Running a marathon in less than two hours is like going to the moon: Olympian Eliud Kipchoge prepares for his unofficial attempt to become the first athlete to break the barrier
VIENNA - Kenya’s world record holder Eliud Kipchoge has compared running a sub two-hour marathon to going to the moon before his unofficial attempt in Vienna on Saturday to become the first athlete to break the barrier.
“Running Berlin and running Vienna are different. Running Berlin is for winning and running a world record, Vienna is like going to the moon,” he added. “I am feeling well. I have run on the course and it is a good course. It is flat and very fast and in the park where we can enjoy the environment. I am ready for Saturday,” he said.
But IAAF president Sebastian Coe told Reuters in an interview last month the milestone would still be important.
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