Eluid Kipchoge Smashed, Two-Hours Mythical barrier!

CHAMP KIPCHOGE SAMASHES MYTHICAL TWO-HOUR BARRIER !

Kenyan Helped By Laser Beams, Pacemakers; However, Feat Not Recognised As WR By IAAF

Stretched Human Limits By Kipchoge In Under Two-Hours ! In Vienna !

Kenyan Eluid Kipchoge made athletics history on saturday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, stretching the limits of the human endeavour and passing a milestone few thought could be reached for decades if at all.

Guided by Green Laser beams shone onto the road and helped by 41 world class athletes choreographed into rotating teams of the pacemakers, the Olympic champion and world record holder smashed the barrier by 20 seconds, finishing in one hour 59.40 seconds.

It was regarded as the biggest achievement in athletics since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in 1954 but was not recognised as a world record by the sport's governing body as it was not in open competition and used rotating pacemakers.

As the pacemakers peeled away for the last kilometer, Kipchoge accelerated down the final straight, smiled and pointed at the people in the crowed who gave him a rousing reception. barely sweating, the 34-year-old looked as if he had completed a quiet morning run as reflected on an achievement which he compared to landing on the moon.

HIS SPEACH

"from the first Kilometer, I was really comfortable," he said after before being mobbed by his team mates.

"I have been training for this for four and a half months, I have been putting my heart and mind to run under two hours for a marathon and make history."

"I am feeling good. AFter Roger Bnnistter it took another 65 years to make history," he added.

The president of the international association of athletics Federations (IAAF), Sebastian coe, had said he was in favour of such events and argued that it was not a huge issue if they were not recognised by the sport's governing body.