The ubiquitous maize dish Ugali is the staple of the distance runners of the Kalinjen tribe in Iten. What is well known is that the altitude – 2,400 metres – the tropical weather and mud roads which help develop lower legs make Iten an ideal training base for distance runners. Runners from all over the world come to train in Iten before a big competition. Iten in the Rift Valley province of Kenya is a place popularly known as the home of the champions. Title: How one Kenya village fuels the world’s fastest distance runners How a humble maize dish keeps the Kalinjen tribe runners moving The fifth part is filmed post Kipchoge breaking the barrier but the preparation and the build up can be viewed in the previous episodes.įor those critics who believe Kipchoge received too much assistance when he ran under-two hours, watching this documentary could help them appreciate the effort a little more. What will happen if I actually retire after 20 kilometres? What will the world say,” Kipchoge says in Part-5 of the documentary titled INEOS 1:59 challenge.
“What will happen if I fail to do it, not even fail to do it but what will happen if I don’t finish the race. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line to win the Berlin Marathon in Berlin.
Though he had the benefit of a specialised course, teams of pacers, laser beam lights to guide him to run within the desired time and specialised running shoes, the sheer difficulty of the challenge made Vienna 2019 special. Kipchoge was successful and clocked 1:59.40. One of his greatest feats, which came with a rider because it was not an official marathon but a one-off special race which was aimed at breaking the two-hour barrier, was at Vienna in 2019. Kipchoge has won 15 of his 17 marathons to become arguably the greatest.
Kipchoge clocked 2 hours and 1:09 on a fast Berlin track where 12 marathon world records have fallen, including three by women. Kenyan running great Kipchoge broke the marathon world record on Sunday, September 26, by 30 seconds, incidentally breaking his own mark, at the Berlin marathon. Does an athlete as great as marathoner Eliud Kipchoge have doubts about his own abilities? The answer is ‘yes’.
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