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Athletics: World record holder equates task ahead in Vienna to going to the moon

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April 28, 2019 Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the men's elite race and setting a new course record REUTERS

Eliud says he wants to inspire at least three billion people in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge.

Although the Ineos 1:59 Challenge mark will not be recognised by IAAF, world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is determined to rewrite history in Vienna, Austria, on October 12.

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