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Everything Everywhere Daily

The Two-Hour Marathon

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has won 12 of the 13 marathons he has ever entered. However, there was one accomplishment that had been out of reach for Kipchoge and every other marathoner: The 2-hour marathon. On October 12, 2019, Kipchoge managed to break that barrier under some very special circumstances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Elliot Klibchouge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history.

0:04.4

He's won an Olympic gold medal, holds the world record, and has won 12 of the 13 marathons he has ever entered.

0:10.8

However, there was one accomplishment that had always been out of reach for

0:14.4

Klim Klimkogae and every other marathon. The two-hour marathon. On October 12th,

0:20.1

2019, Klimtchii managed to break that barrier under some very special

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circumstances. Learn more about what went behind the breaking of the two-hour

0:28.8

marathon on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is

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slash Curiosity Stream or by clicking. by visiting Everything-E There are certain milestones in running that have become famous because they correspond to nice round numbers.

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It became international news in 1954 when 25 year old Englishman Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile.

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Likewise, the 10-second 100-meter dash was a barrier that took decades to break until

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American Jim Hines did it in 1968.

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