A feat once thought impossible, Eliud Kipchoge has become the first person to ever run a marathon in less than two hours even though it will not count as a world record.
Kipchoge bested the two hour mark by 20 seconds for a final time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.
"I'm feeling good," Kipchoge told the Associated Press."I'm the first man, I want to inspire many people that no human is limited."
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