By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorWith the eyes of the world on a racing track in northern Italy, Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge rewrote the history books. Mr Kipchoge was aiming to be the first man to run the full marathon in under two hours. In doing it, he shaved two minutes off the world record and three off his personal best time, remarkable feats in themselves. The mark he set is still unofficial because the race was not held under normal competition standards set by the world athletics body. It has long been debated whether any man can run the longer distance under the two hour mark.

Source: Daily Nation May 06, 2017 17:37 UTC