Running solo after his last pacer stopped soon after halfway (his split was 1:01:06), Kipchoge’s impeccable pacing and the focus of a zen master gave him the official world record that has eluded him in a series of seven major victories, including the Olympics. The 6 minutes, 8 seconds that Kipchoge ran from 40K mark to the finish is also the fastest known in any major marathon, astounding for a man who seemed simply to keep going without any obvious sprint. He gave himself an extra place in history today by breaking the world record by the biggest margin in more than 50 years, when Derek Clayton broke it by 2 minutes and 24 seconds in 1967. The two-time Olympic and world champion feels her levels have gone a notch higher since joining the Kaptagat-based team in 2019. But it is not the fastest marathon,” he said before the race, referring to his unratified 2:00:25 at the Nike Breaking2 project last year. Faith Kipyegon credits Eliud Kipchoge and his coach for her world record feat.

Without question, Kipchoge sealed his place as the greatest marathoner of all time. With two hours of total marathon mastery, Eliud Kipchoge smashed the world record in Berlin today with 2:01:39, a new world mark by 1 minute 18 seconds.

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