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All I wanted was to succeed in running and board a plane

Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to run a marathon distance in under two hours, cementing his place in history and sports folklore. He also holds the official world record in the marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on September 16, 2018, at Berlin Marathon breaking the previous world record by 1 minute and 18 seconds. He talks about life and what keeps him going.

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