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INEOS 1:59: Eliud Kipchoge does it!

Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line in jubilation after completing a 42-kilometer marathon in 1:59:40 at the INEOS Challenge in Vienna, Austria [REUTERS]

“In order to achieve the impossible, one has to be absurd…”

As absurd as it sounds, Kenya’s most-daring son Eliud Kipchoge has just carved his name in the history books, completing a 42-kilometre marathon under two hours.

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