Kipchoge, 41, breaks course record at Melbourne Marathon
Summary
Eliud Kipchoge, a 41-year-old Kenyan runner and two-time Olympic champion, won the Melbourne Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds. The race partly took place on the Australian Formula One track and finished inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Key Facts
- Kipchoge set a course record while winning the Melbourne Marathon.
- He finished in 2:09:10 at age 41.
- This was his 17th career marathon win and first since Berlin Marathon 2023.
- The marathon route included part of the Formula One track at Albert Park.
- The race ended inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Kipchoge is running a world tour aiming to complete marathons on all seven continents.
- Funds from the marathons support the Eliud Kipchoge Foundation, helping education, environment, and health.
- Kipchoge has won two Olympic marathon gold medals and set world records, including an unofficial sub-two-hour marathon in 2019.
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