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The man. The myth. The Legend. Eliud Kipchoge is an absolute unit.
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Foreign two hours three minutes and 33 seconds, a marathon finishing time, equivalent to 2 minutes and 55 seconds per kilometer or 4 minutes and 42 seconds per mile.
What exactly does this number mean when it comes to Marathon greatness? Is it a course record? Is it the fastest time run in the world so far for 2023, or is this the time required to crack into the top 50 fastest marathoners to ever compete? If your answer was any of these three, you would actually be wrong because a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 33 seconds in the marathon is actually the average finishing time the average time of Elliot kipshoge and every single Marathon major that he has ever competed in dating all the way back to 2013 in Berlin when kochogue achieved a second place, finish of two hours, four minutes and 5 Seconds kipchoge's now decade-long Legacy has outstretched any previous notion of what was ever considered possible with two World Records to his name.
10 major Marathon victories two Olympic titles and one of the most Invincible undefeated stretches in racing history.
Kachoge has outperformed every single Challenger that he has ever come across and he typically does this with a huge margin of victory back in 2018 when kachoke galloped across the streets of Berlin shocking the world with a world record time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds, he did something that might be even more impressive than an outright world record, because for this specific prestigious Marathon, he won this race by a margin of 4 minutes and 44 seconds, literally finishing over an entire mile from his closest competitor.
This is just crazy when you think about it.
He was so far ahead that it was pretty much impossible to even see the second placed athlete, but to take this even further in 2022, kipchugi ran an even faster world record of two hours, one minute and 9 seconds again in the Berlin marathon, and he won this Marathon major by a whopping four minutes and 49 seconds, even more unrivaled domination against many of the world's greatest athletes, now 2 hours, 3 minutes and 33 seconds is a blazing average for a marathon.
In fact, this is pretty much impossible for anyone else in history and while this time would win pretty much any marathon across the globe, what exactly would happen if we took away the only two Marathon Majors, where kipshoge did not win, which include the 2013 Berlin marathon and the 2020 London Marathon? Well, if we did, this kipchoge would have a marathon Majors average of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
To get to the point that we have reached many times on this channel in the past.
Kipchoge is simply the greatest marathon runner that the world has ever seen and now with a brand new challenge on the horizon, just three weeks from today in Boston how kepchoke perform on the hilly and unpredictable course that has consumed many of the best athletes in the past honestly, when we take a closer look at what his training has been.
As of recent, it becomes pretty obvious that greatness is yet again just around the corner.
In a recent video from the in-n running team, kipshoga states that at the moment, I am really training.
Well, I think that I'm on the right direction towards April in Boston, it's uphill and needs a lot of patience and a lot of hard work to go through Boston is unpredictable, but I am trying to be all around.
So if anything comes along, I will go with it.
Now is the right time to train at the Boston course that we have here in Kenya.
It's really uphill in a tough course all 40 kilometers I, don't just want to participate in all six Marathon Majors I want to participate and win all six now.
Training, as of reason for kachoge hasn't changed all that much over the past few seasons he's still running around 200 kilometers each week or around 125 miles, and in this seven day cycle it also includes a speed session, a longer tempo run and one fart lick that totals around 30 kilometers.
The only noticeable difference in kapshoge's current training against his previous Cycles is the location of his Tempo runs in the training grounds of eldoret Kenya.
The sprawling distance running Mecca filled with many of the world's greatest endurance.
Athletes.
Kimchogue is 40.
Kilometer runs now follow the hilly and challenging Boston route and only adding to the difficulty of this task.
This location stands at just over 2 000 meters in elevation, which provides kochoge with extra benefit in future endurance, endeavors 38 years old kipchoge is still somehow in the absolute prime of his Marathon running career.
He just broke the world record less than eight months ago.
His previous two wins have both been under two hours and three minutes and just like he has always done.
He somehow makes these historic performances look remarkably easy.
Currently the course record in Boston stands at 2 hours, 3 minutes and two seconds set by Jeffrey moutai back in 2011.
This was a very impressive performance from mutai and even though it was assisted with a pretty strong Tailwind, khichoge actually has plans to dismantle this now 12 year old course record further along in his interview, kipshogi stated that I have the course records for London, Tokyo and Berlin, and this is another challenge.
It's like another championship.
For the past decade, captchoga has been nearly unbeatable on The, Fast and flat courses of the world, which include Berlin London and even the lightning quick streets of Vienna Austria, where he made history by breaking two hours.
But what many people don't realize is that kimchoke's, daily training already includes very hilly terrain and it's also largely off-road, which arguably gives him even more strength when it comes to distance running the fact that he already does train at high altitude on hilly terrain and practically runs 200 kilometers each and every week already makes him a clear Contender for this Boston title.
But the fact that kachugi's running history is so consistent, so epic, and it also includes World cross-country medals, a world championship in the 5000 and a devastating personal record history that could make a grown man cry it's getting to the point in this man's career, where we'd simply have to consider the inevitable fact that if he is in shape, he just might be unbeatable for his next marathon.
Well, that would be the case in many other races if it weren't for the fact that 12 other athletes in this field have already broken 2 hours and six minutes for the marathon.
This Elite field for Boston is absolute smoke.
I mean this is pure fire and Beyond.
