![]() The pacemakers left him for the final 500 metres, and Kipchoge punched his chest twice in celebration when he finished. Running at a consistent average pace of 2:50 minutes per kilometre (4:33.5 minutes per mile), Kipchoge was 11 seconds ahead of schedule halfway through his run. ![]() Kipchoge was supported by 36 pacemakers who accompanied him in alternating groups, one of the reasons the IAAF will not ratify the time as a world record. The Olympic champion and world record holder from Kenya clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds Saturday at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, an event set up for the attempt. VIENNA - Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although it will not count as a world record.
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