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Eliud Kipchoge’s pace makers in bid to join elite league

Augustine Choge competes in the men’s 10,000m finals during the National Olympics Trials on July 1, 2016 at kipchoge Stadium, Eldoret. [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

Peter Vint, Performance Team Manager for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, said an electric car is the best –and the only –way to world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge runs at the same speed for the 42.195km race.

But behind the car are 41 pace-setters leading Kipchoge’s bid to unlock human potential.

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