The idea that the victory was historic — namely, that it had never been done before — has already been expressed by the words best ever. That is why to use both phrases (“best ever” and “in history”) in the same linguistic breath is to say the same thing twice. From all Olympic and certain other international sporting meets, performances in every category are entered into an official record. That, I suppose, is why, whenever an athlete outperforms what is in such a record book in a particular sporting category, they say that he or she has broken the record. Moreover, I do not know whether the younger Kipchoge will follow in the nyayo of the nimble-footed track wizard of yore.

Source: Daily Nation August 26, 2016 17:14 UTC