Kipchoge breaks two hour marathon barrier
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VIDEO SHOWS: FANS AHEAD OF KENYAN MARATHON RUNNER ELIUD KIPCHOGE'S ATTEMPT TO BREAK 2-HOUR BARRIER IN UNOFFICIAL RACE, FANS, RUNNERS AND EXPERTS SOUNDBITES ABOUT ATTEMPT AND ATTACK ON SPORTS BARRIERS
SHOWS: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCTOBER 12, 2019) (REUTERS - SEE RESTRICTIONS)
1. BOARD WITH HASHTAGGED MOTTO "#NOHUMANSLIMITED" AND AIMED TIME OF UNDER TWO HOURS FOR MARATHON/VIDEO SCREEN SHOWING RACE THROUGH VIENNA STREETS
2. FEMALE FAR, KENYAN COLOURS ON HER CHEEKS
3. FANS, MAN WAVING KENYAN FLAG, WOMAN DRAPED IN KENYAN FLAG
4. FANS AT FINISH GATE TALKING WITH RUNNER
5. FANS WITH KENYAN FLAGS
6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KIPCHOGE'S "SUPERFAN" FROM KENYA, DENNIS, 38, SAYING:
"This is about human 'unlimited.' It's about breaking limits, right? It's about the best you can be, it's about the power of your mind. Go Kipchoge! We're with you, man."
7. FANS CHEERING
8. (SOUNDBITE) (German) HALF-MARATHON HOBBY RUNNER FROM AUSTRIA, CHRISTIAN WAGNER, 55, SAYING:
"For me it's an absolute spectacle, what he's doing is sports history, and I'm certain that it will continue going down (the time). The science is developing, the training science is developing, the nutrition is improving, so I believe it will generally move toward under two hours, not just under laboratory conditions as here, but in totally normal marathons, as well."
9. VARIOUS OF FANS
10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PROFESSIONAL RUNNER AND ONE OF PACEMAKERS LOPEZ LOMONG, SAYING:
"I think if somebody like Eliud wanted to be able to walk out of the sport and realize, you know, this is like another break the four minutes for a mile kind of a thing. We all think, as humans, you know, maybe we have a lot of limits and for him to be able to just open that door and... It can be done, it's a celebration for humanity to come. I think he is the right person to do it because he's focused, he's dedicated his all life to running, about giving back to the community."
11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KENYAN-AMERICAN RUNNER, CAPTAIN OF FINAL PACEMAKING GROUP BERNARD LAGAT, SAYING:
"Here's what's going to happen, on the open flat course... That's why he started with saying earlier, when you see this happening here, what you're seeing happening here, you're gonna see it in an open race, like in Berlin, London, Chicago... You're gonna see those, for sure. Because athletes now believe, in order for you to be the best, you're gonna have to be aiming at those numbers."
12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF INEOS CYCLING TEAM, BRITISH CYCLING LEGEND SIR DAVE BRAILSFORD, SAYING:
"Well, it's one of those great moments, isn't it. You know, it's one of those great barriers in sports and now it's broken. You know, you got it once, for the first time and it's... All I can say is, I've worked in sport a long time and the principles of high performance I think apply everywhere, but it's been an absolute pleasure and let's not take it away from Eliud himself, because he is am incredible, you know, he is a once in a generation runner and if anybody's gonna do this, he was the guy to do it. He deserved to do it, actually."
13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INEOS OWNER SIR RATCLIFFE, SAYING:
"It was very clear with Eliot. He knew, in his own mind, that he could do it, but we all know, with sport, you know if you go running, some days you have a good day, some days you have a bad day and you don't really know why you have a good day or a bad day necessarily. So, it's the same with Eliud, you know, he's a human, it's no different really. There are never any guarantees in sport, are there? And we didn't know whether we'd get there or not. You know, people have been trying for 100 years and have not got close. Yeah, glorious feeling."
14. KIPCHOGE WALKING
STORY: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday (October 12) became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours, achieving a long awaited goal which compares to the first run of a mile in under four minutes.
The record, broken under controlled circumstances with a car pacing him and runners - among the world's best - accompanying rather than racing him while lapping the 9.6-kilometre course in Vienna, will not be officially recognized, yet fellow athletes and sport experts hailed it as a massive achievement and a sign of things to come.
It was "one of those great moments," breaking "one of those great barriers in sports," legendary British cyclist Sir Dave Brailsford said. For US professional runner Lopez Lomong, Kipchonge's run is "a celebration for humanity."
Kenyan American marathon runner and captain of the final group of Kipchonge's 41 pacemakers, Bernard Lagat, said "here's what's going to happen …You're gonna see it in an open race, like in Berlin, London, Chicago," because "athletes now believe, in order for you to be the best, you're gonna have to be aiming at those numbers."
Before the run, Kipchoge himself compared his goal to landing on the moon and Roger Bannister's breaking of a four-minute mile in 1954.
(Production: Andy Ragg)
