Eliud Kipchoge was greeted with a misty autumnal morning and a smattering of fans on Saturday for his bid to run an unofficial sub-two hour marathon. The marathon world record holder's highly controlled attempt to break the two-hour barrier was due to start at 8:15 a.m. local time (0615 GMT) and organisers were hoping for a crowd of up to 8,000 in Vienna's Prater Park. Kipchoge will run 4.4 laps of a 9.6 kilometre course, consisting of a long straight with a loop at each end. The sport's governing body, the IAAF, will not recognise the run as an official record because it is not in open competition and it uses in and out pacemakers. They will also follow an electric pace car that has been programmed to complete the course in 1:59.50 to ensure that Kipchoge runs a steady pace.

Source: The Star October 12, 2019 06:22 UTC