Just a super dense and all-time talented field set to clash, we will have various Heavy Hitters, including Evans Jabet, last year's Boston champion and last year's New York Champion.
We've got Gabriel guilla the National Record holder for Tanzania at two hours and three minutes flat, and we also have shura katata the man who won the 2020 London marathon, where khichoge strugged home to finish in sixth place the interesting thing about Boston is it really is the source of the most dramatic type of racing on the marathon circuit? Very often, we'll have some athlete make a bid for the victory over the opening half marathon gapping the field by two to three minutes and somehow occasionally they even find their way home to the Finish Line before anyone else with endless possibilities and a brand new challenge now laid before him.
What will kipshoge do in the 2023 Boston Marathon, thanks for watching everyone, and as always until next time, all right.
FAQs
What happened to Kipchoge in the 2023 Boston Marathon? ›
A day after finishing sixth in his Boston debut, Kipchoge said he had a problem with his left leg that prevented him from pushing the pace. He would not elaborate – “I'm not a doctor” – but allowed that it was his upper leg. “I tried to do what was necessary but it wasn't working.
What is Kipchoge heart rate? ›Elite Runner Resting Heart Rates
Eliud Kipchoge – 33 beats per minute (bpm)
Kipchoge racks up 13 sessions a week, two a day every day except for Sunday, when he takes the afternoon off. But of those 13, 10 are slow, easy runs – so slow that many club runners would be able to tag along; they range between 4:00 and 5:00 per kilometre.
What is Eliud Kipchoge's diet? ›Like his training, the marathoner's diet is incredibly simple, consisting of beans and locally sourced fruits and vegetables. As a treat, Kipchoge likes plenty of sugar in his tea adding three teaspoons to his substantial breakfast mug.
Why did Eliud Kipchoge not win the Boston Marathon? ›At around the 30-kilometer mark, or nearly 19 miles into the marathon, his upper left leg began to bother him. “There's where the problem came in,” Kipchoge told reporters at a postrace news conference. “I tried to do what was necessary, but it was not working.
Why did Kipchoge lose the Boston Marathon? ›The world record holder said that he developed an issue with his upper left leg midway through the race. More than a day after he finished sixth in his first Boston Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge sat down to answer a few questions.
What athlete has the lowest resting heart rate? ›Martin Brady holds the Guinness world record for the slowest heart rate with a certified rate over a minute duration of 27 BPM. Professional cyclist Miguel Indurain had, during his career, a resting heart rate of 28 BPM.
What time does Kipchoge sleep? ›“My average sleeping hours is 10 hours. I sleep for eight hours at night, and two during the day”.
How many pacemakers did Kipchoge have? ›Pacemakers. A team of forty-one runners served as Kipchoge's pacemakers in the challenge.
What is Eliud Kipchoge v02 Max? ›Eliud Kipchoge's VO2 max is estimated to be near 90; sub-three-hour marathoners average 65.5; and three-plus-hour marathoners are around 58.7. The average untrained adult lands at about 40.
Does Kipchoge use creatine? ›
These extraordinary feats pose very different challenges for the human body, but the races began in much the same way. As the starting pistol fired, Bolt and Kipchoge began to use creatine phosphate, an energy-rich molecule stored in muscle tissue, to generate the energy-carrying molecule ATP.
What is Eliud Kipchoge's easy pace? ›One myth is that elite Kenyan runners do their easy runs very, very slow and very easy. And there's some truth to that — Kipchoge and his teammates start out a lot of their runs at 8–9 minute per mile pace, or 5–6 minutes per kilometer.
Does Eliud use gels? ›All across the world, top athletes like Eliud Kipchoge, Desiree Linden and Mo Farah are using Maurten Sports Drink and Maurten Gel to fuel their record-breaking wins.
Do Kenyan runners drink alcohol? ›Colm O'Connell, an Irishman who has coached dozens of Kenyan athletes, said that the combination of poor education, overnight riches, and demands from families and neighbors makes top Kenyan runners particularly vulnerable to alcohol abuse. “Especially the men,” he told me.
What is Eliud Kipchoge's famous quote? ›“Only the disciplined ones are free in life. If you aren't disciplined, you are a slave to your moods. You are a slave to your passions. That's a fact.”
Has Kipchoge ever run the Boston Marathon? ›"Running has a lot of challenges, and you know the marathon is like life," Kipchoge told ESPN the day after his first Boston Marathon. "Life has ups and downs all the time, so what I meant was that yesterday [Monday] was a challenge where I couldn't push like I'm used to.
Did Eliud Kipchoge run in the Boston Marathon? ›Kipchoge was dropped around 19 miles in his Boston Marathon debut in the middle of the race's famed hills. He finished 3 minutes, 29 seconds behind fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet, who clocked 2:05:54 and became the first male runner to repeat as Boston champion since 2008.
Where did Kipchoge finish in Boston? ›Eliud Kipchoge finishes sixth at Boston Marathon in his slowest ever time, Evans Chebet defends title.
Did Kipchoge run London Marathon 2023? ›Briton Mo Farah raced in his final London Marathon, and other British athletes included Weynay Ghebresilasie, the fastest finishing Briton in 2022, Emile Cairess, Chris Thompson and Dewi Griffiths. World record holder Eliud Kipchoge did not compete in London, as he chose to race the 2023 Boston Marathon instead.