Major sports benchmarks are made for breaking. Not the least of which is the 2 hour marathon. After millions of tries, it has now been broken. Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge shattered the milestone by 40s, a mere 0.3% below but the best ever. Kipchoge ran the record in the Ineos Marathon in Vienna. He's been winning major marathons for 5 plus years, in Chicago, London, and Berlin. Also won Olympics and attempted to break the 2 hour mark in a controlled event but fell short. But now the record has fallen, and Kipchoge is the one that will be remembered with the Roger Banisters, Usain Bolts, and Michael Johnsons for redefining the event. The 34 year old may even top that mark, time will tell. But he is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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