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Kenyan star prepares 'crazy' sub-2 marathon bid

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the Men's Marathon athletics event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 21, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

As dawn breaks over the foothills of the Rift Valley, Eliud Kipchoge's feet beat a steady rhythm along ochre trails and his mind is still, undaunted by a goal many think impossible.

It is the next mythical barrier in running: smashing a sub-2 hour marathon.

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