The pacemakers left him for the final 500 metres, and Kipchoge punched his chest twice in celebration when he finished. Running at a consistent average pace of 2:50 minutes per kilometre (4:33.5 minutes per mile), Kipchoge was 11 seconds ahead of schedule halfway through his run. Kipchoge was supported by 36 pacemakers who accompanied him in alternating groups, one of the reasons the IAAF will not ratify the time as a world record. The Olympic champion and world record holder from Kenya clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds Saturday at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, an event set up for the attempt. VIENNA - Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although it will not count as a world record.
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