In total, he only had to descend 26 metres in altitude and climb 12 metres, the experts said. The course had been prepared so that it should take Kipchoge just about 4.5 seconds more than on a computer-simulated completely flat and straight path, according to analysis by sports experts at Vienna University. Kipchoge already tried in May 2017 to break the two-hour barrier, running on the Monza National Autodrome racing circuit in Italy, failing narrowly in 2hr 00min 25sec.īut this time he said before the race that he was mentally stronger and more confident. People are looking up to him," said Nichasius Koech, 37, a software engineer from Kenya who works in Germany, ahead of the run.Īnother fan, Joe Saissi, 25, from London said it was "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". It will be a motivation to a lot of young people. Throngs of fans cheered on Kipchoge whenever he passed by. Organisers only allowed their own cameras to film the run itself. I'm happy with the course," Kipchoge, whose family has accompanied him to Vienna, said earlier this week.Ĭhris Froome, leader of Ineos cycling team, also watched Kipchoge's race in Vienna, according to the organisers.
The course included a 4.3 kilometre-long straight alley, which the Kenyan ran up and down several times amid dry but foggy weather. They included 1,500-metre Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz and former world champion Bernard Lagat. Pacemakers took turns to support him throughout the 42.195-kilometre (26.219-miles) race. The running surface had been partly retarred and readied with other features such as a banked corner that could save time and avoid injury.
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