With A Sub-Two-Hour Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Distance Running's Most Elusive Barrier
by Maitreyi Anantharaman from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4SDPA)

Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to finish a marathon in under two hours on Saturday in Vienna, running the 26.2 miles in 1:59:40, a time long believed impossible. The event in Vienna, a "moonshot" race specially planned to provide Kipchoge with favorable conditions, marked the runner's second"