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Things I Did That Took Longer Than Kipchoge’s Marathon

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1. Stayed in Bed After My Alarm Went Off

Hey, come on. I work hard all week. And I don’t have 41 teammates waiting for me and the whole world watching. I can turn the alarm off and snooze for an extra 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds if I need to. Actually, two and a half hours.

2. Procrastinated Emptying the Dishwasher

What do I look like, some sort of super athlete who has spent their…

Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-2 hour marathon may herald even faster times

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By Adam Vaughan

Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line of a specially designed marathon course in Vienna

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Eliud Kipchoge has become the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours, breaking the totemic milestone by 20 seconds.

A previous effort by the Kenya runner two years ago fell short by 25 seconds, but on Saturday in Vienna he ended smiling and…

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It is accomplished.

On Saturday morning, in Vienna, Austria, Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to run 26.2 miles in under two hours. Running on a meticulously designed, largely straight, course in cool but misty conditions, the 34-year-old Kenyan officially clocked 1:59:40, an average of 4:34 per mile. Most people would be hard-pressed to hold that pace for a single lap on a track.…