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Men's elite runner Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge poses during a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London on April 24, 2019. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
The question on everyone’s mind is not just if Eliud Kipchoge is going to make history and run the first-ever sub-two-hour marathon, but when?
Last Sunday, the decision was made for Kipchoge to fly from his training camp in Kaptagat to Vienna, with his coach Patrick Sang and a number of his team-mates, now pacemakers. His manager Valentijn Trouw informed Kipchoge about the decision.
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