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"Sub-2 Hour Marathon! Eliud Kipchoge Etches Name in History" by Adam Ruggiero on gearjunkie.com "Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier" by Andrew Key on nytimes.com "Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge Smashes Two-Hour Marathon Barrier" by Blanca Britton on edition.cnn.com "Eliud Kipchoge Smashes Running's 'Last Great Barrier' with sub-2-Hour Marathon" by Joshua Robinson on wsj.com
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This sounds like the stuff of Sidd Finch, but it's true: There is a serious attack occurring at running a marathon in 2 hours, and it was almost reached under optimal conditions: Eliud Kipchoge just ran the distance in an unthinkable 2:00:24. "Inside Nike's Sub-Two Hour Marathon Attempt" by Chris Chavez on si.com To put this into terms I can relate to, twenty years ago (I must emphasize: twenty years ago), I was running 30 miles a week, and once every three days, my regimen would consist of sprinting six laps, with one minute rest in between each, as fast as I could. No matter how tired I was after that minute, I'd *have* to start the next lap. The fastest lap I've *ever* run is just over 70 seconds, which would work out to a 4:40 mile (the fastest mile I ever ran was 6:37). A sub-two hour marathon works out to a 4:35 mile pace, which is faster than I could *ever* sprint just *one* time around the track.
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