Eliud Kipchoge took a remarkable 30 seconds from his own marathon world record to finish in Berlin in a time of 2 hours 1 minute and 9 seconds. Today we will discuss about Eliud Kipchoge: Berlin marathon 2022| Berlin marathon.
Eliud Kipchoge: Berlin marathon 2022| Berlin marathon
Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly competed in the 5000 metres. . He is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and holds the world record in marathons with a time of 2:01:09 at the 2022 Berlin Marathon. His run broke his own previous world record by 30 seconds. He is widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time and one of the greatest players in history.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1984 Kapsisiywa, Nandi County, Kenya |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon, 5000 m |
| Coached by | Patrick Sang |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2003 Paris 5000 m,  Gold2005 Helsinki 5000 m, 4th 2007 Osaka 5000 m,  2009 Berlin 5000 m, 5th 2011 Daegu 5000 m, 7th |
Berlin marathon 2022
The double Olympic champion lowered his own world record by a massive 30 seconds in his fifth Berlin Marathon on Sunday, 25 September.
Kipchoge broke his own world record on Sunday (September 25) to win the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:09.
This is the second time a Kenyan sprinter has set an official men’s world record in a race in the German capital.
Kipchoge’s previous best was 2:01:39 in the official 42.2km race that was set on the same course in 2018.
Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa won the women’s race on Sunday with a record of 2:15:37, the third-fastest time in history.
Berlin marathon
The Ethiopian pair of Gay Adola and Andamalak Belihu were the only brave athletes to keep up with Kipchoge’s blistering pace to the 10km point of the men’s race, which he surpassed in 28:23, well within the world record target. was from.
But the 2021 winner, Adola, soon fell from the pace set by Kipchoge’s favorite pacemaking duo Moses Koch and Noah Kipkemboi, as they reached the 14km mark.
He reached the halfway point in 59:51, well within his pre-race goal of 60:50 and ran 96 seconds faster than when he broke the world record on the same course in 2018.
It was down to Kipchoge and Belihu at 25km after dropping the last pacer, at which point the 37-year-old slowly began to pull away from Ethiopia.
With 15km to go, it was for Kipchoge and his unstoppable mind accelerating brilliantly on the streets of Berlin, cracking an occasional smile, chasing his second world record in five years.
