Kipchoge compares sub-two hour marathon to going to the moon

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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 ...

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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.

A 41-man pacing squad will support Kipchoge, who missed out by 26 seconds in Monza, Italy, in May 2017. But IAAF president Sebastian Coe told Reuters in an interview last month the milestone would still be important. Organisers of the event, dubbed the INEOS 1.59 challenge, said the exact start time would depend on the weather forecast and would be announced on Friday.

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