jeff Benjamin

    Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.

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Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.

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