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Eliud Kipchoge's Biography in Summary

It's difficult to put Eliud Kipchoge's incredible sub-two-hour marathon from October 2019 into context. Like Roger Bannister, who broke the four-minute mile in 1954, the Kenyan accomplished something that many people thought was physically impossible.

Some will argue about the details, but the facts are astounding. Kipchoge raced 26.2 kilometers in 1:59:40 on a specially designed route in Vienna, Austria. Because regular competition standards for pacing and fluids were not followed, and thus was not a 'open' race, it did not count as an official marathon world record. Throughout, he was paced by a car and a well coordinated squad of expert runners.

But the occasion and Kipchoge's emotions afterwards insured that completing the 1:59 challenge, which he had already attempted and failed once, will be remembered as his pinnacle achievement for years to come.

Kipchoge quickly recognized the significance. "I tried for 63 years after Roger Bannister in 1954, and I didn't get it," he remarked of the breakthrough. "I want to show many people that no human being is limited."

Family

The runner is the fourth child of a family of four. He never got to meet his father because he died when he was little. Kipchoge's mother initially worked as a kindergarten teacher before transitioning to marketing local brew after retirement.
Grace Sugut, the athlete's wife, is a modest young lady. They have been married for 18 years and have three children: Lynne, Griffin, and Gordon. Interestingly, Kipchoge attended the same school as his wife and refers to Grace as the home's manager because the couple only sees one other once in a while because the marathoner spends most of his time training in the camp and only returns on weekends.

Net Worth and Investments

The father of three has real estate and agricultural investments. As a public personality, he has been involved in multi-million dollar partnerships, such as serving as the official brand ambassador for the automobile manufacturer Isuzu. Kipchoge received Ksh 5.8 million for winning the Berlin marathon, as well as Ksh 80 million for breaking the world mark in 2 hours, 1 minute, and 39 seconds. In addition, he got ksh 5.8 million in the London marathon, which was a pay bonanza. His net worth is estimated to be more than USD$2.5 million.

Sporting Career

Kipchoge used to sprint to school every day. He would run more than 20 kilometers in a week. After high school, the marathoner delivered milk in Kapsabet and used the money he earned to buy running shoes.
Patrick Sang, a retired athlete who resided within 3 kilometers from Kipchoge's house, became a hero to Kipchoge. Kipchoge, as a man with great social skills, masked his true intentions when he approached Sang.
"There was this child who would to come up to me and ask, 'Can you create me a program?' "I'd just make notes for him, and he'd come back in two weeks and say he was done," stated Sang, Kipchoge's current coach.

Kipchoge began as a budding athlete with a burning drive, competing in local tournaments held in Kapsabet, where his pace was unrivaled.

However, Kipchoge did not begin as a marathoner; instead, he specialized in the 5000m race, which he won at the 2003 IAAF junior championships. He won silver medals in the same race at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
In 2013, Kipchoge went to the 26-mile race and won in Hamburg, Germany. With the exception of 2013 in Berlin and 2020 in London, he has always won the gold medal in every marathon in which he has competed.

Kipchoge ran an experimental marathon in Manza, Italy, in 2017 and finished in 2 hours and 25 seconds.

Kipchoge broke the world marathon record in 2018 with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, and 39 seconds. The record remains unbroken.
In an attempt to run in under two hours, Kipchoge completed the 42-kilometer race in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds in Vienna, Austria. The period was likewise ignored because it had been 'manufactured.' The Vienna challenge, on the other hand, inscribed Kipchoge's name in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Kipchoge just delivered one last gold for Team Kenya in the closing hours of the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 38 seconds, becoming only the third person in history to win a back-to-back Olympic marathon.