"Remember, the 41 pacemakers are among the best athletes ever, in the whole world," Kipchoge said.
The race, held in Prater park in the heart of Vienna, was not an open event, the course in the park was evened ahead of time and Kipchoge had a team of 41 pacesetters with him, running in rotating teams of seven. Saturday's feat that tested the upper limits of physical prowess, however, will not be officially recognized as a world record by the International Association of Athletics Federations, much like the Breaking2 event.
In several interviews, Kipchoge has compared his attempt to beat two hours to the effort that goes into putting a man on the moon. On the Hauptallee, a stretch of tree-bordered road that runs through Prater park, where the course was set, teammates lifted Kipchoge up on their shoulders, draping a Kenyan flag around his shoulders. According to Citizen Digital, a Kenyan news organization, Kipchoge will have a street named after him in Eldoret when he returns. "Today we went to the Moon and came back to earth! I am at a loss for words for all the support I have received from all over the world," Kipchoge tweeted.Ī video posted on Twitter by the National Olympic Committee for Kenya showed the crowd in Eldoret, Kenya – Kipchoge's hometown – cheering and jumping as his record time was announced. 0HTVBjB6YY- Eliud Kipchoge - EGH🇰🇪 October 12, 2019
Thank you to all who gave me the opportunity. Today we went to the Moon and came back to earth! I am at a loss for words for all the support I have received from all over the world.
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