I’ve seen iconic athletes leave it all on the track. “I’ve seen the magic of gold shoes and swift suits. Desisa, whose marathon PR of 2:04:45 was set at the Dubai Marathon in 2013, fell behind at 15K. His finish of 2:06:51 was almost 4 minutes faster than his previous best (2:10:41). Tadese, owner of the world record in the half marathon (58:23) hung on to the blistering pace until half way. Kipchoge finished in 2:00:25, faster than anyone has ever run a marathon. Hovering just under the 2-hour mark for most of the race, his pace creeped up during the last 5K. In the end it was Kipchoge, alone with his pacers, who stayed in contention.
This weekend on a Formula 1 track in Monza, Italy, Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa, and Zersenay Tadese began theirattempt to break the elusive 2-hour barrier in the marathon. Nike’s ambitious Breaking2 event may have fallen just short of the coveted record, but still proved to be an exciting endeavor. *Courtesy of Eulid Kipchoge just missed breaking 2 hours, but ran the fastest marathon in history.
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