As I am in the process of training for a marathon myself, I stumbled upon an article that reads, “How Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon world record”. Eliud Kipchoge broke the world record finishing the marathon in 2 hours, 1 minute, and 39 seconds. I can’t even believe someone can run that fast. Kipchoge was running 4 minutes and 37 seconds per mile. As I am reading this article, it mentions who the first to congratulate Kipchoge was and it was in fact the previous record holder, Dennis Kimetto. I find it very surprising that Kimetto was the first to congratulate him. In fact I am surprised he even congratulated him at all. Athletes are extremely competitive nowadays and it is hard for me to believe that Kimetto would be the first to reach out to Kipchoge in a positive manner. It is very inspiring to see that and it definately shows how humble Kimetto is.
On the other hand, athletes are constantly breaking world records one after the other. As the fitness industry is evolving, athletes are getting stronger. Each day someone finds a new or better fitness plan that people want to follow. Many years ago the fastest marathon time was no where close to where it is today. Today, there are more training resources available to athletes and now there are millions of people that run marathons each year. As technology is developing, athletes are getting faster and stronger.
Eliud Kipchoge finished the marathon with an extremely fast time but I don’t think that will be the last world record for marathon runners. Athletes are very competitive and I am sure there will be a new world record in the near future. Kipchoge even said himself that the world record will be broken again. Kipchoge says, “If you work hard you can achieve more” and by seeing several athletes each year continuing to work as hard as they can, Kipchoge’s world record will not be the last.
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