On the morning of 12 October 2019 in Vienna, Kenya’s marathon legend and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge shattered “the last barrier to modern athletics” by running a marathon in under ...

Kipchoge pulled away over the last two miles for his first major marathon victory, finishing in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 11 seconds. He was followed by Sammy Kitwara in 2:04:28 and Dickson Chumba in 2: ...

Kipchoge smiled along the way and even fist-bumped a fellow racer. Kipchoge becomes the third athlete to win multiple gold medals in the men's marathon, joining Abebe Bikila (1960, '64) and ...

Kipyegon is drawing inspiration from Kipchoge ahead of her own chase of an impossible barrier: “I want to achieve what Eliud has achieved.” By Dan Beck Published: Jun 25, 2025 1:58 PM EDT ...

Eliud Kipchoge sent a heartfelt message to Faith Kipyegon following her mile record attempt. Kipyegon didn’t break the barrier, but she still set a new world record.

Among the 35,000 participants, Eliud Kipchoge will lead the field as the favorite. In Chicago 2023, Kevin Kiptum of Kenya beat Kipchoge's official marathon record of 2:01:09 when he posted a 2:00:35.