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Trevor Noah’s message to those who claim Kipchoge won because of ‘magic’ shoes

It is now a week since Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in under two hours by clocking 1hr 59mins 40secs during the INEOS Challenge in Vienna, Austria.

As expected, his performance has been heavily scrutinized and apart from the team of pacesetters, who some termed as ‘an unfair advantage’, there is now debate about his shoes!

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