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INEOS organisers confirm Kipchoge's 1:59 Challenge start time (Kenyan Time)

Time and Date set for Eliud Kipchoge's INEOS 1:59 Challenge

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to run a sub two-hour marathon has been set for Saturday at 9:15am Kenyan Time in Prater park, a landmark part of the Vienna City Marathon.

The exact start time was decided on Friday afternoon by the “Performance and Meteorology” teams, based on their predictions of the optimal weather conditions.

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