Eliud Kipchoge became the first person in recorded history to run a 42 km marathon in less than two hours, when the 34-year-old Kenyan runner clocked in at 1:59:40.2 at a race in Vienna, Austria.

Eliud Kipchoge became the first person in recorded history to run a 42 km marathon in less than two hours, when the 34-year-old Kenyan runner clocked in at 1:59:40.2 at a race in Vienna, Austria. 

Kipchoge’s time won’t be recognized as an official world record because it was not run under open marathon conditions. 

He was the only person running, and the race also featured a constant rotation of pacers. Kipchoge still holds the world record for men’s marathon from his 2:01:39 time in the Berlin Marathon 2018.