Eliud Kipchoge broke the men's marathon record by 30 seconds. How close is the official sub-2 hour barrier now?
- Written by: Simon D Angus, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University
Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line to win the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022.Christoph Soeder/APSixty-nine seconds.
In that time, you could reheat a cuppa in the microwave or get halfway through brushing your teeth. But for Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest men’s marathoner of all time, his life’s work has come down to a cruel clutch of...