By ELIAS MAKORIMore by this AuthorIN VIENNAPresident Uhuru Kenyatta Friday called Eliud Kipchoge to wish him well as the world marathon record holder attempts to be the first man to run the race in under two hours today. “We will be following a car with laser lights that will indicate what pace we should help Eliud run. The pace that has been projected is two minutes and 50 seconds for the entire 42 kilometres, which will make Eliud run one hour 59 minutes,” he explained. But to me, he had nailed it, and it even encouraged me to take up marathon running just to see how it feels.”Lagat was among Kipchoge’s supporting cast in Monza. Going down to run close to sea level will be a huge advantage for Kipchoge whose speed and endurance will be optimal.

Source: Daily Nation October 11, 2019 22:18 UTC