The moon-landing moment: How Eliud Kipchoge made it

Helped by 41 world-class pace-setters and led on by an electric pace car, Eliud crossed the 42km mark at 1:59:40

With metronomic precision, Eliud Kipchoge raced into history yesterday on the Hauptallee in Vienna by becoming the first man to achieve the barrier-breaking sub-two-hour marathon as part of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.

The greatest marathon runner of all time, Kipchoge achieved a jaw-dropping time of 1:59:40.2 to secure his moon-landing moment.