The athlete Eliud Kipchoge has become the first person ever to break the two-marathon barrier at the Ineos 1:59 challenge in Vienna, Austria.
The Kenyan star completed the 26.2 mile challenge in 1:59:40, the shortest time ever recorded. He achieved this incredible goal using pacemakers and the special Nike ZoomX Vaporfly shoe.
HISTORY! https://t.co/qjLfofhL5s— Eliud Kipchoge - EGH🇰🇪 (@Eliud Kipchoge - EGH🇰🇪) 1570868604
Despite the 34-year-old becoming the first person to ever run a marathon in such a time the achievement will unfortunately not be recognised as an officially sanctioned time to the assistance of the pacemakers and the Ineos challenge not being an official race as he wasn't running against anyone else, barring the clock. That being said it will be included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Regardless his feat has sent the world into raptures with some people admitting that they were moved to tears as he crossed the finish line.
Genuinely shedding a tear at the incredible Eliud Kipchoge footage. The sheer joy on everyone’s faces.— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1570868329
How is not completely mullered? Incredible stuff #Kipchoge— Dan Walker (@Dan Walker) 1570868223
Drop Everything!! KING KIPCHOGE ELIUD KIPCHOGE #INEOS159— Sheilla Nduhukire 🇺🇬 (@Sheilla Nduhukire 🇺🇬) 1570868280
Eliud Kipchoge has brought me to tears!!! Congratulations 🎉🎊🍾 he really is special— Anne Mwaura (@Anne Mwaura) 1570868468
ppl are in tears guys! even the journalist interviewing him cant hold back his tears!!! Thanks Eliud Kipchoge for b… https://t.co/i5a3a8P2eG— #42MILLIONBabiesKilledIn2020 (@#42MILLIONBabiesKilledIn2020) 1570868967
Someone please stop cutting the fucking onions.. His wife isn't crying and am hear fighting tears 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 ELIUD KIPCHOGE!!!💥💥— King Kariuki.. (@King Kariuki..) 1570868519
DID I JUST SHED TEARS BECAUSE KIPCHOGE WON😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. PROUDLY KENYAN.— tat (@tat) 1570868698
HISTORY!!!! Eliud Kipchoge has DONE IT!!! Real tears!!— Philip Mwaniki (@Philip Mwaniki) 1570868192
Tears!!! What an achievement. Eliud Kipchoge of #Kenya becomes first man to run a full marathon in under two hours. Incredible feat.— Matina Stevis-Gridneff (@Matina Stevis-Gridneff) 1570868217
Holy shit the 2 hour marathon barrier is gone!! Tears in my eyes honestly. Eliud Kipchoge is the man!!— Jácķ (@Jácķ) 1570868419
First man to run a FULL MARATHON in UNDER 2 HOURS! The way he ran the last 1km had tears rolling down my cheeks.… https://t.co/P39VBqCfWP— Keesh (@Keesh) 1570869043
I AM CRYING IN MY BEDROOM. Eliud Kipchoge just broke 2 hours for the marathon!!! This is absolutely unreal.— Connor Weaver (@Connor Weaver) 1570868214
This person's mother was crying just 10 minutes into the race.
#KipchogeINEOSChallenge #Kipchoge159 #kipchoge My mom was crying for around ten minutes and I thought I'd record an… https://t.co/KFjgAcxBNc— ❤ (@❤) 1570864671
Just look at what it means to these people in Nairobi.
Nairobi at a stand still. Weldone #Eliud159 https://t.co/ouW1HaP2ts— Mullah 💯%🇰🇪🇰🇪 (@Mullah 💯%🇰🇪🇰🇪) 1570868712
Thank you, Eliud Kipchoge for making so many people happy on this wet and cold October morning.