It’s been a big year for Eliud Kipchoge. Not only did he become the first person ever to run a sub-2 marathon, he ran the second fastest marathon in history at the London Marathon in April and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Yet with this sights set on 2020, Kipchoge has announced that he will be attempting to set a new course record at the London Marathon in April.
Sharing the news on Instagram, Kipchoge wrote, “I can’t wait to return to the London Marathon this April. I hope to see you there.”
He has also backed Sir Mo Farah’s decision to step away from the marathon in order to focus on his return to the track at the Tokyo Olympics. Speaking to news publications, Kipchoge said “Mo Farah didn’t fail the marathon. He has already succeeded in the marathon. He has gone back to the track but after the Olympics I think he can come back in a big way.
“So he has already succeeded in the marathon and he knows how to handle the road. Next time, maybe next year, maybe in 2021 he can come back in a very big way.
“I respect Mo Farah as a sportsman and as a human being, I respect the conscience of Mo and his team. So if the decision is to go back to track then that is the best, you know. This is sport – you compete where your mind wants to go.”
The fastest marathon runner in the world refused to comment on the Farah’s connection to former Nike Oregon Project coach, Alberto Salazar, saying “I don’t know, I don’t want to comment on the Oregon Project. I am a Kenyan. I am training in Kenya, I think you will know more from those training in America.”
Talking about his return to the London Marathon, the marathon world record holder said, “I want to try to run a course record for London next year but it is still early to say anything, there are still a lot of months to come, four or five months. I am training still at 10 or 20 per cent, so it is hard to say I will do this or this. But hopefully maybe by mid-March I will know what I will be doing in London.”
Kipchoge still holds the record of 2:01:39, which was set in Berlin in 2018.
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