Kipchoge trusts that another runner will beat his record someday. Technology and innovation are moving the world of sports forward, he says, and support from a good team is an important part of success. Pacers ran in front of him to reduce the drag. A team of scientists helped him shave off every possible second: He wore a controversial pair of shoes. When he broke the two-hour barrier, Kipchoge wasn’t competing against other runners. Believing that limitations only exist in his mind helped him achieve this first, he says. The documentary chronicles Kipchoge’s second attempt to run a marathon in under two hours - something no other human being has done. (Thomas Lovelock for The INEOS 1:59 Challenge) Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he crosses finish line and makes history to become the first human being to run a marathon in under two hours.

“I'm trying all my best to throw away the terminology of giving up,” he says.

“When it's really terrible then I start to still tend to push on, to press on, press on, press on,” he says, “because I have a trust that where there is pain, there is success.”Īnd quitting isn’t even an option for Kipchoge. When Kipchoge feels his muscles aching all over his body as he runs, that’s when he knows to keep pushing himself forward. The runner doesn’t doubt his ability to achieve his goals, though he sometimes considered whether athletes from other countries were in better shape at the Olympics. Mental strength plays a “huge role” in running marathons or competing in any other sport, Kipchoge says.

Dave Brailsford, CEO of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, praises Kipchoge’s mental fitness in the film: “He's got an incredible physiology, he's got incredible efficiency as an athlete, and he's got an absolutely incredible mind.” Kipchoge demonstrates both physical and mental strength during competition. Marathons present challenges, pain, ups and downs - much like life itself, he says in the documentary. The audience also learns that Kipchoge is as much a philosopher as he is an athlete. The runner had a team of scientists who helped him cross the finish line in record time.

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