Kipchoge, in the white vest, is accompanied by pacemakers as he attempts to break the two-hour barrier for a marathon. Of the 14 major marathons he’s entered, he’s won 12 of them. He set the marathon world record of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds in Berlin three years ago, before becoming the first man to unofficially run the distance in under two hours the year after. The rural region is the place from which Kipchoge, the fastest marathon runner of all time, builds the foundation for his success in races around the world. And we thought, well, this is fantastic – we’d love to make a story about this.”Įldoret, a town located more than 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) above sea level in the Rift Valley, is a hallowed destination for long-distance runners because of its high altitude, temperate weather and long stretches of winding, country roads. “To us, it seemed like they were training themselves to ignore pain for the last 10 kilometers of a marathon. “There was no distraction, no entertainment, no family they were running 100 miles a week and sleeping 14, 15 hours a day. “We went down to Eldoret, which is a high-altitude training camp in Kenya, and we found a few dozen of some of the world’s top middle-to-long-distance athletes living like monks,” producer Ross Plummer tells CNN Sport. Kipchoge takes part in a training session near Eldoret in March 2017.
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