Elliott eliud Kipchoge Kenyan ( Fastest marathon distance runner) sprint 26.2 miles Vienna marathon under 2 hours

The name Elliott is arguably  derived from the Holy Bible, from the name Elijah, spelled Elias in some versions of the Holy Bible. It is the name associated with Miracles, but some use this name to fake miracles just like Elliott who was raised from dead by controversial pastor Alph Lukau in South Africa .  We want to write about a man who  has, through his hard-work done something that left the world in awe.

On the 12th of October 2019, Elliott Eliud Kipchoge ran the marathon distance on a special course in Vienna, Austria, achieving a time of 1:59:40 in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge . When we converted 26.2 miles to Kilometers we found that the marathon distance was 42 Kilometres

How fast was Elliott Kipchoge? to brake it down, when we calculate his average speed we found that he ran  21, 197km per hour, 10, 598 KM per 30 minutes and 5, 299 KM per 15 minutes, approximately he was running 5,89 metres per second. That is lightning fast and unbelievable Nonetheless, The run did not count as a new marathon record, as standard competition rules for pacing and fluids were not followed and it was not an open event. The achievement was, however, recognised by Guinness World Records.

They say you can't sprint a marathon,  Elliott did the opposite. He goes beyond the limit. Elliott perseverance and endurance supercedes that of the cheetah which only maintain a certain speed for four to five hundred metres before it has to stop and cool down in order to prevent over-heating.

The Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly the 5000 metres, also won the Olympic marathonin 2016 and set the marathon world record of 2:01:39 on 16 September 2018, at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. His run broke the previous world record by 1 minute and 18 seconds. It was the greatest improvement in a marathon world record time since 1967.

Let us hope that he will not be subjected to hormonal testing since he has done what a human being thought it is not possible. We have witnessed runners like Caster Semenya banished from running with her fellow ladies by athletic governing body.


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