On 12th October 2019, with support from INEOS, Eliud Kipchoge plans to break the last great barrier of modern athletics - the 2-hour marathon. Breaking the 2-hour half marathon is something that many runners dream about, and it’s a goal I’ve been chasing for quite a while. On 12th October 2019, with support from INEOS, Eliud Kipchoge plans to break the last great barrier of modern athletics - the 2-hour marathon. Kipchoge dug deep, really deep. Eliud missed his mark by 26 seconds that day, but that attempt and the learnings that came from it were what helped Eliud realize his dream of running a marathon in under two hours … The world watched on in absolute awe as marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge etched his name into the record books with an absurd achievement. On Saturday the Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge completed a marathon in under 2 hours. In 2017, he teamed up with Nike for his first sub 2-hour attempt that was chronicled in the documentary Breaking2. Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has successfully completed the first ever marathon under two hours in the Austrian capital of Vienna, two years since he fell 25 seconds short. For decades, it was believed to be impossible to run a marathon in less than two hours. A leg up Eliud Kipchoge’s historic sub-two-hour marathon will carry an asterisk. The first research initiative made up of specialist multidisciplinary scientists striving to achieve the sub 2 hour marathon with a scientific approach. Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier would be "like stepping on the moon", says Eliud Kipchoge, who has "no doubt" he will achieve it in his next attempt. Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge came tantalizingly close to breaking one of the most coveted frontiers left in athletics, running a full marathon in two hours and 24 seconds Saturday. Science, Nike and a super-fast runner nearly pulled off a 2-hour marathon Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ran 2:00:25 in the first serious attempt at smashing the barrier. By David Shultz May. If you’ve set your sights on a sub 2:00 half marathon, here’s how to get there. Kenya runner Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon mark. Register your interest and keep up-to-date with events here. Eliud Kipchoge finishes sub two-hour marathon attempt in two hours and 25 seconds. What will it take to break the 2-hour marathon? ; His time was 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds. Artificial running conditions and special shoes helped him breach athletics’ last great barrier Then, in October, Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to do it. Register your interest and keep up-to-date with events here. Since I’ve come so close (2:02), I decided to put some extra work into this goal and tap an expert for some tips. Do I have what it takes to run a sub-2:00 half marathon? He gave it everything down the final straight but it wasn’t quite enough. Science, Nike and a super-fast runner nearly pulled off a 2-hour marathon Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ran 2:00:25 in the first serious attempt at smashing the barrier. In winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Brigid Kosgei of Kenya shattered the women’s marathon world record by more than a minute, clocking an unofficial time of 2… How?