He is the World Record Holder, But Not For Under Two-Hour Run
Kipchoge was not credited for setting a world record during his sub-two-hour historic feat. The IAAF governing body ruled the run would not be counted because Kipchoge was joined by dozens of pace runners and a pace car that projected his ideal route with a laser beam.
Despite the ruling, Kipchoge remains the world recorder-holder for his performance at the Berlin marathon in 2018. He cruised to an easy win—recording a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds. The world mark beat the previous record-holder by a minute and 18 seconds.
Originally posted 2019-10-12 16:56:48.
