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Man who put Kipchoge on highway to greatness

Eliud Kipchoge’s successful sub two-hour marathon run did not just redefine the limits of human endurance. It also dealt a blow to erroneous doctrines ingrained in the minds of most Kenyans: That success can only be obtained through corruption or sheer artifice or that the unity of the country’s 44 ethnic groups is illusive in the face of divisive politics.

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