Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Above all, I’m running for humanity’ | Martin Pegan
The Kenyan on the transformative experience of distance running, inspiring the next generation, and a ‘beautiful and unique’ Sydney course
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 42.195 km in under two hours.