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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Martin Pegan

Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Above all, I’m running for humanity’

A portrait of Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge.
Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge says Sydney is ‘a special course’ after it debuted as a World Marathon Major on Sunday. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Eliud Kipchoge knows he has nothing left to prove. The Kenyan running great dominated marathons like no athlete before him after crossing the line first in his debut race in Hamburg in 2013. Kipchoge has since won 14 more marathons including at back-to-back Olympic Games, twice set a world record in the event, and is still the only person to run 42.195km in under two hours.

As he passes 40 years of age and his running powers begin to wane, Kipchoge is embarking on an even greater mission – to inspire more people to not only run, but to get themselves to the starting line for the most mentally and physically demanding of events.

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