Longtime rival Kenenisa Bekele is out with an injury, so Kipchoge is the overwhelming favorite. LondonMarathon
, which didn’t count for record purposes. But the message was clear: In this domain, he was still the boss.
Degitu Azimerew, a 2:19 marathoner who was a leading entrant in the women’s race and coach Haji Adilo tested positive in Ethiopia, so they did not travel to London. Runners have been based in a biosecure bubble at a hotel outside the city with 40 acres of ground on which to train, while they’ve also been wearing a “bump technology” device around their necks that records time spent in close proximity to others.
“I have shown the way that running under two hours is possible,” he said on Wednesday. “I’ve done my part to show that anything is possible.”
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