Why Vienna was chosen for Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS 1:59 challenge

Eliud Kipchoge recovering from his final training session in Kenya before jetting to Austria. Photo: Dan Vernon/INEOS.

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge left the country on Monday for Vienna, Austria, where he will attempt to do the impossible; run a marathon in under two hours.

Dubbed the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, Kipchoge could go down in the history books as the man who competed against time, a feat in human achievements akin to setting foot on the moon for the first time.