Run For A Cause: how Kipchoge's marathon compares to Ballarat

Melanie Whelan
November 10 2019 - 12:00pm
OUTLOOK: Run For A Cause race director Julian Spence encourages everyone to run their own pace for fun next Sunday. Picture: Lachlan Bence
OUTLOOK: Run For A Cause race director Julian Spence encourages everyone to run their own pace for fun next Sunday. Picture: Lachlan Bence

ELIUD Kipchoge's sub-two hour marathon last month proved a pivotal human, scientific and marketing feat. The Kenyan run of one hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds help thrust athletics into the global spotlight and general office 'water cooler' talk the world over.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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